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The Bear Hotel

3.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local cuisine
Garden
Exterior
Standard Room, 1 King Bed
Apartment, 1 Bedroom

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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63 High Street, Cowbridge, Wales, CF71 7AF
  • Barry Island Beach
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Principality Stadium
    ‪23 min drive‬
  • Cardiff Bay
    ‪23 min drive‬
  • Cardiff (CWL-Cardiff Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

View all photos for Classic Room

1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Classic Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Romantic Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Executive Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board

Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Cowbridge

With a stay at The Bear Hotel in Cowbridge, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Cottrell Park Golf Resort and Tresilian Bay. .This hotel is 13 mi (20.9 km) from Principality Stadium and 11.4 mi (18.4 km) from Barry Island Beach.

What's nearby

  • The Royal Mint Experience - 18 min drive - 15.7 km
  • Barry Island Beach - 19 min drive - 21.8 km
  • Principality Stadium - 23 min drive - 25.1 km
  • Cardiff Bay - 23 min drive - 29.2 km
  • Cardiff Castle - 23 min drive - 24.8 km

Getting around

  • Llantwit Major Station - 9 min drive
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 167 min drive

Restaurants

  • St Mary's Hotel Golf & Country Club
  • ‪The Blacksmiths Arms - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Aubrey Arms - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪1 Town Hall Square - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Fox and Hounds - ‬10 min drive

About this property

The Bear Hotel

Hotel in Cowbridge with bars and a 24-hour front desk
The Bear Hotel offers 33 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 33 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and electric kettles.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hotel include a television in a common area and a banquet hall.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Sellars, a restaurant which specializes in local cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Sellars - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Sellars

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Thursday (3:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 15.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 15.0 per night

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from Visit Wales.

Property is also known as

Bear Hotel Cowbridge
Bear Hotel
Bear Cowbridge
The Bear Hotel Cowbridge
The Bear Hotel Hotel
The Bear Hotel Cowbridge
The Bear Hotel Hotel Cowbridge

Reviews

The Bear Hotel Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 162 out of 250 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 68 out of 250 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 250 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 250 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 250 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

ANTHONY

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall a very good stay. The only comment was the windows in room 15 were in a poor state. Staff very helpful and engageing
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room comfortable, breakfast good although had to go outside of the hotel for breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent atmosphere and very good friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Sally, Porthcawl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value, clean rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean excellent service lovely hotel amazing food and decently priced
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

julie

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Really grest stay
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

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

8/10 Good

Philip

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

David, Orlando

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property and location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Dirk

Business traveller
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Business stay, booked better room but a little tired and run down.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely stay

Lovely pub, restaurant and hotel. Great food, very comfortable room, well situated in lovely town. Breakfast in sister restaurant was great!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fine hotel

Wonderful stay. Staff efficient and friendly. Food excellent. Clean hotel, lots of function rooms if you wanted to get married there. Bar nicely decorated. Restaurant great. Special thanks to Matt Cope who looked after us well.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Solo overnight on business

Perfect! Quirky, older, comfortable style. I had a room on the front - spacious, good bed linen, sparkling water and shortbread etc. Good shower (over bath). No noise from road overnight. Very cosy bar area where I ate and superb food. Can see why this would be a great place to dine in summer. I didn’t make breakfast as chose to have a lie in before heading to the office but I’ve seen it’s good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant hotel with friendly staff, the quality of service was excellent. And the food provided was incredible. Highly recommended and we will be staying again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Nigel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was excellent but dinner in the hotel restaurant disappointing. Several dishes not on, which meant the choice was limited, and even the wine we asked for was unavailable. Wine list was London prices (but we were in South Wales). Inclusive breakfast in Penny Farthing opposite was fantastic. Would stay here again but book for dinner in the Duke of Wellington pub opposite.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice hotel , fabulous restaurant food

Very Nice friendly hotel with a fabulous restaurant serving delicious food. My room was at the back of the building and was quiet. The room was bright, nice and clean. The only issue I had was that people were smocking outside by the entrance of the building just below my room window. Had to shut the window as smoke was coming in the room. Need to have a designated smocking area away from the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

JULIA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old hotel friendly staff great location
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025