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The Red Lion

3.0 star property
Enjoy the bar/lounge at this 3-star Cardigan B&B

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Miscellaneous
Restaurant

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

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St Mary Street, Cardigan, Wales, SA43 1DD
  • Place, Cardigan Castle
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, St Dogmaels Abbey
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Poppit Sands Beach
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite (Interconnecting Rooms)

Superior Double Room, Ensuite (Interconnecting Rooms)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Cardigan

In Cardigan .Within a 5-minute walk of the B&B, you'll find Cardigan Castle and Cardigan Guildhall Market. Also, Small World Theatre is within half a mile (1 km) and St Dogmaels Abbey is within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • Cardigan Castle - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Cardigan Guildhall Market - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • St Dogmaels Abbey - 3 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Poppit Sands Beach - 7 min drive - 3.2 miles
  • Mwnt Beach - 13 min drive - 5.3 miles

Getting around

  • Clunderwen Station - 28 min drive
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) - 135 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Bell Hotel - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Caffi Pendre Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Fishermans Rest - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Môr Ffein - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Grosvenor - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Red Lion

Enjoy the bar/lounge at this 3-star Cardigan B&B
The Red Lion offers its guests multilingual staff. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Parking is available for a fee.

This 3-star Cardigan bed & breakfast is smoke free.

  • 4 guestrooms or units
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Computer for guest use
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
The Red Lion offers 4 accommodations.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

How close is The Red Lion to the airport?

The Red Lion is 100.1 mi (135-min drive) away from the Cardiff International Airport (CWL) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Red Lion?

As of Nov 9, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Red Lion on Nov 10, 2025 start from $87.74, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Does The Red Lion have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at The Red Lion.

How close is The Red Lion to the beach?

This bed & breakfast is 2.5 mi (11-min drive) from Patch Beach and 3.2 mi (8-min drive) from Poppit Sands Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does The Red Lion offer free breakfast?

The Red Lion does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at The Red Lion?

No, there is no casino at this bed & breakfast.

What time is check-in at The Red Lion?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

Is there free parking at The Red Lion?

Free parking is not available at this bed & breakfast. Self parking is available for a fee.

Does The Red Lion have a pool?

The Red Lion does not have a pool.

Does The Red Lion have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this bed & breakfast.

How close is The Red Lion to downtown Cardigan?

The Red Lion is 0.1 mi away from Cardigan.

Reviews

The Red Lion Reviews

8.4

Very Good

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 83 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 83 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 83 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 83 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 83 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

adam

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service

Nice

Nice to return. Stayed in room 1
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little pub welcoming staff and patrons
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located in town
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I travelled with my teenage son for a beach competition at Poppit Sands, it was a lovely comfortable room, good location for exploring Cardigan. The staff and locals at The Red Lion were all so lovely and welcoming to us both, he enjoyed playing darts and pool with some of the regulars. He is already keen to come back and we only left this morning
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Hedydd

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTOPHER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ALL GOOD , NO PROBLEMS AT ALL GOOD BREAKFAST
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely clean and comfortable room, staff and locals very friendly. Breakfast was amazing. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Martin

Black mould all round shower. Pub customers leaving at approx 1am VERY NOISY
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth

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

Great 2 night stay

Great place to stay. Very central to everything and friendly people Room was spacious clean and comfortable Enjoyed my stay
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely warm welcome, the red lion was very clean lots of beers & lager's to chose from.. The room was very clean, everything you needed was there plenty of tea and coffee on the plus side there was a mini fridge, king size bed all the toiletry you need.. the shower was a good size big shower head, made a real change not to have white towels we had a light grey made a huge difference.. The hosts were brilliant, didn’t need for anything. In the evening good entertainment in the pub, we went out local to have food at the priory cafe, which was excellent only a five minute walk away where we had, Sunday roast dinner with all the trimmings good size potions. Had a lovely walk around the castle, and surrounding area, everyone friendly.. the breakfast in the morning was excellent had plenty to choose from for starters toast cereal & yogurt and orange juice.. before having a full English very good portions, couldn’t eat it all.. and also had a pot of tea for two, a lot to have for breakfast included in the price.. free parking around the corner that was the old council parking, few yards from the red lion.. we will be differently coming back again..
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Clive

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

John

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The eating and cooking area was extremely poor and littered with items not related to the dining experience
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barrie

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

Good value with modern rooms and nice pub

Couldn't really fault for the price paid. Modern and spotless. Good location for the town, and very friendly helpful staff. All good. Nice boozer too. Public parking around the corner - and its free! Downside is its often full during the day - better to wait until after 5pm if you can. There are plenty of other parking options around the town. All personal preference - but a later check out would have been nice; we are not 10am people!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian, Ladera Rancg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pub was a usual Saturday night crowd and fun. Don’t go if you don’t want to sleep in a room above a bar but things were quiet by 11:30. Lovely spot
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Red lioñ inn

Was greeted warmly, room was lovely, clean, had everything you need, large TV, kettle, all you needed for hot drinks, nice chocolate and shower gels, breakfast your absolutely spoiled for choice, the full English was amazing cooked by the lovely Debbie. All staff were helpful and cared that my stay was enjoyable, I would recommend a stay here for sure
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Horrible night, after telling us the pub shuts at 11pm and they had nothing on that night, we got back around 10pm to pumping music with people screeching along, that was so loud it shook the whole room. We thought it would stop at 11, it didn’t, so thought 12 was fair, but no, they carried on until 2am this morning followed by feral party revellers shouting and screeching outside until about 4am. It was an awful experience, and we considered driving home at 2am. The room was ok, clean and the shower was nice, but the total inconsideration from the Red Lion for their guests was unbelievable. They need to decide if they are a nightclub or a guesthouse, because this clearly doesn’t work. Would not recommend this guesthouse unless you want to party all night, but if you just want to have peace to sleep, then don’t stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was very clean, fresh so was shower room. Outside does not look much at all, the bar was noisy however so you got to the room that could be heard. Could have done with heating on in the night a little chilly Five Star Breakfast full english freshly cooked and plenty of food on it a very nice breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Business traveler

Extremely Loud Music and Unable to Sleep

I’ve never left a review for a hotel before, and I am never typically one to complain. For restaurants I have only ever left positive reviews, and for negative experiences I have remained silent. This is the first negative review I have ever posted. I just want that to provide context, so that you are able to understand that this review is here to prevent you from making the same mistake as I did. This review is honest and fair. To summarise and keep things short; the hotel was in a good location. The room was comfortable, and was good value for money if it had been their standard prices. However, I stayed during peak times, so you can expect prices to be higher. Staff were friendly on arrival, however were not present on checkout. I paid for breakfast to be included in my stay, and when asked what time it would be served, I was advised that the chef does not come in until the afternoon and there will be no breakfast. On top of this, there was music until midnight so loud I could hear every single lyric above my T.V. Reading other reviews, this music can carry on until the early hours of the morning and staff are unwilling to help. This was detrimental and the purpose of my stay was business and the reason I was away was to get up early the next day. I ever saw a review where a woman lived on the same street multiple doors down, and is kept up at night with this music. I am really disappointed with this visit and I want to warn others so that they can get sleep elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for our overnight stay in Cardigan. The room was clean with comfortable bed and nice bathroom. Landlady very welcoming. Would certainly recommend and stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Phil

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was very convenient and comfortable - lovely room
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Simon

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

Room good but no breakfast and no parking

The room was large, smart and clean. Fridge had a wierd fishy smell. For me, the pub noise stopped at 11pm so OK. Parking tight - some free 6pm-8am which may be all you need but otherwise public car park at £4.60 for 24hrs and 200m walk; no info provided. I was told at check-in that breakfast is not included in the Hotels.com rate and to find my own at a local cafe.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024