Crazy Bear Stadhampton

My partner chose this hotel. The staff were very efficient, particularly the barman in the original building. He made me several non alcoholic cocktails which were fabulous. You need to inform Google Maps of how to get to the car park. The room was bonkers. The lights were either on or off and in the middle of the night that wasn't ideal. 5 chandeliers in one room all lit at once. The bed was on a platform on a platform which was tiled. We didn't use the copper bath. The bathroom had a very slippery floor after the shower had been used. We had to lay a trail of towels to get in to use the loo safely. The shower gel had not been filled. Dinner was very nice but the menu did seem expensive. Good job I wasn't paying the bill. Breakfast was expensive too. Having written all of that we did have a giggle at the decor. It really is quite mad!

We stayed 1 night for my husbands birthday. As long as you are not expecting a premier inn type hotel it’s totally fabulous. It’s not practical accommodation (no door or walls to the loo), but rich, quirky fabulousness. You wouldn’t want to stay a week but for an indulgent break it’s fun. It’s not like most people have velvet padded walls at home, and a bath that fills from the ceiling. Negative wise is the Thai restaurant is very nice, but very expensive £8.50 for a bowl of egg fried rice. And don’t get me started on the wine prices! The service was also quite slow. Staff are very friendly and the garden area is lovely Would I stay again? - probably not, but Im very glad we came and experienced The Crazy Bear

The Crazy Bear is all about 'that' experience which was delivered and more. From the staff that welcomed you on the reception bus to delivering you to your opulent Bougee room a short distance from the main part of the hotel / restaurants. The room was extravagant but that is all part of the 'experience', albeit it was interesting having an open plan toilet and the gymnastics we had to perform over the bath to close the blinds for privacy. We had a really comfortable nights sleep, the bed and pillows were amazing. We would have given 5 stars had there been some instructions on how to operate the lighting, bath and coffee machine and to advise when breakfast was the next morning - the latter we found on the website and the rest was down to trial and error or giving up. Thinking about it afterwards we maybe should have called reception to ask but it was late at night! The staff however couldn't do enough during our stay from the initial welcome, to pub staff, and the Oak Restaurant - their wine and food knowledge is formidable. The grounds are beautiful and the outside dining areas were lovely to walk around experiencing the different themes.