Bear Hotel by Greene King Inns

Mixed review. Big room, big comfy bed with a good length for a 1.85 m tall man. However... Furniture need updating. Very worn out and outdated. Carpet smelled a little and was ripped under the window. The fan/exhaust just outside the window made a terrible sound overnight. Good water pressure in shower, but a little difficult to find the right temp. An then the awful, disgraceful part - food.. cornerstone or an establishment like this. Regretfully we had dinner with the Bear first night. Had to send back food twice and I had to leave hungry. Bar ok. Also a little worn down. In a seemingly ok area with good proximity to train- and bus stations. Highly recommend the train into Portsmouth CBD, and harbour. Only 12 minutes and cost £5.80 return for two. No plug sockets by the bed was slightly annoying. Had to plug in across the room. Heating great! Stayed 2 nights in a king double. #37

Clean room, friendly staff, food good in restaurant,handy parking but needs updating

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Of the three hotels I stayed in this week on my little south coast tour, The Bear in Havant was the most expensive and the worst. Badly out dated rooms, with paper thin walls, fittings that fall off the walls when you touch them, windows that make no difference to the sound if they are opened or closed are the low lights of this overpriced hotel. Maybe I was just spoilt by staying in PI hotels on my other stop offs. None of the staff seemed to care that the hotel was poor. The hi-light of the weekend was a visit to the bar, to be greeted by the poor young lady who seemed to be running it in her own, for her to tell us that there was no point in us coming in as she'd run out of everything! I won't be back!

Hotel good, breakfast very good, restaurant menu very good .