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Where to Stay in Reading Town Centre, Reading
The compact core around Broad Street and the Oracle shopping centre. Most visitor hotels and chain restaurants are here.
✦ The vibe
Busy, commercial and functional; lots of pedestrians during the day, quieter at night except near Friar Street.
👤 Best for
First-time visitors, business travellers, anyone wanting to be near shops and stations.
🏨 Where to stay
Mostly chain hotels (Premier Inn, Ibis, Novotel) and a couple of independents. Price feel: mid-range to upper-mid.
🚇 Getting around
Very walkable. Reading Station is at the southern edge (10 mins from most hotels). Heathrow via RailAir coach (45–60 mins).
📍 Nearby
The Oracle shopping centre, Reading Minster
Best hotels in Reading Town Centre
24 hotels ranked by how close they are to Reading Town Centre
Premier Inn
307 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Hotel 1843
493 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Premier Suites
592 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Garner Hotel Reading City Centre
635 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →The George Hotel
636 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Pentahotel Reading
752 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Stonewall House Aparthotel
785 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Crescent Hotel
806 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Sure Hotel by Best Western Reading
826 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Travelodge Reading
833 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Forbury Hotel
834 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Ibis
857 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Bow Guest House
916 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Malmaison
943 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Belle Vue House Hotel
944 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Rose's Bed & Breakfast
983 m from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Abadair House
1.0 km from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Reading Hotel
1.2 km from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Fairview Guest House
1.4 km from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Bath Hotel
1.5 km from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Caversham Lodge
1.5 km from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Thameside Hotel
1.6 km from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Caversham Bridge Lodge
1.7 km from Reading Town Centre
View intelligence briefing →Abbey House Hotel
1.7 km from Reading Town Centre
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