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Reviews of Lion House (Zoo/City)

298A Hoole Lane, Chester, CH2 3EN, United Kingdom

#136 of 228 Holiday rentals in Chester

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Review score

Based on 31 apartment reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    7.7

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Back door was hard to open. Water coming out of hot tap was ridiculous, too hot for children Chairs would have been nice in garden. Not enough seating in living room for 7 of us. No spare bedding for sofa bed . I personally found it cold even with heating on .

    Comfy beds . Nice decor . Parking around the back was a bonus .

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 November 2023

    9.0
    100% happy .Everything you need at a great location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    What an amazing little find. Booked this to attend a wedding in Chester. Great location and spotless comfortable accommodation.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2023

    8.0
    Perfect base for local trips
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Dated bathroom, creaky floorboards

    Size, facilities, nice area

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2023

    7.0
    Great location, good for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night

    The bathroom needs updating and the shower was very hard to turn off. Few loose floor boards. Mattress very uncomfortable

    Location, size of the rooms

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The whole property requires some investment especially in the bathroom as the facilities are quite poor. It's a shame there is only one bathroom for the number of people the house can accommodate.

    The location was fabulous really close to the city but not on a busy street.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Road noise due to single glazed windows. Noise from next door neighbour due to being semi-detached. Bedrooms too light due to not having blackout curtains. Having to park on the road as no private offroad parking.

    Cleanliness. Close proximity to the location where we were visiting.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2023

    9.0
    Perfect for what we needed for a family stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower was very weak

    Size of the property was great and the kitchen facilities were excellent

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 15 October 2021

    7.0
    good location relaxing stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    only one bathroom not great for 5 people , needs more chairs in living room and kitchen , could benefit from blinds , facilities poor for recycling

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: 1 October 2021

    8.0
    Lovely break in a great city.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    only 2 coat hangers in the wardrobe

    Location is good for us, a nice walk into the city centre

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 29 September 2021

    8.0
    Comfortable stay on edge of Chester
    • With a pet
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night

    Not much nearby in terms of pubs or restaurants or takeaways - needed a car for everything.

    Lots of space, in a small private house with garden was great just outside of town. The host made check in and out really easy remotely and were really pleasant to deal with.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2021

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great communication throughout. Will revisit tahts for sure.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2021

    8.0
    It was a bed for the night, very comfortable beds and the house was clean.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night

    Unfortunately we had to park across the road, this wasn't noted in the description of the property. Luckily we managed to find parking. My husband emailed the property owners and explained there was a strong smell of tobacco smoke as we entered the property. We are a non-smoking family, but didn't want this to be noted on our records. We did get a response immediately, which we are grateful for. Thankyou

    The location from the zoo to Lion House was 3 miles. we were able to find it.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2021

    8.0
    Great location for an overnight stop
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom had a few issues - damaged wall, shower pressure was awful, curtain rail was precarious. Walls were thin and neighbours were unfortunately very noisy...

    Location was excellent, so easy to find and get back onto motorway the next morning. The rooms were great sizes. The decor was nice, everything was super clean and tidy. Excellent customer service from the booking team! Plenty of on street parking Close to local shop and a nice playground for the kids

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2021

    9.0
    Family visit to Chester zoo
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Exceptionally clean house, beds comfortable with lovely cotton linen & nice white towels. House had everything we needed except for lighter for gas hob, which should have been in drawer. Management company on hand to report & adding to their check list in future. Was a little shop within walking distance so we were able to get matches!! Easy reach of zoo & Chester shopping. Management company very helpful ringing & emailing before our visit with checking in details etc.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2021

    9.0
    Good base to explore chester. Happily stay there again
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Needed steak knives, small drinks tumblers and some milk in fridge to be perfect.

    It was an apartment that was well maintained and very clean. We had most of what we needed and directions were good. Keys in collection box were easy to find.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2021

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could have been a little cleaner

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    4.0
    Dont bother, avoid
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    On entering the property it was clear that it does not match the photographs. It is sparesly furnished and needs decoration. The sitting room was ok but certainly not homely. Basically it had a sofa bed, a chair, a coffee table, a lamp and a tv. The side window had no curtain so nobody would be able to use the room due to lack of privacy. The kitchen had basics but the worktop wss damaged by previous guest putting hot pans on and needed changing. The back garden is unkempt. The bathroom had mould around tiles and cracked tiles. The main bedroom was ok but the carpet frayed as was the other rooms. The bed was 2 singles pushed together with a topper to make it look like a double. The bedding was clean but the mattresses are stained. The curtains are cheap and didnt block the light meaning an early rise.The othe room has 3 single beds which were clean. The walls are paper thin and the noise from neighbours and the road were bad meaning a restless night. All in all if I had wanted to book student accommodation, I would have booked a hostel and it would have been cleaner and less damaged. If you book this, take pictures on arrival as we did, as they also take £100 out of your babk without permission and hold it in case of damages, which we also found: flooring damaged, stains on floors in bathroom and main bedroom, stains on walls, broken radiator covers, scratched bathroom sink, broken plug socket in main bedroom and leaking shower. We would have moved out but as we had paid so much, we put up with and spent as much time out as possible. My advice. Stay in thr heart of Chester it would be cheaper and probably cleaner. Also expect quite a few phone calls prior and on arrival from Outlook, up to the point you complain and then silence.

    The house provides easy access to Chester, Chester Zoo and the Aquarium at Ellesmere Port. As travelling with adult son, having a house with 2 bedrooms, it was more convenient than staying in a hotel.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed was comfy, WiFi, and coffee supplied, towels bedding and shower stuff supplied. Clean tidy and the staff was helpful.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 October 2021

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean, central, easy parking at the front and pleasant stay overall. Will stay again.

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2021

    10
    Great stay on the outskirts of the city
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is not much not to like, the house is on the outskirts of the city centre. We stayed over for race day and it was impossible to get a taxi so we needed up walking the 45 minutes back. Ordinarily I don't think there would be an issue but we found out the hard way. Price is charged per person which made it more expensive even though one person had to sleep on the pull out bed. Would have preferred a flat rate for the house so we could have had an extra friend stay or not lose out if someone cancelled.

    Great house, loads of space and has everything you could need. Beds were comfortable and it was clean and tidy. Access via key safe made it easy to check in and out. Tea and coffee etc provided as were towels and shower gel. Would definitely stay again.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 29 June 2021

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location & great communication with the host. Place was very clean 👍🏻

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2021

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night

    Great property, hassle-free check-in, the team were very helpful; location is perfect, the property was spotless, couldn't fault it. I work away a lot and will definitely be back

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2022

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