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Reviews of The Red Lion

3 out of 5
The Red Lion
Station Road East, Whittlesford Bridge, Cambridge, England

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 12 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Host was really awesome and the breakfast was amazing
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Reservations on 27 May 2024
thank you for your lovely feedback. We look forward to welcoming you again in the future

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous hotel
An amazing stay! 13th century building but rooms very modern. Staff excellent, extremely friendly and helpful. Came down late for breakfast on our 2nd day, no problem, a full English breakfast was provided for us. Fantastic, couldn't recommend highly enough. I'll be back. 10 out 10
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Reservations on 14 May 2024
Thank you for your lovely comments. It is lovely to see that staff were excellent, friendly and helpful and were accommodating when you came down late for breakfast. We look forward to seeing you again in the future

8/10 Good

L C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our opinions
We had a lovely stay at the hotel, although it was very noisy being able to hear conversations through the walls. Breakfast was buffet style (I stuck with cereals as didn't know how long the food had been out and also looked very greasy)
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Reservations on 14 May 2024
Thank you for your lovely feedback, sorry that you felt that the rooms were noisy and you could hear other conversations, we are limited with what we can do around insulation due to the age of the building. Food is cooked fresh as breakfast is going along, so rest assured that it wouldn't of been out for long. We look forward to seeing you again in the future

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Reservations on 8 May 2024
thank you for scoring us 6 out of 10. we hope that you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to seeing you again in the future

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Reservations on 26 Apr 2024
Thank you for giving us a 10 out of 10. It is great to see that you enjoyed everything throughout your stay. We look forward to seeing you in the future

10/10 Excellent

Jeffery

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located in a quiet setting, with ample parking at the door, the Red Lion is a hidden gem where patrons are put first by staff. The building is over 500 years old yet retains it charm and comfort. Couldn't recommend it more.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Reservations on 22 Apr 2024
Dear JefferyThank you for your lovely feedback regarding your stay. it is lovely to see that you enjoyed your stay and the amenities that you could use along with the history of the building. The staff work hard to makesure that our guests enjoy their stays. We look forward to seeing you again in the future

4/10 Poor

Barbie

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Mary Celeste comes to mind
Limited menu in evening. Breakfast was a fiasco! Never saw anyone at all. Hot Buffet food left out with no eggs of any sort. No glasses for the fruit juice. No plates for the toast. Came down at 8:10am returned to room at 8:50, nobody to be seen. Not good enough. Expensive drinks too. Room was good as was the bar staff on arrival and evening.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Reservations on 15 Apr 2024
Dear BarbieThank you for your feedback. There is a full menu available from small plates to a la carte dishes along with the pub classics such as burgers. Some items may have been unavailable due to popularity. In regards to the staffing, staff are on hand during breakfast and they may have been assisting other guests during this time. We hope to see you again in the futureKind RegardsReservations

8/10 Good

Nathaniel

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Gave good recommendations and were willing to try and resolve issues. Very accommodating of having a dog with us which made travelling much easier. The shower was great! Heating wasn’t adjustable in room which meant it was very hot. Food was good, although breakfast was a slightly odd mix. Overall enjoyed and would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Reservations on 8 Apr 2024
thank you for your feedback and review. its lovely see that you found the staff friendly and helpful. we will ask our maintenance team to have a look at the heating issues We look forward to seeing you again in the future

8/10 Good

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and authentic
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Reservations on 27 Mar 2024
thank your lovely review and comments.We look forward to welcoming you in the future

8/10 Good

Bonita

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff make a good pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Reservations on 27 Mar 2024
thank you for your lovely review. we look forward to welcoming you back again in the future

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Reservations on 28 Feb 2024
we are sorry to see that you did not enjoy your stay and only marked 4/10. all feedback is appreciated and taken on board.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice country inn, but..
Very nice country hotel in the countryside near Duxford IWM, reasonable rooms, beautiful old building, free parking. All fine except the shower temperature knob was stuck on "burning hot" and when I reported it to reception upon checking out I was told.. "it's the customers' fault, they keep forcing the knobs out". Had the response been "Sorry sir, we apologize" my overall opinion would have been different.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Reservations on 21 May 2024
We were not stating it was customer fault, we did in fact apologise to you at the time also. What we were getting tot the point of was that sometimes people like to try and fix it themselves rather than report which is what caused the problem of the controls keep falling off as too many people keep pulling them off rather than letting the team fix the issue. this was what was being explained to you