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Reviews of The Red Lion

3 out of 5
The Red Lion
Main Road, Boston, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 60 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 60 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

KUHN

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was ok but the bathroom was a disgrace. Poorly cleaned in the shower, cobwebs and mould.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A very pleasant stay, staff were very friendly & the food was excellent. lovely bar area & nice quiet rooms of good size. Overall a good experience, just 2 little niggles. The restaurant could have a black pepper mill as a choice, & the room TV's could be slightly larger. My compliments though.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tradition English Pub, Good selection of Drinks and Food. The rooms are not new, as you would expect in a building of this age, but comfortable and clean. Staff and Landlord very friendly and helpful, the breakfast was excellent and plentiful. The Bar / Lounge is traditional English countryside decor, spacious and comfortable. This is a yearly trip for me, so I will definitely be staying here next year.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Chelmsford

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here one night to visit Lincs Aviation Heritage Centre, which is really close by Great friendly pub. food was great wth generous portions (Steak & Ale pie highly recommended!) Breakfast was great with local produce. Very friendly service and good mid week atmosphere Room was very good size with nice seating area as well as large bed and desk great location
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food.
Great food great beer,rooms good but not great.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Clifford

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very helpful and attentive. Good range of beer. I enjoyed the food. But there was too much quantity. So I had to leave some, which feels wasteful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Lovely Pub serving great food - friendly staff very eager to help. Triple glazed rooms so very quiet at night. Breakfast was fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location for a close by dance event. Very friendly hosts and the breakfast was exceptional.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Has potential to be better!
This has the potential to be so much better. It needs some money spending on it and looks as though it was lovely ‘back in the day’. The staff are friendly & helpful, the people running it are pleasant enough. I’m guessing it’s brewery owned & they don’t want to spend money on it? Also, the locals seem to be happy with it. Menu very standard pub with limited vegetarian options. Food was in generous portions but was very ‘greasy cafe style’. The bathroom was extremely cold due to having no form of heating in, the room was big with 1 radiator which was insufficient for the size of the room. It needs painting, new carpet & updating a little. The sash windows could do with a vacuum to get the dead bugs out and the silicon around the shower block could do with redoing to get rid of thick black mould. 1 sachet of normal coffee with 6 decaf! It was tidy, but the bed was uncomfortable & I wasn’t very rested the next day. I feel it’s barely scraping at the 3 star ratings!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness
Quietness
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ste

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would Easy Come Back Again
Super nice and friendly staff. Really quaint atmosphere. Though it was quiet when I was there. I would definitely stay here again with pleasure!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely friendly hotel, warm friendly atmosphere, great food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had an over night stay, Evening meal very good, Pub Bar excellent Breakfast likewise. We had a nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

MR KEVIN THOMAS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Traditional Pub accomodation
My second stay here. Generous sized rooms with good facilities. Decor a little dated but thats more down to the age and quirkyness of the building. Excellent food, beautifully cooked with large portions.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good overall
Great service - friendly staff. Room was pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They were so helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Angeline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
a real country pub !!
Overnight stay , great selection of evening meals and waiter was excellent! Hosts very friendly and breakfast was great !!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Wayne

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice setting with amazing service and super friendly staff who couldn’t do enough for you.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Graham

Business traveller
Liked: Room comfort
Friendly but noisy.
Rooms were a bit dated. Very noisy from the bar downstairs. Shower was excellent although in desperate need of a revamp. Breakfast was ok. Overall it served the purpose I wanted it to.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Food plentiful. Staff really friendly and helpful. Close to the Lincolnshire Aviation Soc.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good food, bad room, noisy locals
Rooms above the local pub. Pub food and beers excellent, room wasn’t clean and quite a lot of flies live here too. Bar and bedrooms seem to have an issue with flies, bedroom windows in need of a good clean. Locals seem to stay up late drinking so not a quiet nights sleep either.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good breakfast and friendly service
Stayed for business, was as expected. Good breakfast and friendly service. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed one night to attend a local event. Room was a good size, bed comfortable and a powerful shower.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

martyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good place to stay
Warm welcome,comfy room,good food I would stay here again

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable and welcoming
In process of being repainted, warm welcome, fabulous cooked breakfast inclusive of price.

8/10 Good

carol, Brentwood

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed one night whilst visiting Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, which is a 5 minute drive away. Room was basic but very clean and comfortable with tea and coffee facilities, complimentary water and biscuits. The Landlord and staff were very friendly and extremely helpful, nothing was too much trouble for them. Very knowledgeable about the area so useful tips on things to do and see. The food is amazing, fresh, well presented and beautifully cooked, just make sure you are hungry the portions are huge. We would stay here again if in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay with delicious cooked breakfast
Peaceful stay in a lovely old building. Huge cooked breakfast made with quality ingredients & plenty of choice. The staff were warm and friendly and couldn't do enough for us.Will definitely recommend.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Farooque , Loughborough, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay!
I stayed in this hotel for two nights when I was on a business trip. I must say that everything in the hotel was perfect; rooms, staff and food. I will definitely stay there again. The only thing could be its location. It is the only property in the area and so a bit quite and isolated; still I will say that it is worth staying there. Full marks from me!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Macclesfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love staying here when I'm in Lincolnshire visiting customers great food and ales plus clean comfortable rooms

8/10 Good

Guy, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really comfortable and friendly place to stay
We were warmly welcomed on arrival. Room was spacious, comfortable and warm. The food was excellent both the evening meal (I had an excellent swordfish steak, my wife had a fabulous homemade steak& ale pie) and breakfast the following morning (kippers for me, full English for my wife). The landlord, landlady and all the staff were very pleasant, friendly and welcoming. I would strongly recommend this as a place to stay

6/10 Okay

Dominic, Dominic from York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant pub stay. Lovely area.

8/10 Good

Sheryl, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Choice
Comfortable room, great breakfast and friendly staff. Very enjoyable two night stay.

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Durham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Break
Although isolated just outside the pretty village of Revesby, we could not fault the service and friendliness of all the staff. The room was clean and did not lack for a thing. The food was fantastic well worth eating here.

10/10 Excellent

Silvie, Bury St Edmunds

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, good location and great food.
Celebrated my Husbands Taxi Ride at the Aviation Centre and wanted to stay over the same night. So glad we booked the Red Lion, the staff and Owners were really friendly, food was plentiful and delicious. The room was clean and the bed comfortable, if we visit the Aviation Centre again we will certainly stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Sean, Wiltshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel, great location, superb staff.
Excellent hotel, great location, superb staff, amazing food and drink, what more could you ask for? Very little. Really enjoyed our brief stay and intend to return in the future. You need look no further for an excellent experience.

8/10 Good

Wayne

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Macclesfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Red Lion
A Great friendly place to stay serving fantastic food with very clean and comfortable rooms

8/10 Good

Motorcyclist , Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for visit to Lincolnshire's Aviation museum
The home of the Paton Bros Lancaster bomber and other aircraft is merely 4 minutes down the road while 12minutes in the opposite direction is the home to the Battle of Britain flight with viewing Mon to Fri only. The Aviation museum however is open 6 days a week not Sat. The Red Lion is owner Managed so service is excellent. They parked my motorcycle at the back steps and locked the gates great for security and ease of access with luggage. The breakfast was cooked by the boss who then joined his guests for an informal chat about the hotel and local area . Dinner was also moderately priced and quite tasty.Its not on a major road but serves those two attraction well and reaching it showed off some lovely countryside just have faith in your GPS that you will reach it.

6/10 Okay

Millie, Harrogate

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little inn
Great little inn, food plenty full

8/10 Good

Leslie, Winchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boston countryside
Good place to stay, bit out in the country for me this was great, easy to get to by car, friendly atmosphere, great breakfast. Slept well.

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Maidstone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A friendly place to say with loads to eat
The Red Lion is a friendly local pub/hotel and you are made to welcome as soon as you walk through the door. The food is excellent and the helpings more than generous, you will not need to eat in between meals! It is set in a beautiful part of Lincolnshire.

10/10 Excellent

Sean, Loughborough

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money
Room was nice and clean. Breakfast was excellent (didn't need anything else throughout the day) Staff were friendly.

10/10 Excellent

lol, Chesterfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovly friendly old wordly pub with log fire
Really friendly welcome on arrival. Room sizable with settee area. Plenty of choice for evening meal Breakfast was yum & cook even provided option not menu.