Great value for money and very friendly staff

Awful / 2 nights of listening to the room next door partying midweek until 4-4:30 am both nights!

Great area. Lots of charity shops. Found great deals! Staff was helpful, but ringer in phone was off. Made my taxi. Lovely people. Clean around heated towel rack, especially the feet area and the Silver area next to the toilet it always needs to be wiped down and disinfected. Thank you for the heads up about the party you had. It ended at 11 PM like they said it would

Very courteous staff, great breakfast, nice shower with mixing faucet. Just next to Festival Place mall.

This 'hotel' is tired and in need of some renovation or at least a little TLC. The room wasn't dirty but felt dusty and there was a build up of dust behind furniture. The carpet looked like it was rescued from a Wetherspoons and I was reluctant to remove any footwear. Light bulbs in lamps were broken or missing. The room was on the cool side and on inspection the original sash window was open by a few centimetres and was covered with some secondary glazing. On attempting to close the window it seemed that it was stuck open and I was worried that using too much force would rip it from the frame. Hence the secondary glazing I suppose. It wasn't too bad for my stay but I would imagine it would be drafty and cold later in the year. The bathroom was OK but again the shower over the bath was quite old and not the best and there were some signs of discoloured grout and tiles. There were signs of peeling paint and dark, grubby marks on the walls and this along with the poor state of carpet and repair was also visible throughout the corridors. The staff that I met were great. Very friendly and helpful. I didn't make use of the restaurant and bar but from a quick glance they seemed reasonable. I would very much question how this establishment has achieved an 8.2/10 rating as for me, even without the issues I found in my room, I couldn't say it was more than 5/10. All in all a rather disappointing experience.

Lovely hotel room and in a convenient location, in the middle of Basingstoke town centre. Only issue was a leak from the bath tub.

Was good for shopping

Ideal location right next to the Festival Place. Room was quiet, clean, with an updated bathroom. Breakfast buffet was good. Very quaint hotel.

I stay here regularly and have never had a problem. The location is great, within walking distance of the town and shopping centre. The price is always reasonable. The staff are friendly. The breakfast is good. I can't comment on evening meals as I have never had one there due to the proximity of local restaurants and takeaways.

I stayed in another hotel ....its a fraud

We use it for 2 nights. The cook help yourself Breakfast was poor. Rooms about dated ,areas was brilliant, staff friendly, helpful.

The hotel itself is of a very good standard - no frills, but this feels 'environmentally' sensible in this day and age. But good, simple accommodation and friendly, efficient staff at the welcome desk. We've dropped some stars in a couple of areas though. Firstly, the access gate leading to the pedestrianised street was not lit on the Saturday night of our stay - it was totally dark, but you could hear people loitering there. Secondly, the smoking area directly under our window seemed a regular gathering place for 'non-residents', who could be heard asking for alcohol whenever a hotel guest came out from the bar for a smoke. Our window was open, on account of the heat, and this was quite a racket around midnight. We feel that the night porter should have moved these people on - after all, the hotel does advertise as having quite rooms. But we did enjoy our two-night stay, and will certainly use this hotel again, as it is very conveniently situated for the town centre, and well-priced, too.

We have stayed at red lion before Lovely staff great location and very pleasant

Room was to hot no fans

It’s a hotel with a dated feel. Very cozy and comfortable

Room was ok, service was good, bed was a little uncomfortable. Breakfast was awful.

Everything was good but the evening meal was cold and quite dusgusting

This time I had a different room to previous visit and the room was okay. Wasn’t as clean as it should have been and the bed was extremely soft which is not ideal

Friendly staff, lovely clean room xx

My husband had a Marathon ideal for were he was doing that. There was a function on and there is a bar next door but noise was not to bad.

We stayed for one night but was out late as visiting friends, our room was very spacious. The hotel is very old so a bit creaky and dated but all in all clean, tidy and comfortable. We were on the high street which can be noisy but by the time we got home and went to sleep most had left. Toiletries in bathroom were nice and staff very helpful and friendly. Breakfast was very nice and constantly replenished. Parking was fine and being central to town was handy. No complaints from me and would stay again.

All as expected. No negative point. Be aware thereis no aircon in rooms so very hot on the rare occasional summer day.

Great stay we’ve been few times before overall happy but no atmosphere if one wants to stay for the evening however the hotel is in prime position in town hence no shortage of restaurants and bars

Very central. Did not like the heat in the bedroom.

Staff were lovely and helpful! Room was clean Be careful in the bathtub. It’s extremely slippery and you do need to request the non slip mat for safety The breakfast was good but didn’t change a bit each day!

It was quite basic - a great place to put your head down for the night. Quite run down and area around didnt seem the safest, (i felt that i need to walk my wife to the car) Beds were very small and rooms very hot. Staff were lovely but not sure if i would stay there again.

Friendly staff, good parking and a very comfy bed.

The bedroom was tastefully furnished and the bed was very comfortable. My two observations were that the curtains were not blackout and the bathroom needed to be updated. Other than that the staff were friendly, pilite and attentive.

Lovely staff, very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent

Room clean, bed comfortable.

We booked here super last minute, as a stop off on our way back to London. The staff were wonderful, and our room was cozy and comfortable. Despite the ‘warnings’ about potential noise disruption in the evenings, we heard nothing all night & slept wonderfully. Wouldn’t hesitate to book again :)

Make no mistake, it is not the prettiest from the outside and inside is not amazing but the rooms were great. Bed was comfortable and the shower was awesome. I will make this my new place to stay goigg forward.