Fucking disrespectful to the locals ridiculously loud music from 11 am and still going 11/12 hours…read morelater everyone saying the same thing giving everyone headaches next time I will get you shut down because its been way louder than the law let's you in a built up area

The Fat Swan, your first port of call for luxury cruising on the River Thames in Reading 0700…read more349 6713 info@thefatswan.co.uk Come aboard The Fat Swan and enjoy a decadent boat cruise. We are a grand party boat that is a great venue for hosting an array of special events to be celebrated on the Thames. The Fat Swan is decked out with luxurious fixtures and fittings and she is ideal for those looking to celebrate in style The Fat Swan is ideal for formal and informal events, unique parties, business meetings, corporate events, afternoon and evening cruising . We provide the highest standards and best value for money when it comes to parties on the Thames

Decent hotel on the outskirts of Reading so well worth checking out if you need a place to stay…read morewhilst travelling. I only slept, showered and breakfasted here so review based on that as I was out and about the rest of my stay. Checkout is 12 noon which is decent, staff are friendly and helpful. Bed was comfy, TV with freeview/extra channels too. Health club with swimming pool but didn't have time to check out. This is a Holiday Inn so a chain but it was clean, tidy, provided a good breakfast so happy to give 4*. Breakfast if not included in your deal, is £8.95 if bought voucher in advance from reception. Continental, cereals and full cooked breakfast is available, plus there is a pancake station. Kids eat free. Lots of freshly cooked items available and I was able to get gluten free toast in the morning so I was happy at that. Starbucks coffee stand also there too, plus a bar so a pint is about £4, pepsi is £1.90 a bottle. Taxi into Reading is about £10 from the hotel as not much near the hotel. So, yep, had a decent stay and would be happy to book again. Worth checking HI website as double room was about £60 per night during the weekend, though I think during the week stays are pricier!

Modern motel-style low-rise hotel around 3 miles out of Reading but fairly close to the M4 J11…read moremotorway junction. A typical Holiday Inn, part of the Intercontinental chain. The rooms are typical for a hotel of this type, clean and a reasonable size. The public rooms are large and the decor modern. There is plenty of parking, but as it is around the low-rise building you can end up with a long walk back to the entrance.

I walked into this over priced hellscape to let my boy run around and get some lunch. This place is…read moreoverfill, and no tables are available. This is ok, but these people cannot process an order for lunch with no table number. Also fine, it's down to how you handle it right? This is where I've now properly met the inept and rude about it team of so called servers that run this place. I have never had such a problem with a simple order, but to be spoken to like that is almost unbearable. Avoid this place and continue on to have a nice day. I will in future. **** this place.

What a fantastic play centre! I went over the weekend with my two boys (7 and 4 years old), great…read moreplay equipment and a football pitch for my eldest. What I really liked about this place was the size and all the open space for them to run around. I thought the staff were really helpful and polite and more then happy to help out when I had a query. We had lunch there aswell and I thought it was a good varied menu with plenty of healthy options also a short waiting time for the food. As a result of having such a good time -my son now wants his 8th birthday party here! Highly recommend a visit

I'd prefer john madejski academy to send my child to they give h extra support as he's deaf and…read moreautistic

Very cute hotel nestled in the heart of Reading. Check-in was smooth and they have a bar which was…read moreopen until late night. Lighting is sparse in the room at night - I had two desk lamps and a floor lamp in the room. So, if you want to work at night that can be an issue. I loved how the bathroom had both a tub and shower

Let's just start by saying that I spend roughly 9 hours at the property which was about 9 hours too…read moremuch. I was not a fan and for ease of reading, I'll break down as follows: THE GOOD: *Prime location if you are traveling via train as it's literally adjacent to the Reading Station. In fact, the hotel overlooks the car loop. *Centrally located in the city centre, if thats your need or desire. THE NEEDS ATTENTION: *Where do I start as there is so much that really requires attention. I was told that this used to be a popular chain in the UK which seems to have had a major downturn in recent times. The overall sentiment here is that the property needs a real good scrubbing and updating. *The design is dark. Super dark. To the point that literally one lightbulb is illuminating the surface areas. This doesn't work well in the bathroom when in need of virtually anything requiring a mirror. *The guest room was fair at best - the carpet was stained and held a film of fifth that I did not feel comfortable walking around w/out shoes. The doors didn't have a secure closure. My safe did not function at all. There was a stench of extreme body odor in the room which I believe originates from zero to little air flow due to... *The rooms feature a key card light switch which means you have to place your room key card in a slot to activate the lights and HVAC in the room. I understand this as an efficiency play however it doesn't do well for the room setting as there is zero air flow when you vacate the room. It's also an outdated system often found at the cheaper hotel properties. Not a fan as there are better ways to accomodate sustainability. *The bed was fairly stiff and featured just two tiny bed pillows - of all areas to scale back on, this was a head scratcher. It didn't have a fresh or overly clean sense to it. *The towels need to be refreshed and more fluffy. *The bathroom overall was depressing - dark, dingy and smelly. Oddly enough the hot faucets displayed a custom printed tag warning that the pipe can get extremely hot. The fixtures are very dated. Again the lighting in here is atrocious. I don't think the floors were properly cleaned in years. *The walls and ceiling are paper thin. I think a heard of elephants were staying in the room above me on the 4th floor as I heard loud footsteps throughout the night and early AM for hours while I was waking up. So odd as the rooms are fairly small - how could so much walking occur. *My view was of a wall outside so nothing to note of there. Unless you need a hotel of a certain price point and location, I'd consider elsewhere.