julia from leicester, GB (Young couple) 03 November 2008
No overall comment.
(107313628)
Stephen from Lancs, GB (Solo business traveller) 04 July 2008
Adequate
(108027972)

Reception staff v good,

No towells in bedroom, then dumped on bed. Bar not manned during evening, even though the football was on!! Not enough change in till, the bar staff had to keep going to the reception for change.
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 12 November 2007
The room was very dated, not very clean and as basic as they come. Very disaapointed and not worth the money. It was a dump.
(97405687)

Location

The room was shocking!! Romm 532
Dominic from Broadstairs, GB (Solo business traveller) 06 November 2007
This is a low-cost business rep hotel so don't go looking for a Hilton style of decore. In those terms, for the cost, which included dinner, bed and breakfast this represented excellent value. The food was of a good standard and plenty of vegetarian choice which made it excellent for me. I would use it again for business meetings in Reading.
(97550379)

Very good value for money for the dinner, bed and breakfast option with a wide choice on the menu. Plus wi-fi was useful. Staff mostly local university students and fun.
andrew from hebburn, GB (Group of work colleagues) 23 October 2007
The full experience of my stay was quite pleasant and in previous stays this has been the same
(97288695)

easy acess and the location

there was no body to check me out when i wanted to leave @5.45am
Ian from Sheffield, GB (Solo business traveller) 22 October 2007
No overall comment.
(97287957)
Hilary from Cambridge, GB (Mature couple) 08 October 2007
I can confidently recommend this hotel to anyone who is staying in Reading. The online booking process was very user friendly and faultless. The location benefits from very easy access, and crucially for me, parking - so many of the hotels in Reading do not have adequate parking facilities. Its site next to the river is beautiful, and despite the busy main road the interior of the hotel is very quiet. It is within very easy walking distance of the Reading centre - the station is only a 10 minute walk away and the London Road university site can be reached on foot within 30 minutes at a reasonable pace. I cannot comment on the leisure facility as this was closed for re-furbishment, but if it meets the standards reached by the rest of the hotel, I am sure it too will be superb. The staff were extremely polite and efficient, the breakfast was excellent, the room was extremely comfortable, quiet and warm (with the biggest double bed I have ever seen) and I would have no hesitation in staying here again.
(97045603)

Everthing about this accommodation was excellent. The room was large, well presented, very comfortable, quiet, and warm. The bathroom had plenty of towels, guest products and tons of hot water.

There was nothing at all you could possibly dislike about this accommodation. The only tiny little observation would be that there was only 2 packets of coffee, which meant that if we had a coffee at night, there was none for the morning before breakfast, but this is really a personal thing and hardly a criticism.
Anonymous (Mature couple) 10 June 2007
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 05 June 2007
I would not use this Hotel again.
(99875372)

The room was not that clean and the carpet didnt look like it had been cleaned. The hotel is in desperate need of modernization as there is not real modern shower, just a tap connected one and the windows were very old and did not block enough outside noise. Also thre seems to be a problem with their pipe work as radiators and water pipes seemed to make a large amount of noise, even if the room next door was making use of the bath etc.
Mark from Wellingborough, GB (Solo business traveller) 30 April 2007
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 06 April 2007
This was exactly as I expected, and I just paid for the room overnight which is what I wanted. The website was informative and explanatory.
(99080439)

I found it easy to book on-line, staff were polite, and the room was very good. I liked the fact that I could book a room overnight without breakfast
Robert from Bristol, GB (Solo business traveller) 30 March 2007
Good value for money, booking online cut the price a lot... and dinner was included.
(99852681)

Not too far from town centre, and in a character property.

The room did not smell totally fresh.
John from Aylesbury, United Kingdom;GB (Solo leisure traveller) 16 December 2006
Rambling hotel, with lots of buildings and few signs.
(99789296)

It had a bed

Rambling appearance
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 13 December 2006
No overall comment.
(99048036)

It was close to a bus connection and was reasonably priced.

The residents bar was never open after midnight, usually the point of a residents bar is to be open when others are closed.
Carol from Chingford, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 13 December 2006
We had a thoroughly enjoyable weekend and will certainly consider your hotel again.
(99698166)

I liked the idea of the flat - with facilities to cook for yourself and being self contained.
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 30 November 2006
No overall comment.
(99758978)

The room was a tiny single bedroom with a single bed. There was no bath. The food was very poor.
IAN from WATTLEFIELD, United Kingdom;GB (Solo business traveller) 10 November 2006
Okay - rooms a bit old fashioned / basic.
(99438367)

Internet access.

Lack of internet in the bedrooms.
Anonymous (Other) 20 August 2006
Wanted one night stopver for my son and I attending a conference - this hotel was ideal - very good value for money, impressive building and good accommodation. Comfortable bar and restaurant, close enough to Town Centre.
Very helpful staff.
(3305212804)

Very good value for money; friendly and efficient staff

minor fittings not working - shower control, shaving light
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 18 August 2006
No overall comment.
(3305176895)
Philip from histon, United Kingdom;GB (Solo business traveller) 03 July 2006
No overall comment.
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Clive from Junglinster, Luxembourg;LU (Solo leisure traveller) 29 June 2006
The room rate was good, and the staff were friendly and helpful, but the bathroom was far too narrow to contain both the bath and the toilet - it was not possible to sit upright on the toilet because it was squashed between the bath and the wall.
(3304902100)

Location - near daughter's hall of residence

Bathroom was far, far too small.
Jim from Tamworth, United Kingdom;GB (Group of work colleagues) 06 June 2006
No overall comment.
(3304788566)

A pretty normal standard of accommodation for this type of hotel, however the stay was helped by having a good breakfast and friendly, helpful staff who managed to assist in some complicated accommodation requirement alterations half way through the stay.

The night porter wasn't particularly halpful when we tried to get some additional bedding having returned to the hotel at around midnight.
Stephen from Whitley Bay, United Kingdom;GB (Family with young children) 28 November 2005
No overall comment.
(2989845)
Anonymous (Young couple) 02 October 2005
hotel reception staff were very friendly and helpful with directions. good basic room though the bed could be improved. the hotel was true to its advertisment on the internet. no nasty suprises. good value for money.
(2791047)

it was convenient to town centre

perhaps better bed would help
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 10 September 2005
No overall comment.
(2701849)

sound isolation, TV set
Anonymous (Young couple) 09 August 2005
Sorry haven't got the time
(2504249)

The staff were excellent; both considerate and friendly. The food was also marvellous.

- banging doors at 8am on a monday morning - ouch
Juliette from Sandwich, United Kingdom;GB (Group of work colleagues) 24 June 2005
The food in the bar was lovely. Staff were very friendly and helpful.
Ok it was a very hot night and air con would have been lovely but his is a luxury not expected with such competitive prices and the windows opened fully for a breeze anyway. Impressed there was a set vegitarian breakfast, this makes a nice change!
(2387289)

Dinner, B & B package great value. Nicely decorated and althought the bathroom was stepped to make use of all available space it was more than adequate and quite fun!

My pillow was near the end of its comfortable life!
A shelf in the bathroom by the mirror would have been nice to spread out onto as only had the sink to balance toiletries or the floor