Malmaison Reading

4.0 star property

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Enjoy a meal in our restaurant with a central dining area and booths on either side.
Restful haven with a four-poster bed, adorned with a duvet and pillows, and a matching throw blanket.
Relax in a stylish lounge area with a fireplace, sofas, and a bench.
Stately Great Western House features a symmetrical facade with a central entrance and uniform windows.
Relax in a stylish space with a comfortable bed, sofa, and reading nook.

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
18-20 Station Road, Reading, England, RG1 1JX
  • Oracle
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Reading Museum and Town Hall
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • University of Reading
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

Club Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room

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

Club Deluxe Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Junior Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 43 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Reading

With a stay at Malmaison Reading in Reading (Reading City Centre), you'll be a 2-minute drive from Thames River and 9 minutes from Nirvana Spa. .This eco-certified hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Reading Museum and Town Hall and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from St. Laurence Church.

What's nearby

  • Oracle - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Reading Museum and Town Hall - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Hexagon - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Royal Berkshire Hospital - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • University of Reading - 4 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Reading Station - 1 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Three Guineas, Reading - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Blagrave Arms - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Malmaison Reading

Eco-certified hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
Malmaison Reading offers 75 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Reading hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 75 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch, dinner, or brunch at Chez Mal Brasserie, a restaurant which specializes in British cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7 AM to 10 AM and on weekends from 8 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Reading? This hotel has 624 square feet (58 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7 AM and 10 AM and on weekends between 8 AM and 11:00 AM.
Chez Mal Brasserie - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Mal Bar - This bar serves light fare only. Open daily.
24-hour room service 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.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Polish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 20 per night)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7 AM to 10 AM on weekdays and 8 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 23 for adults and GBP 12 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Chez Mal Brasserie
  • Mal Bar

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 624 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; 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
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 30.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 23 for adults and GBP 12 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 20 per night (1640 ft away)
  • Pet fee: GBP 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 30.0 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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

Property is also known as

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Reading Malmaison
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Malmaison Reading Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 552 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 291 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 90 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 43 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 25 out of 1001 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

A curate's egg of an experience.

Good Aspects: Location, Size and comfort of room, quality of evening meal. Poor Aspects: Inefficient shower, Lighting in room including ineffective mirrors making shaving etc difficult. No staff at reception when checking out at 10.30 am.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Revesh

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Avoid! Much better options for cheaper in Reading!

I would not return to this hotel. I slept at 4am as the noise levels both inside the hotel and outside were atrocious up to that time. I requested a toothbrush kit in the morning and was very rudely told that I would need to get up and get it myself from the vending machine on the ground floor. The room was very dark as well as the entire hotel, even hurt my leg on the loo roll holder as it is too close to the loo. There is no water in the room and shower handle was broken.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Poppy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was good. The room was generally clean, but there were a few signs that it hadn't been deep-cleaned for a while, plus there was only one plug socket i could use as the other two with the lamps plugged in were a weird round shape. The staff were friendly, but when I checked in, I was bombarded by a few upselling promotions, which I just found unnecessary and annoying after a long journey,
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Dave

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room too hot Beds uncomfortable
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view. Can at the restaurant was brilliant. Everyone was so friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Krystal

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

Junior suite is lovely!

Junior suite is lovely! The view is of the street outside and shop so you can hear a bit of noise from passers by but really great room, lots of space and very comfy.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Horace

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I didn't find it clean. £200 a night fir a room gat had a fridge and you couldn't provide fresh milk, just that uht rubbish. Shower dirty. Stains on carpet. Windows dreadfully dirty
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

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

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only minor fault is the lighting is not bright enough in the room - difficult when getting ready
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely friendly staff, very spacious room. Very close to the train station and shops. Very,very good soundproofing. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stunning room & quiet considering the central location. Only criticism is that if 2 people check in then there should be 2 towels in the bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Penny

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

Overnight stay

Hotel room was amazing, bed was most comfortable I've ever stayed in. Felt like I was cocooned in a luxury. Only negative would be no room service which I feel these days is unheard off for a hotel of this standard
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Leela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel to stay at in Reading.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne

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

8/10 Good

Laurie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was lovely (paid for an upgrade). Hotel was also nice! Breakfast main off the menu I requested was not available!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025