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title: "Red Lion Hotel, Basingstoke: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Red Lion Hotel in Basingstoke: rated 8.7 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Hotel · ★★★
# Red Lion Hotel

Riverdene, Basingstoke, United Kingdom

8.7 ·  Very good 258 reviews ·  #2 #2 of 6 in Basingstoke ·  7.4 Location score
## About Red Lion Hotel

Red Lion Hotel is a hotel in Riverdene, Basingstoke, United Kingdom. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.7 out of 10 across 258 reviews. It is 800 m from the centre of Basingstoke. The nearest airport, Southampton Airport (SOU), is 40 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 4

Red Lion Lane [redlionhotelbasingstoke.com](http://www.redlionhotelbasingstoke.com)

## How Red Lion Hotel scores

Compared with the average hotel in Basingstoke.

-   Guest rating **8.7**
-   Location **7.4**
-   Public transport **7.3**

Basingstoke average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **7.4**/10

- **Walk grade:** **80**/100 Good for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **123**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **4**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Basingstoke</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">650 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">11 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Southampton Airport (SOU)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">40 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">89 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Basingstoke</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">800 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">13 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Willis Museum & Sainsbury Gallery110 m
-   Jackpots150 m
-   Admiral Casino: Basingstoke210 m
-   Basing House Ruins870 m
-   Museum of the King's Royal Hussars1.2 km
-   Basingstoke Miniature Railway1.8 km

### Compare

## Compare Red Lion Hotel with nearby hotels

Similar hotels within 3 km. Open a match-up to see where each one wins.

-   [Crowne Plaza Basingstoke By IHG](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/crowne-plaza-basingstoke-by-ihg-basingstoke/) Hotel ★★★★ 970 m away
    
    7.6 ·  [Compare](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/crowne-plaza-basingstoke-by-ihg-basingstoke-vs-red-lion-hotel-basingstoke/)
-   [Holiday Inn Basingstoke By IHG](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/holiday-inn-basingstoke-by-ihg-basingstoke/) Hotel ★★★★ 1.0 km away
    
    7.8 ·  [Compare](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/holiday-inn-basingstoke-by-ihg-basingstoke-vs-red-lion-hotel-basingstoke/)
-   [Apollo Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/apollo-hotel-basingstoke/) Hotel ★★★★ 2.1 km away
    
    7.7 ·  [Compare](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/apollo-hotel-basingstoke-vs-red-lion-hotel-basingstoke/)

## Questions about Red Lion Hotel

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Red Lion Hotel?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### How far is Red Lion Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Southampton Airport (SOU), is 40 km away in a straight line.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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