Reviews of The Red Lion Inn
23 Market Hill, Rothwell, NN14 6BW, United Kingdom

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Reviewed: 1 September 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat location good size room Good shower and bathroom
20 pound charge for a dog seems a bit steep Especially as they only let you know about the charge once it's booked and not beforehand on the listing
Reviewed: 30 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewProperty is good
Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewpleasant room nicely decorated.Very comfortable bed. Good tea and coffee making facilities
would have liked an on suite bathroom. Didn't like the enormous television . Very awkward position to watch from bed. Would have liked to be able to open window for fresh air
Reviewed: 28 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewConvenient parking in square outside Friendly staff
Private bathroom was a bit of a trek from our room in the night. We'd have appreciated more coat hangers and a bedside lamp
Reviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat value for money
Reviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation and price
Change from a twin single room to one single double bed. Had to request a mattress which was very soft and gave me back ache. The room was so small anyway that the mattress made the room too small
Reviewed: 20 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLovely property in the centre of the village
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Reviewed: 19 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewNice compact central to the town.
The bathroom and toilet not in our room, had to go down the passage to use Our private bathroom. Pillows where too flat.
Good afternoon Terry, Thank you for you kind review! The Red Lion Rothwell
Reviewed: 19 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewNo chief to cook breakfast, therefore we had Bacon and sausage sandwiches from Oliver’s Bakery over the road.
Kettle in the room not working, sink in bathroom blockage ,drained slowly.
Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation, friendly people
Velux windows need blinds
Reviewed: 13 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe pub is lovely, we sat in the garden and we also ate dinner, was really chilled and the music was good . The room was very clean.
The room had no windows you could open, it was like a hot box late evening and through the night, I had one fan but had to get another one. Didn't help, just circulated hit air, I had 3 cold shower throughout the night. The bathroom was down the corridor, was ok but not preferable .
Good afternoon Tyhler, Thank you very much for your kind review. We will take this feedback on board and improve for the future! Kind regards The Red Lion Rothwell
Reviewed: 12 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe staff were really helpful and friendly
The bed was so uncomfortable the duvet was a cheap nylon winter one what was ripped and full of black bobbles and needed chucking away the pillows were cheap nylon ones too ,the fan was broken and we had to wedge it on a chair that looked like it had a bloodstain on it was to keep it at the hight we desired
Reviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewStaff and location very nice. Pub very busy and friendly people
External private bathroom not bear room had to walk down corridor.There was 2 bottles of water in the room. 1 had been opened and some missing still left in room and not changed.enable to open windows so very stuffy. was a fan but very noisy
Reviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewClean tidy, welcoming
Reviewed: 7 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewComfy. Clean. Parking. Convenient.
Breakfast was cold
Reviewed: 7 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewClean tidy roomy,staff excellent
Rooms being revamped so will comment next time , just to say our room could have done with a mirror and a lamp but this is not a criticism
Reviewed: 4 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewDisgusted as my confirmed booking was not honoured at the point of checking in. No attempt was made to contact me beforehand. No apology was offered. No explanation was given, just blamed Booking.com
Reviewed: 4 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe food was very good