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Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton

5.0 star property

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Front of property
Decadent
Bar (on property)
Garden
Shower, designer toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

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Bear Lane, Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, Oxford, England, OX44 7UR
  • University of Oxford
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Christ Church College
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Oxford University Museum of Natural History
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Oxford (OXF)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

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Cosy

Cosy

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Boujee

Boujee

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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The Garden House

The Garden House

  • Sleeps 10
  • 4 King Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Snug

Snug

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Decadent

Decadent

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Oxford

With a stay at Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton in Oxford, you'll be 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Christ Church College and 7.8 mi (12.5 km) from University of Oxford. .This luxury hotel is 8.3 mi (13.4 km) from Pitts Rivers Museum and 8.3 mi (13.4 km) from Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

What's nearby

  • Kassam Stadium - 9 min drive - 8.6 km
  • University of Oxford - 15 min drive - 12.6 km
  • Christ Church College - 17 min drive - 12.5 km
  • Ashmolean Museum - 17 min drive - 16.2 km
  • Oxford University Museum of Natural History - 19 min drive - 13.5 km

Getting around

  • Abingdon Culham Station - 9 min drive
  • Oxford (OXF) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Blackbird - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Red Lion - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Chequers at Burcot - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton

Adults-only hotel with 2 restaurants and spa services
Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton offers 23 air-conditioned accommodations with bathrobes and designer toiletries. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include Thai massages and massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 23 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy British cuisine at English Restaurant, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
English Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Thai Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Thai cuisine. Open daily.
Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Romanian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM–10:30 AM on weekends: GBP 3-20 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • English Restaurant
  • Thai Restaurant
  • Bar

Things to do

  • Spa services

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage - Thai

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • 5 bathrooms
  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LCD TV
  • Satellite channels

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 18 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 150 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately GBP 3 to 20 per person

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 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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Crazy Bear House Oxford
Crazy Bear Oxford
Crazy Bear Guesthouse Oxford
Crazy Bear Guesthouse
Crazy Bear
Crazy Bear Hotel Stadhampton
Crazy Bear Stadhampton Oxford
Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton Hotel
Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton Oxford
Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton Hotel Oxford

Crazy Bear Hotel-Stadhampton Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 170 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 170 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 170 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 170 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 170 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Gemma

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Won’t be back I’m afraid
Room was covered in cobwebs, had toe nail clippings on the carpet and someone else’s dirty sock by the bed. The room needed a good clean. Really disappointing for the price and the room was the decadence suite so not a cheap one. Wouldn't stay again, cleanliness is a non negotiable for me.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Poor service, no staff
Supposed to be a bit special and luxery. Very disappointed woth service and a real let down compared to becconsfield. Only thai reseruant open with no prior notice of other closures. Sat around in resteraunt for 15 mins then had to walk round to fins someone to serve us, same detial at breakfast no staff anywhere. This was amplified again at checkout, no one in reception(bus) had to walka round to fins staff, girl eventually came but couldt work till so messed around for another 15 mins, no applogies given. Nice hotel, very poor service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

moazma

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
We had the tiniest room (Snug) for the price we paid i really expected more. The decor needed upgrading, filthy carpets, wall paper peeling off probably due to the fact the bathroom steaming up as it had no windows. Windows in bedroom not even double glazed. Shower had no door so water went everywhere. Food was also extortionate. Outside decor was lovely, staff really friendly. Paying the price i did, id rather stay at a hilton
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sana

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

6/10 Okay

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation good
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Shriya

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Damp and uncomfortable
We arrived and there was no one in the reception area so we were walking around till we could find someone, our room had a horrible smell of damp and big brown water stains on the velvet ceiling I’m assuming from a leak the area by the radiator smelt rotten, the bed was very uncomfortable and a lot of things in the room have seen better days. Otherwise it’s fine, I’m sure the room would have been lovely when it first opened by in need of a deep clean, refurb and the damp smell.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kara

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Hayley

Liked: Staff & service
It was ok only pub to get warm in, as it was all out door seats, not much starf about to light out door heating, its was ok i give it 6 out of 10 food was good give tgat 10 out if 10 room a bit over pride
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay. Unusual rooms which we really liked. Bed was very comfy. Only criticism, if it is one, is the mood lighting was very affective but could do with brighter light for getting ready. Hope to come back soon
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

charles

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff who went out of their way to ensure we were well looked after. Very friendly and professional. Thai food was exceptionally good and very authentic. Other clients tended to be nouveau riche underclass - noisy and uncouth. Farm shop is a must to visit.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Alvina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were amazing ; the food oh my gosh!!! 10/10. Will definitely be back . Thank you x
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing stay, amazing room and amazing customer service from checking in, to the bar and restaurant. Thank you :)
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neema

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely night and thanks to the manager who let us stay at Beaconfield as I had booked at Stadhampton and my husband put the wrong postcode. Thanks for accommodating us, while we were on our way to my graduation at Henley. I wish we had more time to enjoy the pool, though. Lovely place and also nice pleasant places across the streets to eat and drink. Definitely recommend Crazy bear hotels.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica, Las Vegas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is absolutely a hidden gem!!! My husband and I absolutely loved the decor and everything the property offered. We stayed in a suite that screamed vampire vibes, which we TOTALLY love!!! We also had dinner and breakfast on property. The blackened cod with asparagus was perfect and my husband had the pad Thai, which he also raved about. Breakfast was also exquisite! The staff was super friendly and the manager was so personable. We can’t wait to stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quirky, high end, different, needs some changes
Really quirky hotel, very different. I was aware of the Crazy Bear near Beaconsfield, but didn't realise there was one in Stadhampton until I looked for accommodation near Thame. Loved the theme of the hotel, and the 'snug' room came within budget for a business stay. They were suffering from flooding in the main restaurant due to the recent bad weather so only the Thai restaurant was open, but the food was excellent although a little expensive for business expenses! Would suggest lowering room and food prices a little to accommodate business users a little during the working week? The room could do with a little maintenance as some elements were a bit tired. Body wash in shower was empty. Would have liked a kettle for tea making as the coffee machine didn't work properly. Lack of sockets in room for phone charging. No bedside lights, only main room lights. Bed was VERY comfy and room quiet so no complaints there. Liked the branded dressing gowns in the wardrobe! Overall enjoyed my stay though
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Krissy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was beautiful and I had a memorable stay. Staff were welcoming and the venue had a nice atmosphere. The only negative was the shower hose was difficult to adjust and could do with a refurbish.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Graham

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
This was our second stay, the previous one being around 5 years ago. It was a convenient location for a night before our daughter’s graduation in Oxford. The deals on offer also made it one of the best value hotels in the region. The wacky and fun theme of Crazy Bear is fun for a short stay, though some of the carpets are looking tired in places. We chose to eat out but did return for a nightcap in the bar. This was a rather disappointing experience, the prices were high at £11 each for an Irish coffee and a Baileys coffee, both were served in dumpy glasses rather than the usual and were tepid rather than hot. We were almost the only guests present so the atmosphere was not great despite all the attractive surroundings and lighting . When we checked out we weren't even asked if we had a nice stay. I’m sure the Crazy Bear thrives on event nights but in between it is rather too quiet and I can’t help thinking that some changes to draw locals in would help.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First of all... THE FOOD WAS AMAZING!!!!! Rooms are very quirky but fun. Bar area is nice but as mentioned he food (Thai) was amazing. Beautifully cooked. Staff were great too.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
A lot of hot air which failed to get off the groud
Having high expectation for our first visit, was rather excited at the prospect of a night at the establishment. Parking was amply and check in was rather pain free, They do take a £150 deposit for incidentals, not an issue. Entering the room from a rather steep and narrow staircase with uneven floor, the initial impression of one the room had been shoe horned into a corner at the top of the building. I appreciate the room was the Snug type (only one available) but it really was a shoebox of a room, no where to sit and relax other than on the bed, extremely cramped when getting changed, but what made it worse was the lack of working air conditioning, extremely humid room and no one to cool down. Reports to reception were greeted with it takes 10 minutes to activate the air con, never heard so much tripe in all my life. Simply a tactic to not take the issue seriously. Having claimed to have visited the room we were reassured all was not operating. Sorry, absolute no difference, it seemed any further interaction with reception would result in similar ineffective results and would put a further damper on our stay. So we simply pretended the room was a Sauna !! The Thai restaurant, service was good but the food was immediately forgotten, extremely overpriced, lacking in taste and quality ingredients Oddlyly enough when checking out the £150 previously taken was not to be utilised to take off the bill, this was paid separately and the £150 to be returned several days
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Phil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
First appearances, very quirky, and eclectic decor which was just great. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The Thai based evening dinner selection was just fantastic. My only crisisisms were some of the outdoor spaces were a bit tired and used glasswear etc was not cleared from some of garden seating areas in a timely mannar, making the area unappealing. Having said that, on departure, the manager was more than helpful and seemed genuinly interested in our comments, with a keeness to make a difference and put things right.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Kulpreet

Liked: Staff & service
My room was tiny, which is fine, but the decor could only be described as fevered dream in a Travelodge. Moreover the only plug point in the room, which was across the room, was obstructed so I could not plug in an Apple charger. It is inexcusable to not have proper plug points in 2024, I had to connect to a plug point outside the room. The service over dinner was excellent, the two young ladies were very responsive to our needs. The checkout procedure was strange to say the least. Apparently a forensic audit of the room is needed in order that your deposit is released. The reception staff is surly, the decor looks like the chic was forgotten in the design brief of shabby chic, the food is average, the only bright spots are a decent wine list and great dinner service. Definitely not worth the price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024