My Mum and I recently spent a long weekend at the hotel and we had a really lovely time. All the staff were very friendly and helpful, especially Natasha the receptionist. The bedroom which was in Woodchester House was a good size and extremely comfortable and even though the room looked out on to the car park and croquet lawn, it was very quiet. We often did not want to get up in the morning as we had slept so well and the beds were comfortable. We loved the restaurant and had some wonderful meals looking out over Rodborough Common. When booking the weekend, I arranged for a bouquet of flowers to be in the room for my Mum, which they were, and they were beautiful and she was so pleased with them. We will always remember that weekend and the lovely time we had. We cannot wait to go back one day.

Booked the Bear for a birthday surprise, guided by TA reviews. This is the closest we have had to its own description, have learned to manage our expectations from experience! The Bear is beautiful - clean, charming, 'olde worlde' and a lovely atmosphere. We booked on the website for one night with dinner and a supplement for a Deluxe room. On arrival we were lucky to be upgraded to Room 1, four poster, suite etc, which was gorgeous. Our only gripe was the frosty/snooty receptionist (Jane/Kate?? - apparently the reception manager). She was doing us a real favour (not). Rest of the staff were very pleasant and helpful. Dinner was beautifully presented, might have been hotter but could therefore start immediately! Good wine list. Restaurant had perfect (for me) atmosphere - not too lively but not 'hushed' and staff attentive. The weather was awful on Saturday so thankfully had this beautiful hotel to curl up in. The market in Stroud was as described too, with local produce and good quality stalls but thought there would be more streets like this. Described as having street entertainers etc but we found this part of the town to be very small and 'done' in minutes. The rest is commercial growth badly done - could be in any tired town in England. It was raining though - puts a slant on it. The surrounding area, Rodborough Common etc was our glorious breathtaking Cotswolds. The weather on the Sunday was much better, could see for miles from the Common and definite walkers' country. We were so impressed with The Bear that we popped in to the others in the chain on our meandering drive home. We've had so many disappointments in the past, the descriptions have defied belief and we've found that friendly service is the only thing that can sway opinion (ours) either way. The Swan in Bibury seemed just as gorgeous and the receptionist was the best. The Bay Tree in Burford was closed and The Lamb in Burford was ok but not on the same level - seemed like they hadn't had chance to clear up and we were served by a surly barmaid. These are just snapshots though. We would definitely go back to The Bear. One of the best in all our travels far and wide.

Easy to find and with great views on the drive to the hotel, we checked in to this luxurious old-English inn at the start of the annual Easter Beer Festival. No lager louts here, though - this festival was a celebration of all things English, with great local food, beer, music (folk and jazz) and friendly patrons and staff. We took a 3-night dinner/bed/breakfast package which turned out to be excellent value once we'd sampled a few of the top-notch three course dinners (with proper menus - none of that set-menu rubbish here, thank you very much). Breakfast was fantastic too, and if taken late enough meant that lunch was not missed. Kedgeree, kippers, local honey, fresh eggs - what a treat. And every morning too! Can't recommend this place highly enough. We went with friends and would return for a romantic weekend for walking and exploring the Cotswolds - absolutely fantastic.

My Wife and I just had a three night break at The Bear booked through offpeakluxury.com.We had a pleasant enough room-smallish but very clean and obviously refurbished fairly recently.The food in the restaurant was fine but the room lacked atmosphere mainly due to the lack of customers.Also,the carpets could have done with a good vacuuming.All the staff seemed pretty indifferent apart from at breakfast on two mornings when our cooked breakfast arrived before we had finished cereals and was just plonked down.We had the feeling that the Hotel was more interested in business guests than tourists.Altogether a fairly underwhelming experience. It was OK but would we return?Definitely not.

I booked this hotel for my husbands 40th direct through their website. We really enjoyed our stay, only draw backs were how cold it was only had blow heaters in the bedroom, for some reason the radiators were not working and when we went to dinner in the Restaurant it was absolutely freezing. I suggest to drink a few glasses of wine to warm you up or take a Cardy. Food in the restaurant was good. However, a little disappointed with my ceasar salad from the Grizzily Bar. The sauce did not taste very Ceasarish and the meat was from the chicken leg not the breast (not keen) and there was no bacon as the menu suggested. Wine by the glass a little steep at ?5.00 per glass ( wondered why the drink bill was so expensive. Overall, really enjoyable.