Crazy Bear Stadhampton

I was hesitant due to the bad reviews on here but what an amazing night we had. We booked the suite with dinner & breakfast and everything was stunning! Couldn’t fault it at all! I’m pregnant so on arrival I was given a mock tail♥️ Please do not let the bad reviews put you off - remember you cannot please everyone. Will definitely be returning x

It is quirky for sure. Pleasant staff and a nice bar. As other have said the room was funky but far from functional. No side lamps, coffee machine or water. The wet room was exactly that. A swimming pool effect after a shower which would t drain away. We ate Thai - can't complain v nice. It would have scored higher - but the price asked gives the lower score.

Shocking. They should be embarrassed to sell the room and have the prices they do here. Myself and my friend booked this as a Chris**as present for our partners and paid £335 each on a deal that was supposed to be around £500 as it was sold as a deluxe room. When we arrived and checked in at the reception on a double decker bus the staff were lovely and it all felt great. Soon we started to realise it was not what we was expecting. It was no way as theatrical as the website made it look, we were told if we wanted theatrical we should have booked the Thai restaurant rather than the English. I explained that when i called to book in the dates and was asked which restaurant i played it safe for my husband and booked the English as i had not been before and didn't realise the English was a small room of about 10 tables that looked like an old Indian restaurant (sorry to all the beautiful lavish Indian restaurants out there) that had not been upgraded for 30 years and there was nothing Quirky about it at all. We went into the extremely small bar for a drink before the meal to find out that the tables had been reserved which we later found out to be for locals and not people staying at the hotel so you had to sit outside. We were put in room 4 and how this can be described as deluxe i have no idea. The room was so small you could not get down one side of the bed as the curtains took that space and you only had the smallest amount of space at the end of the bed where the door was. We wrongly assumed we would be in one of the rooms in the picture like one with a bath for the deal we had got. The 4 of us decided to try and enjoy our night and enjoy some cocktails and wine throughout the evening to later find out most drinks were around £20 each so our bill for just drinks was £700. We asked if there was any entertainment or music on and s told that the low back ground music in the small bar was the best they had. The morning after we went to breakfast to pay for something hot as it was only continental that came with the room and after waiting 45 minutes we walked out and just told them to cancel it and we left. Save your money and go somewhere else as this was an embarrassment. I run a business and paid for this for 2 clients off ours last year which cost £500 for the one night for each room and i feel so embarrassed i believed the pictures and didn't read the reviews. I have certainly learned my lesson.

Overall service and experience wasn’t up to expected standards. The room rate and cocktails were overpriced, the whole place had an odd,eerie a**osphere. Breakfast wasn’t included, the night staff didn’t action disturbances throughout the night despite several calls to reception. Very disappointing!

Had always wanted to stay at a Crazy Bear so booked a night for my partner's birthday. On arrival we were told to go to the red bus and it was exactly that, we were early for check in but the staff were lovely so we had a drink in the bar while waiting, best cocktails we have ever had and the surroundings were amazing, the attention to detail in the decor was beautiful and a feast for the eyes. When the room was ready we were not disappointed, smaller than it looked on the website but just as quirky as I'd imagined! We had chosen the Thai option for dinner and the food was amazing as was the service especially Ryan who was very attentive. The grounds of this place are deceptively extensive and the attention to detail runs throughout, would be an amazing wedding venue and I have to say although it wasn't a budget option we felt we got excellent value for money and would love to go back again

Upon arrival at The Crazy Bear my partner & I were greeted by a lovely lady, offered a glass of fizz but as we don’t drink alcohol we politely declined but wasn’t offered a substitute - even a coke would of been nice! After being shown to our room, we thought wow. Such a cool place but on closer inspection it’s just really run down & shabby. Wallpaper coming off, broken mirror, chips out of everything & a lot more than just general wear & tear. For the price I expected a lot more - not even tea/coffee/minibar in the room. Cost wise - dinner was an extra £152 for 2 people. 6 soda waters came to £30! Breakfast was an extra £28. So in total we spent £499. This just wasn’t the wow factor we’d anticipated.

Honestly I'm struggling to get my head around the positive reviews of this place. As restaurants and as an experience to go for a drink, Yes it's worth it. The grounds are beautiful, the bar is lovely, attentive staff. Just a walk around the grounds and to go for a drink is enough to get the best aspects of this place. Sadly this is where the positives end. Quite frankly to pay £499 for what's considered one of the best rooms is outrageous. The rooms are tiny, cramped and not fit for purpose. No tea and coffee facilities in the room. Bathrooms with curtains rather than doors. French doors which overlook fake grass up the walls and floor outside?! I've stayed in much better hotels for seriously less. Not worth the price at all.

So this was definitely on my list of places to stay always been very intrigued, on arrival the reception is a double decker bus, quirky and fun however the lady was quite abrupt not friendly really made me feel quite unwelcome to begin with. She then offered us glass of bubbles and then showed us round, she then was a lot more friendly! Our room was 319 in a cottage 1 min walk away, the room was very quirky, crazy and cool a lot of mirrors even on the ceiling everywhere, I loved the room it was definitely different from anywhere I’ve stayed, the bathroom was open so no privacy on the toilet, big bath and shower in middle of room. The hotel grounds are stunning, decor really lovely and really quirky. Drinks were pricey we had booked an offer on groupon which included a 3 course meal and breakfast, DONT BOOK THIS, the 3 courses in the Thai restaurant were not free, most food options had supplements attached at £5.50, rice you had to pay for. The service was ok to start but then the girl was left to look after every table by herself, it took so long for our dessert order to be taken that we cancelled it and asked for our drinks to be free instead! All the plates from us and 3 other tables were not cleared sat there for at least 25 mins. The food wasn’t brilliant it was ok but nothing special at all! Breakfast was ok but not alot for your money really, some toast, pastries cereal again ok! Please note no yea or coffee in rooms that’s rubbish. The farm shop is lovely and all the animals are great! Overall the actual hotel, decor, etc… really quirky and crazy, but service food and value for money not great! I wouldn’t go back but at least I’ve been and experienced it now!

What a wonderful place to stay. Quirky reception as it’s a double decker bus, lovely friendly staff Loved the room, so different to anywhere we stayed before. Restaurant was lovely- set 3 course in the English restaurant for dinner was delicious then the continental breakfast in the morning, all great. The grounds are beautiful and clean Overall a wonderful stay- can’t wait to go back xx