ibis Styles Reading Centre

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ibis Styles Reading Centre 3 stars

Customer review rating (ALL Rating) 3.1/5 170 reviews

ALLSAFE approved hotel

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Description

Hotel extras

  • An ALLSAFE Clifton Environment Service certified hotel

  • 10-minute walk from Reading railway station

  • Excellent access to M4 motorway

  • On-site bar and restaurant offering a choice of meals

  • Situated next to Oracle shopping centre

Hotel location

ibis Styles Reading Centre

4 - 8 Duke Street
RG1 4RY Reading
United Kingdom

Telephone +44 118 958 3455

Fax +44 118 950 4450

Contact email

  • RAIL AIR:  READING STATION

  • By plane

    HEATHROW At 41.52km / 25.8 miles

  • By train

    READING CENTRAL At 0.8km / 0.5 miles

GPS:51.454668, -0.968949

Companies

  • BG GROUP 4.18 km / 2.6 mi
  • CAPITA 7.4 km / 4.6 mi
  • CISCO SYSTEMS 5.95 km / 3.7 mi
  • FOSTER WHEELER 5.79 km / 3.6 mi
  • FUJITSU 16.09 km / 10 mi
  • HUAWEI 6.12 km / 3.8 mi
  • MICROSOFT 4.18 km / 2.6 mi
  • NETWORK RAIL 1.13 km / 0.7 mi
  • ORACLE TECK 4.18 km / 2.6 mi
  • PWC FINANCE 1.53 km / 0.95 mi
  • SSE 1.61 km / 1 mi
  • SYMANTEC TELECOMS 5.92 km / 3.68 mi
  • THAMES WATER 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
  • YELL COM HIBU 1.61 km / 1 mi

Hotel services

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In summary
On site
  • Restaurant
  • Wheelchair accessible hotel
  • Well-being
  • Wi-Fi
  • Breakfast
  • Bar
  • Meeting rooms
Near the property
  • Car park

Royal Tandoori Indian Restaurant

Step into Royal Tandoori for an authentic taste of South Asia. With beautiful artwork adorning the walls and skilled chefs running the kitchen, your dining experience will be rich in aromas, colours and tantalising tastes.

Your meetings and events

'With two meeting rooms to choose from, we're able to host a range of conferences and professional get-togethers. Talk us through your needs and we'll set you up with all the equipment you require, plus free fibre Wi-Fi as standard. Located on the ground floor, the Eton Room is ideal for interviews or smaller meetings.

Room descriptions and layouts

3 

meeting rooms

From 1 to 80 

attendees

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Our accommodation(s)

Warm, welcoming and modern, with a comfortable bed and a practical bathroom, our rooms offer everything you need for an enjoyable stay.

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ALL Rating  3.1/5  170 reviews

TripAdvisor Rating  2.5/5  430 reviews

Disgusted

Customer review rating 0.5/5

Nick Solo - Confirmed reviews ALL

I checked in the reception guy did not know the area, had not heard of the Oracle Car park which is about 200 yards away. I cold not find my room signage is pretty poor, room smelt of curry, cigarete burns on the bed side tables, exposed wiring on radiator, shower trap missing, head was pointing to wall as was broken, felt dirty. Bedroom I kep my socks on it just felt filthy did not want to walk on carpet. I expect the bed was pretty dirty though sheets seemed clean. I would never set foot in this hotel again. I trusted the IBIS name and as an Accor member have stayed in many around the world. should not be part of the group.

Awful won't ever use IBIS again. Just cancelled a Another trip.

Customer review rating 0.5/5

Anonymous Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

As I was checking in a junkie came in and stole coffee from coffee room. open back door. Awful room with a view of bird muck encrusted on window. At night big fuss about phoning reception to get in after 11.00. Had to show my key card give room number. Door at back where drunks a junkies get in wide open for smokers. No fridge no tea or coffee in room. Breakfast in a bag. Swapped rooms could hear upstairs an next door toilets flushing. Warning on window about safety. Awful experience left a day early, refused a refund.

well located but tired carpet

Customer review rating 3.0/5

Lawrence Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

The hotel is conveniently located, the room was good size but the carpet was rather old and tired. It needs to be improved. Breakfast was minimal and a bit dull after a few days (I was staying for a week).

Dreadful Hotel only stay if desperate

TripAdvisor rating 2.0/5

tigerian62 TripAdvisor review

The hotel is in the centre of Reading but am afraid that's the only good thing about my stay. The hotel smells of curry has no lifts room was shabby and damaged. No tea and coffee in the room. No pre booked Gluten free breakfast ready. Sadly no one responds to emails either. Even as an Accor member I won't return stay in The usual Ibis next time.

General lack of quality

Customer review rating 1.5/5

Liz Solo - Confirmed reviews ALL

The rooms felt dirty. Carpets were stained and bathroom had tiles missing and had dirty grout. There was no tea and coffee facility I. The room although a machine was available at reception there were no cups. Breakfast is provided in a bag to take away, no idea why breakfast hasn’t returned but the bags had limited choice. The whole hotel smells really badly of curry. Overall I would not stay again.

Very Bad Hotel

Customer review rating 0.5/5

Mal M. Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

I am a Diamond member. Every time I come to this hotel there are various issues. This time apparently there were no rooms left even though I booked via the App directly. The receptionist assumed i booked via a third party website and that the third party has issues. After I told him I booked on the accor app he said, yes that is also having issues. I them said I'm a member. He was confused. He then said there were several rooms available.

Was ok

Customer review rating 2.5/5

Anonymous Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

I was meant to be staying in another hotel and was moved to this one. The room was clean but lacking some things like a hairdryer, no tea or coffee facilities, no hot breakfast. Room could have done with new carpets.

Disappointed

Customer review rating 2.0/5

Mrs P. Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

Carpet in the room was so dirty

Awful, filthy room

Customer review rating 0.5/5

L R. Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

I have already submitted a complaint via the website. Absolutely shocking state of the room. Really embarrassing that you allow people to stay in these rooms.

Dirty, noisy, poor service but good location.

Customer review rating 0.5/5

Anonymous Solo - Confirmed reviews ALL

Check-in was poor. There were 3 groups waiting to check in and the person at the desk was too busy on a call to notice. He then stood up and said, oh I was just talking sorting out reservations. Some people were told their bookings were cancelled as the hotel had overbooked the day! I was lucky not to be one of those people...maybe! The room was dirty and smelt unclean. The carpet was soiled and dirty, food and drink ingrained and sticky. The bathroom had been cleaned but was poorly finished so felt dirty. The noise of people at 2/3am was crazy, people shouting and running around the narrow squeaky corridors. Privacy at the check in desk was poor. Reading out loud room numbers, amounts people had to pay and details of customers left out infornt of you to see other customer personal information. This included the username and password for the WiFi. Why have this if you are going to tell everyone the details. Email and phone number asked for with no explanation what it was going to be used for. Data privacy a real bit issue here!

Check other reviews before staying…..

Customer review rating 1.0/5

Anonymous Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

I have made a complaint about my stay which I still haven’t heard anything about. It was a complete shambles.

Well located but that’s all that’s okay

Customer review rating 2.0/5

Laurens Friends - Confirmed reviews ALL

I wasn’t impressed with my stay The smell of curry is overwhelming! I felt like I needed to wash every item I took into the hotel when I got home as everything seemed liked it smell of curry.

Old, dirty, minimal facilities and poorly maintained

Customer review rating 1.5/5

Denis Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

Not good. Room carpet is extremely worn and dirty, multiple broken fixtures, no tea/coffee facilities, rock hard bed, tiny and tinny-sounding TV. Stairs only was a unpleasant surprise (I have a knee injury), as was the rabbit warren of corridors to get to the room. Not good value for money when compared to other similarly priced options in Reading.

Poor experience

Customer review rating 2.0/5

Matt Solo - Confirmed reviews ALL

Check in was not straightforward and seemed to take forever. The room smelt of stale smoke, the table light was broken and placed on its side and overall the room felt dirty.

Well located and friendly staff

Customer review rating 5.0/5

Kam Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

Close to local shops, parking round back and rooms are comfy

Dirty and locked!

Customer review rating 1.5/5

Jules Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

The room we stayed in was not clean. The room where the tea and coffee machine was was full of junk (other hotels in the group still have kettles in the rooms with COVID-19 so not sure why we couldn't here). We were late back, so the doors were locked, fair enough but if you're leaving a mobile staff should really take it with them so guests don't have to wait outside calling a number that isn't being answered for ten minutes!

Awful

Customer review rating 0.5/5

Kallie Couples - Confirmed reviews ALL

The worst place I have ever stayed in ever

Not fit for corporate travelers

Customer review rating 1.0/5

Anonymous Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

There is no stairs to a 2nd floor room given to me and that also narrow stairs/ corridors where one has to take all luggage. Heating does not work in the room. Breakfast was takeaway cold milk & little amount of corn-flakes. Reception was helpful. Not a standard hotel for corporate travelers.

Filthy room, holes been kicked through doors and walls

Customer review rating 0.5/5

Russell Business - Confirmed reviews ALL

Absolutely terrible and will never stay in this hotel again and neither will anyone else from my company if I have anything to do with it.

Disappointing

TripAdvisor rating 2.0/5

156debbied TripAdvisor review

I have stayed here on quite a few occasions over the years (and last time in 2020 gave a glowing review). This stay however did not live up to expectation - the actual room was clean but I literally had no sleep on both nights due to what appeared to be air conditioning units making an incredible noise outside. My window overlooked a pile of rubbish (not just a few carrier bags worth, but a large heap). This appeared to include multiple Pot Noodle cartons, milk cartons and general trash that had been thrown out of windows opposite! On arrival I was told there were no kettles in rooms 'because of Covid' ??!! I have stayed in hotels multiple times recently and no other brand encountered has this policy in force. The Covid 'Breakfast in a Bag' was a diabetic nightmare ( Frosties with carton of longlife milk, chocolate muffin, overtly sweet longlife yogourt - nothing like the description of what would be on offer left on a sheet of paper in the room). The only consolation was that all the staff were cheerful, helpful and pleasant.

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