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ibis Reading Centre

3.0 star property

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout curtains, soundproofing
Reception hall
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Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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

Room options

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Double SweetRoom by ibis | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout curtains, soundproofing

Double SweetRoom by ibis

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(34 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout curtains, soundproofing

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(45 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room, 2 Single Beds | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout curtains, soundproofing

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

ibis Reading Centre

Hotel with a restaurant, a short walk to Thames River
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 a hairdryer. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include a shower.

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

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at ibis Reading Centre. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Thames River. Free WiFi in public areas, a restaurant and a bar are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Full breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, multilingual staff and a lift
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Thames River and 9 minutes from Nirvana Spa
  • Pets welcome for a fee
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. Ibis Reading Centre also features multilingual staff, coffee/tea in common area, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

This 3-star Reading hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a full breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 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 programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

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

  • High chair
  • In-room cot
  • 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 and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
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: GBP 10 per pet, per night
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: from approximately GBP 12 for adults and from 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)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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)
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Up to 2 children aged 12 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Photos appearing in the property description reflect the brand standard and are 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

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 440 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 350 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 145 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 1018 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 1018 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Pleasant stay

Hotel was clean, and fresh, with a presentable reception area. Rooms were adequate and comfortable though the bathroom was a little strange and basic. Unfortunately only one lift was in use throughout our stay which meant longer waits on an upper floor and the card system didn't always work but overall was in a good location and easy access to local restaurants and station. Shame about the down and outs loitering in the local area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kar Pui Alice

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

Ok stay for this price

One lift was out of order created a kind of longer wait for all customer, other than that, kind of good!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

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

Outstanding value for money

Staff always super friendly and outstanding value for money. Have stayed here many times.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Pretty basic, just a suped up student accommodation really but does the basics for a night away. Breakfast was really nice and plentiful!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Deborah

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

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was comfy and quiet. Breakfast was of good value and quality. Would recommend if you want cheaper accomodation and a very quick train journey into London without London prices.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

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

10/10 Excellent

SHINGAI

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

MR T

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

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

High on air in Reading

Reasonably priced very near station and centre so convenient for my purpose. The concierge asked if I wanted high up or low down. I chose high. I turned out one of two lifts was not working. So as I had only a small rucksack I took the stairs to the 12th floor. This turned out to be an aerobic workout, so I repeated it twice. Definitely recommended. Minor irritation was lack of written information even on the TV welcome screen. I was supposed to go to a web page via a QR code, but I had no signal nor wifi information. I didn't ask but usually this is given on check-in. Otherwise no complaints and if in Reading again "I'll be back".
View south-east from 12th floor
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Martin

Terrible breakfast
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Astrid

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Difficulties with this Ibis

Unfortunately reception had difficulty in finding the reservation! Also the lifts were unserviceable causing us to miss a rail connection
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Hoyoung

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Staffs are all cold pokerfaced and but grumpy and look sad. Breakfast is better than expected.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Damian

Definitely paid away over price
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ana, Santa Tecla

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Very nice clean room, comfortable bed. Close to the train station and shopping areas. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to station
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quick and easy to check in. Room was clean and perfect for one night. Super close to the shops, restaurants and bars.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Briant james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Affordable location within the town near to all pubs, restaurants and shopping places.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was as we expected,stayed in many in the past! And in nova,and others in the Accor group.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025