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The Red Lion

3.5 star property
Inn in Hythe with a restaurant and a bar

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The Red Lion, at the heart of activity, welcomes travelers with genuine hospitality. Start your day with breakfast, gather at the cozy bar, and savor meals at the restaurant. Unwind in the garden, stay connected with WiFi, and utilize practical meeting rooms.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Room options

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Double Room | Individually decorated, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Cable channels
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room | Individually decorated, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Individually decorated
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Cable channels
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Map
RED LION SQUARE, Hythe, England, CT21 5AU

What's nearby

  • St Leonard's Church - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Hythe Beach - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Mercure Hythe Imperial Spa Naturel - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and Gardens - 6 min drive - 4.1 miles
  • Port Lympne Wild Animal Park - 7 min drive - 3.9 miles

Getting around

  • Hythe Station - 8 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪The Red Lion - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Waterfront - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Lazy Lobster/The Lazy Shack - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Everest Inn - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Ivy’s Of Hythe - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Red Lion

Inn near Port Lympne Wild Animal Park and Gardens
Take advantage of a garden, a bar, and a restaurant at The Red Lion. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Free self parking
  • English breakfast (surcharge) and meeting rooms
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms are individually decorated, and offer amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Electric kettles, heating, and limited housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: GBP 7.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Red Lion

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 7.50 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Red Lion Inn Hythe
Red Lion Hythe
The Red Lion Inn
The Red Lion Hythe
The Red Lion Inn Hythe

Frequently asked questions

Is The Red Lion pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Red Lion?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Red Lion?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Red Lion?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Where is The Red Lion located?

Situated near the beach, this inn is within a 5-minute walk of The Dolls House and Crypt of St. Leonard. St Leonard's Church and Hythe Beach are also within 10 minutes. Hythe Station is 8 minutes by foot.

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The Red Lion Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 75 out of 126 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 126 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 126 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 126 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 126 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast, very pleasant staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

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

Outstanding B&B, huge room.

This B&B is absolutely great. The room we had (room 4) was huge compared to other hotels we had stayed at as part of our previous 2 weeks holiday. Great little pub with a good selection of ales and food options. Breakfast was great quality as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Doreen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The food was excellent, traffic noise took some getting used to. A fan was provided so we could close the windows.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Bernard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Absence of catering, cold breakfast pack-up. Dim lighting (couldn't really read) Slow hot water. But liked helpful staff and the room was large and comfortable with a good en suite.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

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

Great little find in Hythe

Booked a 3 night stay here, as looking for somewhere close to our visit to Port Lympne Safari Park. Friendly, welcoming staff on arrival, couldn't have been more helpful. Had a drink in the garden on arrival, nice little sun trap. Room was very spacious and clean, even had a fridge and microwave which we wasn't expecting. Fridge was a blessing in the hot weather to keep cold drinks in. Bathroom also spacoius and very clean and the shower was really good too. Welcome tray good little selection and you only had to ask for more, if you ran out. Only little critisism was we had a meal and the chicken was over cooked but in fairness, the menu had been limited due to an issue out of their control, due to the gas being shut off. Certainly didn't detract from a lovely stay here. The staff really do make you very welcome. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
People at the property very welcoming. Lovely place to stay. Has parking. We did not eat there. Went to a family bbq. Bed's are comfortable. Would recommend to family and friends a great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Ok pub with rooms

Pub was ok, good for evening meal, pub it was a noisy pub Friday night much quiter on Saturday
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was poor Polite staff
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

DAVID

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Handy but noisy location.

Room was good size and comfortable. Shower was a bit tricky to get right heat. Cooked breakfast nice. Rather noisy location by busy road. Handy for high street , steam railway and safari park.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

Avoid - Disgraceful Parking Fine

Stayed here several times in the past with work with 0 parking hassle, but never again. Landlord saw me park in the pub car park and took me through to check in. Not once was I asked for the car registration. Knowing he saw me park up you’d think they would highlight the parking rules for hotel guests …… No and got hit with a £60 parking fine, reduced to £20 on appeal! But the principle remains that a booking in error on hotels part led to an unnecessary fine! Shame on hotel and private run parking enforcement company.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little hotel. The manager is super friendly and very funny 😂 All the staff are very welcoming. Rooms are lovely, clean and comfortable. Food is also top notch. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Russell

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

A comfortable night

The room was comfortable but functional in line with our expectations. We did find difficulty in sleeping because the pub is on a busy road but more bizarrely there are people chatting in the beer garden until the early hours of the morning. Hopefully that wouldn’t always be the case. Breakfast was lovely!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Margot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast looked lovely but didn't taste as good as it looked. Possibly our fault as we went to breakfast 30 minutes before it finished.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lara

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

Never go back again

No parking for me The rooms were terribly small especially for twin room UHT milk out of date Shower was hot not for long then just tepid Only one lock on the door and it was the latch so didn’t feel safe at every bump as we entered the building from the back the back fire door was left open so anyone could walk in and up to the rooms Main thing for me was at least the bed could have been comfortable as that’s why you mainly book a room for, the bed was not a proper bed it was more like a camp bed put you up bed. The mattress was so think you could feel the metal square pole under your back so I had keep rolling onto my side away from the centre but there was no room as the bed was small The only thing it had which I could not fault was a very hygienic bathroom. Well done for that as I know not many bathrooms can be clean. Wouldn’t go again not for that money without breakfast as well. £100 per room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

Great for evening meal but be wary of staying

A really good evening meal spoiled at the pub by a terrible nights sleep. Last orders were at 9.40 as the pub closed at 10pm. We were ushered out of the bar at 10pm prompt and made our way to the room. Clearly the 10pm deadline was not observed by others and from 11pm until 1.30am loud discussions, arguments and even a few duets thrown in kept us awake. There was no information about who we could contact about the noise phone number etc. I stamped on the floor quite loudly having had enough and the noise then stopped . I understand that the manager lives on the premises so surely he/she should be sensitive about the paying guests that are staying re the noise. Breakfast next morning was poor with most of the cooked breakfast cold, sausages not cooked properly etc. All in all a terrible experience and if the pub wants to have paying guests to stay it needs to ensure their comfort and ensure if they stay open beyond 10pm as advertised that they control the noise . Recommended for the evening menu but not the stay !
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

A

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

Brilliant stay.

Staff were lovely, as was the room. We couldnt fault it. It is a real gem, right in the middle of town. Worth paying for breakfast too. Lovely food and a great price.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice pleasant hotel, easy to find and accommodation goo
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is very friendly, but it is a pub with B&B: limitations. It is a location next to the channel crossing, but for seiht seeing I would choose a different location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

HYTHE

Good situation and level of comfort. Reliance on self service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
friendly staff,good food
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room looked newly decorated, was bright clean and comfortable, traffic on the road can be noisy but we knew this when booking. Good value breakfast, restaurant staff very helpful. Convenient for town centre shops/eating options, close to lots of green space for walking along by the canal, walking distance of steam railway.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

GOOD BUT BASIC.

Good location, rooms basic, lunchtime food good, breakfast basic but good price. Pub closes at 10pm on friday and Saturday and closes at 7pm on Sunday, can understand to cut costs but during August its a bit of a shame as we had returned from a function for a nightcap before bed and bar was closed at 9.45pm.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little place. Ideal as a stop over for the Euro tunnel. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff. Old building so could hear people walking around as floors creaked and doors banged at unsociable hours. Probably due to people arriving and departing for Eurostar.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff is wonderful. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

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