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The Bear Hotel

4.0 star property
Inn in Esher with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Deluxe Double Room
Bar (on property)
Front of property
Terrace/patio
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local cuisine

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Bar
  • Room service
The current price is AU$233
includes taxes & fees
8 Feb - 9 Feb

Explore the area

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71 High Street, Esher, England, KT10 9RQ
  • Place, Daytona Sandown Park
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Sandown Park
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Claremont Landscape Garden
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪32 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
TV
Premium bedding
Down duvet
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Shower/bath combination
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room

Deluxe Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
TV
Premium bedding
Down duvet
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Shower/bath combination
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

About the area

Esher

At The Bear Hotel you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Sandown Park and 4.8 km (3 mi) from Hampton Court Palace. Highlights at this inn include a restaurant, free self-parking and a bar/lounge. .This smoke-free inn offers free WiFi in public areas, a garden and a fireplace in the lobby. .Attractions within a 10-minute drive of this 4-property class Esher inn include Thames River and Chessington World of Adventures.
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What's nearby

  • Daytona Sandown Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Sandown Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Claremont Landscape Garden - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Hampton Court Palace - 6 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Windsor Castle - 31 min drive - 34.7 km

Getting around

  • Esher Station - 19 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪GAIL's Bakery - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Laz Cafe at Claygate - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Parade & Albany - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪G!RO - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Giggling Squid - Esher - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The Bear Hotel

Inn in Esher with restaurant and bar/lounge
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. The Bear Hotel also features a garden and a fireplace in the lobby. Free self parking is available.

This 4-star Esher inn is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 7 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Built in 1928
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Garden
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The Bear Hotel offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature down duvets and premium bedding. Satellite televisions are provided. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Esher inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Barclaycard. Cash is not accepted. 

Property is also known as

The Bear Hotel Inn
Bear Hotel Esher
The Bear Hotel Esher
The Bear Hotel Inn Esher

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at The Bear Hotel?

The Bear Hotel offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

How much does it cost to stay at The Bear Hotel?

As of 2 Feb 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Bear Hotel on 8 Feb 2026 start from AU$233.48, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is parking available at The Bear Hotel?

Yep, The Bear Hotel has a free self car park.

What makes The Bear Hotel a romantic place to stay?

A lounge bar, plus premium bedding in the guestrooms, help set the scene for a romantic weekend at The Bear Hotel.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Bear Hotel?

No, The Bear Hotel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at The Bear Hotel?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant that serves local cuisine. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at The Bear Hotel?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM. Check-out time is 11 AM.

Are pets allowed at The Bear Hotel?

No, pets are not allowed.

The Bear Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 116 out of 202 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 56 out of 202 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 202 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 202 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 202 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

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

10/10 Excellent

Simon, Christchurch

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff and service first attitude. Very convenient for the race course
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

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

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

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

10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff and amazing food. Recommend a visit. A ew odd cracks but its an old building. But nothing crazy. Was great place and easy to travel to tourist areas
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Nick

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff. Good ambience. On site parking.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Rob

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

grant

Business traveller

Well appointed rooms

Rooms well appointed but general decor and finishing to walls needed some tlc, peeling paint etc
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
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.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Antony

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

Amazing place

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
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Anais

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roman

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

Hotel and Bar - the great atmosphere of real Engla

Hotel and Bar - the great atmosphere of real England
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Aaron

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Omar

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Marie, Sheffield

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
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.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely boutique pub/ hotel. Perfect location as we were going to Sandown Park Racecourse. Friendly staff. Food yummy. Great find.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

W C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All was good except I waited 5 minutes to get into car park on arrival and there was no butter at breakfast only margarine!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024