Elephant Hotel

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Chic Double Room
Terrace/patio
Indoor wedding
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Church Road, Pangbourne, Reading, England, RG8 7AR
  • Basildon Park
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Oracle
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Mapledurham House and Watermill
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Room options

Classic Single Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Chic Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Classic Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Chic Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Reading

Located in Reading, Elephant Hotel is in a rural location, within a 15-minute walk of Thames Path and Thames River. .This family-friendly hotel is 14 mi (22.5 km) from Nirvana Spa and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Beale Park.

What's nearby

  • Basildon Park - 5 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Madejski Stadium - 12 min drive - 14.8 km
  • Oracle - 14 min drive - 10.4 km
  • Mapledurham House and Watermill - 14 min drive - 14.5 km
  • University of Reading - 16 min drive - 12.2 km

Getting around

  • Reading Pangbourne Station - 5 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The George Hotel - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Herbies Pizza - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Ocean Garden - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Masala 22 - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Elephant Hotel

Family-friendly hotel with a coffee shop and a restaurant
Elephant Hotel offers 22 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature premium bedding. This Reading hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 22 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features shopping on site, wedding services, and a ballroom. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Elephant Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Tourism Program, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

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
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 17.50 for adults and GBP 10 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Playground
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 11 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total (up to 66 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 20.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 17.50 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 20.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20.0 per night

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Elephant Hotel Reading
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Elephant Hotel Hotel
Elephant Hotel Reading
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