Novotel Reading Centre

Room was nice with all extras included as expected for an executive upgrade. Unfortunately we arrived late so didn't get to enjoy the hotel as much as we would have liked (missed on swimming pool). Maybe next time :)Some craziness happening outside by drunk people, but lots of police there. Also the hotel had it's own security guard inside, and you entered through a locked parking lot in the back after you left your car, so felt safe at all times. Staff very nice especially reception peopleMany thanksAlex Stadler

The room was great - Good, clean, quiet room, comfy bed. Shampoo, coffee, bottled water provided. The service by the staff was great. Polite staff. Wifi was decent.The only negative I would say was the TV. I wasn't able to cast my personal content to the TV. You can do this in a lot of hotel these days, including the Ibis, so not having this surprised me since Novotel is run by the same company. Novotel had a big, capable TV and I had a couple of movies ready - But could not get them on the TV :-(Some hotels don't have this feature, but do have a HDMI socket in the TV, so then I could at least output from my laptop - So I tried that, but the TV / remote is locked down - You can't even change the 'source' input ?? Why? Normal Freeview is just awful, even if you do find something half decent to watch, it's just peppered with adverts. So, effectively, I had little in terms of entertainment in my room.

I've stayed here a few times for work, the room are a good size, the food menu is OK for a hotel, and they have a few beers to choose from. It is a standard buffet style breakfast.Everything is great unless they have a large coach group it at the same time, then suddenly all the facilities, including breakfast get swamped at the same time.The hotel needs a better way of managing coach groups so as not to disappoint normal guests.

The hotel and staff are chill and nice. Great location near the train station and I’m reading centre. Affordable prices and good for sleeping and waking up for holiday.The rooms are better than ibis. The Ibis room I checked out had a kind of smell. While the Novotel room smelled normal.Novotel is good and meets its price expectations. 1 of the only things I didn’t like about Novotel and ibis were the lack of locks on bathroom.

We stayed here for a weekend in London. Much cheaper than London hotels and much quicker than the edges of the Tube. It's just round the corner from Reading mainline Station.Hotel is nice, nothing particularly special but rooms are comfortable, showers are powerful, staff are friendly and breakfast is good. In fact the sausages and bacon at breakfast are amazing.Only issue is parking. Small number of spaces at the hotel, so we ended up at the Broad St Mall car park, which is 7 min on foot away.When you drive in the front of the hotel is in a restricted space for buses and taxis, so just beware.

You could not have better staff, so friendly and accommodating. The hotel is clean the only drawback is the rooms are a bit dated and carpets are older than my gran. Even in the highland executive rooms. The old alarm clocks, tv is not able to be used for casting. Which would be a big plus. The irons are past thier best and nearly unusable with the silly security cord. But the worst part is definitely the carpets by far! It's a shame as the hotel is so clean everywhere else. The staff again couldn't do more and the food is also to a very good quality.

Room was ready early, which was really helpful. Room was mostly clean but some weird splash mark stains on the ceiling and the blackout lining of the curtains was pretty holey. Shower was lovely. Bed was incredibly firm but a good night's sleep despite the town centre location.

I loved my stay here. The rooms and communal areas were wonderfully clean. I was surprised they had “Rituals” shower products on the 13th floor. Overall a great stay with helpful staff. I’d say my only criticism would be the breakfast. There was a lot of variation and tidy however it wasn’t hot and the juices weren’t pleasant. Aside from that I would recommend this hotel.

I rate the hotel very positively - location, standard, equipment, quality, food, etc. (*saunas and swimming pool need better cleaning and more often).I want to single out one special person - Klara, who is the heart of this hotel restaurant, she is sweet, sincere, sociable and only thanks to her I felt hospitality and warmth in this hotel. I wish to Klara to always remain so loving to both guests and work. Thank you.Best regards

Comfortable hotel in a central location. Staff very helpful. Excellent value for city centre and pool an added treat