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The Lifeboat

3.0 star property
3-star guestrooms with free WiFi

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Superior Double Room
Signature Double Room
Deluxe Double Room
Free WiFi
Free WiFi

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Captains Cottage Ship Lane, Hunstanton, England, PE36 6LT
  • Place, Brancaster Beach
  • Place, RSPB Titchwell Marsh
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Hunstanton Beach
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Futons

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Free WiFi

Traditional Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi

Standard Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Double Room

Premium Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Signature Double Room

Signature Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi

Classic Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Hunstanton

In Hunstanton .You'll find RSPB Titchwell Marsh and West Sands within 3 miles (5 km) of this hotel. Norfolk Coast and Brancaster Beach are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • RSPB Titchwell Marsh - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Hunstanton Beach - 6 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Norfolk Coast Path - West - 7 min drive - 8.7 km
  • Princess Theatre - 7 min drive - 8.7 km
  • Sandringham House - 17 min drive - 22.8 km

Getting around

  • Kings Lynn Station - 27 min drive
  • Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.) - 72 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Salad Bowl Cafe & Ice Cream Parlour - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Waterside - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Golden Lion Hotel - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Fishers Traditional Fish & Chips - ‬6 min drive

About this property

The Lifeboat

3-star guestrooms with free WiFi
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Hunstanton hotel.

  • 17 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Lifeboat offers 17 accommodations. This Hunstanton hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 18.50 for adults and GBP 10 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
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 - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 25.00 per pet, per stay
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

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 cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 18.50 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 25.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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 and debit 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, Mastercard, American Express, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. 

Property is also known as

The Lifeboat Hotel
The Lifeboat Hunstanton
The Lifeboat Hotel Hunstanton

Reviews

The Lifeboat Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 45 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 45 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 45 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 45 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 45 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were extremely helpful and kind. Nathan and Emma were excellent in helping me to celebrate my partner's birthday.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

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

10/10 Excellent

Richard

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

Ideal for a break

A very pleasant place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jo

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

Great place to stay.

Lovely room. Fantastic breakfast and an awesome snack menu. Great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Set in beautiful countryside on the north Norfolk coast. The Inn is welcoming, the room was spacious and clean, and the breakfast was delicious. Also, this is one of the most dog friendly places we have stayed. We will be returning.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

STEPHEN

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Comfortable, clean room. Admin not so good. No reply to an email enquiry and no receipt emailed on checkout Very limited food options and no non alcoholic beers in stock. Some staff excellent others less so.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

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

Lifeboat stay

Staff were brilliant welcoming friendly abd helpful. Location is beautiful I can not wait to go back
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice rooms, very comfortable. Good food and lovely staff as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Jamie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice comfortable overnight stay. Excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Great staff very accommodating
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Short break before Christmas

All good except needed more light in the bathroom over the mirror as it was difficult to shave.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clifford

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clifford

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Susan

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Travelled with group

Not happy

Not what I was expecting to travel from lifeboat to other hotel. Not hotel fault it the booking company false advertising they should specify that you could end up at their sisters hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Billy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Anna

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Ingrid

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

Lovely stay

Great position, close to the salt marshes. Atmospheric old pub. Bed comfortable and room very clean. Restaurant food was decent pub grub - with North Norfolk prices. Breakfast fine. Lots and lots of dogs in the bar and restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Clifford

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024