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The Red Lion

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Balcony view
Restaurant
Bar (on property)

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
The Square, Bakewell, England, DE45 1BT
  • Baked Well Pottery Painting
    1 min walk
  • All Saints Church
    3 min walk
  • Old House Museum
    5 min walk
  • Manchester (MAN)
    61 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Superior Double Room, Ensuite (Room 5)

Exterior

Superior Double Room, Ensuite (Room 5)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Comfort Double Room, Ensuite (Room 2)

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Comfort Double Room, Ensuite (Room 2)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Double Room, Ensuite (Room 3)

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Double Room, Ensuite (Room 3)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (Room 4)

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (Room 4)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1)

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite (Room 1)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

About this property

The Red Lion

Guesthouse in Bakewell with restaurant and bar/lounge
This smoke-free guesthouse features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and free Wi-Fi in public areas. Housekeeping is not available.
The Red Lion offers 5 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Red Lion, you're just a quick walk from Baked Well Pottery Painting. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • 6 minutes by car from Peak District National Park and 9 minutes from Chatsworth House
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

This Bakewell guest house is smoke free.

The Red Lion has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Table tennis

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

Red Lion Bakewell
Red Lion Inn Bakewell
The Red Lion Bakewell
The Red Lion Guesthouse
The Red Lion Guesthouse Bakewell

The Red Lion Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 104 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice traditional pub
Well placed in centre of Bakewell. Friendly staff. Nice large double bedroom with en suite. As they don't serve breakfast there were a couple of complimentary porridge pots and breakfast biscuits. Tea and coffee making facilities with plenty of t-bags, milk, coffee and hot chocolate sachets with packets of biscuits. Hallway outside room decoration was looking a bit tired. Had a very nice evening meal in the pub
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Kay

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely area disappointing hotel.
Hotel Red Lion locked at 10.00pm had to access room via steep concrete & metal steps. To a key pad door which didn’t always open first time. Absolutely no sort of breakfast served early morning. No facilities for checking out had to take all luggage down steep concrete steps & leave key in door as front door was locked. Other B&Bs usually make bed each day, this wasn’t done. No parking near hotel. Tried to find overnight car park but none near by. Was informed you could book parking on line unable to do it. Beautiful area lovely walks & river. Close to other Beauty spots. Chatsworth house well worth a visit. Also Eyam & Matlock.
Chatsworth house
Bakewell
Bakewell
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stay
Hallway smelt of cigarette smoke
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thornbridge and Chatsworth visit at Bakewell
Staff were lovely. Location in the town centre, very convenient. Beautiful town. Surprising quiet in the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
overall, 4 out of 5. Would stay again. Thanks
Great pub in a beautiful village. Very cosy bar area with friendly staff, people and dogs. The room itself was very comfortable and warm. However, we only had enough milk for 2 cups of tea, and only 3 'normal' tea bags. We tried to get more but the downstairs door was locked until 8:30am. We tried again at 9am but the door was still locked. The only way to exit was the fire escape, which we had to take at 10:00am as that was check out time - the downstairs door was still locked. To make matters worse, it had snowed over night making the fire escape a slippery danger zone - not so good for my girldfriend's bad achilles and probably also not so good for elderly guests etc. overall, 4 out of 5. Would stay again. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
You have to be kidding: very poor value for money.
Our room at the Red Lion was nice and comfortable but there were many other problems: i) there was no reliable internet service; ii) there was no breakfast; iii) the kitchen stopped serving dinner at 7.00. When we came down at 7.15, they said they would fire up the kitchen again!; iv) the front door was closed until 12.0 noon which meant we had to come and go in the morning via the fire escape although we had been told that the front door would be opened at 8.30am. This was very very poor value for L164 per night (pounds sterling)l
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Dayna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Great area. Nice staff. The rooms are above a pub, so be prepared for everything! Very and I repeat VERY thin walls.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Dr Genine

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Terrible bathroom, shower dod not drain, toilet stopped working, dangerous. Access via back stairs fire escape also dangerous and awful. Wished I didn't stay here
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little find
Last minute night away. Great welcome and accompanied to the room on check in. Nice touches of fresh water, coffee and even a Bakewell tart! I must say the bed and bedding are the comfiest ever, I wanted to take it home. Only downside was the walls are pretty thin which can’t be helped, we had a group of noisy boys next door who disturbed us at 4am!! The owner was made aware and was very apologetic. All in all I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

William

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disappointed that the quality didnt match the cost
For the price charged for this double deluxe room we had certain expectations especially as it was on a room only basis. On the positive side, the bed was clean and comfortable and the room warm. On arrival we were told there is no onsite parking but we could park for free at their sister pub approximately 2 minutes walk away. We were provided with a bottle of fresh water and 1 small bakewell tart (curtesy of Mr Kipling). The room was decorated to a reasonable standard but had one area tge feature wall colour had been scratched exposing the previous lighter colour. The bedding and towels were of a good standard and there were plenty of toiletries provided. However on the negative side the was basin had 2 cracks in it, the shower tray had several chips in it and the tiles surrounding the basin had a big chip out of one corner and alas the hair dryer provided didnt work. The hair dryer was reported and replaced however rather than automatically replenishing our tea, coffee, milk and biscuits each day (we stayed 2 nights) we had to go and ask as no one entered our room to service it. We ate in the pub on our first night and found the food to be well presented, hot and of reasonable quality. So to conclude, our experience was somewhat spoilt by a lack of effort and attention to rectifying issues.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was very dated and needed re decorating, but nice pub in nice spot
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

david

Disliked: Staff & service
Night away
Customer service really poor waited a while to be booked in, room was ok. Went into the bar to get a drink bar staff nowhere to be seen. Went elsewhere and ended up in the bar and was told would we like to go elsewhere so we can close early! Not made to feel very welcome. Breakfast was awful no fruit juice offered and no butter for toast, full English not hot just warm like it had been standing, will not be going back here !
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Tony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value stay
Clean and warm. Dated decor but everything you need. Good all round value.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022