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Crescent Hotel

2.0 star property
Victorian hotel in Reading with free parking

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Family Room | Desk, free WiFi
Exterior
Lobby
Restaurant
Exterior
The Crescent Hotel offers a quiet retreat from city bustle while keeping guests connected with WiFi throughout the property. Travelers appreciate the practical touches - luggage storage helps with early arrivals, while dry cleaning services keep business attire fresh.

Reviews

5.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Twin Room | Desk, free WiFi

Twin Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room | Desk, free WiFi

Family Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room | Desk, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Triple Room, 3 Twin Beds | Desk, free WiFi

Triple Room, 3 Twin Beds

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Basic Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Shared Bathroom | Desk, free WiFi

Basic Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Shower/tub combination
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
35 Coley Avenue, Reading, England, RG1 6LL

What's nearby

  • Oracle - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Reading Museum and Town Hall - 17 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Royal Berkshire Hospital - 3 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • University of Reading - 3 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Madejski Stadium - 4 min drive - 2.3 miles

Getting around

  • Reading West Station - 15 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Nag's Head - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Rising Sun - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Castle Tap - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪ThaiGrr! - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Coffee Van - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Crescent Hotel

Hotel near Thames River
Crescent Hotel provides amenities like a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • RV/bus/truck parking, express check-out, and luggage storage
  • A vending machine and smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at Crescent Hotel offer amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Shower/tub combinations and hair dryers
  • TVs with digital channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, heating, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/truck parking on site

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1890
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with digital channels

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 20
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 25
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - midnight
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: GBP 20 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
  • Housekeeping fee: GBP 5 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Crescent Hotel Hotel
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Frequently asked questions

Is Crescent Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Crescent Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Crescent Hotel?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Early check-in is available for a fee of GBP 20 (subject to availability). After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Crescent Hotel?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for GBP 25 (subject to availability).

Where is Crescent Hotel located?

Located in the heart of Reading, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Kennet & Avon Canal and Thames River. Broad Street Mall and Reading Civic Centre are also within 15 minutes. Reading West Station is 15 minutes by foot and Reading Station is 19 minutes.

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Reviews

Crescent Hotel Reviews

5.2

5.2

Cleanliness

6.6

Location

5.8

Staff & service

4.6

Eco-friendliness

4.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 225 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 225 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 225 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 225 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 77 out of 225 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Pieter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect stay on our way back from Cornwall. Close to Stonehenge, which we visited in the afternoon
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Ryan

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thought the place was abandoned.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Peet

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Check in was good, staff was friendly Just the beds needs replacing and can be painted It served it purpose for us
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Susan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was clean, but the whole hotel could do with an update
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Mark

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very grumpy man at reception - facilities highly basic - don't pay too much for this property or you may be sorely disappointed
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Philip

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cheap and cheerful is ok. This place is cheap and nasty. The room smells funky. Shared toilet and shower. Tiny TV.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

colin

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was awful. Too noisy to sleep well. To be fair it was cheap and was all that was available with Reading being so busy. The man at reception was polite and nice natured but the place was horrendous. Go into this place with your eyes open.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Seren

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do not stay here!

Worst hotel I’ve ever stayed at. The sponge mattress had a large lump missing, dirt up the walls. The walls are so thin that getting any sleep is difficult. I could hear everything happening in the next room. The shared bathroom was new, have to wait a while for the hot water and was the nicest part of the stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a good experience

The shared bathroom was new, have to wait a while for the hot water, but was a spacious bathroom. The sponge mattress had a large lump missing, dirt up the walls. The walls are thin. You can hear everything happening in the next room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Andy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Worse hotel I have ever stayed in, I have been meaning to ask for a refund, the whole room was discussing, did not sleep at all, filthy dirty extremely dated smelly and in need of repair.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

basic single room that needs attention

hand basin in room from day one, was not functioning /draining efficiently. Also, I had to repair the tv ariel to obtain a signal and adjust colour/contrast to get a decent picture.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

graham

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

basic, moldy, no frills, no breakfast.

Greeting was not very friendly, " what do you want " then we got room 13! don't believe the pictures you see on the website, part of the hotel may have been upgraded but our room was very basic, it needed some fresh paint, Mold was on the walls and the bathroom so old and mold everywhere and very cold, no bathroom sundries accept a soap bar. not felt you wanted to use it, bathroom door handle also got stuck too. NO BREAKFAST !!! the only good points was TV, Tea and Coffee machine, bed comfy, heated towel rail.! and free parking!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Trevor

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Be warned!

We arrived at hotel, having booked months ago with 'pay at hotel' option. The owner proceeded to tell us the booking had been cancelled with no warning or advance email and that he would do us a favour and give us another room (only 1 left) at a higher cost! We had no other options so had to do this. Im pretty sure this type of thing will happen again so have asked hotels.com to investigate. With reading fc playing later costs were now higher and he knew he would get more money from bookings.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Room comfort

Cheap, cheerful and comfy if a little tired

I needed a comfy affordable room for a 1 night stay in Reading and in that respect it ticket all the boxes for my requirement. Comfy enough bed for an average sized bloke, not the softest but perfectly fine, good supply of tea and coffee although could have done with a couple more milks as I like my tea a little milkier than average. Its a shared bathroom so its only going to be as clean as the left person left it so you kind of expect the odd hair but it was fine for me, ive used festival toilets and showers and if coped with them I can more than cope with this. The place is a little tired but its an old building. One notable point to make on the furnishings was the mirror was attached to the wall with glue and sealant and it was a shocking job with gobs of it everywhere. It really doesnt take 2 minutes to smooth out the sealant so that is just laziness and it really let the room down for something to easy to avoid. So 3/5, far from Buckingham Palace, but cheap and cheerful and £27 for a single room is a great price to be fair.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Overall the room was good value for money, being only 30 mins walk from Reading Festival. Had a very nice check in. The room itself was good, a few chipped paintworks and a very dusty extractor fan in bathroom, but we were happy nonetheless. Only small issue was we only had half a room of toilet paper and on Saturday morning we asked for it to be replaced whilst we were out at the festival. On our return at midnight, no toilet paper was provided, which made things difficult. Would recommend having at least 1 spare in the bathroom provided if the one on the rail is not a full one. Otherwise we had a lovely stay and would recommend if you are looking for a room to drop your stuff, go to the festival or stay most time out in Reading. We would happy come back if at least 1 extra toilet rolls were provided in the bathroom on our check in.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Esther

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bad condition. No soundproof at all. For two nights I was hearing some weird groaning from the person staying next door. I did not know that the Room I was going to stay at is not en-suite. Dusty and old carpets. Moulds on the wall. The doors were in bad condition. Had to change to TravelLodge for my 3rd night
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Erin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The whole building needs renovation. It is old and room not aired out so smell of dampness.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Halfway house for the underworld!

Pretty sure the place was a halfway house for the underworld! Shower was broken. Toilet was broken. No staff to be seen. Stunk of cannabis. People running up and down the stairs into the early hours and banging doors and shouting. Moved a bed to retrieve a dropped item and the wall was covered in mould. Pretty sure behind there hadn’t seen a hoover in a decade. Beds were so uncomfortable the floor would have been more inviting if it hadn’t been covered in suspicious stains. I could go on and on!!! Disgusting excuse for a hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Delsah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed was mouldy Every inch of the hotel is covered in dirt Shower wasnt hot Toilet wouldnt flash Shower was dirty I definitely wouldn't recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Steve

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean Bed Sheets.......and thats it

The bed was nice with fresh sheets and the bathroom was nice and clean apart from broken tap. We were lucky to have the double with en-suite, other rooms had a shared bathroom. Manky carpets, dirty walls, mouldy ceiling. Noisy. I know its a cheap hotel but wasnt dirt cheap.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Yesenia J.

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They never cleaned the room I also book another extra night and they didn't clean not even provide toilet paper or towels I had to request for it and also not option for bed and breakfast they don't provide this service but on Internet says they do and not even for get water because the machine was broken, they provide coffee and sugar and the person attending the hotel was very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This room was simple, but clean and the shower was good. The owner gave me an upgrade so that I did not have to share a bathroom. For the price, it exceeded my expectations.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Bryony

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's cheap and adequate, beds are comfortable enough; however, the wifi wasn't good enough to stream TV which when is pretty essential to pass time when working away from home.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

John

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Crescent Hotel

Fine for 1 night the hotel is a bit run down the rooms are clean and tidy it was quite and less than 12 minute walk to town centre
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Get what you pay for. Cheapest rooms up most stairs.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

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