The Bear Hotel
About this property
Comfortable Accommodations
The Bear Hotel in Wantage offers family rooms with private bathrooms, tea and coffee makers, work desks, and carpeted floors. Each room includes a TV and hairdryer for added convenience.
Dining and Leisure
Guests can enjoy a restaurant and bar, complemented by free WiFi. The hotel provides a lounge, lift, and 24-hour front desk, catering to diverse needs.
Breakfast Options
A continental or full English/Irish breakfast is available, accommodating vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diets.
Local Attractions
Located 26 km from Newbury Racecourse, 28 km from the University of Oxford and Bodleian Library, and 35 km from Blenheim Palace. Nearby attractions include Donnington Castle (22 km) and Waylands Smithy (12 km). London Heathrow Airport is 78 km away.
Languages spoken
Availability
We Price Match
You can claim a refund for the difference if you find your reservation cheaper on another website.
Just remember to reach out after booking with us. If you file your We Price Match claim via email, you'll need to provide us with a screenshot of and a link to the other offer. You can also file a We Price Match claim over the phone by calling our Customer Service. In any case, the other offer must be online and available when we check.
We Price Match checklist
- The other offer must be for the same property and accommodation type.
- The other offer must be for the same check-in and check-out dates.
- The other offer must have the same cancellation policy and conditions.
- The other offer must be for the same number of occupants.
- The other offer must have the same add-on/meal plan.
- The better deal must be in the local currency of the property.
When can't you make a claim?
- If the other offer is on a website that doesn't reveal the property or accommodation type you'll be staying in until after booking.
- If the other offer is available on an opaque, suspicious, and/or likely-to-be-fraudulent website.
- If the other offer is part of a loyalty or rewards program, where the price is reduced by the property or website for actions like repeat business, logging in, using a coupon code, referring others, or any other action that reduces the original price.
- If your current reservation is a "Partner offer" (these are labeled as such on our platform and are provided by partner companies) or if you're comparing the other offer to a "Partner Offer" on our platform.
- If you cancel your booking.
- If you book a single-unit property, which by nature can't be available elsewhere.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
Found your booking cheaper elsewhere?
- Look for "Found this room cheaper elsewhere?" on your confirmation page.
- Validate that the cheaper offer meets all the requirements (review checklist).
- Save the link to the cheaper offer (example: www.hotel.com/93203920).
- Take a screenshot (or multiple) making sure all the relevant data is captured (review checklist).
- Contact Customer Service.
- After claim validation, we will amend the reservation price (if possible) or provide further instruction for you to claim an after-stay refund of the price difference.
- Stays reserves the right to make the sole determination regarding a customer's eligibility to receive the price match.
Live pricing is temporarily unavailable.
Interested in this property?
Submit a booking request and well follow up with availability for your dates.
House rules
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
The fine print
• This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
Legal information
FAQs about The Bear Hotel
- Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- Triple Room
Guest reviews
Good
Natasha
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
review category group of friends · Double Room with Private Bathroom
Russell
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
solo traveller · Standard Single Room
Facilities of The Bear Hotel
Food & Drink
- Kids' meals
- Bar
- Restaurant
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
Internet
- Internet services
Safety & Security
- Fire extinguishers
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- Key access
General
- Non-smoking throughout
- Heating
- Lift
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
Activities
- Pub crawls
- Badminton equipment
- Squash
- Billiards
- Fishing
Media & Technology
- Daily housekeeping
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
Health & Safety
- First aid kit available
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
Living Area
- Parking
Other
- Screens or physical barriers placed between staff and guests in appropriate areas
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Property is cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Use of cleaning chemicals that are effective against Coronavirus
