With a stay at The Bear Hotel in Esher, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Hampton Court Palace and Thames River. .This inn is 5.1 mi (8.2 km) from Chessington World of Adventures and 9.7 mi (15.5 km) from Thorpe Park.
Chessington World of Adventures - 8 min drive - 7.6 km
Twickenham Stadium - 18 min drive - 13.6 km
Getting around
Esher Station - 19 min walk
Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 38 min drive
Restaurants
The Swan Inn
Parade & Albany
Hummings - 1 min walk
The Wheatsheaf - 4 min walk
Prince of Wales - 16 min walk
About this property
The Bear Hotel
Inn in Esher with a restaurant and a bar
The Bear Hotel offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. Satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Esher inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a fireplace in the lobby.
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 local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
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.
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
More
1 building
2 floors
Built in 1928
Fireplace in lobby
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Down comforter
Premium bedding
Bathroom
Dressing gowns
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower/bathtub combination
Towels provided
Entertainment
TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Free bottled water
Room service
More
Air conditioning
Desk
Heating
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
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 credit cards; cash is not accepted
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
The Bear Hotel Inn
Bear Hotel Esher
The Bear Hotel Esher
The Bear Hotel Inn Esher
The Bear Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
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Rooms well appointed but general decor and finishing to walls needed some tlc, peeling paint etc
grant
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
Business traveller
28 Jan 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely staff, but a disappointing stay
Unfortunately my stay here was not the greatest. The rooms are looking shabby, the bed is possibly the most uncomfortable I've slept on (with pretty much non-existent pillows), and the food was poor (cold soup and 'sourdough bruschetta' which turned out to be a toasted piece of packaged sliced bread with barely cooked pan fried peppers & onions). Disappointing. The staff were lovely though - which is why I'm ashamed to say I didn't bring up the problems at the time.
I would recommend this lovely pub and hotel to anyone, staff was so lovely and welcoming the room was up there with the best ive stay in, and absolutely spotless with a queen size bed 10/10
Property was booked so we could watch the football live on the Sunday afternoon. However, the employee in the bar area could not be asked to put it on although we asked politely and kindly so we had to pay taxis to go to another town to watch the football. The property was also so busy with drinkers on the Saturday night that it was impossible to eat there and once again, we had to pay taxis to go and eat somewhere else! In the end we paid a lot of money for convenience and ended up having to spend more and being unable to use the facilities! Not great!
Not the best of experiences. Very odd check in ! Took an age to get into the car park (I ended up having to enter the property as no one was answering the gate phone or my attempts calling the property) no apologies made either. Room key only works after 3 attempts. Very small room which was ok but the bathroom very dated.
We srrived for a two night stay from the moment we arrived all staff where very friendly
Room was spotless and really well set out (room 8)
Ethan checked us in and gave us some local knowledge to asssit with our visit
Charlie the chef was great with my son as he is a fussy eater went above and beyond to cater for him the manager Jacob made our stay hassle free and we will make sure to return to this hotel next year when back to london card show from which is less than 5 min walk from this hotel
This has so much potential. The welcome was lovely, but the first thing we were told, after being given our key was that the battery was dying on the pad, so we would have to tap it 3 times.
The room was spacious, with a ridiculous full mini fridge- only alcohol no other space!
The toilet roll holder was broken and missing.
The bed was very comfortable. The shower, really did not work; there was no power; it would not stay up, kept dropping down - very disappointing.
We had breakfast, which was good, but the grapes that were on the table were mouldy. None of the plates from previous guests had been cleared away on 3 tables, leaving us with no choice where to sit.
WORST ROOM IVE EVER STAYED IN BY FAR!!! V V V LOUD
Lovely staff, lovely room but total utter disaster of a stay!!! I’ve travelled ALOT! This has to be the worst room EVER!!!! What seemed like right on top of a karaoke bar! I had earplugs but you could still feel the base thumping through the floor until midnight! I may aswell have gone down stairs & tried to sleep on the dance floor!!!