Lion Hotel and Studio Apartments

Hotel near Criccieth Castle in Criccieth

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Exterior detail
Garden
Beach nearby
Deluxe Apartment | Living area
Lobby

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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Y Maes, Criccieth, Wales, LL52 0AA
  • Place, Criccieth Castle
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Yr Wyddfa
  • Place, Zip World Penrhyn Quarry
    ‪47 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Premium Double Room, 1 King Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Family Room, 1 Bedroom

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Studio Suite Apartment with Castle View

  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Signature Apartment

  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 King Sofa Bed

Deluxe Apartment

  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Family Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Criccieth

Close to the beach.At this Criccieth hotel, you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Criccieth Castle and 3 miles (5 km) of Black Rock Sands. Harlech Castle and Royal St. David's Golf Club are within 16 miles (25 km).

What's nearby

  • Criccieth Castle - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Eryri National Park - 16 min drive - 16.8 km
  • Caernarfon Castle - 28 min drive - 34.6 km
  • Harlech Castle - 32 min drive - 29.1 km
  • Zip World Penrhyn Quarry - 47 min drive - 59.1 km

Getting around

  • Criccieth Station - 4 min walk
  • John Lennon Airport (LPL) - 135 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Coast House - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Mash and Barrel - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Cakery - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Golden Fleece Inn - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Creel, Porthmadog - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Lion Hotel and Studio Apartments

Hotel near Criccieth Castle in Criccieth
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Lion Hotel and Studio Apartments also features a garden and an elevator. Free self parking is available.

This Criccieth hotel is smoke free.

  • 46 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • 2 buildings
  • Meeting rooms
  • Charging station for electric cars
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Garden
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Lion Hotel and Studio Apartments offers 46 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Kitchenettes offer refrigerators, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads.

This Criccieth hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 32-inch LED televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided on request.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Tea bags/instant coffee
  • Toaster

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 10.00 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
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 is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted.

Property is also known as

Lion Hotel Criccieth
Lion Criccieth
The Lion Hotel
Lion And Studio Apartments
Lion Hotel Studio Apartments
Lion Hotel and Studio Apartments Hotel
Lion Hotel and Studio Apartments Criccieth
Lion Hotel and Studio Apartments Hotel Criccieth

Lion Hotel and Studio Apartments Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 127 out of 307 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 128 out of 307 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 307 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 307 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 307 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This was my first time in this hotel, booked with hotels.com. This hotel was very clean, well maintained, and its staff was very friendly and helpful. I had booked a single room for 3 nights. I had booked a single room. The room was clean with all amenities. What let the room and the hotel down spectacuarly was the thinness of the wall and the noise coming from room 19 next door, with door banging and shouting atvall hours. But manager kindly moved me to a quieter room on the second night.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Phil

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and good breakfast, a coyple of isdues with cleanliness of room but not to much of an issue, a lot of noise from upstairs room but overall a good stay
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Really?good stay and reqlly good value for money. The room was cleen and comfortable. It had everything we needed. Breakfast was good but not excellent. Our only criticism was the shower. The water pressure on the top floor was very poor. Took an age to get wet! Othet than that, we would be happy to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Leena

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic value for money!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Catherine

Good room with nice view, helpful staff, lovely breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peris

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

8/10 Good

Lin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed the breakfast time, since the lady called Linsy made us feel at home. She is very warm and considerate. Before we arrived at the hotel their staff answered my phone call, but the 2nd day while we stayed there, nobody answered my phone call, though I called 3 times, which was a bit upset.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean comfortable room. Welcoming & very pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All goo
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Nicola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Our room had an unpleasant odour, probably coming from the carpet. The hotel needs updating, and beds need to be replaced with comfortable ones. The staff were very friendly, and the breakfast was good. Location and parking is very good.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ka Yee Manda

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room is clean, staff is helpful and nice, the food is unexpected good. We will come again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jade

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Inside looked well maintained and clean but bench seats in bar very uncomfortable, window didn’t shut in bedroom, toilet seat was broken, scalding hot water so burnt myself as water pressure varied on top floor. Floor had recesses in so not level and frightened would put foot through floor, breakfast was nice but avoid black pudding it was overcooked to the extent it was a crisp. Receptionist was just about pleasant as well as the barman didn’t want to speak to you other than bare minimum.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

jayne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic value for money, superb breakfast, friendly bar, reception and breakfast staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Ian

Liked: Staff & service
the room was rather cramped, no space for suitcases but the dining room, lounge and bar were great
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff. Hotel had adequate facilities for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vitaly

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really loved the quite night and the amazing sun rise from my room with the beach view and the hills. The breakfast is very good and tasty. I would like to just highlight to pay more attention to small details in regarding the cleaning., but overall a nice experience. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Amenities
Good clean room helpfull friendly staff good location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Matt

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Room was very dusty. There were cobwebs in various places. The room could’ve done with a lick of paint and modernised. The staff were pleasant and the communal areas had some charm, but again, could do with a bit of touching up. I didn’t mind the hotel because it gave me nostalgia to a bygone era, but to somebody looking for a modern hotel, this is not for them.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Joy

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

Lovely old hotel

This hotel has a fantastic chef who prepares meals to perfection. The hotel is conveniently situated to the beach. Also good for exploring the peninsular. Old fashioned but quaint and I would recommend staying here. Easy parking. Friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025