About this property
Located in Basingstoke centre, less than 10 minutes walk from the Railway Station, The Red Lion Hotel offers free Wi-Fi, free on-site and parking. It features en suite rooms and a cafe bar and restaurant. The Red Lion Hotel is a refurbished historic coaching inn with the comforts of a modern hotel. It faces the old, traffic-free restaurant area of the town and the Festival Place shopping centre is metres away. The M3 motorway is within easy reach and trains run regularly from Basingstoke to Reading, London and Heathrow airport.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Guest reviews
Categories:
Select topics to read reviews:
Guests who stayed here loved
- Cheryl
Australia“I had arranged to drop my bags in, until check-in, if I arrived early. After flights from Australia and three trains, I arrived very early at 9.35am. The lovely ladies at Reception said that, as my room had already been cleaned, I could check-in...” 
Marj
Ireland“Fantastic value for money. Festival Square with restaurants and huge shopping centre just down the road. Free parking No late night noise. We stayed here as Jane Austen is supposed to have stayed overnight on occasion when the coach she was...”- Steve
United Kingdom“Hotel is easy to find and an excellent place to stay if you are exploring Basingstoke. Bethany on the desk was a delightful young lady, polite, charming, helpful and an asset to the company.” - Brenda United Kingdom“Friendly staff, clean and comfortable twin room. Location was great. A fantastic night had at birthday party held in hotel. Great price for 3 night stay.”
- Jacqui United Kingdom“Very friendly and helpful staff. Great location in the centre of town.”
- Elizabeth United Kingdom“Comfortable hotel,great location and Bethany on reception was a star. Good breakfast too!”
- Lee United Kingdom“competitively priced for a central locattion, convenient parking, friendly staff, didn't have breakfast or eat in the restaurant so cannot comment, but everything looked as you would expect.”
- Jellycat1980 United Kingdom“Lovely hotel, friendly helpful staff, very nice clean spacious rooms, have stayed many times now, and very good quality breakfast.”
- Marie Ireland“Home away from home. Friendly and accommodating staff, very clean hotel throughout. Deserves more stars, will be back.”
- Michelle United Kingdom“Clean and great location. Super friendly and helpful staff!”
Hotel surroundings
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Prices for cots and extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The number of extra beds and cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.
The fine print
Breakfast must be requested at the time of booking if required.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
