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Facilities
Property facilities
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WiFi available
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Free WiFi
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Parking
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Non-smoking rooms
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24-hour front desk
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Restaurant
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Room service
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Heating
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Terrace
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Family rooms
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Pets allowed
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Laundry
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Luggage storage
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Express check-in/check-out
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Safety deposit box
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Bar
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Fax/photocopying
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Facilities for disabled guests
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Meeting/banquet facilities
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Breakfast in the room
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Packed lunches
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Non-smoking throughout
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Private parking
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Daily housekeeping
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Designated smoking area
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Shared lounge/TV area
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Board games/puzzles
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Special diet menus - on request
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Kid meals
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Snack bar
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Outdoor furniture
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Wine/champagne
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Fruits
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Pet bowls
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Staff adhere to local safety protocols
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Laundry washed per local authority guidelines
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Guest rooms disinfected between stays
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Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
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Physical distancing rules followed
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Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
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Cashless payment available
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Fire extinguishers
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First aid kit available
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Sanitized tableware & silverware
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Invoice provided
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Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
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Smoke alarms
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Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
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Guest room sealed after cleaning
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Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
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Physical distancing in dining areas
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Food delivered to guest room
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CCTV outside property
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CCTV in common areas
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24-hour security
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Delivered food - securely covered
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Security alarm
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Key card access
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Property Description
Historic Charm and Celebrity Glamour
Luxurious Accommodations
The Macdonald Bear Hotel offers traditional bedrooms that have housed royals and film stars, boasting en suite bathrooms, satellite TVs, and mini bars. Each room features antique furniture and WiFi access, ensuring a comfortable stay.
Gourmet Dining and Cozy Atmosphere
Indulge in the atmospheric restaurant's innovative British menu, surrounded by bare stone walls, open fires, and exposed beams. The bar offers a selection of fine wines, malt whiskies, and real ales, along with light lunches and snacks.
Scenic Surroundings and Nearby Attractions
Situated just a mile from Blenheim Palace, the hotel is nestled in Oxfordshire's stunning countryside. Guests can enjoy a round of golf at Kirtlington Golf Club or explore The Wychwood Project, both just a short drive away.
Experience luxury and history at Macdonald Bear Hotel – book your stay now!
The credit/debit card used to book a pre-paid rate must be presented to reception on arrival at the hotel. Please note that failure to do so will result in an alternative payment method being required.
Please note, some of the rooms and facilities at the property are accessed via uneven steps, which may not be suitable for those with reduced mobility.
Pets are welcome for an additional charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night.
Please note that guests on a Dinner, Bed and Breakfast package will have a GBP 30 per person allowance to spend on food only.
Any additional supplements should you go over the £30.00 per person dinner allocation, and any drinks are to be paid for separately.
Please note that the hotel doesn't accept any cash payments
When booking 7 rooms or more, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Please be aware that a limited parking is available onsite, charged at £5 per day.
A deposit may be required at the property.
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Guest Reviews
Beautiful Hotel, and staff could not have been more helpful, offering to make us a sandwich because we needed to leave before breakfast. Outstanding service.
First world problem, but no draught ale in the bar, with so many great local breweries this was disappointing. We went to the pub instead of staying in the lovely hotel bar.
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Staff. Poor quality food. Obviously running it very cheap labour and quality food
Gorgeous setting and lovely size room. Friendly reception staff
The breakfast was a bit plain and limited choice
Staff miserable and rude .poor food breakfast of avocado and eggs was revolting.
Friendly staff and quicker service. Waited ages for breakfast order.
Location and look of the hotel is beautiful
Rooms were very dirty. Mirror and tv smeared with grubby fingerprints. Shower screen seal covered in pink mould and grime. Bath very dirty. Dust and cobwebs all over ceiling, beams, behind doors, and bathroom ceiling fan. Glass table tops covered in fingerprints. Leatherette covering on headboard and armchairs worn off, torn and tattered. Bedroom carpet stained.
Bedding, toilet and sink were the only things clean.
Location excellent
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Breakfast
Building needs refurbishing
Heritage and the room itself was fantastic The cleanliness of the room and facilities in the room were fabulous. The room service each day was perfect. The reception staff went out of their way to be lovely.
The afternoon tea was appalling. There was no dinner or lunch service breakfast was by far the worst I’ve ever had. The outside steps on the handrail to our room was filthy, covered in bird droppings and gravel - the noise of the night time was disturbing
The room was lovely and very spacious. The bed was huge and very comfortable. The location was great and lots to do around it.
We paid extra for the breakfast and it was a big let down for the hotel. 1st morning breakfast was burnt and missing items. 2nd morning asked for scrambled egg on toast and it came without the toast. When I asked where the toast was i was told to go make my own. Staff in the dinning area were a little rude and the wall next to our table was dirty.
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Nothing
The room was good, shower good and general cleanliness was good
The service was pretty dreadful, ended up having an un-necessary argument with the restaurant manager, when my wife checked in she was told no chance of eating in the hotel, fully booked and very short staffed, the upshot was we were flexible in time to eat, we ate at 6pm in the end when the restaurant was empty but the manager still felt he had to confirm the table was to be vacant by 7 which was no problem for us, if that conversation was had at the start the review would have been different but he was too upset they had no staff to be diplomatic, breakfast was a miserable affair, my wife was given the wrong breakfast but accepted it as we could not wait another 30 minutes, other gusets were complaining as well, only one member of staff seemed happy to be there but did not get her name, but she was the youngest member of staff so thank you to her, the rest should ask for the money back from their charm school traing because it obviously didn't work
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Room not cleaned thoroughly.
Reception staff, on arrival, of limited assistance, unable to help with basic enquiries about hotel i.e. room service, carparking
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