Name: Elmhurst Hotel
Address: 51 Church Road, Reading, Reading, Reading, RG6 1EY, United Kingdom
Rating: 4

Smoke-free property

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Blackbushe Airport

Wycombe Air Park

Farnborough Airport

London Heathrow Airport

Asaba International Airport

Loftus Road Stadium

Oxford Airport

Victoria and Albert Museum

Hyde Park

Madame Tussauds

Buckingham Palace

National Gallery

Big Ben

The British Museum

London Eye

Raf Brize Norton

The Shard

Tower Bridge

Tower of London

Elmhurst Hotel

Reading

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I booked here for one night as was on site 20 mins down the road. I found the room to be basic, but everything I needed. I booked the En Suite Double Room as I didn't want to share a bathroom and didn't want to sleep on a single bed. It came with a little flat screen tv, a desk, a bed and 2 side drawers along with a little storage to hang up clothes and put the suitcase. The tap was missing the top cover for the cold tap, but it worked fine as did the hot water. I also found the room to be clean and the staff to be friendly. I paid extra to have the breakfast which came as 5 different options (I had the poached egg, sausage, bacon and mushrooms and 2 slices of toast) which was fine and couldn't complain. I feel like people are expecting the ritz accomodation for a low price? I knew what I was booking when I booked at £70, it did it's job and had no issues

Good cheap accomodation

Clean room and bathroom.

Comfortable bed.  The room had a desk, TV and tea / coffee.

The rate also included a cooked breakfast.  It is within 3 minutes walk of a co-op and pub.   

Loads of off road parking - large parking area out the back.

Good, budget accommodation

All the other reviews are true. This is cheap and nasty hotel. You get what you pay for provided you are paying about £30 a night. It is not worth much more. Lots of things broken, holes in the wall and mold in the bathroom. It was OK for a bed to crash in for the night but would not want to stay longer. If you are squeamish about dirty run down hotels then don't book here. On the plus side the shower was hot and powerful !

dirty and broken down but I survivied

Didnt use the shared bathroom. Toilets were fine. Mouldy ceiling. Curtains didn’t fit. Sheets were clean and the room had its own since and tea/coffee. No signal on any tv channel. WiFi fine. Whole place smells like an ash tray

You get what you pay for

This is third time I’ve stayed in this hotel. In the past, it’s been rundown but very clean and I’ve left positive reviews. It was good value for money. This time it wasn’t clean. Walking to my room there was a strong smell of urine coming from somewhere. In my room, there were clean sheets to sleep between but the bed spread didn’t look clean. There were long black hairs in the bathroom (on the loo seat and on the wall), the loo seat was stained brown and there was something squashed into the carpet. 

When I arrived in the evening, the reception was welcoming but when I went down for breakfast in the morning it was very different. The two men staffing the place were almost silent and didn’t seem very happy. I felt very uncomfortable.

I was given the WiFi code on arrival but it didn’t work so relied on 4G.

I’ve found myself an alternative for my next visit.

It was rundown. Now it’s dirty too.

I read the comments on Experia and bookingdotcom but for the price, didn't really care how beat down the private bathroom looked.
I mean, I came prepared with Dettol all-in-one spray, and antibacterial wipes just in case. But what I didn't expect was the disgustingness. There were hairs on the sink, pubes and hairs in the shower,  no handheld shower. The toilet door had suspicious things stuck to it and that toilet... Brown marks on the seat and urine splashed all over the bottom of the seat. At the time, I just got on whith cleaning it convincing myself that it was just bleach splashes. The smell proved otherwise. The carpet had a sort of white sticky trail all the way to the bed. Since I'd sprayed and wiped everywhere I had to touch, didn't want the cleaner coming in (no idea who it was at the time) but planned to let reception know that I don't need anything. Ready and sat in the room waiting for my bus and in comes the male cleaner. No knocking or anything. 'Oh sorry, people are usually out by now'. People also leave their keys downstairs... The door was locked from the inside so it took a few turns to open it and since I was dressed and ready I just let it slide. I needed the bin changed and told him everything else was fine, he came back with a towel and carried on with the other rooms. Got to reception and asked for the same. Nothing needs changing please. Even though I'm sure someone has been poking around but that's hotels for you. Next day comes and going up the stairs, I see the cleaner coming down. He murmured something, I didn't understand, the staircase is tight and uncomfortable for one, let alone for two. So I just nodded and said thanks. Got to my room and there was a folded towel on the floor. I guess that's what he was trying to say. The towel I'm gonna clean my bits with 😄 on-the-floor-of-a-dirty-hotel-corridor. But hey ho! 
The place is like a pub after 4 I'd say, and since reception is right next to the bar, there's no way of avoiding the disgusting old men who feel in their right to shout obscenities to a young lady. Hotel staff, not much better. If you're anything like me, it's nasty. Don't bother.

If you're not big on hygiene, privacy and good service then this is the place for you!

We stayed for reading festival and paid a fair price last minute. Staff were friendly and helpful, beds were ok. Bathroom was filthy and rooms and hotel really needed a deep clean, but I have stayed in worse hotels for gigs and for the price couldn't really grumble 

Wouldn't want to stay more than one night 

This Hotel is the worst Hotel I have ever stayed at, I  prebooked and paid for 2 nights ,but only stayed 1 night because the Hotel is filthy the room I stayed in the sink was hanging off wal there shower was unusable and  i had to prop a chair against the door as there were people banging on door during night I felt very unsafe and left the next morning after approximately  1 hours rest, A terrible place ,I have stayed all over the world and this Hotel to me is the worst of all, Felt unsafe and wore a mask in room because of smell of damp and dirt,  everywhere was shabby and dirty.

DONT STAY HEAR

awful awful awful. please avoid this place like the plague. as soon as i walked in i felt uneasy, an extremely unwelcoming atmosphere. it’s a dimly lit, unpleasant and dirty place. me and my partner went into our room, was in there at most 10 minutes, then our door was banged on and attempted to be opened. we immediately left. i was left feeling really shaken up and quite scared to be honest. it felt like something out of a horror movie, and after leaving and discovering other things that have happened here, i’m surprised it’s not shut down!!!!

horror film

Staff seemed friendly but I left my fitbit there by accident. I sent a self addressed envelope with a letter asking for proof of posting so that I knew the fitbit had been posted back as promised. A month later, the fitbit hasn't arrived. They have told me to be patient as there are postal strikes but I don't think parcels are taking a month to arrive. They didn't get proof of posting, as requested, so they're unable to prove that they posted it. It also means that the post office won't compensate me. As far as I am aware, they are now liable for the cost of the fitbit because, if they did post it, the poster remains responsible for the item until the package is delivered. They have not offered me any compensation! For a cheap hotel, with a lumpy bed, it ended up costing me a lot of money.

I am not in a position to know if they ever posted it or not.  What do you think?

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