Name: The Black Lion Royal Hotel
Address: High Street, Lampeter, SA48 7BG, GB

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Jon

Great hotel for a stop-off in Lampeter.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

Nick

We would stay there again. Quiet, nice staff and parking onsite

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2026

Diana

There was a strange ticking noise in the room all night. Beds were very soft - we prefer firm. No fruit at breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2026

Bobby

We had a great stay. Although our initial room was clean and well-maintained, it lacked WiFi access. However, the front desk staff was incredibly helpful and promptly moved us to a larger room with a fantastic internet connection. We were very pleased with the service. Additionally, there was sufficient parking available at the back of the property, and the complimentary breakfast offered a good selection of continental options along with made-to-order hot food. We truly enjoyed our time there!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2026

Steve

Very nice country hotel. Food is excellent and the staff are friendly and thoughtful.

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2026

William

I had been to the Black Lion three years before visiting the area my kin folks left in 1838 to come to Ohio. The accommodations and the meals were great. We went to the Welsh Library in Aberystwyth and hit the mother load of information of our ancestors in Lampter and Betws Bledrws.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

MEET

Great hospitality, great customerservice, great food, best burgers in UK

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

michael

Friendly helpful staff

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2026

Petre

All good will stay again

Self

2/10

Poor

24 Apr 2026

Andrew

It is very rare that I leave reviews for hotels, but after my experience at the Black Lion Hotel in Lampeter I felt I had to.
I stayed for four nights from 16th February and returned the following week for another four nights. During both visits, I had no issues at all.
On one occasion I came down for breakfast at 7:30am instead of 8:00am. The manager/chef made it clear breakfast would not be served until 8:00am which I fully accepted and simply waited without complaint.
I then returned again on 22nd April for one night on arrival I was confronted by the same individual who immediately spoke to me in an aggressive and confrontational manner bringing up the previous breakfast situation and accusing me of being rude which is completely untrue.
When I calmly tried to explain he became more hostile, telling me “you’re not my mate” and threatening to report me to Hotels.com and have me blacklisted. This was said in an intimidating and completely unprofessional way.
This happened in front of others, including my colleague, which made it even more embarrassing and uncomfortable.
Being spoken to like that without justification was completely unacceptable.
It left me feeling uneasy for the rest of my stay which is not something I have ever experienced in over 25 years of staying in hotels.
The behaviour I encountered was far below any reasonable standard of customer service, and I would expect much better from any hotel.

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2026

Colin

Secure parking at rear of property. Very friendly and helpful staff. Clean room. The extractor in the bathroom was either not working or not efficient enough to clear the steam from the room. Also if you want me to use the excellent towels for a second day, a heated towel rail needed , or any towel rail to hang the bath towel after first use.

Self

4/10

Poor

11 Mar 2026

Dale

Food was expensive and terrible. Room only had one plug socket that worked and plumbing system is really load if any room uses water making it impossible to sleep.

Self

4/10

Poor

11 Feb 2026

Jack

Staff were pleasant, room was cold from arrival till the morning, £25 for breakfast to discover it was just cereal and toast

Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jan 2026

Alex

Room was in decent condition but being on the front of the building was quite noisy especially with the bells ringing every 15 minutes. Would have been nice if there was actually a member of staff around on check out as the whole bar and kitchen were just left wide open for anyone to help themselves to whatever they wanted

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Kari

Clean comfortable room. Parking on site.

4/10

Poor

24 Oct 2025

Mansel

This property is not recommended. Room not ready, small, dated and in need of serious refurbishment.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Clean, Cozy, and Full of Charm

Absolutely loved my stay at The Black Lion Royal Hotel. The room and bathroom were spotless and clearly very well looked after. The people at the reception are incredibly kind and welcoming, which made the whole experience even better. The English breakfast was delicious and freshly made each morning. Plus, the hotel’s pub has such a cute, cozy vibe, perfect for a relaxing evening. Highly recommend!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Tedd

Property as expected

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Chris

We had a great time. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Room was large and very clean. We will be back.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2025

Anne-Marie

Lovely

Lovely one night stay - ticked the box. Friendly staff. Breakfast was delicious. Cot set up ready which was a help

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

25 Jul 2025

Ian

Had a fire alarm that nobody turn turn off, lasted two hours
Then no power for half an hour..

Kindest

Ian

Business

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Ed

One night stop over but perfectly fine and clean and beds were comfy too

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2025

Claire

Liked that it had a fan. Liked that they had a fire stick to connect to our streaming service. Didn’t like no AC. Didn’t like wallpaper peeling. Didn’t like noise from outside bathroom window.

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2025

Steuart

The dining area was lovely, and the breakfast was small, but very good. The bar area was good and there was ample parking. The staff were very friendly and helpful, although the housekeeping team and waitresses would benefit from some training. The bed was very comfortable, but the bedroom was lacking the niceties. It was however, good value for money. Lampeter itself is very small, and I fear for it, with its loos of the University.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Jessica

Lovely place, we stayed for 1 night as a last minute visit to newquay. Was 30 minutes drive away. Staff was friendly at check in and room was perfect for what we wanted and good value for money. Would definitely stay there again when back in the area. Thank You

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Peter

Ultra friendly staff!

The staff at this hotel were incredibly friendly. The rooms were comfortable and the food was good.. I could not recommend this place a more. The manager who I cannot remember the name of was such a friendly lady and even refunded one of our rooms without us asking as we had a late cancellation..

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2025

Cheryl

Lovely comfortable clean room, bit of damp behind sink showing on wall, felt breakfast should be included in price, stayed middle of Cardiff with breakfast included 3 weeks ago, dining area very clean and presentable, back area a bit scruffy, friends had food there the night befor and said it was really good .

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2024

Gareth

Lampeter Stay

Really friendly hotel with a franstantic restaurant. The staff were so helpful, the hotel had a nice bar and the breakfast great.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Irram

Highly recommend

Really lovely and classy interiors, room was fantastic with plenty of space and light, bathroom was spacious and clean, staff were helpful and friendly, food was brilliant for breakfast and dinner.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2024

Jos

Very friendly and great service

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2024

Rebecca

Pleasant one night stay, rubbish water pressure.

One night stay en route to Cardigan. The single room was spacious enough for me with a big tv, nice bathroom and a nice big window letting in natural light. The floors were a bit creaky in and outside the room and the water pressure wasn't great. Other than that it was a lovely stay with helpful and friendly staff.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jun 2024

Peter N

Little disappointed.

Hotel was not great breakfast was poor as staff this were running late due to being locked out of hotel.
Water pressure in room was rubbish, bath didn't hold water. Very noisy heating system.
Staff were friendly enough hotel was clean and well presented.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2024

Karen

Nice room, comfy bed and great staff. We had dinner in the restaurant and the food was hot and tasty. Only one small issue with water pressure in the shower but I would stay again despite that.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2024

Mark

Nice hotel and good parking facilities. Superb breakfast.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

Julia

Great experience

Lovely service from the moment we set foot in the hotel to leaving from the friendly staff. Check in was quick and easy. Our room on the second floor was clean, spacious and well equipped. The bed was super comfy and the room was quiet at night, even though we overlooked the street. The bathroom was very clean with lovely toiletries. We had an evening meal which was delicious and also breakfast which was equally as good. Overall we really enjoyed our stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2024

Christopher Lee

First time in Lampeter, lovely hotel and nice public house,
Would definitely recommend

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2024

daniel

nice place lovely staff adding only let down uncoy bed and very lumpy pillows like been put through washing machine

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2024

IAN

the staff was friendly room very clean my stay was very comfortable.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2024

Alan

My wife’s parents got married in this property 70 years ago, so we decided to stay here as part of our family history trip.
The building is from the 1700s but it has been updated and has a ton of charm.
The key boxes were all checked: the bed was comfortable, it was quiet at night and the water pressure was good.
A full welsh breakfast was included.
We also had dinner in the restaurant. It was a bit pricey but tasty.
The staff was wonderful: hard working and attentive.
Would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2024

Lynne

Central location,good dining

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2023

Jason

Clean room and good clean bathroom. Quiet at night.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2022

john

Hot but comfortable

A good upgrade to the hotel. Rooms comfortable. This was the hottest day of the year and a fan in the room would have been helpful

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2022

Carrell

Attractive rooms, good dining, helpful staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2022

Adam

Blinding hospitality , very polite staff , friendly ... will be returninf soon xx

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Mar 2022

Verified traveler

Tv not working and shower not providing hot water. Wasn’t offered alternative room when mentioned and then the cleaning team told me next morning this was reported a week earlier

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2022

Christopher

Nice little hotel. Staff are all very friendly and helpful.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2021

Srinivasan

Reasonably comfortable

Business

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2021

Carole

Staff friendly and helpful, room very clean, easy parking. Room was at front next to busy road and traffic noise clearly heard (and town hall clock until 11pm). TV reception was poor and picture pixelated. Shower pressure was low.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2021

Darryl

Overnight stay

Lovely overnight stay very close to the football field I was at and to the pubs
Free parking at rear of hotel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2021

Sandra