Macdonald Bear Hotel

7.9

Very good(1,683 Reviews)

Hotel in West Oxfordshire District

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

Includes essentialsPets allowed, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more

About this hotel

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

Amenities

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Family friendly

Map of West Oxfordshire District

Nearby attractions

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

12.1 mi

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

22 mi

Stratford Butterfly Farm

44.8 mi

National Trust - Stowe

30.8 mi

Available Rooms

Standard King Room

1 King • 226 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Feature Double Room

1 Double • 279 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room

1 Double • 269 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Double Room

1 Double • 258 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Feature Suite

1 Double • 344 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

$$$$

Macdonald Bear Hotel

$$$$

7.9

Very good(1,683 Reviews)

Hotel in West Oxfordshire District

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

Includes essentialsPets allowed, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more

About this hotel

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

Amenities

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Wheelchair accessible

Family friendly

Map of West Oxfordshire District

Nearby attractions

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

12.1 mi

Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens

22 mi

Stratford Butterfly Farm

44.8 mi

National Trust - Stowe

30.8 mi

Available Rooms

Standard King Room

1 King • 226 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Feature Double Room

1 Double • 279 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room

1 Double • 269 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Double Room

1 Double • 258 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Feature Suite

1 Double • 344 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

7.9

Very good(1,683 Reviews)

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8.0

Dec 2024

A relaxed and comfortable stay which was assisted by the staff and excellent location and car parkin

The room was lovely, housed away from the main building. Cosy and clean and with easy access to the car. Car park a bonus in Woodstock. Staff friendly and professional. Location excellent for visiting Blenheim Palace.

Not a big issue but the WiFi didn't work at times, in the evening. Apparently a problem with the signal related to the area as came across it in the accommodation we stayed in the previous night. Would help to flag that up in case anyone relying on it but we weren't.

10.0

Jun 2024

Olde world accommodation with modern luxury.

Fabulous hotel. Lovely Staff. Great location.

Nothing really

6.0

Jun 2024

Expensive for what you get

Perfect location for Blenheim Palace.

Sadly the cooked breakfast was bland (apart from the black pudding) and the coffee served was watery and tasteless. Variations on the menu cost an additional £5 surcharge to the existing breakfast charge. It is an old building and unfortunately that meant that the pipes were knocking all through the night.

7.0

Jun 2024

Ideal, but pricey, for visiting Blenheim Palace

This hotel is ideally located for visiting Blenheim Palace, a short walk away.

I think the bedroom was overpriced, I'm not sure if it was because of the events taking place at Blenheim that might have racked up the rate, but I felt it wasn't value for money.

7.0

Jun 2024

A nice hotel in a lovely village. Good stopover

Great location and nice historic building

The room was a bit shabby. Blind very tatty and windows didn’t close properly

10.0

May 2024

Excellent once again

I loved the location being so close to the Palace and the village is beautiful

8.0

May 2024

This is a very comfortable, friendly and safe hotel for solo traveller!

I loved everything about this hotel - it's oldy world, lovely location in heart of Woodstock, and very near Blenheim Palace. I loved staff - Receptionist who checked me in was very kind to me and gave me lots of local information. Room lovely and bed / linen very comfortable, bathroom spotless with lovely Elemis toiletries! Breakfast delicious and staff/service excellent

I couldn't fault this hotel - I really enjoyed my stay at this hotel

9.0

May 2024

Really enjoyed our stay

Character old England

Had to wait over 45 mins to get breakfast in the restaurant. Several complained

8.0

Apr 2024

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and visit to Blenheim Palace.

Super staff. Nothing too much trouble. Lovely area.

Dinner menu a little sparse on choice and quite expensive.

10.0

Apr 2024

Great location, lovely old building with an historic vibe.really good price, parking my wife’s mini between a Bentley an

Great location, easy parking. Lovely old building.

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3.0

Apr 2024

Nice hotel, but not if you are a wheelchair user.

The building is attractive and well-placed in this pleasant small town

I booked a wheelchair accessible room. It was only accessible in the sense that I could access it. The bathroom was set up with a bath-tub, wholly useless for a paraplegic. This tub meant that the loo was hard to access, requiring a hard and dangerous to perform 180 degree turn on transferring from the wheelchair to the loo seat. Overall the staff were pleasant and helpful, but one male member of staff was verging on the rude - needing ordering to help my partner with the luggage in the rain, sneeringly repeating a question she asked (English is not her first language). He's in the wrong job.

3.0

Apr 2024

Stunning hotel, grumpy staff, poor quality service and food.

The location and setting is beautiful. The hotel is stunning. The bar is well stocked and spaces but devoid of life.

The staff (with the exception of reception) are rude.This really spoiled the stay, and I was looking forward to it.

6.0

Apr 2024

Standards have dropped significantly since many past visits. I will not be booking in again.

The cleaning staff - Very helpful and pleasant

They did not appear to do cake and pot of tea anymore and when I asked reception, thinking perhaps the person I asked didn't understand me she didn't know whether they did or not! Breakfast had a few unpleasant surprises such as potato scone actually being a hash brown, my breakfast being forgotten once and on another occasion came with extra things I didn't ask for or want. The young newish breakfast waiter was very nice but had t keep apolgising to guests for this and that.

9.0

Dec 2023

Great location

The location was excellent to explore Woodstock.

The bar area was very small with no tables available for s drink on my arrival. Tiny bathroom and cramped shower.

10.0

Dec 2023

Very good 👍

Beautiful hotel, the receptionist and porter couldn’t do enough for us. Extremely helpful and efficient, highly recommend and would come back.

Nothing

10.0

Dec 2023

Brilliant!

Our stay was possibly the best we've ever had.. The room was exceptional.. The staff were lovely helpful and so friendly.. We will 100% be back!

Could not fault this place in any way

10.0

Nov 2023

Wonderful old hotel,, in a beautiful village on the edge of the Cotswolds

Great location and brilliant service.

8.0

Aug 2023

a nice break

quirky , old history

stairs

7.0

Aug 2023

Great location but expensive

Great location for Blenheim

Expensive, and slow service at the bar and breakfast

7.0

Aug 2023

Good

Great location.

The food was ok and there were only two staff working the evening/night shift.

6.0

Aug 2023

Lovely location but the hotel needs to regain its former high quality.

We love staying in Woodstock and have stayed at The Bear many times over the years . We now choose to stay in a suite as we love the space and effectively having a cottage within the hotel.

Customer service is poor. At dinner it was slow and inattentive. The room had a stained carpet. We stayed two nights and simple things like water and toilet rolls were not replenished for our second night. Receptionist did provide one when requested. The quality of the food has gone downhill. I chose to have their full English at breakfast as I did not see why I should have to pay a supplement to have something like Eggs Benedict . I regretted this decision due to the hard sausages and half cooked bacon. Dinner was expensive for the quality.

7.0

Aug 2023

Good overall experience that could have been enhanced by more staff and reasonably priced drinks.

Excellent location 5 minute walk to Blenheim Place gate Woodstock lovely town . Had breakfast in the room very good although some items on the menu missing. Hotel lovely however they seemed to be very under staffed several times had to wait 20 minutes to get a drink in the bar. The staff mon duty were great just not enough of them for the size of the hotel and amount of guests. Bar food menu excellent tasty and fairly priced.

Lack of staff. Drinks over priced. Tried ordering bottle of wine from the wine list twice told had run out.

3.0

Aug 2023

Not going back

Breakfast was £26 per person - not the £18 as advertised when booked - stupid expensive

Not paying for a hotel car park

3.0

Jul 2023

Poor

The location

The breakfast was dreadful we arrived at breakfast at 9.40 and it finished at 10.00am - we were told that the fruit bowl could not be filled properly as it was it was nearing end of service - then at 9.45 the allergens table flakes and dried fruit was removed, Service did not stop until 10am Then I had Burnt mushrooms overdone bacon and a dry burnt sausage had to send it all back but the second one was dreadful- bacon nearly raw this time. There was only sourdough bread which was soggy Staff did not believe we had paid for breakfast within the Booking.com package and we had to get Booking.com to phone hotel

7.0

Jul 2023

Good

Location was perfect, with plenty of shops, pubs and restaurants on the doorstep. Room was large and well appointed. Breakfast was good, with lots of choice. Parking was very handy as Woodstock isn't an easy place to park when busy.

Restaurant/Bar it's quite drab and in need of a face lift. Felt very tired. Bar area was not inviting at all. Creaky floor in the room above meant we had disturbed sleep.

5.0

Jul 2023

I wouldn’t stay there again and if asked, I wouldn’t recommend it either.

I came here for a wedding so the location was perfect for being with other wedding guests and for being picked up.

I finally got the key to my room at 1645. There was no complimentary drink or anything offered while I waited. The staff seemed overwhelmed and not happy. Housekeeping came to my room the following evening at 1830 so I just asked for a fresh towel instead. The room (although charming) was dark and this made it difficult to get ready for the wedding.

9.0

Jun 2023

Enjoyed our stay would recommend to others and will be back again

Beautiful setting and close to Blenheim Palace The staff and service was excellent and room was clean and comfortable

7.0

Jun 2023

Lovely comfortable and clean room

We didn’t have breakfast. Up early and back on the road for home. Stopped later for some breakfast

The food menu was a bit pricey and the parking charge was not good

7.0

Jun 2023

Nice hotel, lovely room, but expensive

Nice hotel, very historic. Lovely room. Nice food.

The wifi didn't work well. We had to pay for the car parking, which as it was the hotel car park seemed a little greedy, considering we paid a lot for the room.

8.0

May 2023

A thoroughly good time in a lovely small town.

Everything was fine, absolutely no complaints, they even upgraded us.

The sausage, you needed a chainsaw to cut it!

5.0

May 2023

Passable

the location was great and the hotel was full of character

some of the staff were quite rude, the restaurant for both dinner and breakfast was over priced and not very tasty. when breakfast is included on your room rate you don’t expect a £6 supplement to have avocado and toast!!!

6.0

May 2023

it was a pleasant enough stay , enhanced hugely by its location

location , in the centre of Woodstock

it felt tired and in need of some decoration in areas

9.0

May 2023

Superb

The evening meal was superb can't fault anything hotel very clean and inviting .

Telling you before hand about paying for parking thought it would be in with the price also maid in morning coming to clean room didn't know you had to pay for that I know for next time

6.0

May 2023

Could have been so much better - standards need reviewing and give better waiter training

The receptionist was very helpful.

However the bar staff were unhelpful had the kitchen had literally no food to offer for dinner on a Sunday night at 7pm - in spite of a reasonably decent menu. The breakfast staff were really unfriendly and it took over 45 minutes to serve their breakfast of bacon and eggs - which made me very late. The bath surroundings had black mould.

6.0

May 2023

Overall breakfast was not a good experience

Room was nice - receptionist nice. great location

Room above -floor creaked and one night the noise was terrible as footsteps walked across loudly. Breakfast was disappointing- poor quality sausage - not cooked through - waited 40 min staff at breakfast miserable and led by a not very nice man who reprimanded one of the staff across the dining room

8.0

May 2023

great food and location been many times before in need of face lift

been before

needs tlc now dated

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in West Oxfordshire District?

The average price for a rental in West Oxfordshire District is $272 per night. This rental is $22 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an 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?

Yes! This hotel is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at Macdonald Bear Hotel?

We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes pets allowed, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, parking, and laundry.

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Macdonald Bear Hotel

Hotel in West Oxfordshire District

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of West Oxfordshire District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard King Room

Feature Double Room

Standard Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

Feature Suite

Macdonald Bear Hotel

Hotel in West Oxfordshire District

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of West Oxfordshire District

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard King Room

Feature Double Room

Standard Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

Feature Suite

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in West Oxfordshire District?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Macdonald Bear Hotel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Macdonald Bear Hotel?

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