White Lion Hotel - Aldeburgh

3.0 star property
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In-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Bar (on property)
Lounge
On the beach
Exterior

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Market Cross Place, Aldeburgh, England, IP15 5BJ
  • Moot Hall
    1 min walk
  • Aldeburgh Golf Club
    3 min drive
  • Orford Ness National Nature Reserve
    5 min drive

Room options

Standard Double Room, City View

  • 6.6 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double or Twin Room, City View

  • 5 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

  • 5 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room, Sea View

  • 5 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Aldeburgh

With a stay at White Lion Hotel - Aldeburgh in Aldeburgh, you'll be on the beach, just steps from Moot Hall and a 3-minute drive from Aldeburgh Golf Club. .This beach hotel is 1.2 mi (2 km) from Orford Ness National Nature Reserve and 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Thorpeness & Aldringham Heritage Centre.

What's nearby

  • Moot Hall - 1 min walk
  • Aldeburgh Golf Club - 3 min drive
  • Thorpeness Golf Club - 5 min drive
  • Snape Maltings - 10 min drive
  • RSPB Minsmere - 18 min drive

Getting around

  • Saxmundham Station - 16 min drive
  • Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.) - 88 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sizewell Beach Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Golden Galleon - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Cross Keys - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Two Magpies Bakery - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪White Hart Inn - ‬9 min walk

About this property

White Lion Hotel - Aldeburgh

Beachfront hotel for sun and fun
White Lion Hotel - Aldeburgh offers 38 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Aldeburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 38 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free hotel was built in 1863.
Enjoy British cuisine at Brasserie, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served on weekdays from 7 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 8 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served on weekdays between 7 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Brasserie - This beachfront brasserie specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Reservations are required.
Sea Spice - This restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open select days.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, French, Hindi, Russian, Slovak, Urdu

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available 7 AM–9:30 AM on weekdays and 8 AM–10 AM on weekends
  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Brasserie
  • Sea Spice

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Beachfront location

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 1 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk height (centimetres): 150
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Mobile key entry
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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White Lion Hotel - Aldeburgh Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 216 out of 379 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 132 out of 379 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 379 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 379 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 379 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was lovely, friendly staff. The was food was lovely and there was plenty of it. Great location on the beach. The only downside to the hotel was the bathrooms need updating. Shower is over a high bath. The water pressure was terrible, the shower was old. Mould round shower glass.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Curry-by-the-Sea
Beautiful location facing the sea, ideal for wind-blown walks along the coast. Decor is a little faded and parking was a bit of a pickle, but service was very helpful and friendly. Breakfast was excellent and the adjacent Indian restaurant wonderful, as was the beer in the bar!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Ann-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Charming but expensive.
It is a rambling property with charm in a great location but in serious need of updating. The access was difficult with heavy bags and no one offered to help although we did not ask. The staff however were friendly and very polite. There was a capsule-type lift that went part of the way up to one of the floors, a strange structure. The water from the taps in the room was not of drinking quality, although a bottle of water was supplied. Our room was tiny, with a very small bath with shower over. Breakfast was provided and was adequate, we have had better elsewhere. Overall, adequate but overpriced.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extra large double bed in standard room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness
Good location. Hotel a little old fashioned.
We had a standard room. It was clean but perhaps needed updating, as did the public areas in the hotel. Hotel is a good location on the front and we were lucky to get a parking space. We had told the hotel in advance that I’m allergic to animals and therefore didn’t want a pet friendly room. Unfortunately they didn’t have any note of this. Breakfast was fine although it was a little strange on the written menu that it had underlined that you could only have “one” choice. Eg if you have something cooked you couldn’t have a croissant or cereal. I appreciate that hotels don’t want wastage but this seemed a little mean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Alyson

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Davina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just a relaxing break
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Krystyna

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Karin

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

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
An hour from home, door to door by bus. Very sustainable!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay in this dog friendly hotel
Another lovely stay at the hotel, it’s dog friendly and in a great beachfront location. Perfect for walks and getting to local pubs and restaurants. Fabulous breakfast as well!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Travelled with pets
Disliked: Staff & service
This hotel charges Londons west end prices but does not give the service you would expect. They may have non complaining customers due to is location and uppper class aging clinentel. The hotel boasts an In house Indian restaurant. On my first night i orderd a meal and i can honestly say it was the worst i have ever had and the most expensive. Most was from a packet, the chicken had been water induced, the sauce was week. The whole meal was non authentic. I hate complaining but when i did to the manager all i got was the responce ' But the chef is from Kathmandu?.no apology was offered , he was in fact aghast that i had compalined and said he would get back to me, which he did not. When i checked out the following day i was met with the same poor eccuse from the duty manager she also said i will get back to you. 24 hours on and no responce .Overall lack of responce from the managers is appaling, as is the food and the hygine. Eg smears on cutlery and glasses. I therefore do not recommend this hotel unless you are ok with sky high charges, poor hygine, and bad managment. I was at one stage expecting Basil Faulty to make an appearance. I would imagine now i am posting this they will respond. Lets see.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Better places available
Tired building, not maintained, overpriced. Located another hotel and left.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Warwick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for exploring Aldeburgh and the Suffolk coast. Very pleasant bar and restaurant areas. The Sea Spice Indian restaurant was particularly enjoyable. It’s an old building so there’s lots of stairs and at the time of writing the lift is out of service. The bedroom we occupied was small and comfortable for a short break, but the bathroom was a little dated. However, overall we felt it was good value and we would be happy to stay here again in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Very clean. The outside of hotel does not reflect the inside. The inside is very nice while the outside looks shabby
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent breakfast, pleasant staff
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Very friendly and helpful staff and food and conditions were excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graham, Coventry

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

6/10 Okay

MS F L

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Andy

Stayed 1 night in May 2024