Bear Hotel Havant by Greene King Inns

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Modern European cuisine
Double Room
Garden
View from property
Single Room

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business services
  • Bar

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15 East Street, Havant, England, PO9 1BS
  • Place, Chichester Harbour
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Staunton Country Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Southampton Cruise Terminal
    ‪34 min drive‬
  • Airport, Southampton (SOU)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(25 reviews)
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(16 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Family Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Family Room Sleeps 4

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Single Beds

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About the area

Havant

When you stay at Bear Hotel Havant by Greene King Inns in Havant, you'll be near the airport, within a 15-minute drive of Portsmouth International Port and Gunwharf Quays. .This inn is 9.4 mi (15.1 km) from Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and 13.3 mi (21.4 km) from Goodwood Motor Circuit.

What's nearby

  • Chichester Harbour - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Staunton Country Park - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Portsmouth International Port - 11 min drive - 14.6 km
  • Southampton Cruise Terminal - 34 min drive - 40.0 km
  • New Forest National Park - 38 min drive - 56.9 km

Getting around

  • Havant Station - 5 min walk
  • Southampton (SOU) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Parchment Makers - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Langbrook Farm - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Wheelwright's Arms - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Ship Inn, Langstone - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Bear Hotel Havant by Greene King Inns

Inn in Havant with a restaurant and a bar
Bear Hotel Havant by Greene King Inns offers 42 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This Havant inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 42 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite to eat at the inn's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Room service

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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, debit card, or cash deposit 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
This property accepts major credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Bear Hotel Havant by Greene King Inns Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 190 out of 786 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 276 out of 786 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 177 out of 786 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 99 out of 786 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 44 out of 786 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The WC would not flush on check-in to the room advised front desk, was offered and declined a room swap. WC was not fixed the next day. Advised front desk who declined to own the problem as they weren't staff the previous day. WC half fixed, would short flush but not long for solids. Front desk advised again, problem corrected by evening. WC was flushed 3 of the 5 days utilizing the waste bin filled from the shower. Noisy room from downstairs party Friday and Saturday nights, to be fair it cutoff promptly at 2300, however, staff could advise guests on check-in and allow room reassignment at the guest's discretion. Noisy room from next room neighbors due to vigorous activity for most of Friday night, followed by late night TV and 0600 TV each of the following mornings. With the hotel not booked out, room assignments should preferentially leave a room between guests especially if it is known that the walls aid noise transmission. Room was serviced with clean towels and linens each day, and the bathroom cleaned, however, the room was not vacuumed at any point during our 5 day stay. Other than the party and guest noise, the location is extremely peaceful, and we were able to have the windows open to enjoy the lovely fall air and the sound of the rain while sleeping. The cost was a good value. If you're the late partyer, the early riser, or the type that will sleep through the last trumpet call for the dead, book confidently! Otherwise, book with care.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Paul

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
The rooms were dirty and dusty
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Dennis

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Jackie

Would have been nice to know that parking was at the back of hotel before hand. I know it’s an old building, but didn’t expect the curtains to blow as was rather windy outside. Looked like secondary glazing had been taken out. Actual wood work on windows was extremely dirty. Must say bathroom was spotless & bed was comfy.
Wood on windows
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Yasmine

Business traveller
Windows are only single-glazed, so even when it was shut it still felt like it was open. I could hear music from the bar clearly and plenty of conversations outside, making it hard to sleep. A very confusing layout to the building, with the keys not being numbered very well.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darran

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Colette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Needs updating

The reception myself and my dog received from Ryan was warm and welcoming. This hotel desperately needs renovating. The bedroom furniture in the room allocated to me is antiquated, ie. dark, big and bulky and the carpet is thin and without underlay. When using the cold tap in the ensuite it groaned and the plumbing made a very loud vibrating noise when used.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for a couple of nights visiting friends and attending a local festival, great place to stay, friendly helpful staff and comfortable room. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Brian

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Bear Hotel is a tragic missed opportunity. This is an important historic property in the older part of the town centre but it is in serious need of investment to drag it up to the standards expected in the 21st Century. The big brand hotels in Havant are always busy and the Bear has been left behind. Greene King don't appear to be a serious hotel operator. Occupancies and room charges would swiftly return an investment in the rooms and facilities. and would knock on to significantly increased restaurant and bar sales. The Bear would see a substantial functions and weddings business come back after having abandoned the property in recent years. There doesn't appear to be any commitment from Greene King to the most basic of hospitality standards. The to do list is long. This could be a great hotel (again), with a solid customer appeal, and contented management and staff running a hotel that they are proud of. I think customers select this hotel almost as a last choice. The online presentation is not bad, the prices are reasonable and the food is good. I wonder what the data on return stays looks like currently! All this can change and we could see customers queueing up to book to stay here within a short period of time.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Malcolm

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Staff was very polite and friendly, we felt very welcome, pub and restaurants were cozy and quaint old England style architecture, the rooms were very clean a bit dated and could do with some modernising but what we paid for I dont expect 5 star luxury. We would definitely go back there again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very delightful stay thanks 😊
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Scott

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Norman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ryan from reception is a amazing host and was soo accommodating to all our needs 10☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆to him 👍👍
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is tired and needs money spending on it. Both restaurant and bar closed earlier than advertised. Can't fault the staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Kane

Overpriced

£95 too overpriced for the standard of the room the reception staff not very friendly upon arrival the TV hardly worked the bathroom needs updating to reflect the price,the security of the room felt poor as the lock on the door was hard to operate and didn't feel very secure also the carpets leading through the hallway was very worn and tired on the plus the room was tidy and the bed was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Old creaky but functional

Been 20 years since last stay. Greene King franchise and cheerier than last visit but not much updating. Staff helpful and price a bargain.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff, nice location. Could do with a bit of modernisations.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This hotel is beyond the point of being acceptable

The hotel is in desperate need of a full refurbishment which is likely to be substantial The staff are making the best of the situation but the hotel is beyond the point where rooms can legitimately sell to the public. Specifically, the room was dirty. The shower was virtually impossible to switch on and when it came on, it was simply a gush of water. Worst of all, the mattress had collapsed making sleeping a distant dream. One side was ~inches lower than the other meaning one was constantly rolling out the bed. This was acknowledged by the lady on reception as soon i mentioned there was a problem with the room "ah yes, the mattress...." As they had taken my payment upon booking, i had zero leverage. I will take up with Greene king
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Chris Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff. Good parking,reasonably priced and good option for Goodwood as we, and several other were staying there. All acceptable and I would stay again. The property itself is tired and in need of refurbishment.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

james

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Laurence

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025