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The Bear Hotel

3.0 star property
Enjoy the restaurant at this 3-star Wantage hotel

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Exterior
Room
Terrace/patio
Restaurant
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Market Place, Wantage, England, OX12 8AB
  • Uffington White Horse
    9 min drive
  • Didcot Railway Centre
    15 min drive
  • University of Oxford
    25 min drive
  • Brize Norton (BZZ-RAF Brize Norton)
    43 min drive

Room options

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Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps up to 3)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double or Twin Room, Ensuite (2 Double Beds)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Triple Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Standard Single Room, Ensuite (Courtyard )

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Wantage

In Wantage .You'll be within 3 miles (5 km) of Bakers Yard and 6 miles (10 km) of Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred with a stay here. Also within 9 miles (15 km) are Uffington White Horse and The Library.

What's nearby

  • Uffington White Horse - 9 min drive
  • Didcot Railway Centre - 15 min drive
  • Christ Church College - 23 min drive
  • University of Oxford - 25 min drive
  • New Theatre Oxford - 25 min drive

Getting around

  • Newbury Station - 21 min drive
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 77 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Royal Oak Inn - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Kings Arms - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wildwood Restaurants - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bay Tree - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Grove Kebab Van - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Bear Hotel

Enjoy the restaurant at this 3-star Wantage hotel
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces.

The Bear Hotel also features a garden and an elevator.

This 3-star Wantage hotel is smoke free.

  • 33 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (free)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Wedding services available
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Garden
  • Computer for guest use
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Bear Hotel offers 33 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

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
This property is professionally cleaned
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. The property is professionally cleaned.

Property is also known as

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The Bear Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 141 out of 338 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 132 out of 338 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 338 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 338 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 338 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Liked: Amenities
Very convenient location for my short stay in a old and historic building Allowed me access to my room to drop my bags Room a bit tired but clean and serviceable Friendly and helpful staff Nice beer😀
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great food!
The food in the restaurant was very nice and the service was great! The rooms need updating but it was a comfortable stay for the weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel
Nice hotel friendly staff room was small but nice and clean. Good shower.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good staff and breakfast. Room a bit tired. Noisy delivery at 6.30
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

dr j c

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Are break
The stay was lovely room abit small food and staff amazing.was twin room one off beds had a bad slope
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with partner
Really helpful staff - would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Alan

Room was tiny and cold hardly get in the shower
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ronel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mrs H D

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Scott

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Ronald, PAIGNTON

Liked: Amenities
Very comfy bed
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Tuesday

Was just staying the night comfy bed decent shower shame I had somewhere to be so didn’t have time for breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Catherine

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small, friendly hotel in the middle of pretty Wantage. Delicious freshly cooked breakfast. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Base
We used the Bear Hotel as a base whilst visiting the Air Tattoo in Fairford. It was a great location for us. The food and drinks at the hotel were excellent and reasonably priced. The room was adequate for what we needed. I would use this hotel again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
last room in the area.
Last minute, last room available. It was a small single room with tiny bathroom but it served its purpose. Shower hose leaked badly into the regulator but still worked. Very good and speedy breakfast, most delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
I had a single courtyard room. On the plus side it wasn’t expensive, the staff were friendly & breakfast was fine. Unfortunately the bathroom was tired & anyone who’s on the larger side may struggle as it’s small. The shower & unit had seen better days. The plumbing made some awful banging noise especially after flushing the toilet which isn’t great in the middle of the night! As this is essentially a pub, any courtyard room is straight onto an outside area where people are sat drinking right outside the door. The noise was really loud and whilst the pub closes at 11pm if you want to sleep before then this isn’t a good option. Also when I had the bedroom light on they could see in so I had to close the curtains. Again because the room opens to the outdoors there were a couple of large spiders that appeared. Whilst free Wi-Fi is available the reception is awful and kept dropping out entirely. This may be due to the location of the courtyard rooms. Unfortunately there is no parking at the hotel which was really inconvenient. I had to go to a long stay car park in an undercroft where free parking is available from 6pm to 9am. Outside of that charges apply. My car was fine but I didn’t feel comfortable leaving it there. I won’t be staying again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

ANDREW

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

PHILIP

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Service but we were given a poor hotel room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024