Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns

Great price, nice room, friendly staff.

I spent 3 nights in the bear hotel, hotel is old and just what I was expecting, food was great and reasonable prices room and bed was clean staff were fantastic and I would definitely recommend it and I would stay again, definitely not 5 stars but did the job for me and my son visiting the goodwood festival of speed . Free parking and reasonable prices for drinks at the bar.

Nice clean hotel with great parking for a large van. Food was good with a decent breakfast. Only downside is the hotel is looking a bit dated a could use a bit of a spruce up.

Great value and location. Staff very helpful

I've stayed at this hotel before, so know not to expect 5* luxury - but this visit was disappointing. Check in is a pain - there was no-one at Reception so had to go hunting to find someone who can help. The person that booked me in was pleasant enough. My first impressions of the room were poor - it's cheap, but it ain't cheerful. Just a small, drab room overlooking a busy road. I used the loo and upon flushing was greeted with a howling airlock-type noise from the plumbing that took a good 10 minutes to die down - it was incredibly loud, and was the same all through the visit. There's no way you can use the loo at night because it would wake people up. I reported this to Reception (who I had to track down again) but was informed that there were no more rooms available, so I had no option but to live with it. Went down for something to eat & drink later in the evening - no use, the kitchen shut at 8:30, far too early for somewhere that advertises itself as a hotel. No draught cider, no draught ale...and a disdainful, disinterested attitude from the chap behind the bar. I'm hoping this was his first day and he was learning, because if he was the experienced staff...yikes. The bed in the single room I had was lumpy & uncomfortable. Half the hotel (the traditional front bar) was shut - a shame as that's the more pleasant part of the hotel. If I was to sum up this hotel, I would use the word 'tired'. Not recommended unless your budget can't stretch further.