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Reviews of Red Lion Coaching Inn

18 Church Street, Ellesmere, SY12 0HD, United Kingdom

#10 of 13 hotels in Ellesmere

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Review score

Based on 867 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.9

  • Free WiFi

    8.9

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  • Reviewed: 6 September 2025

    7.0
    Comfy and clean.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not a great customer service at breakfast

    Great location. Easy to book and welcomes dogs. Great check in and evening meal. Staff all lovely in the evening.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were fantastic! The food was brilliant! It was clean and great value for money. It was in easy reach of the town, canal, mere and footpaths. Sunday night quiz. We shall definitely be staying there again.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2025

    8.0
    Great short stay with excellent facilities and great value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Car park is tiny and difficult to manoeuvre. The bed(s) in room 1 was very soft and I found it difficult to get comfortable

    Good central location and close to the mere. The food and service in the pub was excellent and great value.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Didn't like disabled room we were given

    Location was great

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing the rooms are basic but clean

    The food was really lovely

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely breakfast & very helpful staff

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2025

    7.0
    A pleasant stay in an historic coaching pub.
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately some areas were really tired looking. I had a kettle in my room but no electric base so no way of boiling water. The bulb was out on the main light so I made do with an angle poise lamp. Annoyed that some clients left their empty shampoo and shower gel bottles in the shower cubicle. There was a bin so that was just laziness on their behalf. Woken at 4:30am by lorries thundering down the road outside...so maybe next time I'd request a room at the back where it's quieter.

    Fantastic staff. So helpful and friendly. The bar area was busy and obviously a popular spot. The food was really plentiful and very tasty. Both food and drink were extremely well priced. My bedroom was clean and tidy and very near the shared bathroom. I appreciate the difficulty of providing en-suite facilities due to the extreme age of the property. Beautiful village/town.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    9.0
    We used this hotel as a stopover,I really wished we had booked another night.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The evening meal was of a high standard ,and there was quite a large plateful and the cooked breakfast was excellent

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    7.0
    Lovely pub with basic room
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was a very small car park which was full on arrival but I did manage to park in the lay-by outside the pub. The room was very basic. Breakfast was late -not starting till 8:30am so we had to miss out even though it was included in the price. The staff made up a packed breakfast consisting of a breakfast roll, chocolate bar, crisps and a drink. Would have preferred a cheese/ham roll to a cold breakfast roll. Nice thought though.

    The pub itself was lovely. Set in a lovely location. The food was great and the drinks were very reasonably priced. The staff were fantastic.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2025

    7.0
    Enjoyable, great location for local attractions and shops.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shelves in bathroom and more towel rails would have been helpful.

    Breakfast was good, big choice, good service. Location was perfect for us. Food was good, both snacks and meals. Very friendly staff.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2025

    9.0
    Happy to stay again if ever in that area
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 9 nights

    spacious room, clean, bed was comfortable breakfast and evening meal were very good and generous staff were friendly and courtious

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2025

    8.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good breakfast

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    8.0
    Good overnight stop with great pub food.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Slightly run down building particularly the pub downstairs and some of the rooms. Very noisy road, which affected a lot the front bedrooms..

    Good value for money! a pleasant double room ensuite and tasty cooked breakfast included. Surprisingly quiet at the back of the hotel looking onto the church. Convenient private parking in back yard of hotel and close proximity to the mere and canals.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2025

    9.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not having ensuite facilities

    Excellent foid and staff

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The doors spring back making a load bang, so when other guests get up in the early hours to go to the toilet, the banging doors wake you. Some load Rd noise but that's to be expected by a busy Rd.

    Basic but clean & comfortable. Great breakfast included with price. Had a meal in the evening & was excellent.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Was told on Saturday evening there was not anywhere to sit for a drink, had to take it up to our room. Door wedges or slow closing systems may be an idea, as the doors slammed every time anyone went in or out of their room. Air freshener in shower rooms would be a good idea as well .

    Good value for money, very good breakfast. Staff were very good and friendly, particularly on Friday evening, worked exceptionally well together as a team

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 July 2025

    9.0
    ok apart from road noise its a bizy road and people late at night /morning noise
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    road noise and people late at night noise

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Comfort and basic but it was a very good pricr

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2025

    8.0
    Enjoyed our stay at the Red lion
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    This is personal preference but I found the bed too soft

    The staff were very friendly and the food was very good, we had an evening meal and breakfast

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2025

    8.0
    Lovely atmospheric coaching inn, v comfy and great value.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Comfy, pretty, convenient, nice brekkie!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was at front of hotel so lots of road noise

    Good central location. Fantastic breakfast

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2025

    9.0
    very relaxing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    friendly staff, stayed in ellesmere double room lovely big room and bathriim

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 July 2025

    8.0
    Suited us for a couple of days.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Bathroom lacked shelving over sink where mirror situated. Extraction fan not working, needed as no window. Loo seat needs securing, room chair needs a good clean.

    Staff were fantastic a real 10 out of 10.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very limited parking at site

    Good breakfast, clean and friendly staff

    Stayed in June 2025

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