The Bear on the Square

3.0 star property

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Interior entrance
Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Lobby
Front of property

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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2-6 St. Georges Terrace, Millom, England, LA18 4DB
  • Place, Millom Pleasure Ground
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, The Beggar's Theatre
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Millom Palladium
    ‪5 min walk‬

Room options

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

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

Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Standard Triple Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Triple Room, 3 Single Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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The Bear on the Square Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 34 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Clare

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

8/10 Good

Mary Ann

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just spoiled by the constant passing and repassing & accelerating of the same vehicle with a loud exhaust causing noise pollution and this continued until midnight. I must stress that this was not the fault of the residence nevertheless bad enough to be a nuisance. It should also be said that this is budget priced accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Great hotel. Noisy locals!

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice stay

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

michelle

Liked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
the overall stay was ok. There were a few teething problems with the electrics (lighting) and toilet door jamming. we were moved to another room then issues again with electrics (lighting and heating) but it got sorted. The staff were on hand to sort things for us and were really helpful. The music below made it hard to sleep as it played until 01.30am and the chimes from the clock in the square didnt help. The room was clean and the beds were exceptionally comfortable. it is only bed and not breakfast. How ever you can buy your breakfast in the pub on a morning we chose to go out for it. Be sure to take items like shower gels shampoo and conditioner hairdryer etc as these are not supplied. you are supplied with a small bar of soap. it was an ok experience i guess staying above a pub has pros and cons and each individual has there own preference. its just not for me. 🙁 try for yourself and then decide 🙂👍
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Rachel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just what we needed for our visit to Millom. We had an issue in the morning as had no water, but it was fixed as soon as we reported it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
The hotel was ideal for my work commitments the following day. The price I paid was reflected in the facilities provided. Great staff and nice bar/ restaurant with really good prices.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

wayne

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Paula

The Bear is close to the railway station and the rooms are basic but comfortable. Currently the property does not serve food and during my stay there were no restaurants open in the area. There are takeaways. There might be a kitchen available to guests but I didn't find it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Kay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was very happy with my room! It was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. Unfortunately the walls are very thin and l could hear the people next door talking as if they were in the same room, so even though the bed/bedding was very clean and comfortable l did not get any sleep, l could even hear a conversation someone was having on a phone. The property is advertised as a B&B but they do not do breakfasts. I would definitely stay again if the price was reduced slightly to accommodate not doing breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very pleasant and helpful the room was clean and had enough facilities to enjoy my visit tv, tea making facilities etc
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Darren

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities
The very loud rave music blasting right beneath our room till bout 2am
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew

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

Clean but overpriced

The room was clean and basic. No curtains up at the windows. The room was £84 with no breakfast included. Totally overpriced.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property in the middle of town
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was an amazing stay, the local people and the bartender are truly friendly. Totally recommend the place.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Raymond

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

Very dissappointed expirence!!! Never recommended

Very dissappointed expirence!! Spent money for booking it, but you can't check-in when you arrived there in the night just only becasue the reception ASSUMED that you will change your mind. I expirenced it and coudn't find any place to live in the mid-night, but before the reception left, they never sent any message or email or gave a call to me, and everyone will think it should be like a normal hotel which you can check-in anytime when you arrive. Very dissappointed!! They stole your money but never give you a room to live! Hope this kind of fake hotel is shut down!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Traveller, Cheshire

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
A warm welcome, simple but clean rooms and centrally located. Our twin room was overlooking the square and we stayed on the Sunday before a bank holiday. It was very noisy at kicking out time and the windows did not dampen the noise of the screeching girls and boy racers. I was also disappointed to find out in the morning that the breakfast needs to be requested on check in. We had to grab some food from the nearby garage.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Lois

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The double room was immaculate and very comfortable. It was overlooking the town square which was very noisy late into the early hours of the morning with people drinking and shouting outside.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, Workington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean rooms very helpful staff and reasonably priced
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020