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The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury

3.0 star property

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Superior Room | City view
Lobby sitting area
Exterior
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

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Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, England, SY1 1UY
  • Shrewsbury Abbey
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • The Quarry Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Shrewsbury Castle
    ‪8 min walk‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Twin Room

  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room

  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

  • 140 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Single Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Single Room

  • 118 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Junior Room

  • 160 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Superior Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury

3-star Shrewsbury inn with free WiFi
This smoke-free inn features self parking, a 24-hour front desk, and wedding services. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a lobby fireplace, a front-desk safe, and a ballroom are onsite.
The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury offers 59 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Digital television is provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Shrewsbury inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury features a fireplace in the lobby and a front-desk safe. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury is a smoke-free property.

Languages

English, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Welsh

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Self parking on site (GBP 5 per night)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Built in 1600
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property
  • Tudor architecture

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: GBP 5.00 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

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Lion Shrewsbury
Lion Hotel Shrewsbury Compass Hospitality
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The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury by Compass Hospitality
The Lion Hotel
The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury Inn
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The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 334 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 398 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 184 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 60 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 1003 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely 2 night stay at the Lion Hotel, regularly visit Shrewsbury and thought of staying here for a change , we were pleasantly surprised, after reading some of the reviews, so please do not discard this hotel because of some negative reviews, you need to stay here to find out for yourself. Easy check in , staff very helpful and always ready to greet you with a smile and hello. Room lovely and clean and nice and warm, as we're all the areas of the hotel. Breakfast was really good, plenty of it, and the lady at breakfast was so lovely, always smiling and nothing was too.much for her, thankyou. Will deffinately recommend the Lion hotel to friends and family, and we will be back. Also £5 per night to park your car there, which is really good value, and very convenient for shops and bars.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brett

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disgusting behavior.

Had some banging on my hotel room door from about 3.30am to 5.30am and pushing very inappropriate notes under the door. When I spoke to person on reception I was given a note pad with numbers on. This was produced from behind the desk. The note pad was the same as note at my door. I’m waiting for a call from hotel manager.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Central hotel with great staff

Central hotel with parking. Very friendly and attentive staff with a nice cooked breakfast. The hotel has a great history and yes its old, but comfortable and would not be half as interesting if modified. We would definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We gad a reallt enjoyable stay. The rooms were clean amd had everything we needed. The staff were all lovely and helpful and to top it all off the breakfast was amazing
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel right in the centre of town so easy access to shops and amenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely and warm rooms spotless clean bedding. The breakfast was excellent and the staff were amazingly friendly and helpful. Thanks to everyone
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with family
Friendly place to stay. Older building with character
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Sherrie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Chris

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Christmas Day

hotel was clean and tidy. lovely old building. A little tired but more than acceptable. Staff friendly
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

N

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

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately there was something like a boiler start up about 5am which woke me up , no bar in the Hotel at the moment but excellent location and very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely large room and very clean. Yes it’s dated but that reflected in the price. Breakfast was lovely. I was woken by the glass recycling truck at 4.30 and was weary that you had to go down the side to get in after 11pm and I was a solo traveller.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Kim

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Paul

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Weekend stay in Shrewsbury

Great stay hotel location is ideal for easy access to the town. The hotel is a tired and in need of a refurb but the rooms are clean and have all the facilities required for a comfortable stay. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

nadine

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Maggie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The hotel is an old historic coaching inn in a prime location of Shrewsbury town. It is an inn I have known my whole life and finally got to stay in. It’s a fabulous location, parking in car park 2 could be improved. The hotel could go with an upgrade in some elements, expected due to its age. It is hugely disappointing that the history of the hotel, the guests is big made more of (Charles Dickens, Jenny Lind). The bar was closed due to a licensing issue which we were not aware of. There was a lack of Christmas spirit or ambience another element easily improved. The reception staff were barely communicative, as were the breakfast staff. I don’t understand why the communication skills are not a part of the job/role, after a long journey a welcome would have been nice, an explanation of the car park system or just any communication would have been professional and expected for such a hotel in such a location. Sad that we had that experience. The food was good, the room delightful, clean comfortable warm. So much potential!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

Lion Hotel

The room was very cold and the bathroom was even colder as there was no heating in the room. The beds were too low (I have rheumatoid arthritis so struggle to get up from low seats or beds) and the mattress was too soft. The TV was tiny and there was a very limited supply of tea/milk. However, the staff were very helpful and the breakfast was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All reception staff and breakfast staff were excellent. Friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Peggy

Traveled with group
Old property which wanted money spending on it. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024