Hotels near The Museum of English Rural Life in Reading

The good part: Staff are very friendly although check-in seems to take a little longer than Premier Inn, the reception area and seating to relax looks fantastic and the pizzas that the staff make 24/7 are absolutely delicious. The drink & pizza prices are reasonable. Location wise is spot on, just a two minute walk from the train station and central to everything. They provide more variety of tea & coffee in rooms, such as fruit & herbal teas, and decaff coffee, this totally beats any other budget hotel. Bad points: This is a cashless hotel & this is something i'm firmly against for a variety of reasons they lost £200 in sales due to this from myself & friends. The pillows are rock hard and kept waking up with a sore neck, the beds are also uncomfortable and feels like your sleeping on the floor. The noise from housekeeping is absolutely atrocious all you hear from several floors above and below, are the staff dragging large heavy trollies around and this goes on from 11am to 4pm if you need to sleep during the day forget it. The toilets smell of sewage & urine so sometimes you return back to your room and it stinks. There is also construction work ongoing Monday-Friday until Nov 2022 yet the prices are still very high. The cooling systems seem to work fine for an hour or so but then quickly the room becomes stuffy and warm, due to the location having the window open is very noisy especially at weekends.

Incredibly disappointed with my stay. Room was hot and smelt very strongly of Indian takeaway on arrival. Bedding had blood on it. Bedhead in poor repair. Bathroom door did not close. Outer window was impossible to close due to the position of the television set and the inner window frame. Shower clearly cleaned but smelt very musty. Room 205 is next door to the linen room. Staff used this room loudly after midnight at 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. talking, banging the door repeatedly, and shaking sheets out. This woke me up multiple times, and I did not sleep well. There were no hairdryers available, I had to go out and buy one. The lift did not work. My card to enter the building stopped working during my stay and needed changing, which was another inconvenience. None of this is the fault of the staff who were very pleasant. Perfect location with cafes and shops nearby, just a shame that the place isn't well maintained. There's bog standard and then there's this.

UK team meeting hosted at the hotel for 3 days. Excellent service, and a terrific location. Our visitors from abroad loved the views of the river. Facilities were top notch, and particularly noted that we had none of the usual connectivity issues when speaking to team members worldwide. A number of the team stayed at the hotel and I’ve had very favour feedback.Special thanks to Isabel, Federica and general manager Anne for looking after us for the week.

With a stay at Holiday Inn Reading West, an IHG Hotel in Reading, you'll be in the suburbs, within a 15-minute drive of Thames River and Kennet & Avon Canal. This hotel is 14.1 mi (22.7 km) from Highclere Castle and 11.5 mi (18.5 km) from University of Reading.Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Padworth Restaurant, a restaurant which specializes in British cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Reading? This hotel has 4112 square feet (382 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 4 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.Stay in one of 50 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.

Wasn't impressed to receive text whilst abroad to say if we checked in late our room could be let. We were flying back and couldn't guarantee getting there at 3 pm. Had to get family member to call to explain. There are 2 Travelodges, one each side of the motorway. We booked the westbound one. Both have the same postcode. Our satnav only recognised Eastbound side. Result was they couldn't find our reservation. Apparently this happens a lot. Staff redirected us so only a few minutes and a few miles delay. Our arrival delayed by difficulty at Heathrow,ie Terminal change and over an hour and a half hours delay before passengers could access luggage reclaim. Staff shortages. Arrived at nearly midnight. Only Costa open at services. However, staff at hotel helpful. Situation good and quiet despite proximity to M4. We were very pleasantly surprised. Room clean and plenty of space, bed comfortable, coffee-making facility welcome. Bathroom fine and water hot. Slept really well and plenty of choice for breakfast with services placed only a few yards away but not causing any noise problem at the hotel. Enjoyable stay. Pity about postcode confusion Maybe explanation to take westbound services turnoff given on website when booking would avoid confusion and save people being taken to the eastbound site. We were worried when satnav told us to pass westbound services but assumed hotel was approached by another turnoff shortly after. It would have made our arrival far less fraught to have been aware of the fact there were Travelodges BOTH sides of motorway. The hotel itself was good and gave us a comfortable night.

With a stay at The Six Bells in Reading, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Thames River and UK Wolf Centre. This bed & breakfast is 14.8 mi (23.8 km) from Highclere Castle and 13.1 mi (21.1 km) from University of Reading.Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the bed & breakfast's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.Free self parking is available onsite.Stay in one of 4 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on request.

Lovely hotel. Service and staff excellent. Although hotel is in a commercial area, it is right next to Winnash Triangle station ( 5 min walk) where for £4 off peak return ticket, you can travel the 6 minute journey into Reading. The station is in the centre of Reading high street. Highly recommend Spa and treatments. Great stay.

This is possibly the worst hotel I have stayed in. The building looks beautiful from the outside and when arriving I thought I was in for a treat, however as soon as I stepped inside I was contemplating paying £200 for a room at Premier Inn. The place is really run down, falling apart at the seams. On check in I was directed to the “Kendrick Building” and was told my room was on the first floor. Unfortunately there are about 5 different staircases each leading to 4 or 5 rooms, there aren’t any connecting corridors linking them all. Eventually I gave up and went back to reception and was escorted to the room. The room numbers follow no logic, I was in a room that started with a 9 and the room next to me started with a 5. On entering the room I was again thinking about walking back out and paying over the odds for a Premier In . It was really bad. Peeling paint, bashed up walls and a strange smell. At least the bed would be comfortable right? No. It was rock solid and seemed to be very short compared to most other budget hotel beds. The sheets had a few faint stains but were otherwise clean. It was fairly noisy so I thought why not close the window - oh wait, how do I raise the blinds? The pull cord to raise and lower them had been chopped off. Not that it would have mattered anyway, the windows were shut but single glazed, badly fitting and draughty. The room faced a fairly busy road so there was constant traffic noise, sirens, and drunk people passing by throughout the night. The bathroom was roughly half the size of a shoebox. To use the sink I had to stand in the doorway. The toilet was shoved up so close to the sink that my knee was touching it. The shower was quite small but adequate, although the shower head sprayed in every direction except where you pointed it, and looked like something from the 80’s. Which was probably the last time it was cleaned too - it was filthy. After again contemplating an expensive late-rate Premier Inn I decided to go out for dinner rather than risk the restaurant. I came back around 11pm planning on getting a good nights rest before a long day of meetings the next day and I fell asleep at about 11.30pm. BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZS!!!!! What the HELL is that? It was a very loud fridge located behind a wardrobe door, whirring away like a potable AC unit. Nice of them to provide a fridge, but I would much rather not have one than be woken up by a very loud electrical buzzing sound every 30 minutes. The final straw was the guest next door whistling for about 10 seconds at 30 minute intervals until about 3am. At this point I gave up and slept in my car for a couple of hours. I would give this place 0 stars if I could. Do not waste your money.

Nice room. There is a pool and gym. If you are driving, you can email hotel with car plate to reserve a car park. 4 EV charging parking space is available. Tricky to find the car park though, so entrance on Station Rd. Shopping area across the street. Find the Picnic cafe, they bakery and coffee is great.

Sabin and Cat were great hosts and sorted all our cast’s rooms quickly and with great ease for us all to arrive at once. Lovely and warm inside and the bar was open whilst we got sorted. 5 stars for a great stay! They had the england brazil match on so we were right at home.