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White Lion Royal Hotel

3.5 star property

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Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi

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High Street, Bala, Bala, Wales, LL23 7AE
  • Place, Llyn Tegid
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Bala Lake
  • Place, Bala Lake Railway Interpretive Centre
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room

Double Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(20 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room (3 Adults)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Executive Double Room

Executive Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Double Room (4 Poster Bed)

Double Room (4 Poster Bed)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Studio Single Room

Studio Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

White Lion Royal Hotel

Beach hotel with a restaurant and a bar
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and conference space. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a picnic area.
White Lion Royal Hotel offers 26 accommodations with hair dryers. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include showers.

This Bala hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at White Lion Royal Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Eryri National Park. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus a restaurant. This property offers pet-friendly amenities like food and water bowls.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a meeting room, conference space, and TV in a common area
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean accommodations and the helpful staff
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Llyn Tegid and 7 minutes by foot from Eryri National Park
  • Pets welcome for a fee
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Event space at this hotel measures 215 square feet (20 square meters) and includes conference space. The business-friendly White Lion Royal Hotel also features a picnic area, express check-in, and express check-out. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 3.5-star Bala hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
White Lion Royal Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 9.99 for adults and GBP 6.99 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Golf
  • TV in common areas

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 215 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15.00 per accommodation, per stay
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 9.99 for adults and GBP 6.99 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 15.00 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit
This property does not have a front desk. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The host will greet guests on arrival.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

Royal White Lion
White Lion Royal
White Lion Royal Bala
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White Lion Royal Hotel Bala, Wales
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White Lion Royal Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 160 out of 362 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 123 out of 362 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 42 out of 362 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 362 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 362 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Alun G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just a creaky old building, just needs updating and a Lift as my partner and i were breathless getting to 2nd floor !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel on the high street with parking
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Harry

Liked: Staff & service
I had a single room R301 it is probably the smallest hotel room I have ever stayed in. Although the bed was comfortable it was a small single bed which made for a restless nights sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Barry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was clean, breakfast no longer included. Genarally the noise was a nusuance outside my door and could hear orhers in their rooms and there was a delivery early morning. The ataff were pleasant and polite.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly and helpful, lovely old building, food excellent
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sheryl

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location, ok Bedding was marked, felt dirty. Mattresses very lumpy and thin, done my back in. Lots of dust in bedside table and empty wrappers in dressing table ( see pics) Booked for 2 nights ( wish it was 1) Staff ( owner) miserable, other staff appeared cheesed off but did help. No mention of the dog who freely walked the hotel on the web site. So if you’re afraid / allergic to dogs stay away. Not enough tea,coffee, milk, in the rooms I booked ... lots of sugar though😱 Not enough bath towels in family suite, so paid for family suite and I graded as a twin room . Not child friendly at all. Nothing for toddlers/children to do in the Rooms, I. E books, jigsaw -saw, games, colouring books ( not all toddlers/children watch t.v) Not much on children’s menu . All single rooms are on 3rd floor ( no lift) not good for asthmatics/vunerable. Breakfast food (sausages, eggs, bacon, served up was cold. We Ate out from takeaways. Not enough parking spaces. 25 rooms! Sign at front of hotel states to use the back entrance of the hotel, this meant walking ( with toddler in pram) on a narrow road with no sidewalk, very dangerous as it’s one way and vehicles approached from behind us. No room service, no phone in rooms to call reception, just an emergency mobile number. No assistance offered to help carry luggage to the third floor. Daughter struggled to take pram to the first floor, receptionist watched as a total stranger helped. Broken window safety lock. No comfort, AVOID! 4* NOT.
Sign to enter hotel from the rear
Narrow road to walk to the rear of hotel
Moving toilet seat catching skin
Empty wrappers in dressing table draw on arrival
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Paul

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Crack in bath sink, wood beading on cabinet under sink missing, no blind on one of the main windows opposite shower, unable to take a private shower as window looks out on to high street. stains on towels.generally very dirty bathroom. No mattress cover on bed can see print on mattress through very thin sheet.very uncomfortable matress. Furniture in room in very bad condition.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean single room, great for a few night's stay. Downside: widows do not open (restricted) and it was hot!!! Thank you for a fan. It would be great I the windows were not restricted and I could create a draft to air out the room. Staff were nice, it's just the wait time. Maybe it was my own fault as it was busy. Another thing - there was nowhere to put the backpack/ luggage. Could you please provide a bench or something? It would be a great addition to the room!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

JANET

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

John, Newcastle under Lyme

Liked: Staff & service
Busy pub with rooms in the heart of Bala, so was convenient for my needs. Room was ok, however the bed was uncomfortable, poor quality mattress, the toilet seat and bowl were dirty and hadn't been cleaned. Only 1 sachet of decaff coffee, could be more. Rest of the room did the job.
Dirty bowl
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dewan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Friendly staff, very helpful, the bar manager and the young barmaid who worked Saturday night, 19/07/25, went above and beyond for me
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neil

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

Bala jaunt!

Great stay. Staff were great. Food was lovely and reasonably priced. Drinks were reasonable as well at the bar. Shower was great. Location was brilliant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The building is very characterful and very nice. I only had one meal there, a cooked breakfast, that was not nice at all. Bacon like leather, fatty sausages with tough casings and bits of bone in, the black pudding & hash brown were oozing with fat as if they'd been deep fried. I didn't eat there again. When I tried to have a shower the drainage was so bad the tray overflowed with a torrent of water all over the bathroom floor. I immediately went down to reception to tell them of the problem. the managers response, "yeah it does that". Not only could he not be bothered to fix it, there was no warning when I checked in, nor in the room and no apology after it happened. It seems he's quite happy to let the problem persist, damaging the property and leaving other people to clean up instead.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room. Clean. Staff friendly. Cooked breakfast was lovely as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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

Hayabusa trip to Bala

Lovely place in a lovely setting, Bala high street was very busy and vibrant lots to see and do , we visited the white water rafting centre which was excellent. Also we rode to the Elan valley to see the dams , a most spectacular sight, weather was amazing if a little too hot even for motorcycling.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our atay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Gareth

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Lynn

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raphael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bethan Helen

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay, thank you so much to the staff for making us feel welcome. Only issue was the nightclub across the road being loud, but closing the window sorted that. Mot, our dog was very happy and spoilt rotten. Would love to come again. Diolch yn fawr
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025