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The Wee Waif Reading by Greene King Inns

3.0 star property

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Interior
Exterior
Restaurant
Interior

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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Old Bath Road, Charvil, Sonning, Reading, England, RG10 9RJ
  • Place, Mill at Sonning
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, University of Reading
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Oracle
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪34 min drive‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Large Twin Sofa Bed

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About the area

Reading

With a stay at The Wee Waif Reading by Greene King Inns in Reading, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Thames River and Nirvana Spa. .This inn is 12.4 mi (19.9 km) from LEGOLAND® Windsor and 16.6 mi (26.6 km) from Windsor Castle.
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What's nearby

  • Stanlake Park Wine Estate - 4 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Mill at Sonning - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Microsoft UK Headquarters - 5 min drive - 4.0 km
  • University of Reading - 6 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Oracle - 8 min drive - 7.2 km

Getting around

  • Reading Twyford Station - 3 min drive
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Golden Cross - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪La Fontana - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Elephant And Castle - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Wee Waif - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Haweli - ‬2 min drive

About this property

The Wee Waif Reading by Greene King Inns

Inn with free parking, near Thames River
The Wee Waif Reading by Greene King Inns offers 42 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Satellite television is provided. This Reading inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 42 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the inn's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and ATM/banking services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Wee Waif Reading by Greene King Inns has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 9 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 9.00 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Reviews

The Wee Waif Reading by Greene King Inns Reviews

7.8

Good

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 92 out of 342 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 155 out of 342 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 342 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 342 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 342 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fulfilled its purpose for 1 night for me. Staff friendly and helpful, room good size and clean. Pity no air con ( i stsyed during the v hot weather). A garage overlooking with bright lights on all night ut seemed. Goid value. Would stay again if in the area and needed
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Reasonable rooms but avoid the restaurant

Previous experience with Green King properties has been negative, so I was initially impressed when checking in. All reception staff were extremely polite and helpful. The room was fairly spacious with a sofa on one side. The room was quite clean, as was the bathroom. The bed was very comfortable, and there was a large TV. The shower has good pressure and maintained a fairly constant temperature. The main negative was the extremely hot temperature; there was only a small fan to help with this. The window barely opened, which exacerbated the problem. The restaurant, however, was awful. Firstly, the table was sticky which makes you doubt the general hygiene within the establishment. Then, you're forced to download yet another app to order food, or join a long and not moving queue at the bar. There was no cutlery in the self serve tray, so they had to be requested from staff, these were dirty when brought to the table. The quality of the food was below average; chips stick together, too much use of the microwave, etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pearse

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic twin room. Good bed, Did the job. Shower only OK.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the mattress had been run over by a track for a year and put back on the bed. as for the shower I can’t even use word to describe it. How hard to have a decent bed and shower which is clean a usable?? Specially at £100 a night.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Graham

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A one night business stay. Perfectly adequate and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good value

Excellent value and friendly service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Albert

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean comfortable room in a good location for visiting family. Lovely helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Simon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very handy for The Mill at Sonning. Very nice hotel, friendly staff and large, clean comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Staff & service
Dining area tired and in need of decorating
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place

The room and venue were both really good. Wifi was not great and often dropped out. Breakfast staff Mon/Tues were professional and helpful but the staff on duty for Weds/Thurs definitely need customer service training.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Good value but.....

Good value for the area. However, the place seems rather bland and in need of a refurb. Make sure your shower works before you unpack - ours didn't!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was good staff and food room was lovely staff very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Jean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
overall stay was fine but inside of building needs some maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little dated, but perfectly good hotel and bar
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Takudza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good overnight stay close to a family event
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Laurent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
staff courtesy
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like staying here as it's near my daughter. Staff friendly and really helpful ( especially if you misplace your keys, oops!) ). Dining facilities really good and the foods great also. Will definitely be staying again and would recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Paul, Tunbridge Wells

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All as expected
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024