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Royal Lion Hotel

3.5 star property
Beachfront hotel in Tenby with a bar

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Located near Tenby Beach, the Royal Lion Hotel serves a continental breakfast and offers a cozy bar for relaxing. Travelers connect to WiFi throughout and enjoy the smoke-free environment. Previous guests particularly appreciate the attentive multilingual staff.

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Map
SA70 7EX, Wales, Tenby, 1-2 High Street

What's nearby

  • Tenby Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Harbour Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Tenby Castle - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Castle Beach - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Tenby Golf Club - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Tenby Station - 5 min walk
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) - 122 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tap & Tân - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Cove - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Royal Lion Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Town Crier - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪D Fecci & Sons Fish & Chip Shop - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Royal Lion Hotel

Hotel near Tenby Beach
Royal Lion Hotel provides a bar and more. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), luggage storage, and smoke-free premises
  • Multilingual staff and a billiards/pool table
  • Guest reviews speak highly of the breakfast, helpful staff, and location
Room features
All guestrooms at Royal Lion Hotel offer amenities such as free WiFi. Guest reviews highly rate the spacious rooms at the property.
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • TVs with cable channels
  • Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

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includes taxes & fees
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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 8 for adults and GBP 5 for children
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • On the beach

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday:
  • Bar/lounge

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

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 full breakfast: approximately GBP 8.00 for adults and GBP 5.00 for children

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, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Royal Lion Hotel TENBY
Royal Lion TENBY
Royal Lion
Royal Lion Hotel Tenby
Royal Lion Hotel Hotel
Royal Lion Hotel Tenby
Royal Lion Hotel Hotel Tenby

Frequently asked questions

Is Royal Lion Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Royal Lion Hotel?

This hotel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Royal Lion Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Royal Lion Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Royal Lion Hotel located?

Nestled on the beach, this Tenby hotel is within a 5-minute walk of St Mary's Church, Harbour Beach, and Ocean Commotion. Paragon Beach and Castle Beach are also within 10 minutes. Tenby Station is 5 minutes by foot and Penally Station is 29 minutes.

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Reviews

Royal Lion Hotel Reviews

6.6

6.6

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

7.4

Staff & service

6.4

Eco-friendliness

5.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 81 out of 371 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 100 out of 371 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 371 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 371 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 63 out of 371 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very hospitable and accommodating staff.Lovely spacious rooms with sea view.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Gary

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay, brilliant sea view
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were polite friendly and helpful, our room was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was lovely, we would happily stay here again. Thank you we enjoyed our anniversary break.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in the process of being renovated so not many rooms open breakfast lovely room spotless £45 per nite with breakfast amazing value
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Although it needs updating the rooms were clean and we had a cooked breakfast which was nice .the staff were friendly and the location was great
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a lovely stay at the hotel. We really enjoyed it. Fantastic views from our room. The room was clean and tidy. Lovely friendly staff at breakfastl.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

ALAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great views

Hotel needs a complete overhaul but it's cheap and cheerful so can't complain, pub adjoining the hotel is great with a lovely couple running it
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Mrs M N

Beautiful view of the harbour but the hotel looked a bit tired. Breakfast quick and adequate. Staff we’re all pleasant.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Sea view was amazing. The room was large, warm and comfortable. Breakfast was really good too. Right in the heart of Tenby so close to all the shops and pubs etc. the hotel is in need of repair but it did not affect our stay at all. Great price. We would definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Hrsh

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No mention that the hotel was covered in scaffolding prior to booking 2 weeks before stay, amazing location but no views for hotel as to ongoing work, rooms are in dire need of modernising, staff were great and very helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Would say 2* star

Great location, except no parking, and friendly staff. Breakfast was lovely. We had a sea view, dog friendly room. It was acceptable but needs some tlc.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Sukhvinder

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Brilliant harbour view room

Ok hotel, issues with poor WiFi, toilet flush not fantastic and showers took a while to heat up. Breakfast was fine, cooked breakfast was hot contrary to previous reviews. The ocean harbour view was Spectacular and without doubt the highlight! Overall, i would recommend if you get an ocean view room!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sergei

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

Very good hotel!

I don't know why this hotel has a very low rate on bookings. Yes, it is old, but everything was alright. It is nice, clean, I liked a city view from my window. The bathroom was in good condition. Location is also perfect 10/10. Absolutely no problems. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Cheap And Cheerful.

On a Solo walking holiday through Tenby and needed some where cheap on the Coast Path that included Breakfast. Was booked in by a very helpful Lady who told me all i needed to know re my stay. Other reviews have mentioned the decor as being tired and whilst i agree to a certain extent given the size of the building any major upgrades would be un economical to carry out without pushing up prices. So given its location with the breakfast room overlooking the beach and a decent nights sleep i was happy with my stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Eugene

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is literally being demolished before your very eyes - hopefully it will come out stronger without leaks, slanted floorways, and better windows. The rooms themselves are extremely small and not super clean. The walls are coming undone with fiberglass showing and it's just a troubling sight. Breakfast was good and staff are doing their best given the condition of the structure.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Debra

There having work done didn’t think it should be open
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Luke

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

TLC required

It you want a no thrills hotel this is the one, paper bloated on the walls, very dirty. One pillow as flat as a pancake. Breakfast like a spoons kid breakfast. Hash brown needed longer! Needs a complete overhaul to compete with other hotels in the town. Only good thing is the staff are kind and helpful feel sorry for them as they know the hotel needs work!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Yusmila

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The location was the only good thing about this property. The hotel needs refurbishment urgently. The room was dirty and things were broken. At breakfast the bread was mouldy and the tin fruit tasted bad (out of date)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Brett

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

Poor

Building was in state of disrepair could hear everything from the next room
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

SHARMIN AKTER

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location but very old building. One of the fire doors of ground floor needs work. Didn’t provide shampoo. There was only one chair beside the sea view window which supposed to be two.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Was disappointed that we were five stories up on the attic.75 stair steps to the room . No lift , no toilet in reception, had to go up to room room was very clean and bathroom was lovely Breakfast was excellent and service was great, but left a day early as couldn’t cope with all the stairs, would never have booked there if I was informed that was the only room,
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

YONJOO

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Not want to come again

The room was spacious and very clean. Two elevators were out of service. The signal of the internet was so weak that TV did not properly work. Obviously I used my 3G instead of WIFI in the room. The shower was too weak to have a shower. There was no view but the wall decorated with the artificial grass. On the same floor, someone brought his/her dog barking all morning so disturbed my sleep…not that great experience all in all
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The Royal Lion Hotel is desperately in need of maintenance, it is building in a prime location, overlooking the sea, but sadly now in need of refurbishment. The pictures on the Internet do not reflect the actual poor condition of the property. The condition in our bathroom was stomach churning, I purchased cleaning products to removed the build-up of black mould around the taps and in the grouting of the surrounding tiles. The black mould atound the window was most off-putting, cleaning desperately needed. The whole property is very tired, worn out and not aesthetically pleasingly! On a positive, the bedding and towels were crisp white, the breakfast was excellent albeit very small and all the staff very friendly. This is building could be an asset to the tourist industry but in my opinion should be avoided.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dr R. L.

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

Excellent value for money and peace and quiet

EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY. Excellent central location, with panoramic views of both North Beach and the harbour. I stayed in February, a winter month, so I kept coming back to my room, to enjoy the beautiful views, which I could never tire of. A real quiet place to recover and relax. Television to enjoy after dark, in a warm cosy room with high ceilings and original plaster coving. Poky B&Bs in back streets with no views at all were charging much more than the Royal Lion. A bonus is that there is Free parking in many streets in Tenby eg. The Esplanade and streets running off it, and it was so easy to find parking spaces. No need to go to a car park. There were only 5 other rooms occupied, and continental breakfast was a delight, with views over the harbour whilst enjoying your breakfast. The outside of the hotel needs refurbishment, but I gathered that the owners are only leaseholders, and the freeholder is responsible for it. But the critical success factor is the low price, plus the magnificent views, and if the hotel invested to become 4 star, guests would not want to pay the much higher rates needed to justify the investment.
Room 112
friendly seagulls tapping on my window each morning, hoping I have some crumbs left over after breakfast. They are so tame, they eat out of your hand
view from Room 112 at night
view from Room 112 to the harbour
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024