This hotel has 4 assets: beautiful facade, great cooked breakfasts, biscuits and free wi-fi. Now for the bad bits. Don't expect the room to be cleaned much, towels don't get changed, TV remote control keys are dirty and the walls are so thin you can hear your neighbours snoring. Oh, and the pub can get noisy which you will also... More

Great Expectations is a themed pub and hotel in the centre of Reading. My wife and I stayed there for the weekend. Our room (16) had a four poster bed and ensuite with a bath big enough for two..... The pub underneath serves good range of real ales which is my preferred tipple and although we only had the breakfasts,... More

Cut off from the centre of the town by a busy bypass, Great Expectations was nonetheless handy for my overnight. Check-in at the far end of the bar space - clearly this is a busy bar of the JDW variety. Friendly, efficient welcome, and a room which was fine, though less interesting than the rest of the building might lead... More

To start with, the main check-in area isn't too visible, so you have to go through the bar and then there's a tiny window at the end where you can check-in. However, the staff were very helpful and friendly. Positives: - Good price - Central location - Old decor yet modern rooms - Friendly staff - Nice ale's at bar... More

Good things: - Just 2 minutes walking from the main pedestrian street of the city. - Full English breakfast is good. - Full bathroom new and clean. - Heating works perfectly. - The hotel is very nice on the outside. - Nice and helpful staff. Bad Things: - The mattress is horrible (at least mine). It is very soft and... More

Got a pretty good rate here which is always going to colour any review. Everything worked in the room. I was on the third or fourth floor and the music thumped away loudly until midnight. Breakfast was pretty good and the staff were friendly. The building has some lovely rooms and features but the hotel is essentially a pub with... More

Stayed two nights in this comfortable hotel. It was a cold weekend the room were warm, Clean and huge. Staff are friendly. Breakfast on the Sunday was a little higgeldy-piggeldy but delicious all the same. Not normally a fan of budget hotels but would stay again. Very handy being above a pub.

Ok, you arrive at the hotel, not realising it's above a noisy bar. You collect your key, go to the room to find that house keeping hadn't been in the room. Beds not made with blood on the pillow. I went down to reception to change rooms where they offered me a drink whilst they clean the room. I chose... More

The service was ok but my main problem was tje room I had booked a double room all I got was to single beds put together one bed sheet and a duvet cover that was too big for the duvet it was just uncomfortable on the other hand the food service was great