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ibis Reading Centre

3.0 star property

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Bar (on property)
Front of property
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
25A Friar Street, Reading, England, RG1 1DP
  • Oracle
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Royal Berkshire Hospital
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • University of Reading
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

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Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double SweetRoom by ibis

Double SweetRoom by ibis

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Exterior

Novotel Reading Centre

  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
4.1 out of 5, Very good, (1002)
The price is NZ$189
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
29 Jun - 30 Jun
Novotel Reading Centre

About the area

Reading

With a stay at ibis Reading Centre, you'll be centrally located in Reading, a 2-minute drive from Thames River and 9 minutes from Nirvana Spa. .This eco-certified hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Reading Museum and Town Hall and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from St. Laurence Church.

What's nearby

  • Oracle - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Reading Museum and Town Hall - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Hexagon - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Royal Berkshire Hospital - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • University of Reading - 4 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Reading Station - 3 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Itsu - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Black Sheep Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Blagrave Arms - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬1 min walk

About this property

ibis Reading Centre

Eco-certified hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
Ibis Reading Centre offers 182 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers.

This Reading hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 182 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and a reception hall.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of ibis Reading Centre, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Ibis Reading Centre has a restaurant on site.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Czech, English, Filipino, French, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour offsite parking (GBP 7 per day); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee: GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • Highchair
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Vegetable garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 14 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 2006
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reception hall
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 30
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 30

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 7 per day(1969 ft away; open 24 hours)
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 30 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 30 (subject to availability)

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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)

We should mention

The photos in this description reflect the brand standard and are provided for illustrative purposes only
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

ibis Hotel Reading Centre
Ibis Reading Centre Hotel Reading
ibis Reading Centre Hotel
ibis Reading Centre Reading
ibis Reading Centre Hotel Reading
ibis Reading Centre (new ibis rooms)
ibis Reading Centre (new ibis rooms) Hotel

ibis Reading Centre Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 435 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 356 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 136 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 42 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 1003 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was great
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cosy room, warm and amenable. Everything is just in its place. Selection of teas was great and the pizza from the bar was amazing in an epic way. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christoph

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn, Leesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the train station and center of town.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Samuel

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

David, Bristol

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff in the breakfast bar were helpful and friendly. The hotel is dated and worn out. The reception is faux-industrial, that is, the roof tiles taken out, everything painted black and effect coming from the exposed air ducts and wiring. In the room, the laminate is peeling off the chipboard fittings, with piles of wood dust below the desk, presumably from where others had kicked the back of the covered wall whilst sitting there. The black laminated floor in the room was swept but unwashed. Bed covers were clean but the headboard worn and the mattress is shallow and uncomfortable. There is a pod bathroom in the room into which you step up into. It was worn and dated. The theme seemed to be pitched at Reading Festival goers. Even the wash soaps. Not a comfortable business hotel. It’s not cheap.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely clean and very comfortable, staff were polite and very helpful always willing to assist and made my stay very enjoyable and easy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Isabelle

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cara

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachael, MUNICH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent all round
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disgusting smell

Unfortunately my stay was marred by a disgusting smell of sewage in room 1003. This seemed to come from the bathroom drains and was most pungent in the evening and early the next morning. Possibly a problem with the hotel plumbing system. No one wants to smell it when other guests go to the toilet. The lady on reception was apologetic and moved me to a different room without issue. However, this problem resulted in a bad experience overall.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Sadia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
No air conditioning and not alot of variety on tv as wifi wasnt working
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great check in , very quick . Room was good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Chi Wai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Wesley

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Niall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed a bit hard and the shower was lukewarm. Otherwise acceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Laura

Located in a very central area of Reading which was convenient however room was very basic. There was no hand towel in the bathroom and the curtains were all stained. No one on reception when I arrived so had to wait for staff to check in. Novotel next door is so much nicer considering the two hotels are intertwined
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Vito, London

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location near the train station and the high street. Good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

helen

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025