Located in Wantage, The Bear Hotel is a 5-minute drive from Bakers Yard and 7 minutes from Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred. .This hotel is 11.2 mi (18 km) from Thames River and 6.9 mi (11.1 km) from Uffington White Horse.
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
Hotel in Wantage with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
The Bear Hotel offers 33 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 33 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services.
At The Bear Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a computer station, and a 24-hour front desk.
A complimentary breakfast is offered.
The Bear Hotel has a restaurant on site.
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
Conveniences
Lift
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Luggage storage
Wedding services
Business services
Computer station
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
Lift
More
Smoke-free property
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
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
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
We should mention
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property
Property is also known as
Bear Hotel Wantage
Bear Wantage
The Bear Hotel Hotel
The Bear Hotel Wantage
The Bear Hotel Hotel Wantage
The Bear Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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😀
andrew
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Hannah
22 Sept 2024
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.
Hannah
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
10/10 Excellent
Brian
Travelled with group
21 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel
Nice hotel friendly staff room was small but nice and clean. Good shower.
Brian
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
8/10 Good
Jane
Travelled with partner
14 Sept 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good staff and breakfast. Room a bit tired. Noisy delivery at 6.30
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
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.
Gavin
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
20 Jul 2024
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.