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The Bear Hotel

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Garden
Exterior
Apartment, 1 Bedroom
Apartment, 1 Bedroom
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
63 High Street, Cowbridge, Wales, CF71 7AF
  • The Royal Mint Experience
    16 min drive
  • Principality Stadium
    18 min drive
  • Barry Island Beach
    32 min drive
  • Cardiff (CWL-Cardiff Intl.)
    25 min drive

Room options

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

View all photos for Classic Room

Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Classic Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Romantic Double Room

Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Romantic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Executive Double Room

Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Executive Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Twin Room

Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Cowbridge

With a stay at The Bear Hotel in Cowbridge, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Taskforce Paint Ball Games and Beaupre Castle. .This hotel is 12.9 mi (20.7 km) from Principality Stadium and 12.9 mi (20.7 km) from Cardiff Castle.

What's nearby

  • The Royal Mint Experience - 16 min drive - 14.8 km
  • Principality Stadium - 18 min drive - 20.8 km
  • Cardiff Castle - 18 min drive - 20.8 km
  • Cardiff Bay - 19 min drive - 23.6 km
  • Barry Island Beach - 32 min drive - 18.5 km

Getting around

  • Llantwit Major Station - 9 min drive
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 167 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Fox and Hounds - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪1 Town Hall Square - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Blacksmiths Arms - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Bar 44 - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Star Inn - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Bear Hotel

Hotel in Cowbridge with bars and a 24-hour front desk
The Bear Hotel offers 33 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 33 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and electric kettles.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hotel include a television in a common area and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Sellars, a restaurant which specializes in local cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Sellars - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Sellars

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Thursday (3:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 15.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 15.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from Visit Wales.

Property is also known as

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The Bear Hotel Cowbridge
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The Bear Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 122 out of 194 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 194 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 194 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 194 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 194 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

ruth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel , clean, staff friendly and made you welcome, bed comfy ,clean room , would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

The main reason for our stay was to visit friends we have not seen for several years who were only a short walk away from the hotel. The hotel was excellent and can be highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Miss G

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved our stay in this hotel - lovely staff, the room was decorated really nicely and we had an amazing sleep - the bed was soooo comfy!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location
We had a lovely weekend staying at the Bear in Cowbridge. The location is wonderful. The staff are very friendly and helpful and breakfast was nice. We will be staying again this year.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very friendly and comfortable hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sonia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room was above the cube and courtyard which I found noisy at 10.30 at night. I had the windows open for fresh air and to keep cool as the duvet was not a summer one and therefore my sleep was an interrupted sleep. The staff were very attentive and polite.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Dana and Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A charming hotel in the heart of Cowbridge
This is a charming hotel. We were on the third floor in an alcove room. The free breakfast is at their sister restaurant across the street, The Penny Farthing, which was cute and delicious. We were happy with just about everything except that our toilet was leaking across the floor and one of the showers I took was cold. We later found out that there was a problem with the hot water and that they fixed it. The location was great for shopping and walking along the main street in Cowbridge.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the way an obviously old building has been well maintained and added to with an excellent tastefull modern glass annex.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great find
Lovely room. Would definitely come back. Convenient for everything in Cowbridge
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Dave

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor WiFi
Lovely hotel and the town’s high street was a great find. I stayed for business and the hotels Wi-Fi was awful, meaning I couldn’t do the work I’d planned to and the mobile reception in the town was equally bad. So while the location was lovely it was a very frustrating overnight stay!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Adrian

Stayed in the cottage. Beds were atrocious. Springs could be felt right through the mattress. Shocking really. Very pleasant otherwise, but the shoddy beds ruined the experience. I’m not a complainer, but this was unacceptable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend break
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely couple of nights at the Bear Hotel. Room was well appointed and spotlessly clean. Only very slight negative on room, was that on our first night, we could only get luke-warm water from the shower. Ate in the restaurant and meal was good quality overall. Service in restaurant was a little slow and lacking some attention to detail but pleasant all the same. Will happily return to stay here again, and plan to do so.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
FAB
Amazing hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent facilities efficient service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hamish

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location in a nice little town.
Great location in a nice little town. I stayed here on a business trip and managed to do a bit of local sightseeing at the same time. Breakfast at The Penny Farthing across the road was well worth it - set me up for the day!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

JULIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy stay
Really cosy too With lovely features
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024