Hotel in Wales
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
High-end valueWell priced for this area
About this hotel
Around 30 minutes’ drive from Aberystwyth, The White Lion Hotel is a traditional Welsh inn in the town of Machynlleth. The bar and restaurant offer cask ales and home-cooked food, and there is free WiFi throughout the property and on-site parking.
Amenities
Business facilities
Golf course (within 2 mi)
Free WiFi/internet
Free Parking
Non-smoking
Pets allowed
Heating
Bar
WiFi/Internet
Garden
Accessible Parking
Family friendly
Smoking allowed
Contactless check-in/out
Housekeeping available
Fire alarm
Fire extinguisher
Cleaning products
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Available Rooms
Ratings and reviews
100% verified reviews9 / 10Outstanding·Oct 2026
Great location comfortable basic rooms
9 / 10Outstanding·Oct 2026
Super friendly welcome at check in. Room was good, functional rather than luxury. Looked like it had been recently refurbished. Clean. USB's next to the bed. Good central location. Lively bar, packed every night with a mostly young crowd. Great staff.
Food in bar was variable. Some good stuff, but also some poor.
8 / 10Excellent·Oct 2026
The hotel was very comfortable
6 / 10Average·Oct 2026
Pleasant staff, free parking.
To be fair, this is an old property, so to some extent the owners are working with what they've got. However, that really doesn't excuse the lack of a mirror, a headboard, any kind of seat or a working surface of any size in the bedroom. Somewhat bizarrely, my bedroom (room 6) is a designated fire route with a fire exit in it. The bedroom door yale lock had the locking button removed, so it was effectively impossible to secure the door, other than on the yale. In nearly fifty years if staying in hotels, this was definitely a first!
I had stayed in a very similarly priced hotel elsewhere in Wales the previous evening and the difference in quality, fixtures and fittings and comfort were like chalk and cheese. I selected both hotels through booking.com and both had similar ratings, but I am really struggling to comprehend how that is accurate.
Re-reading reviews on The White Lion, a lot of customers praise the pub and the food elements of the property. I didn't use either, so to be clear (and fair) my review is based solely on my experience of this particular room.
Sadly, on that basis I could not recommend this hotel and definitely would not use again.
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"Great location"
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