Lovely hotel, which I stay at fairly frequently. Food - good quality and reasonably prices. Service as good as I would expect. Drinks - as with any hotel, high prices! Rooms - Mostly very nice. However, I've stayed in room 16 a couple of times and found it a little uncomfortable (too warm, noise from ventilation unit on ground floor.... More

This is a comfortable, friendly and historic traditional inn at the hearty of a fine market town and is full of character. If that's what you're after, you can't fault it: comfortable beds, wonderful historic building and setting and an excellent breakfast served by one of the pleasantest waitresses we've ever met.

We stayed at The Bear over the Easter weekend and were really impressed. The staff were all excellent, just the right combination of polite and attentive service with a little bit of a sense of humour. The public areas were cosy (think log fires etc), breakfast was great and the room was perfectly fine. Only a soft bed takes The... More

Stayed here for my sisters wedding, and the Hotel was perfectly positioned, with parking no problem. The staff were attentive and our room was wonderful - large with a lovely 4 poster bed and a well appointed bathroom. The food was absolutely fantastic and I would highly recommend this for a romantic stay, without any hesitation.

What a lovely old inn,we have stayed here many times & always receive excellent service.The staff are lovely & food quality great. During our latest visit though I was awoken with a strange smell in the room and ice cold feeling came over me......I was terrified enough to wake my husband who found my hysteria quite amusing! Needless to say... More

Old fashioned coaching inn.Gives fantastic traditional atmosphere.maintenance and decoration super . Food good if not exciting.Staff very friendly service exceptional .location perfect in the market square in the centre of town.Near to picturesque village of Sandy Lane. Free wifi and in room movies !

All good except attic room a little too small and not as good value for money as other lower 'altitude ' rooms Too many stairs to negotiate and Fire exit / escape a concern. Breakfast food and service up to the usual excellent standard. We understand the Sale and Marketing manager has just left the business, we hope his influence... More

Stayed one night at the end of January. Very friendly staff - lovely room ( not the usual 'chain hotels one' where you could be anywhere in the world ). Full of atmosphere. Breakfast was really good. Would stay again without a second thought.

Booked the Bear hotel as a surprise birthday treat for my girlfriend & not disappointed. Nice friendly staff,top chefs (several) & luxurious accomadation.Initially booking room in the morning i found it to be a bit cold (feb) but was assured by staff that when the heating kicked in it would be perfect for when we arrived.....& it was. I was... More