Hotel Red Lion Coaching Inn (Ellesmere, United Kingdom)

This is a popular dining haunt for locals attracted by the friendly service and hearty pub food. Most reviewers agreed there was a wide range of menu choices with often huge portions offering good value for money. Very many guests were glowing about the friendly welcome and swift service from the personnel during their stays.

Guests generally liked the location of this accommodation, which is a short walk from the town center and lakeside promenade. Walkers thought it was the perfect spot for taking leisurely strolls by the canal or around The Mere.

The en suite and deluxe rooms generated mostly positive responses from visitors who found them to be adequately clean and comfortable for their needs at this basic accommodation. Many reviewers felt they got decent value for money.

Guests staying in rooms adjacent to the kitchens and bar area occasionally complained of noise and cooking smells from the pub interrupting their sleep. Others thought the bedroom curtains were too thin to block out light and that traffic noise was too audible in rooms facing the street. There were also claims of thin walls allowing neighbors to be heard together with noisy plumbing.

According to reviewers, the cheapest standard rooms at this property, which use shared bathroom facilities, were some way below the quality of the en suite and deluxe rooms. Some visitors called them dingy or cramped; others refused to stay in them altogether citing dated décor, small showers, mold in bathrooms, dim lighting and minor cleanliness grumbles.

Some visitors described further aspects of the property needing an update to address reported issues like dark corridors, patchy free Wi-Fi coverage and aging carpets.