The Old Black Lion

Hay days...

Pros: The Old Black Lion is extremely well placed to explore Hay. The staff were very friendly and accomodating, expecially with my various eating disorders. I was there for 2 nights and both of my evening meals were excellent. I only had very small, ( non-cooked) breakfasts so can't really comment on them. My room was comfortable. I would stay again....indeed l plan to next year.

Cons: Only a little thing, which didn't impact on my enjoyment of my stay..... l'd have liked my shower water to have been hotter. Everything else was fine and dandy...

Pros: Location, staff,quality of the food, they history of the buliding

Cons: Just a little limited on veggie/vegan options of food, but what I had was delicious

Great hospitality, good food, comfy surroundings - what' not to like?

Pros: The staff were extremely friendly and helpful and we were made to feel at home. We very much enjoyed being able to join in with the pub quiz night! Many thanks for a lovely stay.

Cons: It's a very old property with inevitable drawbacks, but that was part of the charm - so not really a disadvantage.

Pros: Wonderfully historic building (I love wonky walls and floors) in a superb location. Staff were all lovely and friendly and the restaurant food and service was first class. Bedroom and bathroom was spacious, warm and well appointed. Very comfy bed too.

Cons: The room was clean and comfy but a couple of tiny details prevented me from giving top stars across the board: the TV remote batteries were flat (we weren't bothered about watching it as we prefer to read but just wanted to see the news), there was a stray dirty sock (presumably from a previous occupant) in the wardrobe, and there was a piece of dried pasta on the carpet just under the bed. These are insignificant things really and didn't affect our enjoyment of our stay. We'd happily return.

Lovely room in the coach house which is literally a couple of steps away from the main building.

Pros: Liked everything. Lovely pleasant staff with a good welcome. Quick check in and shown to our room which was lovely and warm which was a BIG plus as it had recently been snowing and was -1 🥶 had a really good meal in the evening and would definitely recommend 👍🏻

Cons: Nothing everything was great.

Touring UK

Pros: Great quirky room apparently with a friendly ghost, which we had no experience with, thank goodness. Staff and food excellent.

Beautiful, comfortable rooms right in the centre of town - perfect for a last minute stay.

Pros: Location was great, rooms were beautiful and well-equipped. Restaurant was lovely and convenient. Onsite parking was very convenient.

Cons: Water pressure and temperature in the shower was a bit unpredictable.

Pleasant stay in a pretty village location.

Pros: Stayed for one night, visited the Christmas Fayre and book shops. The staff were friendly, the room was a good size and comfortable. The menu for dinner didn't have many options but we both found something we liked and thoroughly enjoyed. The breakfast was good although they were out of kippers but the chef offered smoked haddock instead. The property is set in a pretty village location, would stay again.

The staff went the extra mile by kindly posting some left items back to me. Highly recommended.

Pros: A real gem of a place, with amazing staff. We couldn't have been made more welcome - delicious breakfast and dinner. Log fire in the bar was perfect after a cold bike ride

Pros: The property was ideally situated close to the centre of Haye on Wye and ideal for visiting the Black and White villages trail. Our evening meal and breakfast was delicious. The staff were very friendly and attentive.