On lake.Within 2 miles (3 km) of this Reading hotel, you'll find Lagoona Park and Madejski Stadium. Kennet & Avon Canal and Prospect Park are also within 2 miles (3 km).
What's nearby
Madejski Stadium - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
Oracle - 7 min drive - 5.4 km
Hexagon - 7 min drive - 5.6 km
University of Reading - 8 min drive - 5.8 km
Royal Berkshire Hospital - 8 min drive - 6.8 km
Getting around
Reading Green Park Station - 14 min walk
Farnborough (FAB) - 45 min drive
Restaurants
Morrisons Cafe - 6 min drive
McDonald's - 5 min drive
Costa Express - 10 min drive
KFC - 5 min drive
The Southcote Beefeater - 7 min drive
About this property
The Reading Lake Hotel
Reading guestrooms with balconies
The Reading Lake Hotel offers its guests an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.
There are 9 meeting rooms available. The business-friendly The Reading Lake Hotel also features multilingual staff, a garden, and concierge services. Parking is available for a fee.
1 building
29 guestrooms or units
3 levels
Conference space
Breakfast available (surcharge)
Dry cleaning
Self-service laundry
Front desk (24 hours)
Express check-in
Express check-out
Staff is multilingual
Concierge
Wedding services available
Garden
Newspapers in lobby (free)
Elevator
Bar or lounge
Coffee shop
Dining venue
The Reading Lake Hotel offers 29 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations are furnished with sofa beds and desks. This Reading hotel provides complimentary wired Internet access. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) and rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Languages
Bulgarian, English, Polish, Portuguese
Property amenities
Family friendly
Babysitting services
Free cribs/infant beds
Indoor pool
Laundry facilities
Refrigerator
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Sofa bed
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free wired internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Self parking on site (surcharge)
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee: GBP 14.75 per person
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
1 bar
24-hour room service
Things to do
Fitness center
Indoor pool
Motorized watercraft
Sauna
Accessibility
Elevator
Room amenities
Entertainment
28-inch TV
Bedroom
Free cribs/infant beds
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Sofa bed
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Towels
Food and drink
Refrigerator
More
Connecting rooms available
Desk
Iron/ironing board
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 2 PM
Express check-in available
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per day.
Free cribs (infant beds)!
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Breakfast fee: approximately GBP 14.75 per person
Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 per day
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, and Eurocard.
We should mention
Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
Property is also known as
Reading Lake Hotel
The Reading Lake Hotel Hotel
The Reading Lake Hotel Reading
The Reading Lake Hotel Hotel Reading
The Reading Lake Hotel Reviews
Reviews
6.0
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 352 reviews" "
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 106 out of 352 reviews" "
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 98 out of 352 reviews" "
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 68 out of 352 reviews" "
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 54 out of 352 reviews" "
2 - Terrible
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6.4/10
Cleanliness
6.4/10
Staff & service
5.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
23 Dec 2018
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
10 Dec 2018
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
5 Dec 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately I have experienced this hotel at it's best. The staff were nice and my room was upgraded to a suite which was a lovely touch considering I stayed with my two children. The hotel is tired, there was lightbulbs out in the room, wallpaper peeled and framework missing from the doors. The shower was yellowing and when used sprayed from cracks behind the shower head. When on the balcony you can see the other half of the hotel which is closed off and unused. It has no roof and some of the balconys look to have dropped.
When checking out of the hotel at 8am there were a large group if men, stood in the carpark surrounding my car. My teenage daughter became nervous but I advised they were probably waiting to be transported to work somewhere. I asked them to move and they did so I could leave but not a great impression.
I paid £94 per night (averaged) over my two night stay and unfortunately I don't think the hotel should be asking for that price for what I booked which was a standard room.
Awful. Don't go. Looks like it's falling down and derelict. We left bags in the car to check the hotel was still open. Unfortunately it was. Photo on site must be 10 years old. This is a 1 star hotel.
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
6/10 Okay
Timothy
24 Oct 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A sad state of something that has once been a love
There seems to be a policy to allow this hotel to run down.. Lift and toilets out of order, gardens allowed to grow over , no atmosphere at all. Only good point was rooms were very clean and staff helpful
the picture of the property needs to be updated, to show the fact that half of it burnt down over 3 years ago, it was like arriving in a ghost town, extremely disappointing
Jane
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
4/10 Poor
SEJK
11 Oct 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Half of the hotel is burnt down. The remaining part has seen better days. A paint job would not fix it. The elevators are not working. Same for the public bathrooms. Staff was nice.
Gone downhill since fire 4 years ago. Too remote, no shop for miles. Same staff member did literally everything except the chef. Hard uncomfortable bed. Lifts not working. Great food in restaurant.
All I can say is I think this hotel ( in the lose term) has had its day . Part of it was burnt down .No working lift so no one with disability shoukd book.
Room very tired no even painting it would help .bathroom no comment .
I wouldn't recommend any one use this hotel.
Venue is a little dated, has so much potential to be something more. Bed was uncomfortable and room was stuffy. Bathroom didnt look clean with mould and rusted taps.
The up side is the staff were really friendly and the food in the restaurant was enjoyable.
Hotel is in a terrible state,
Half is derelict and the other wing has its roof missing.
The pictures are from another time pre-Apocalypse.
Rooms are dirty & falling apart.
Worst place I have ever stay - should be closed (should not be on Expedia)
- has to be seen to be believed but save yourself.
Is a long way out of town down a narrow road.
Room not cleaned. No staff at arrival. Reservation not found for 30 min.
The hotel stink, not clean. The only positive thing is the lake
Sandrine
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
31 Aug 2018
Nice Views - Pity about the Hotel
Hotel is tired and needs complete refurbishment - however - the views from the rooms over the lake are stunning and the rooms are large and spacious. The Hotel decor is very dated and this along with the poor state of repair of fixtures and fittings lets it down.
Nice view but not nice hotel not 4* at all. Not worth the cost
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
6/10 Okay
stuart
23 Aug 2018
Basic but nice
Ok, so apparently there was a fire and flooding there in 2014 when I say apparently you can see there was. So 75% of the hotel is no longer in use. You would think after 4 years they would have that repaired already. Other than that the hotel is basic but nice. Ideal for a night or 2 it needs some serious money spent on it. It was clean and tidy. The staff were welcoming and very friendly and the food was delicious. The £10 for breakfast seems expensive however what you’re offered makes it good value so take advantage. Overall this hotel is worth a visit it’s not posh, this current picture on hotels.com is when the hotel was in good condition so don’t be disappointed on arrival. But the rooms are a good size and comes with a private balcony over looking the lake. And yes I would go back
Hotel was run down with no air conditioning
Shower was a dribble of water. Staff were friendly. Television was broken, lifts were broken, no phone in the room, toilets in restaurant were out of service. We would not stay here again
The elevator is out of order & has been out for over a few months. It was hard for me with a disabled daughter and two of my guests with back problems!!! The manager was nice to offer refunds but we did not accept since its hard to book into another so late in the day.good breakfast & friendly staff
Did not have enough desk fans to all of our rooms and it was hot!!!! AC was only in lobby
No way a 4 star Hotel . No air con in rooms , half hotel closed down due to a fire , no air con in rooms . Hotel needs to be closed down until it has been refurbished.