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ibis Reading Centre

3.0 star property

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Relax in the lounge area with a comfortable sofa and stylish seating options.
Relax in a spacious room with a large bed and two bedside tables, each with a wall-mounted lamp.
Welcome to our reception area, featuring a minimalist design and digital display showing room rates and services.
Abstract art adorns the wall, featuring stylized figures and geometric shapes.
Hotel with a modern multi-story design and flat roof.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
25A Friar Street, Reading, England, RG1 1DP
  • Oracle
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Reading Museum and Town Hall
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • University of Reading
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Room options

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9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
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  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double SweetRoom by ibis | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes

Double SweetRoom by ibis

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(26 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(32 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

ibis Reading Centre

3-star hotel in Reading City Centre
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, dry cleaning, and a 24-hour front desk. Housekeeping is available on request.
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.
The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This eco-certified hotel also offers multilingual staff, coffee/tea in a common area, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

Ibis Reading Centre is a smoke-free property.

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 transportation

  • 24-hour offsite parking within 0.4 miles (GBP 7 per day); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 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

  • High chair
  • In-room crib
  • 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
  • Elevator
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • 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 organized 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
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • 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

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. 439 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 353 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 134 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 42 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 1002 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

2/10 Terrible

HARSHA

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not worth the money spent

TV was not working- technician came & it was sorted after half an hour but I missed East enders. Again in the morning it was not working and the technician did not start till 8am and by that time I had to checkout to go to work.The bathroom wash basin was very dirty and the water cattle inside was not clean either, I had a sore throat the next day
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor

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

8/10 Good

Ron

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, quiet,, excellent value for money and great view from top floor
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ellie

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Fei

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well located with good facilities and helpful friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very central location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Ella

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Shower was amazing and bed was comfortable.

It was basic but for the price I paid i was expecting that. It waa comfortable and the shower was amazing!!! Usually you dont have much room in a hotel shower but it was huge and so easy to change the temerpature which isnt always easy to do. Overall, i would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

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

Ideal for our short break in Reading

Ideally situated, convenient for Rail and City Centre. Good breakfast. Staff helpful. Only niggle is siting of soap dispenser in shower. Too high to expel liquid into hand
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed previously and have never had any issues. Shower made horrible loud noise when hot water kicked in and was kept awake by noise from other guests most of the night
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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

6/10 Okay

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I cannot fault the staff, the rooms or the attention to detail at all. My overall rating was unfortunately due to the fire alarm going off at 0130 this morning, due to a fault. It made for quite a disturbed nights sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Nadeem

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wash basin drain opener needs to be fixed for proper drainage.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Krishma

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Clean and comfortable, friendly staff

Staff pleasant and helpful throughout our stay. Hotel slightly dated but clean and well equipped, certainly adequate for our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Marco

Liked: Room comfort

It's ok

The room was good. The power plug near the bed was broken. The bathroom was clean, but they could have cleaned the floor a bit better. There were some signs of wear and tear in it and in the lift as well. The bed was comfy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adaeze

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

One night stay

Standard hotel, can't complain. Strange smell from the shower but it worked
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

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

8/10 Good

Stephen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Good location and nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Craig

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Below average

Below average basic hotel. Hallway smelt of marijuana. Staff were rude on arrival.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025