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Reviews of Hotel 1843 Reading

3 out of 5
Hotel 1843 Reading
33 London Street, Reading, England

Reviews

7.6

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 383 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Bal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
comfortable and a good shower
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Reg

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

mark

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helene

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

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

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They let us check in late and the room was clean
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Javier

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Lee

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
There was loud music until 11:30, the check in process wasn’t very easy and the carpet in the room was full of hair
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Rob

Business traveller
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing staff and room!
The room was amazing! Great size, very clean and a incredibly comfortable bed. Definitely will be staying there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Lovely downstairs area, average rooms
Lovely bar and restaurant area. When going to the room these are not to the same standard as the downstairs. The room we had, had a flashing light in the bathroom, moldy shower curtain and handle broken on one of the draws. Bed was comfy enough and shower nice and powerful
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

matty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Aidan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

S

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Generally safe and convenient, limited facilities but staff are accommodating if you ask for water/ iron etc. Decor is a little dated (carpets/ curtains) and shower curtains need replacing. Otherwise a comfortable and clean bed and lovely staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Hotel
Had a one stay here and have no complaints. Room was nice and the staff was friendly and helpful. I would re-book this hotel in the future
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel, Clearwater

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint little hotel with comfortable rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

S

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Generally nice and staff were pleasant. Rooms/ bathrooms decent enough but bathrooms (baths/shower/ shower curtain) just need a little updating.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Alan

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awful.
It was so so small, i could touch the walls with arms out! The bed was tiny, like sleeping in a cot, and the staircase is so narrow,and spiral, it was impossible to get my luggage up. Expensive,outdated and a definite no no for me.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Danny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hostess was wonderful & accommodating. Room was a bit noisy at night & creaky beds.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was very convenient for me after a long work day. The room was spacious and clean, although paint peeling off the walls and ceiling. I was expecting a TV in the room and there wasn't, but didn't really matter to me. In the evening I went to the Calico Bar & Restaurant after having been told the food was good - I wasn't disappointed 🙂. And the staff made me feel extremely welcome and 'cared for'. Breakfast was good (although I didn't like the oiled toast) and lovely service. As a single female who doesn't travel and hardly ever stays in hotels, I was a bit apprehensive, but the care of the staff made me feel safe and welcome.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Walls are paper thin. Another guest came home around 2am (probably drunk) and proceeded to be sick/ wretch for about an hour. Did I really have to pay for that experience? On the positive side the downstairs area with the bar is fine and the food and service were good. Rooms clean but aging - you get what you pay for.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Jon

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is what it is
I used to stay here back when it was the Great Expectations, so I knew pretty much what to expect. They've completely gutted the restaurant downstairs (which looks really good, but I didn't get a chance to try it), but not yet done anything with the accommodation. So, yeah, it's a little tired. No hotel staff around when I checked in so had to go to the restaurant where I was handed a keycard with no further word or information. The room was clean apart from a partially-flushed toilet on arrival. The bed was very uncomfortable and seemed to consist of springs and little padding, not that I minded much as by the time I went to bed I was suitably numbed by alcohol. My (very small) double room wasn't noisy, had tea coffee and water, a TV, and an ensuite with a decent hot shower. Everything I needed for a comfortable-enough budget overnight stay on my own.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Kyle

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cleaned every day Warm Good shower
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean Warm Good shower
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean Warm Good shower
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean Warm Decent shower
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Diego

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff is very kind and helpful. The hotel es very close to the city center. I enjoyed my stay there
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and warm. Decent shower
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Aye Chan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Kyle

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room wasn't clean, toilet wouldn't flush, found someone's dirty clothes in the room left after 2 hours

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with group
Lots of building work going on in the hotel that we were unaware of at time of booking. Shock on arrival but the staff were very good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

shelley

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Kimberley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Nicholas

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walls are paper thin and noise from other guests kept us awake Carpet was dingy and stained.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

J

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Luke

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
reading wknd stay
Our Stay at the Great expectations was marvellous staff were super friendly and even under building works on the ground floor they running perfectly. My only complaint was the bed was a bit outdate and either time me or my wife moved it felt like you weer going to be thrown out. Apart from that i love it cant wait to see it after the works are completed. Room 29 fyi
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Hayley

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value abd close to town
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022