The Bear Hotel

About The Bear Hotel

The Bear Hotel has stood on Crickhowell's high street for around five hundred years, and remains the town's best-known address, a family-run coaching inn that has kept its low beams, open fires and warren of connected rooms while updating its bedrooms and kitchen to a considerably higher standard than its age might suggest. It is dog-friendly throughout much of the ground floor, in keeping with its role as an easy stopping point for walkers coming off the surrounding hills.

Bedrooms vary in size and style, from cosy standard rooms to larger four-poster suites, all reached via the inn's characterful staircases and corridors, and the restaurant and bar serve a menu built around Welsh produce, from lamb and beef to game in season, alongside a well-regarded wine list and local ales.

Its position in the centre of the high street means everything in Crickhowell, from the castle ruin to the bridge over the Usk, is within a few minutes' walk, making The Bear a natural first choice for anyone wanting to stay without a car.