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Blagrave Rooms

3.0 star property
Hotel with a coffee shop, 8-minute walk to Thames River

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Located in Reading City Centre, Blagrave Rooms offers a contemporary stay with practical amenities. Enjoy the on-site coffee shop and free WiFi in common areas. Helpful multilingual staff and convenient luggage storage make this a smart base for city exploration.

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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1 bedroom, soundproofing

Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
Separate bedroom
Iron/ironing board
Daily housekeeping
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
Separate bedroom
Fan
Iron/ironing board
Daily housekeeping
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Family Double or Twin Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom, soundproofing

Family Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
Separate bedroom
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
Daily housekeeping
Iron/ironing board
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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1 bedroom, soundproofing

Family Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Soundproofed
Heating
Separate bedroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
7 Blagrave Street, Reading, England, RG1 1PJ

What's nearby

  • Reading Museum and Town Hall - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Oracle - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Hexagon - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Royal Berkshire Hospital - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • University of Reading - 4 min drive - 1.5 miles

Getting around

  • Reading Station - 3 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Caffè Nero - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Oakford Social Club - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪McCafferty's - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Blagrave Rooms

Hotel near Thames River
Blagrave Rooms provides a coffee shop/cafe and more. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Smoke-free premises, multilingual staff, and luggage storage
Room features
All guestrooms at Blagrave Rooms have amenities such as sound-insulated walls.
Extra amenities include:
  • Heating and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

More

  • Heating
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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 and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is Blagrave Rooms pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Blagrave Rooms?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Blagrave Rooms?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Blagrave Rooms located?

Located in Reading City Centre, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Reading Museum and Town Hall and Thames River. St. Laurence Church and Forbury Gardens are just steps away. Reading Station and Reading (XRE-Reading Train Station) are within a 5-minute walk.

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Reviews

Blagrave Rooms Reviews

6.4

7.0

Cleanliness

7.8

Location

6.4

Staff & service

6.4

Eco-friendliness

6.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 176 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 176 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 54 out of 176 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 176 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 176 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All we required was a bed for the night. Room 19 at the front. We were very happy with the room and bathroom was spacious and clean. Saturday nights will be noisy as you are in the town centre and young people will enjoy themselves and shout ln the way home. It is disconcerting that there is no staff and all locks are digital. Dont delete the text! I did try the contact numbers in the days before my visit a never received an answer. Overall happy to return as close to the railway station and main shopping area. It would be nkce to be able to leave the luggage somewhere safe for a few hours.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Colin

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

Still itching just thinking about this property

Rather gloomy and grim entrance the overall condition is quite poor and below standard expected by most business travellers . Whilst these apartments are cheaper than others in the city centre location - the condition is quite poor and I think these apartments offer poor value to anyone other than those on an extreme budget prepared to rough it - a previous reviewer talked about bedbugs which scares the hell out of me - anyway I shall not be returning there and I am critical of hotels.com for including this property in their listings.
Front door / entranceway
Stained sofa
Bed - slept with my clothes on !!
Carpet stainex
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Poorly managed.

This stay was for an annual symposium at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Shirley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value in excellent location, close to station and my work.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
AVOID: BED BUGS The accommodation was riddled with bed bugs. We only discovered this late in to the night and 6 weeks later we are still dealing with bed bugs in our home. The hotel has not responded to any of our messages or offered any compensation for this.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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

Ok, but too hot for us.

The room and bathroom were clean and fine, but there was no window to open, just three very small glass slats that only tilted 1cm. It was way too hot, when it was only 19deg C outside. We managed to catch house keeping and getting an electric fan, but it was still crazy warm. The beds were super comfy. Loads of tea and coffee and big TV. In the winter it'd be brilliant. Easy access with codes, no keys or cards to worry about.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Blagrave rooms

The hotel was easy to find and a stones throw from public transport. The room was spacious and the bed was comfortable. The room had an electronic code pad, with a long number, and auto locking mechanism.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Very clean and tidy

Very clean room, good location. Very helpful and polite housekeeper. Needs painting.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

SERGIO

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Cheap option in town center

Nice convenient place in town centre. Condition is OK and toilette is quite small. There is a common kitchen that gives an unpleasant smell to the common areas. It doesn't give a sense of security given the way keys are delivered that for sure could be improved
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Helpful

Very helpful staff with good advanced advice about how to find the key.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Frank, San Diego

Liked: Cleanliness
This is what it says it is; a room. There was an en-suite shower & toilet and a tea/coffee maker. The space was very small (the bedding had to be tucked out of the way to completely close the door) and the available floor space not occupied by the bed was not much more than 15 square feet. It was fairly hard to find. The entrance is squeezed in next to a coffee shop, but extremely convenient for the station and basically all of central Reading. It was spotlessly clean
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid

Terrible stay - from the start to finish! SHOULD NEVER BE ON HOTELS.COM!! - difficult to find. - needed to wait for one of 'flat mates' to bring card - nasty smell of curry. - room extremely small. - loud noises through the night. Wish I read more reviews or looked at photos. Carpark £25 for night. No parking to drop the bag off.
Shoes and slippers OUTSIDE room door! Disgusting!
No room to place bag.
Pick number to phone.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

James

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

Excellent

Excellent, and very close to the station.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best value for money hotel in central Reading. Essential, but newly renovated, clean and practical. Very close to station and all destinations in central Reading. there is no reception: the process to get the keys is well managed, but just be aware there is no reception. Breakfast is served at the cafe below and is fresh and good quality.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Convenient and Efficient

Clear instruction on how to access and check out. Very convenient, everything I needed was in the room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Signage limited. Please in future in email directions mention more accurate location details. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Nice

The location is superb. It is self checkin through a pin unlocked box so no fuss around that. It's tidy and clean. The rooms are very small and I could hear the TV from the room next to mine. It wasn't anything special for the money.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Joanne

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

La Baquette

The room was too small for two people, only one set of towels and a small quilt. Otherwise very clean and excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Vaughn

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

Cheap & Cheerful

Great location, clean and simple
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Gus, wales and Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Felt cheated

Thankfully my partner was unable to come. On arriving front door had wet paint. Due renovations full English breakfast, that had been prepaid was unavailable and a poor continental breakfast substituted I had been notified a week before but felt some extra effort should have been made. It was worse as most of substitute breakfast I was allergic too
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great location but too many flaws to recommend

The cafe that used to front the hotel has closed, with no staff on site to administer keys. I was supposed to receive a text to give me the key code for the safe with my key which is on the wall outside the front door, but did not so had no idea how to get in. By chance one of the residents was passing and did it for me. There is no breakfast such such, rather the room is provided with a packed croissant, a banana and an apple, a fruit juice drink and a cereal bar, with the usual range of tea and coffee. The room itself and the bathroom were clean but the pillows so hard a good sleep was impossible. The wi-fi connection is the worst I have encountered in the UK and so weak as to render a notebook or tablet useless, whereas a smart phone at least has a better and faster connection. There is a tv but most of the channels either could not receive a signal or kept blanking out. Although in a great location in the centre of town round the corner from the railway station, this was a disappointing experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

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

Non-existent staff, pathetic breakfast

Because the reception area was being renovated was no excuse for no member of staff to appear at all. I was paid for English breakfast and instead received a pathetic croissa nt in my room. The room was hot, not very clean and I would definetely not go again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Somerset, England

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

Our stopover

Everything was completely in order. It was explained that refurbishment was taking place. We were leaving at 4.30 in the morning and the owner was very concerned that we were not getting a breakfast and would supply a packed meal, which we were very grateful for but declined. I would visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Had to phone a mobile number to find out about getting in , tv had a small selection of channels and no breakfast on a Sunday but wasn’t anything on when booking.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Alexander

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

Ok

Tutto ok
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

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