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Hotel 1843 vs Novotel Reading Centre Hotel

Both are in Reading, 550 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel★★★★Coley

Hotel 1843

Guest rating
8.2 Very good
Location score
8.2
Score by category
0 of 5
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Hotel★★★★Coley

Novotel Reading Centre Hotel

Guest rating
8.7 Very good
Location score
8.5
Score by category
3 of 5
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The short answer

Pick Novotel Reading Centre Hotel

It leads in 3 of 5 categories. 550 m apart.

Choose Hotel 1843 if you want

  • a spa and wellness
  • breakfast included
  • a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 29 / 179)

Choose Novotel Reading Centre Hotel if you want

  • the more consistently praised stay (8.7 / 8.2)
  • a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 179 / 29)

Why is Hotel 1843 better than Novotel Reading Centre Hotel?

  1. 1Has a spa
  2. 2Includes free breakfast
  3. 3Has an on-site restaurant
  4. 4A smaller, more intimate hotel (29 vs 179 rooms)−150

Why is Novotel Reading Centre Hotel better than Hotel 1843?

  1. 1Higher guest rating (8.7 vs 8.2)+0.5
  2. 2380 m closer to public transport−380 m
  3. 3More guest reviews (598 vs 32), so the rating is more reliable×19
  4. 4Allows pets
  5. 56 more listed amenities (19 vs 13)+6
  6. 6Has a gym
  7. 7Has 24-hour room service

All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

Hotel 1843Novotel Reading Centre Hotel
Score by category
Guest rating 8.2 8.7 +0.5
Location 8.2 8.5 +0.3
Facilities 5.0 5.0
Spa & wellness 5.5 5.5
Public transport 7.8 9.8 +2.0
Ratings & reviews
StayVersus score 8.2 8.7 +0.5
Guest rating 8.2 8.7 +0.5
Number of reviews 32 598 +566
Google rating 3.9/5 –
Google reviews 129 –
Rank in Reading top 50% top 12% +38%
Location
Location score 8.2 8.5 +0.3
Distance to Coley centre 840 m 930 m
To public transport 560 m 180 m −380 m
To the airport 35 km 36 km
Restaurants within 500 m 150 150
To the nearest food shop 220 m 60 m −170 m
Shops within 500 m 6 18 +12
Sights within 1 km 8 +2 6
Rooms & building
Star rating ★★★★ ★★★★
Rooms 29 179
Floors – 13
Listed amenities 13 19 +6
Policies
Check-in from 15:00 15:00
Check-out until 11:00 12:00 +1h
Amenities
Free Wi-Fi ✓ –
Free breakfast ✓ –
Restaurant ✓ –
Bar ✓ ✓
Swimming pool ✓ ✓
Spa ✓ –
Hot tub ✓ –
Smoke-free ✓ ✓
LGBTQ+ friendly ✓ –
Coffee or tea maker ✓ ✓
Soundproofing ✓ –
Parking – ✓
Luggage storage – ✓
24-hour room service – ✓
Sauna – ✓
Steam room – ✓
Gym – ✓
Meeting rooms – ✓
Wheelchair accessible – ✓
Pets allowed – ✓
Air conditioning – ✓
Minibar – ✓
In-room safe – ✓
Which hotel suits you
Sightseeing on foot – ✓
Business trips – ✓

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      Location

      550 m apart

      Hotel 1843: city centre: 280 m, nearest station GWR Reading WST To: 560 m, London Heathrow Airport (LHR): 35 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 8 sights within 1 km.

      Novotel Reading Centre Hotel: city centre: 570 m, nearest station GWR Reading WST To: 180 m, London Heathrow Airport (LHR): 36 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 6 sights within 1 km.

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      Hotel 1843 or Novotel Reading Centre Hotel: common questions

      Which is better, Hotel 1843 or Novotel Reading Centre Hotel?

      Novotel Reading Centre Hotel leads in 3 of 5 categories, including guest rating, location, public transport.

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      Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score