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Centre of Town, 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6, own parking and patio close to The Oracle

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Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
4 bedrooms, desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Exterior
Interior
Outdoor dining

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 678 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Outdoor space

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Reading, England
  • Place, Oracle
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Hexagon
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Reading Museum and Town Hall
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪38 min drive‬

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About the area

Reading

With a stay at this vacation home, you'll be centrally located in Reading, within a 5-minute drive of Thames River and Oracle. .This family-friendly vacation home is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Kennet & Avon Canal and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Hexagon.
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What's nearby

  • Oracle - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Hexagon - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • John Lewis Reading - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Reading Abbey Ruins - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Reading Museum and Town Hall - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Reading (XRE-Reading Train Station) - 10 min walk
  • Farnborough (FAB) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Osaka - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Ori Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪BrewDog Reading - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Zizzi - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Rising Sun - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Centre of Town, 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6, own parking and patio close to The Oracle

This modern house has a fresh and clean 'feel' to it having been re-painted in June 2025 and has brand new carpets as of June 2025. Also refurbished to a high standard in the last couple of years, with a brand new fitted kitchen, new bathroom. This lovely modern 3 bedroom house is in a quiet private street but is also only 1 minute walk to Reading’s premier shopping destination, The Oracle which hosts 90 shops, combining chic boutiques with major department stores like Debenhams and House of Fraser. With a 10 screen Vue cinema and a wide range of eateries, there’s plenty to do besides shopping too.
This location is also excellent for business and conferences being minutes from Thames Valley Business Park, Green Park and also Reading Stadium.

It is in a quiet street with little traffic or passers by.

Free private off street parking in front of the house and a visitor additional use permit (free parking in the centre of Reading is rare!)

The property now has a brand new Samsung Crystal 50” 4K television with apps, logged into:- Apple, Disney, Amazon films and TV accounts suitable for adults and children, so perfect for those rainy nights in. The lounge has 2 x sofas and beanbag so plenty of room to ‘chill out’.

There is an outdoor private patio with table and chairs, perfect for spring and summer evening drinks or dining Alfresco!

It's only a 10 minute stroll to the major Reading railway station which connect visitors to London in 25 minutes (Reading to London Paddington). It's also really quick drive to M4, M25, M3, M40, A4, A329M, Winnersh Triangle etc.

There is so much to love about Reading and so much to do from Shopping to Festivals, Jazz clubs, the Reading Hexagon, Reading University and the River Thames to name a few.
NEW Child Stair-gate, brand new travel cot provided, Lego and some toys and childs bed in third bedroom

This house can now sleep up to 5 adults and a travel cot and now a brand new futon downstairs in the lounge as well which pulls out into a double bed, plus a good quality fold out single bed.

We will endeavour to make your stay as comfortable and relaxing as possible.
Make yourself comfortable in this vacation home, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. There's a private patio. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and a Smart television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include a desk and a microwave.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as barbecue grills.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Ski

  • Close to skiing

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Car not required
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 1.5 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Games
  • Smart TV
  • Video library

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Fenced yard
  • Garden
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Desk
  • Desk chair

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • In the city centre
  • Near a hospital
  • Near an outlet shopping centre

Things to do

  • Optional golf privileges
  • Casino nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Ice skating nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Sledding nearby
  • Snorkelling nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Theme park nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 840 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Modern 3 bed House Centre Town Sleeps 6 own Parking Oracle
Modern 3 bed Centre Town Sleeps 6 own Parking Oracle Reading
Modern 3 bed Centre Town Sleeps 6 own Parking Oracle
Modern 3 bed House Centre Town Sleeps 6 own Parking Oracle
Modern 3 bed Centre Town Sleeps 6 own Parking Oracle Reading
Modern 3 bed House Centre Town Sleeps 6 own Parking Oracle
Modern 3 bed Centre Town Sleeps 6 own Parking Oracle Reading
Modern 3 bed Centre Town Sleeps 6 own Parking Oracle

Centre of Town, 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6, own parking and patio close to The Oracle Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 36 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 36 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 36 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 36 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 36 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lynn T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect location. Short walk to the train station. Clean. Easy parking. We had a great stay.
Front of house with parking
Kitchen - had enough room and was well enough equipped for us to cook quick meals.
Primary bedroom - had plenty of closet space
Upstairs bathroom
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anton D.

Liked: Cleanliness

5 Star Location and Communication

The facility was very clean and in an exceptional Readin location.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Charlie A.

Could easily be 10/10 but needs a little attention.

Good: Comfy beds, generally well equipped, handy for reading station, 25 minute trains to london. Wifi / TV accounts all worked fine. Bad: Paintwork and carpets looking quite tired in places. Missing curtain in master bedroom? We had to hang the towels up! Numerous blown light bulbs etc. Ugly: Shower curtain was disgusting. House stank of cooking smells from previous guests. Not really the hosts fault but there didn't seem to have been much effort to air it or neutralise it. Could be a great house with a little TLC.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Becky T.

Liked: Cleanliness

A delightful home!

Perfectly clean and well-appointed home near the Oracle. Easy walking to all parts of Reading including the train station. The home is bright and extremely comfortable. Tessa and Charles are perfect hosts - very responsive and easy to communicate with. We will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawn O.

Liked: Cleanliness

Family visit in Reading

Great location. Good hosts
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne H., Seattle, Washington

Liked: Cleanliness

Very comfortable

Perfect for a short stay
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew B., Weldon Spring

Liked: Cleanliness

Brilliant

Words cannot emphasize just how perfect this place is for a family of five who want quick and easy access to the sights of southern Britain. Just 12 minutes walk to the train station it was easy to get to and from London and Bath for our day trips. The home was clean, warm and cozy. The power strip for foreign plugs and toys for kids in the closet show the extra touches the place has for a traveling family. Driveway parking was great, Tessa was very quick in responding to all questions and queries we had. We will stay there again if in the area. Probably one of the best VRBO experiences we’ve had.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Samantha F.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location!

House is in a great location! Property was clean and had everything we needed! We were able to walk to shops, the train and bus station within a few minutes. It was perfect for us to visit with family while allowing the teens to get some shopping in. Thank you so much for allowing us to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Kath L.

Liked: Cleanliness

Very good location for city centre. Comfortable property.

Easy booking process. Good communication from owner.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nick H.

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent

Perfect base for everything
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Todd C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Exceptional location, well appointed, responsive host

This lovely property has 3 bedrooms upstairs. along with a full bath, Downstairs is a large kitchen with breakfast bar, combined living/dining room, and a half bath. There is a cute courtyard in the year that we enjoyed spending time in every evening. The location is superb with easy access to the Oracle upscale mall as well as the pedestrian only outside shopping area that had many entertainers. The unit was very clean, tastefully decorated and had everything needed from kitchen utensils to power adapters. The host, Tessa answered any and all questions in a very timely fashion. As we now have family in the area we will try to rent this property on subsequent visits.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

amy k., Valparaiso IN USA

Liked: Cleanliness

Close to city center

Really nice property and very close to train!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie Sørlie P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Romantic and authentic English house

This is a wonderful English house with a lovely back garden. We had good communication with the hosts. They even helped us by providing faster internet that we needed to do our work. The house is just like the pictures, and it's a great place to stay. Perfect location if you want to live in the centre of Reading. It is also fairly close to the Themes and a large playground, we went there quite some times with our 2-year old son. The house is well equipped for children and has toys, a baby chair, and a safety gate. It's also a travel bed for children in the house, but if you have a longer stay as we did (we lived there for two months) I would recommend buying your own bed for your infant. We will definitely stay in this house again if the whole family return to Reading. And if you want the "English feeling" with the romantic houses and small back yards, this is perfect!
Stayed 52 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gurdeep S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Very nice property, clean and tidy

This property was ver nice and clean, spacious
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

Great

Excellent property to rent..had no problems at all..great hosts
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Karl P.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location, very nice house and would stay again.

Very good, clean and great communication
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Marcelo V., Jandira, Brazil

Awesome hosts

The house was nice, well located and have everything we needed, but the outstanding were the hosts. They were really kind and very supportive.
Stayed 29 nights in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

Matthew E.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great house

The house was great, I would definitely stay again. The only frustrating thing about the house is how the hot water is preset to turn off during certain times of the day.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ian D., Redlynch

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Stay

Great Stay, Good communication with owner. No Issues. Great Location.

10/10 Excellent

Louise O.

Perfect house, brilliant location, great landlady!

Tessa’s house was just right. Well equipped, clean and beautifully maintained. Communication was A1! Thank you Tessa, we will stay again!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Amy H.

Nice location, cold water

This is a nice place for an affordable price with a great location. However, there is a "neSt" thermostat that turns off the hot water and heat for much of the time. We were catching excursions and air planes and were up early, forced to take freezing cold showers. Even those that tried to shower the night before had cold showers. Mildly annoying was the fact that the owner sent an email stating there would be cereal, milk and orange juice and in fact there was none.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

sinéad h.

Comfortable house, homely and very central,

Stayed last week with my husband and four kids. It was perfect for our holiday and a great base. A couple of minutes stroll from the Oracle shopping center and lots of restaurants close by. Also the lovely touch of having tea/coffee milk, cereal and lots more provided by our host. I would highly recommend this house
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anna B.

Great house and great location. It was so easy to settle in and make it home away from home.

Tidy, neat, welcome pack and just set up to be ready to settle in straight away. You can enjoy all reading has to offer, restaurants close by and lots of choice as well. The rooms are all clean and well maintained. Everything is easy to use and it’s a lovely quiet street considering how close it is to the oracle! Tessa and Charles were amazing, answering any queries we had and replying straight away to help settle us even faster! This really was a great pick for our two week visit with a toddler. Thanks Tessa and Charles!
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sonia D.

Fantastic property, location & absolutely fabulous hosts!

Clean, modern, close to everything that Reading has to offer! Highly recommend some local spots - Sweeney Todd’s pie shop, Pepe Sale are an absolute must! Incredible hosts welcomed us with essentials (tea, coffee, milk, bread, butter, OJ) - a perfect home base for our adventures to Windsor for the Royal Wedding & Highclere Castle!!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Ashok M.

Property ideally located in city centre and suitable for five adults and a child. Tessa and Charles

Very helpful and answered all our queries satisfactorily. Will recommend to family an friends. Ashok Misra
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018