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Macdonald Bear Hotel
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John
Mature couple
Bury St Edmunds,
United Kingdom
November 8, 2009
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Attentive staff and the quality of the meals Some rooms and furniture needed to be upgraded |
7 |
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Anonymous
Young couple
United Kingdom
October 8, 2009
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Friendly staff, lovely building, comfortable room and very good bathroom. The breakfast was overpriced and there weren't sufficient clean plates set out at the buffet. |
7 |
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Joseph
Solo traveller
london,
United Kingdom
October 6, 2009
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Visited Blenheim palace! Walked around the pretty village of Woodstock. Cream teas are excellent. The food and service were of a very High quality.It was nice to sit by a nice log fire with a bottle of wine for added company!! The only complaint was that the bed where 2 singles put together and described as a double bed! Room was very warm even without heating on.But in the coming winter months that would not be an issue!! |
9.5 |
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Anonymous
With friends
Ukraine
July 29, 2009
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friendly staff. location right in Woodstock and v close to Blenheim Palace surly breakfast maitre. |
9 |
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Michael
Mature couple
LEAMINGTON SPA,
United Kingdom
July 22, 2009
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Friendly staff. Good breakfast. Clean and tidy hotel The loud jet engine type noise of the kitchen fans left on all night. Disturbed night. |
5.5 |
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Anonymous
Group
United Kingdom
July 16, 2009
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NIce ambience. Extortionate prices in the bar. |
7 |
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Catherine
Family with young children
APO,
United States of America
July 9, 2009
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The accomodating staff was wonderful, when staying at a 4 or 5 star hotel, I expect to never hear the word "No". The staff was delighful, relaxed, and friendly. We were traveling with an infant, which can be exhausting, and were offered a larger room with a separate living room to better accomodate our little one and his early bedtime, at no cost to us. It was great to have a glass of wine and relax while the baby slept peacefully. The hotel is very old, which is part of the charm, but the rooms are updated with modern ammenities. The bar and rest area are cozy and nice, and their parking is convenient and free of charge, another plus. I am pretty darn picky, and I thought this place was excellent. |
9.5 |
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Stephen
Group
BRADFORD,
United Kingdom
May 28, 2009
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nothing was to much trouble by any of the very helpfull staff , the food was the highlight of the stay , ideal stop over for shopping at Bicester village |
9.5 |
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Richard
Mature couple
Old Portsmouth,
United Kingdom
May 25, 2009
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Convenient to Blenheim, car-parking good, room & bathroom good size (if a little bland), breakfast staff & food good. Hotel generally attractive but a little up-dating to the "shabby chic" would not go amiss eg. upstairs lounge very boring. Hotel still trading under past good standards - some of these are now missing. Dining as a single person was not a pleasant experience - diningroom staff not welcoming - separated from other diners. £2 charge for using credit card is unbelievable! |
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Linda
Mature couple
EPWORTH,
United Kingdom
May 8, 2009
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Although we only stayed one night at the Bear we found that from arrival to departure the service was excellent. We had a lovely character room at the front of the hotel. We thoroughly enjoyed Dinner in the Restaurant which we felt was excellent value and the breakfast too! Excellent stay |
9.5 |
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Peter
Mature couple
Bournemouth,
United Kingdom
March 28, 2009
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Reception. William, in morning 'tail coat' extremely helpful. Assisted with luggage Bar, restaurant and room on arrival could have been\a couple of degrees warmer |
10 |
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John
Mature couple
Irving,
United States of America
March 21, 2009
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The sense of history in the hotel whilst retaining luxury accomodation was excellent. Rooms were modern whilst retaining the old world charm. limited menu in the restaurant which was expensive. |
8.5 |
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Barbara
Young couple
London,
United Kingdom
March 17, 2009
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Lovely room and friendly staff. |
8.5 |
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David
Mature couple
ipswich,
United Kingdom
January 9, 2009
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Quiet at night,wonderful staff,comfortable room nicely appointed,great location breakfast a little expensive |
9.5 |
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Linda
Mature couple
Eynsham Witney,
United Kingdom
January 2, 2009
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Fantastic room upgraded Was very cold in the room, even with a further portable radiator |
9 |
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William
Mature couple
Liversedge,
United Kingdom
November 29, 2008
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Great surroundings, wonderfull village, very helpfull staff and a great bedroom. |
10 |
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Michael
Solo traveller
Knutsford,
United Kingdom
November 8, 2008
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Night porter manning the bar was excellent - hope he managed to get rid of the man asleep on the stairs (drunk or ill !!!!!!!!!!) |
9.5 |
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Sarah
With friends
Reading,
United Kingdom
November 4, 2008
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atmosphere was nice the restaurant menu wsn't very extensive and it was a shame to not have had breakfast for the £129 we spent on a twin room, i think this hsould have been included in the price |
6.5 |
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Anonymous
Mature couple
United Kingdom
October 28, 2008
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Very nice staff, very helpfull and enthusiastic. The evening room bed turn down service, especially topping up tea and coffee which we had used was a very nice touch. Only a very small point, the tv was not tuned to all BBC channels, I think the world service and BB2 were available, but not BBC 1? |
10 |
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John
Solo traveller
Llantwit Major,
United Kingdom
October 26, 2008
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The bed, the fittings and the overall ambience. |
9.5 |
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Guillermo
With friends
huixquilucan edo mex,
Mexico
November 16, 2009
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la ubicacion es exelente y es un hotel bonito y chiquito. |
10 |
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Lars
Mature couple
Lund,
Sweden
November 1, 2009
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Stämningen! Läget vid en vasker, lugn gata mitt i centrum av en gullig liten stad. Enastående atmosfär - särskilt matsalen var ett under av traditionsbunden trevnad och elegans. Man kunde inte beställa drink vid bardisken i baren, man var tvungen sätta sig ner vid ett bord och vänta på att få beställa. Bökigt, tog för lång tid, |
8.5 |
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Wim
Mature couple
Stein (L),
Netherlands
October 19, 2009
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Het hotel draagt een gezellige, ouderwets aandoende sfeer uit, een sfeer die herinnert aan de boeken van Charles Dickens. |
7.5 |
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Joachim
With friends
Karlsruhe,
Germany
June 3, 2009
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gut gelegen, Parkmöglichkeiten ok, Unfreundlicher, muffeliger Service in Reception + Frühstück |
5 |
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Melanie
Solo traveller
Zutphen,
Netherlands
April 27, 2009
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Uitstekend ontbijt en goede ontvangst Er was een lege minibar. |
8 |
The guest reviews express the personal opinions of Booking.com customers who filled out a questionnaire after their stay at the hotel. These opinions do not necessarily represent the views of Booking.com.
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