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The Bear

Property class: 2

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A historic building with a central entrance, multiple windows, and a prominent sign for 'ARKELL'S'.
An outdoor seating area with wooden tables and red umbrellas, set against a backdrop of brick buildings and cobblestone pavement.
A building with a sign reading "The Bear at Marlborough." It features a brick facade with multiple windows and a central entrance.
A bedroom with a large bed, a desk, a TV, and a window with curtains.
A modern bathroom with a toilet, sink, and shower.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping

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1 High St, Marlborough, England, SN8 1AA
  • Place, North Wessex Downs
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, The Merchant's House Marlborough
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, St Peter's Church
    ‪9 min walk‬

Room options

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A hotel room with a bed, a dresser, a television, a fireplace, and a window with curtains.

Standard Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall, a window with curtains, and a small shelf with toiletries.

Double Room, Courtyard View

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A bedroom with a large bed, a desk, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Comfort Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A bedroom with a bed, a chair, a TV, a window with curtains, and a door.

Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A bedroom with a bed, a dresser, a TV, a mirror, a fireplace, and a window.

Basic Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A bedroom with two beds, a television, a window with curtains, a radiator, and a mirror.

Double Room, City View

  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a television, a sink, and a radiator.

Basic Quadruple Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with two single beds, a desk, a chair, a television, and a Buddha painting.

Basic Triple Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Marlborough

With a stay at The Bear in Marlborough, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of The Merchant's House Marlborough and Marlborough High Street Market. .This inn is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from St Peter's Church and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Marlborough Leisure Centre.
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What's nearby

  • North Wessex Downs - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • The Merchant's House Marlborough - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Marlborough High Street Market - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • St Peter's Church - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Marlborough Leisure Centre - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles

Getting around

  • Pewsey Station - 15 min drive
  • Bristol International Airport (BRS) - 85 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Royal Oak Pub - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Circles Café - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Red Lion - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Coffi Lab - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Bear

The Bear offers 12 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as karaoke, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and bike storage.
English breakfasts are served on weekdays from 8:00 AM to noon for a fee.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 8:00 AM and noon on weekdays.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Weekday English breakfast available 8:00 AM to noon for a fee: GBP 9.95 for adults and GBP 6.95 for children

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage
  • Concerts/live shows
  • Evening entertainment
  • Karaoke

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1757

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from October 12 2026 to October 1 2028 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

  • Mastercard

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 9.95 for adults and GBP 6.95 for children

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Bear Aparthotel
The Bear Marlborough
The Bear Aparthotel Marlborough

The Bear Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 32 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 32 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 32 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 32 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Comfortable stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, communication
Friendly staff, spotless room, comfortable bed.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Great room and location. Friendly staff on arrival. Would stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were on a cycling holiday and the staff were really helpful! Letting us store our bikes in the tea room, the cooked breakfast there was great too!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly, and made us feel at home! The room was cozy and the view was beautiful, though the road outside was rather noisy, but it dies down after dark. I was hooked on the Cotswold Stout while we were there, and the town absolutely won our hearts! Highly recommended The Bear if you're around Marlborough!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Good town pub hotel

Friendly welcome then nice room and good meal and beer!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Brilliant, staff excellent and upgraded our room soon after arriving. Would definitely recommend it and would come and stay again. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking was only ok because we arrived late in the day on a Saturday and were able to park on the street outside for free. Any other day and I think you’d have to pay to park on the high street. The room was nice and the bed was comfortable. Only stayed one night so no complaints. Pinos across the road was excellent for dinner.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Location was just what I needed booked last minute very friendly and welcoming would definitely use again. Bedroom was clean and fresh. Bed was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking in main street. Didnt use the bar.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Amenities, communication
Lovely pub. Bear in mind that it opens until half 1 most nights with music playing. Room was lovely and had everything we needed. Owner was great and really hellful
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
This was the 1st Time i have Been to Malborough i came here to go to a Gig nearby.so i stayed in this hotel because it was near to the Venue.The Room was Lovely Everything i Needed Plenty of Tea and Coffee the Room Clean and Tidy and even the Bed Was Comfy to for my Good Night Sleep.
Lovely Marlborough.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Nice & clean
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
The room was very clean and the staff helpful when I called, for instance, to ask about where I can park. Also, when I arrive to check in the lady on the bar walked him to my room and show me where everything was which was really nice. Being a pub, and having a private function in the next room, inevitably there were some guests up later than others and the guests didn’t have much concern for other people sleeping – this is not the fault of the hotel of course. Comfortable night’s sleep! Given there was a café next door within the pub, it would be nice if there was a B&B rate that allowed us to have one of the breakfasts inclusive, but this wasn’t an issue, just an idea.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom not in the room, had to leave my room to take a shower. Stained sheets, unacceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication
Work was being carried out next to are door and the staff didn’t tell them we was working nights do not recommend this place as it’s very poor communication between the staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Communication
When checking in, the first person i spoke with was brusque, and told me that the person who would check me in was at the other end of the bar, and not the person who I was talking to, who happened to be the owner/ manager of 11years. Just generally unfriendly, which I didn't need after a long car journey.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025