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Macdonald Bear Hotel

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7.9Good

(1,632 Ratings)

"We enjoyed the room, the breakfast buffet was excellent. The location was wonderful."

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7.9 / 10.0

Good(1,632 Ratings)

Hotel in West Oxfordshire District

4-Star Hotel

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Includes essentialsFree WiFi/internet, Bar, Balcony/Terrace and more

About this hotel

In picturesque Woodstock, just 20 minutes’ drive from Oxford center, Macdonald Bear Hotel offers a restaurant. Set in a 13th-century inn, the rooms have period features.

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Map of West Oxfordshire District

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Nearby attractions

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

Stratford Butterfly Farm

National Trust - Stowe

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7.9Good

(1,632 Ratings)

"We enjoyed the room, the breakfast buffet was excellent. The location was wonderful."

Verified guest

Don't miss out! Price and availability may change

$$$$

7.9 / 10.0

Good(1,632 Ratings)

Hotel in West Oxfordshire District

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Top-tier experienceA high end property in this area

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

Includes essentialsFree WiFi/internet, Bar, Balcony/Terrace and more

Map of West Oxfordshire District

city location on map

Nearby attractions

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

Stratford Butterfly Farm

National Trust - Stowe

Available Rooms

About this hotel

In picturesque Woodstock, just 20 minutes’ drive from Oxford center, Macdonald Bear Hotel offers a restaurant. Set in a 13th-century inn, the rooms have period features.

Amenities

Business facilities

Things to know

Additional fees to expect

Cleaning & other feesWe include all stay related fees in the Cleaning Fee line, which may include cleaning, property manager, resort, tourism and other stay related fees. All Booking.com properties are professionally cleaned after each stay.

Booking feeNo booking fees, easy credit card payments.

Service feeThis helps Booking.com provide a safer and more secure booking experience.

TaxesTaxes on accommodation such as Occupancy Tax, VAT, or GST. May also include tourism fees.

Customer support

Customer support is handled by our partner Booking.com

Ratings and reviews

7.9 / 10.0

Good(1,632 Ratings)

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9.0 / 10.0

Really enjoyable stay

staff great, cleanliness very good.

Have decent coffee available at breakfast rather than just peculated

8.0 / 10.0

Really enjoyed our short stay

Room 17 was excellent Staff all very good Drinks good but pricey Had evening meal food good

Drinks a bit expensive but it is a hotel

7.0 / 10.0

Great place for visiting Blenheim and Oxford and a lovely town

Great location and characterful property

The service at breakfast was awful - waited and waited to have order taken then had to chase - they were very inflexible when we said we’d have to cancel a nights stay down from two nights to one so had to pay for both but that’s not their fault that we had a change of circumstances

8.0 / 10.0

We enjoyed our stay, we love old buildings so felt very at home.

Very central to centre of Woodstock. Room clean, fridge and coffee machine in the room.

The two sash windows in the room were not clean, residue of stickers on the glass and as we opened the windows all the time we were there the window sills very dirty too. I did inform the lady on the reception when we left/checked out so they are aware of this so will hopefully have this cleaning completed for the next guests. Menu choice very limited for a 4* hotel.

8.0 / 10.0

Lovely central character hotel. Spacious, cosy rooms and friendly staff

Super location right in the town centre. Plenty of parking and reasonable at £5 for 24 hours. Nice Old Worlde hotel. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. Room was a good size, very clean, comfortable and warm. Lovely big bathroom with good toiletries & robes. Evening meal was tasty and a good selection on the menu. There was a little disruption outside the bar - no fault of the hotel - and quickly over but the manager offered us free drinks straight away to compensate which we thought was a nice touch

Although the bedroom was warm and cosy the bar and restaurant area were really cold. The barman told us that they usually have an open fire but that they had run out of wood! It did spoil our enjoyment of those areas a little and made us decide to skip dessert! I would prefer a phone in the room - when we realised there was only one Breakfast tea bag and two milks you couldn't call housekeeping or reception. I tried ringing the hotel on my mobile but no answer so in the end my friend had to go down in her robe and slippers to reception - not ideal.

8.0 / 10.0

Nice bed very comfortable.,lots of space

Breakfast okay poor fruit salad.

Bathroom toilet seat coming apart ,loose floor tiles close to toilet

6.0 / 10.0

Good value stay for visiting Blenheim Palace.

Proximity to Blenheim Palace. Comfortable bed. Elemis toiletries. Housekeeping.

The room was cold. No central heating but provided with three electric heaters. The bathroom was very cold. Waiting staff in the dining room did not appear to enjoy their work.

10.0 / 10.0

Our stay was very enjoyable, we would stay here again.

We enjoyed the room, the breakfast buffet was excellent. The location was wonderful.

We arrived midafternoon, too late for lunch. It would have been nice to have soup of sandwiches available in the bar area.

7.0 / 10.0

Nice, Great to welcome our dog.

Friendly helpful staff. Great location. Dog friendly.

Bar was cold despite a log fire that wasn't throwing out much heat. No curtains added to the cold atmosphere in the bar. Our room was on the small side.

8.0 / 10.0

Nice relaxing stay .

Friendly , helpful staff. Fab log fire. Super comfy bed. Good car parking facilities .

Cobwebs in the room and dust on base of lamp . For the money could be a bit cleaner , but would stay again . Overall good experience .

8.0 / 10.0

Always reliable a favourite place

Always a great experience so historic with comfortable well equipped rooms and good service

Booking.com advertise a £30 dinner menu but they no longer do this as an add on to the B&B

4.0 / 10.0

Used to be so much better. But good value.

It was a pleasant place to stay. Inexpensive.

It's a shame. Used to be a great place. Clearly increased costs have put them on a back foot. Staff all good but atmosphere is lacking and food quality not great. Breakfast was substandard and not offered toast or add ons. Was told I could have coffee but a cappuccino would be an extra £4. Turned up and was milky coffee. Dinner was better but bar feels like a waiting room.

8.0 / 10.0

Lovely spot forcexploringvthexzrea.

Location Staff Character

Toilet flush broken

3.0 / 10.0

after waiting so long to go ...what a dissapointment

room was nice as expected from the chain with the old world charm..but the bathroom could have done with a massive deep clean

The whole hotel was really really cold

9.0 / 10.0

Always a lovely stay at The Bear

Beautiful old building in the heart of Woodstock.

Could do with some more vegetarian options at breakfast.

9.0 / 10.0

The best location possible

It’s old features

Having to go outside to reception

7.0 / 10.0

We mostly enjoyed our stay but we wouldn’t return.

Location great, good size rooms and the building has lots of character!

Bathrooms and shared spaces are tired. The bar & restaurant appear to lack effort - probably explaining why they’re quiet in the evenings. Staff friendly but breakfast was a let down: - service wasn’t great - first day we were offered the full breakfast menu for cooked food. The following day, we ordered the same, then after chasing up the food we were told it was buffet only where the ‘hot’ food was warm at best. Just all a bit odd!

10.0 / 10.0

A good choice to stay in Woodstock.

An excellent location to spend New Year’s celebrations with brilliant food and excellent service,

Nothing to say!

8.0 / 10.0

Comfortable nice hotel

Check in was great with a lovely helpful receptionist. We stayed in a King Size room in the courtyard # 5 which was nice, comfortable and large with a sofa - the bed was very comfortable. Coffee & nice toiletries, iron all included. Breakfast was basic but nice with good quality products

Bar area not very nice with a poor choice of drinks - I guess with all the really lovely pubs/bars on the doorstep they can’t compete. Again the restaurant wasn’t very inspiring, so would not have chosen to eat dinner

5.0 / 10.0

A little surprised!

The location and it was traditional

£193 standard room didn’t provide a bottle of water. The staff were not as welcoming as they could be. Breakfast was an extra £18 each - they waited for you to go to the buffet before they offered a cooked breakfast. Request a cafetière of coffee - otherwise it comes from a flask and is not very nice. If you request a cappuccino you pay extra! From a brand that’s got a good reputation - although it was nice I felt it didn’t offer value for money.

5.0 / 10.0

Perfect location but please train the bar & restaurant teams!!

Gorgeous building; great location; excellent reception staff; lovely room; good parking facilities and dog friendly.

Very poor standard of bar and restaurant staff - probably not their fault as they clearly had absolutely no training ; very disappointing breakfast quality & choices.

8.0 / 10.0

Beautiful, cozy, and comfortable

Staying here is an annual event for me between Christmas and New Year. Even though the place has been getting tired looking, and I have been disappointed. However, this year it was beautiful. I do not know if I was just lucky with the room they gave me, but it was clean and comfortable and beautiful. perhaps the whole place is gradually being done up again.

Slightly wonky bed.

10.0 / 10.0

Only place to stay I.

Nice and cozy great bedroom Loved the breakfast and dinner front desk person was beautiful and classy. Great location Only problem is I left my computer adaptors. Sad

We loooove the whole experience

9.0 / 10.0

A very comfortable stay in a great location.

Perfect location, lovely history, comfortable.

6.0 / 10.0

Hotel a bit tired but a pleasant enough stay apart from the unfortunate evening event

Location was good

After being upgraded to a suite the room upstairs had children in that seemed like were jumping off the bed at 10pm at night. Hotel did nothing until we went downstairs and complained. I appreciate old building but it was like thunder on the ceiling to the point I thought the chandelier was going to come down !!!

8.0 / 10.0

A large hotel with character, in a great location for visiting Blenheim Palace.

Our room was clean and spacious. We enjoyed our breakfast, and there was a wide choice of foods on offer. The location was excellent for visiting Blenheim Palace.

My daughter and I both felt cold during the night, which affected our sleep.

9.0 / 10.0

Looking forward to staying at the Bear again!

I had a large comfortable room with a beautiful four poster bed on the ground floor. My suitcase was very heavy and the staff accommodated me by changing my room from a first floor room, which would have required ascending stairs, to a ground floor room. I was very grateful and pleased with their service.

The hearing worked fine, it was just a little noisy.

8.0 / 10.0

Bear-ly a thing to complain about

Lovely location and very comfortable breakfast was nice

8.0 / 10.0

Perfect location to visit Blenheim Palace on foot. Woodstock village is very charming also.

Location Excellent. Staff fine. Parking good

Dinner menu choices limited. Food quality and service was good but overall price was quite expensive for the type of menu offered.

8.0 / 10.0

Perfect location for Blenheim Palace

Location .

Service at breakfast wasn’t great. They was too busy and not enough staff.

8.0 / 10.0

Lovely & cosy overnight stay

Location excellent Didn't have breakfast too expensive

In the room no night light on right side of bed so had to have main light on

4.0 / 10.0

Night away to visiting the area.

Comfortable bed, parking available

Being woken up at 7.10 to ask what time I'm likely to leave. Could I contact reception to let them know. Breakfast was included in the stay available until 11am Check out time 11 am The entrance to the room was. Less than satisfaction See photos

8.0 / 10.0

Very comfortable and hood value

Breakfast was very good, overall it was very good value. A shame there were heavy footed people in the room above mine (3) which woke me before 7am and continued until I went for breakfast at 9. What were they doing??

Room 3 is a little dark, only two ceiling spots in the room

8.0 / 10.0

Good for a two night stay !!

The room was a little tired and could do with a bit of upgrading ,the floor creaked every step you made ,i realise this is an old coaching house and have taken that into consideration ,to make a hot drink was a performance in itself as there was no plugs near the kettle and used one by the dressing table ,for 2 nights it was bearable ,the breakfast was sufficient .I did like the fact it was close to Blenheim Palace which is very good .

The coffee served with breakfast was not very nice as i do not drink coffee this is my wife's opinion ,as i previously said could do with an upgrade to the room we were in .

7.0 / 10.0

We are regulars to the area

Location

Room

9.0 / 10.0

Relaxed, comfy much needed break.

Staff were all really friendly and service was great. Nice room and very comfy. Food was very good.

9.0 / 10.0

enjoyable and will definitely return

Room was good, 4 poster bed, breakfast very tasty. location was very central with excellent pubs all within a short walk. Blenheim Palace 10 minute walk.

10.0 / 10.0

Beautiful, olde England building

Everything

There was nothing not to like.

7.0 / 10.0

For the money we paid not great

Comfortable beds, when asked for anything accommodated, pillows, towels, bath gel 👍

Not enough staff at breakfast, food wasn’t great , ordered Panini for lunch it was a bread roll supposed to be feta cheese it was a bit of grated cheese

3.0 / 10.0

Good location. Historic appeal. Overpriced and uncomfortable.

Great location

rooms were too cold. We told reception twice and they came and adjusted the aged air con but it made no difference. The serving staff either didn’t know what they were doing or were grumpy.

FAQs

Is parking included with this hotel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Macdonald Bear Hotel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Macdonald Bear Hotel pet friendly?

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