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The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury

3.0 star property
3-star Tudor inn perfect for exploring Shrewsbury

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior
Point of interest
Superior Room | City view
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

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Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, England, SY1 1UY
  • Place, The Quarry Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Shrewsbury Castle
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Attingham Park
    ‪10 min walk‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Twin Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(11 reviews)
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(38 reviews)
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(12 reviews)
  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Junior Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Superior Room

Superior Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Shrewsbury

City center stay.With a stay at this Shrewsbury inn, you'll be steps from Henry Tudor House and St Alkmond's Church. St. Mary's Church and Old Market Hall are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Henry Tudor House - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Shrewsbury Abbey - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • The Quarry Park - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Shrewsbury Castle - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Attingham Park - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Shrewsbury Station - 8 min walk
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) - 73 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cromwell’s Tap House - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪House of Grain - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Golden Cross - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Nag's Head - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Hop & Friar - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury

3-star Tudor inn perfect for exploring Shrewsbury
As a guest of The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury, you'll find a fireplace in the lobby and a front-desk safe. Public spaces have free WiFi. For a fee, parking is available.

This Tudor Shrewsbury inn is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 59 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 1600
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Wedding services available
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No smoking on site
The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury offers 59 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Digital television is provided.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Shrewsbury inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Self parking on site (GBP 10 per night)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV with digital channels

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per day
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 3 pets
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20 per night.
  • 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.

  • Self parking fee: GBP 10 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20 per night

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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
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 Union Pay. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

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Reviews

The Lion Hotel Shrewsbury Reviews

7.8

Good

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 335 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 383 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 193 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 71 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 36 out of 1018 reviews

Reviews

4/10 Poor

David

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Chrissie

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect town centre location. Kitchens closed since 3rd May ( Not informed by Expedia as asked by hotel) had we been informed we would have cancelled and booked somewhere else, so no breakfast. Reason given by friendly staff was owner wanted room only option. We did get £6.50 x 2 reduction and paid £5 for parking . Hotel was very dated with wooden floors and worn carpets to stairs which needed a good dust. I wouldn't stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Scott

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

Couldn’t recommend anyone stay here

This hotel was once very grand I’m sure but it’s a shame to see it in this condition. Rooms very tired, bathrooms that make you want to not undress, so old it is impossible to keep clean. It would be great to see someone give this hotel a complete remodel and make it fitting of its history. The staff however were lovely and couldn’t do more, they like the building deserve better!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is quite run down and tired. The kitchen was closed and with looking at reviews elsewhere this has been the case for quite some time so there was no breakfast regardless of whether it had been paid for. In addition while I stayed it was 30°c outside and the radiator in the bathroom was turned on giving off huge amounts of heat into the room. This couldn't be turned off as it's connected to the hot water. In all, I had a horrid stay with the extra heat, lack of paid for food and although the room hald been cleaned there was stains on the carpets and a broken shower nozzle. I would not stay here again, I advise you not too either.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Hazel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room, bedding and towels were clean although very noisy with traffic at the front of the building. The general areas within the hotel were not clean and were shabby. Kitchens had closed in May so no food available at all. Although our room was clean we were not happy with the rest of the hotel. Would not stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

andy

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Miss Manon

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

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

First dog friendly hotel experience

Our first experience of a dog friendly hotel and the staff couldn’t have been any nicer or helpful which totally made the difference and would 100% go again. Location is perfect to explore the town and surrounded by dozens of bars cafes and restaurants so you can just take your pick.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gwilym

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap but good quality, spacious, clean and brilliant location!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jon

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

Breakfast missing

Absolutely shocking place to stay... Paid for bed and breakfast but no breakfast offered or given with no reason. I would like a full refund.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Louise

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good room - clean, spacious, light, and comfy bed. BUT the hotel has sadly seen better days. For a start - NO breakfast! Kitchen had been shut down. The whole thing felt like a sinking ship. And such a shame - a beautiful building, historic, lovely rooms downstairs, all deserted. The staff behind desk seemed like the only people around besides a few people staying in the rooms. What a shame. Won't be staying there again, although they were very polite and helpful. That made a difference. But nothing you can do if the owners, whoever they may be, see fit to run a place into the ground.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Tina

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were disappointed. To say they got all that money after the refugees had been there we thought it would be really nice. But there wasn't much difference to the ladt time we were there 3 year's ago.chips in bath, shawer dripped all the time we were there no maintenance all week end .They told use when we got there no breakfast anymore. You also have to pay parking .The carpets in hallway still threadbare. Talking to othere ex army who allso started there said they wouldn't go again next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Ian

Travelled with group
Booked bed and breakfast, but when checking in we were told breakfast was not available receptionist said Hotels.com should have informed us, not happy as breakfast being included in price was main reason why I booked the rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

colin

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

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is a very old hotel , and I expected lots of creakiness but it was fine , a really interesting building in the town centre with a car park . The only downside was the lack of breakfast ( no food available at all ) but it is surrounded by food outlets and pubs
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

K

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

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice weekend away hotel is very tired and in need of renovation but it is clean and comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

DAVID F

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The worst hotel I have ever stayed in. Dirty and I cannot believe a hotel that doesn’t serve breakfast, restaurant closed and no beer. It is awful and I cannot imagine any reason for anyone to stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stop over, great town, good for motorcyclists as there is a parking garage
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Paula

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old. Dated, rusty windows,online photo s do ot reflect a standard double room. Bathroom smelt damp !
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with partner
The room was clean and the location is central. There is no breakfast provided since May which was disappointing. The room was tired and old decoration.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Claire

Travelled with partner
Hotel is very dated and worn. Staff are very friendly. No restaurant facilities available and limited Bar stock.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Craig

Stayed 1 night in May 2025