Is parking available at the hotel?

Yes, free self parking is available on-site.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

English breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee of approximately GBP 15.95 for adults and children.

Does the hotel allow pets?

Yes, the hotel allows pets in specific rooms only, with a fee of GBP 15.00 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

What accessibility features does the hotel offer?

Specific accessibility features are not detailed, but the hotel provides wheelchair-accessible facilities in public areas and rooms.

Where is the hotel located in relation to key attractions?

The hotel is located just steps from Lyme Regis Beach and Lyme Regis Museum, approximately 0.1 miles from Dinosaur Land and 0.2 miles from Marine Theatre.

Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, the hotel features an indoor swimming pool. Details about operational hours and seasonal availability are not specified.

The Royal Lion Hotel in Lyme Regis

Average nightly price at The Royal Lion Hotel by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$95
February	US$104
March	US$104
April	US$162
May	US$189
June	US$200
July	US$226
August	US$220
September	US$205
October	US$137
November	US$104
December	US$107

What guests think

The Royal Lion Hotel earns consistent praise for its central Lyme Regis location, welcoming staff, characterful historic feel, and generally good breakfasts and meals, with on-site parking and leisure facilities like a pool and sauna that require prebooked time slots.

Rooms range from spacious with sea views to basic or dated, and several guests note weak showers, hard or small beds, warm rooms without air conditioning, and occasional maintenance issues. Noise can be a factor in front-facing or annex rooms, with street traffic or seagulls mentioned, and Wi‑Fi reliability varies away from the main building. Overall, expect a characterful, convenient stay if you prebook facilities and confirm room details.

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Facilities

On-site parking is a major plus though spaces can be tight. The indoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna are popular with bookable time slots, but availability and temperatures are occasionally an issue and facilities can be closed.

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David

24 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We couldn’t believe it is 3 star. Absolutely superb. Food excellent breakfast beautiful, staff friendly. Room was perfect. Great pool , sauna and jacuzzi.

8

linda

22 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice staff. Room was nice and clean but the shower absolutely useless. Impossible to use with little water pressure. Parking available but tight for a larger vehicle. Good location.

8

Mark

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Positives:- - Free parking (first come first served) - Beautiful Room and wonderful sea view from the balcony - Bathroom spotless - Great breakfast selection - Pool (prebooking required) small but good for lengths and jacuzzi very relaxing. - Staff all very welcoming and polite Negatives:- - Breakfast time slot needs to be prebooked - Swimming pool time slot needs to be prebooked - No air con (room gets quite hot in the morning) - No telephone in room to call reception Overall a great time was had at The Royal Lion. A convenient town center location with free parking onsite. We weren't told on booking or arrival that we needed to prebook the swimming pool which meant we couldn't have a swim on our first morning. It was strange that the rooms furthest from reception didn't have a phone but the rooms closest to reception did? Not a major problem, just a little peculiar. Would highly recommend, just make sure you get your pool time prebooked if you want to use it!!

10

Stephen

20 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great couple of night stay with friends. Perfect location with free car parking a definite bonus. Clean and comfortable room and good substantial breakfast. Would definitely book again. Booked slot for pool and jacuzzi which was fantastic.

8

Raj

11 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The location is excellent, especially with the car parking facility, as well as the Spa facilities! Good on-site team who are happy to help.

8

Paul

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Friendly staff, great to have the swimming pool for private use at 45 minute sessions. Great beer and food.

10

Andy

16 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location in the middle of town; with on site parking. Very friendly and efficient staff, who cared about their clientele. Room was to a very good standard. Swimming pool - remember you need to book a time slot in advance. Breakfast - good choice. Overall good value for money - for the time of year - August - would recommend.

10

David John

23 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel and staff first class. Breakfast superb and the pool was just perfect. A trully memorable experience and we will be back, thank you !

6

Graham

28 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We booked for a king size bed,it was not. Pool too cold,sauna not even hot. Staff good,breakfast spot on.

10

Miles

6 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff. Comfortable room with terrace and sea view. Characterful bar area. The swimming pool wasn’t available. The rear of the building facing the car park needs attention. This is particularly important as we had to walk pass the area to get to our room. Our second visit…Will visit again.

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Cleanliness

Most guests find rooms and bathrooms clean with fresh linens, though a few report missed areas such as dust under beds, mould in showers, or isolated dirty items.

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Pauline

25 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The only thing going for this hotel is the location. Other than that it is over priced for what they offer. They have a cleanliness issue. Maintenance needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency and the food both evening and breakfast was dire.

10

Tracy

13 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff excellent, beds really comfortable, breakfast choice brilliant. Location to beach and shopping is excellent One thing that needs improving is deeper cleaning (sister has her own cleaning company), ledges around room, top of TV, mirror and inside wall lights were very very dusty

6

Margot

9 Jun 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Under the double bed was a very thick layer of dust. It had obviously not been hoovered for weeks. The tv did not work but a substitute was found.

10

Jane

20 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly receptionist who took us to our room. The room was spotlessly clean with white duvet cover. Bathroom was good with toiletries needed. Breakfast was excellent and freshly cooked. Will definitely stay again.

10

Alexis

10 May 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Cleanliness was excellent. Housekeeping staff very pleasant and nothing too much trouble. Beautifully laundered white bedding and towels. Good food. Breakfast served in pleasant upstairs dining room. Evening meal served in the bar downstairs. Very well located for shops, promenade and public transport.

8

Jane

30 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Communal areas in the hotel/pub were good & the pool was better than the photos looked but the rooms let it down. They’re tired, need a paint & new carpet. Shower needs a good clean as mouldy. Luckily we didn’t need to spend too much time in the room. Bed was small - barely a double & even my feet stuck out the end - I’m only 5ft 4!

10

gillian

15 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely sea view from balcony. A large comfortable and very clean, well decorated room. Car park a little tight but managed to get a space the whole stay. Only issue was seagulls on the roof. Earplugs sorted that out

10

Martin

9 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room Cleanliness. Helpful staff. Great food.Convenient Location

8

Timothy

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

A quality Hotel in the heart of the town. Our room and its comfort was excellent. It was clean and well decorated with a spotless walk in shower. The staff were very polite, caring and interested. Big choices for breakfast, that were excellent. The only downside was the wi fi which didnt work away from the main building.

8

Carolyn

25 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff are very friendly and helpful. The food was delicious. The building is very old with a lot of history. The rooms are clean and comfortable but as it’s a very old building the bedroom floors was very squeaky but this was the only negative I have about my stay here.

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Rooms

Rooms vary widely: some are spacious or have sea-view balconies, while others feel basic or dated; several note hard or small beds, warm rooms without air conditioning, patchy Wi‑Fi in annex areas, and occasional street or seagull noise.

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Sophie

3 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect location but if your room is at the front of the building its extremely noisy. Ned is a queen size, no air con just a fan. No power shower, more power using the tap!

6

Harvey

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was small and extremely hot with no AC and No fridge. The double bed was small and felt lopsided. The floorboards were creaking and bending and felt like your foot may break the boards under the carpet. The shower curtain didn't close properly. Room was desperately in need of refurbishment. But the staff were friendly, efficient and helpful. Location and parking were excellent, but unfortunately the room was not worth the money.

8

Mark

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Positives:- - Free parking (first come first served) - Beautiful Room and wonderful sea view from the balcony - Bathroom spotless - Great breakfast selection - Pool (prebooking required) small but good for lengths and jacuzzi very relaxing. - Staff all very welcoming and polite Negatives:- - Breakfast time slot needs to be prebooked - Swimming pool time slot needs to be prebooked - No air con (room gets quite hot in the morning) - No telephone in room to call reception Overall a great time was had at The Royal Lion. A convenient town center location with free parking onsite. We weren't told on booking or arrival that we needed to prebook the swimming pool which meant we couldn't have a swim on our first morning. It was strange that the rooms furthest from reception didn't have a phone but the rooms closest to reception did? Not a major problem, just a little peculiar. Would highly recommend, just make sure you get your pool time prebooked if you want to use it!!

8

David

30 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Position within Lyme, able to secure a car space in the parking lot, and our room was comfortable, good size, nice view, good facilities, and modern.

6

Houssem

29 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely Hotel in a great location, helpful and friendly staff . Room number 9 is spacious for 2 adults and a child with a large en-suite bathroom. The hotel room needs an update, definitely double glazing is needed as it’s 1 floor up from the high street, we barely had any sleep due to traffic noise.

6

Rosemary

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We were in the annexe part, and although our room, bathroom and balcony were great, every night hundreds of seagulls landed on our roof, running up and down squawking, I only had 2 hours sleep the first night. I’m told measures are being put in place to solve this problem. I don’t recommend rooms 31-35!

10

gillian

15 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Lovely sea view from balcony. A large comfortable and very clean, well decorated room. Car park a little tight but managed to get a space the whole stay. Only issue was seagulls on the roof. Earplugs sorted that out

6

Allyson

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Very hard and uncomfortable bed with a heavy quilt

8

Timothy

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

A quality Hotel in the heart of the town. Our room and its comfort was excellent. It was clean and well decorated with a spotless walk in shower. The staff were very polite, caring and interested. Big choices for breakfast, that were excellent. The only downside was the wi fi which didnt work away from the main building.

8

Jennifer

10 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was adequate but the sloping floor was uncomfortable. My husband is an artist but was unable to use the desk as it was placed on a narrow plinth and the sloping floor made it impossible to move.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly and helpful across the hotel, from reception to breakfast and bar. A few reviews mention slow breakfast service, booking or room allocation issues, or rigid allergy policies.

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John

29 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay although we had confirmation of a three bed room. Which we eventually got due to the single room having a leak. What I booked and Hotels confirmed wasn’t the room we were initially offered. You need to clarify exactly what’s booked by your customers and ensure the hotel has the correct details to meet with those expectations.

8

MICHAEL

7 Jul 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Over zealous health & safety on food allergy made for a frustrating stay. Sadly this prevented this hotel from being the perfect hotel in a perfect location. Staff were friendly and welcoming and the hotel manager did his best to accommodate within the H&S policy.

10

tony

11 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A thoroughly enjoyable stay, special thanks to Neil at front of house/reception and Honor in the restaurant/bar for their unparalleled service and attention. The Hotel and staff far outshine many hotels I have frequented over the years. Highly recommended.

10

Adele

2 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very last minute booking made by us. Beautiful room, attentive staff, and fantastic location. Breakfast was lovely and would stay again

6

Claire

19 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Not the room that was advertised uncomfortable noisy and check in staff were not welcoming at all.

10

Robert

25 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Firstly, the staff are amazing here. The food was also very good with an excellent cooked breakfast along with a great selection of pastries etc. The bar area is very welcoming and the hotel in general is a big favourite of mine whenever I visit Lyme Regis. The view from my room was stunning with the sun rising over the Dorset coast in the morning.I highly recommend.

10

Raphael

2 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We were allocated a lively quiet room and had a wonderful stay. Attentive friendly staff, great amenities, lovely breakfast. A great stay.

8

Sharon

8 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great one night stay, friendly and helpful staff. Excellent dinner and breakfast.

8

Alexandra

8 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking on site. Very helpful reception staff on check in. We’re very late and their restaurant was closed. Gave suggestions on where to go. Recommendations were spot on. Comfortable bed. Great breakfast and good sized restaurant. Customer service was excellent.

8

Paul

2 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff , good breakfast , great location.

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Location

Consistently central and walkable to the beach, shops and sights; on-site parking helps, though spaces can be tight.

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Peter

22 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very handy position for travelling around the town and area

10

Chris

24 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Ideal in the centre of Lyme Regis with parking

10

Brenda

20 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Ideally situated - good food.

10

Barrie

14 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent position in town centre near the sea front

10

Katie

7 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a wonderful stay at the Royal Lion. We only stayed for the one night but we made the most of it by booking a table in the restaurant for dinner which was lovely. Plenty of delicious options to chose from. The hotel has ple tu of parking and conveniently right in the centre of lyme regis so an easy stroll to the beach and around the shops. There is a pool but unfortunately you have to book a time slot and all they had available was during our dinner reservation. If we were able to book in we definitely would have used this. One note to make is that we had a room at the front of the hotel which i love (i love to people watch) but i think there was bin men or a delivery very early in the morning so was very noisy. The hotel 2as clean and the room beautiful. Also want to note how lovely the staff were. Very impressed and would love to stay again.

8

Stella

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location - 5 mins walk to the sea. Shops , eating places all within walking distance

10

Raymond

20 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, service, car park (important in Lyme Regis) and wont hesitate to stay here next time

10

Gonzalo

28 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely location and a recommended spot if stopping by Lyme Regis. Private parking might be very busy but it wasn't a problem parking near by.

8

Lorraine

8 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is in a great location

8

Ian

20 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A beautiful old coaching inn in the historic centre of Lyme Regis. Staff were really friendly, the room comfortable and breakfast excellent. Easy parking and a very short walk to the sea, shops, restaurants and bars. Will definitely stay again.

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Dining

Breakfast and pub dining are often praised for quality and variety, though some guests encountered average or slow breakfasts, undercooked items, limited gluten‑free options, or menu items running out.

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Elizabeth

17 Sept 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

We found this hotel fairly average which was disappointing as we paid a luxury price. The room and bathroom seemed recently decorated but lacked some features which we were expecting such as bathrobes, a fridge and a safe. Dinners were fine but the breakfast was underwhelming. No hot milk for the coffee, golden shred was the choice for marmalade and once the pastries were gone they were not renewed. Overall not very impressive.

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Pauline

25 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The only thing going for this hotel is the location. Other than that it is over priced for what they offer. They have a cleanliness issue. Maintenance needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency and the food both evening and breakfast was dire.

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Doris

24 Jun 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Breakfast was average as bacon was hardly cooked. Plus a long wait for it to arrive. Room was nice and large and very clean.

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grahame

22 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent couple of days, only black mark was breakfast, not very good quality or choice, tea/coffee was cold, tasteless soda bread and why do we keep having to ask for butter, the wife and I had 4 portions of toast on our plates yet 1 portion of butter ! Evening meal was excellent in all respects.

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Robert

25 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Firstly, the staff are amazing here. The food was also very good with an excellent cooked breakfast along with a great selection of pastries etc. The bar area is very welcoming and the hotel in general is a big favourite of mine whenever I visit Lyme Regis. The view from my room was stunning with the sun rising over the Dorset coast in the morning.I highly recommend.

8

Lynne

8 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay. Lovely location. Bathroom needs some upgrading and the water pressure was very low. Dinner was great. Location was fantastic. Service from Carrie was first rate. She was attentive, professional and caring.

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Gillian

5 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Breakfast very average. Not as good as it used to be. Had better at a Premier Inn.

10

David John

23 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel and staff first class. Breakfast superb and the pool was just perfect. A trully memorable experience and we will be back, thank you !

8

Frank

14 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had a great stay and would definitely come back, Oh and the breakfast was excellent, great staff too.

8

Nigel

30 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent location, our front room was spotless with a bay window though the traffic was very noisy from early morning. Also a pity that, despite being told about my friend's gluten intolerance, no.attempt was made at breakfast or on the evening menu to accommodate. Only one staff member apologised each of the three mornings A good cafe opposite and the Co-Op saved her,

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 $116	2 $124	3 $124	4 $131	5 $131	6 $135	7 $289
8 $120	9 $116	10 $131	11 $127	12 $121	13 $161	14 $195
15 $117	16 $128	17 $124	18 $120	19 $150	20 $193	21 $204
22 $127	23 $124	24 $122	25 $128	26 $133	27 $160	28 $182
29 $132	30 $134

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