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title: "Hotels in Reading: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 140 hotels in Reading, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/reading/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-09
---

# Where to stay in Reading

Reading has 140 places to stay in our index. 32 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.1.

- **places to stay:** 140

- **ranked by guests:** 32

- **average rating:** 8.1

- **5-star hotels:** 13

- [Hotels with free parking 11](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/reading/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 18](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/reading/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/reading/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Reading

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Malmaison Reading](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/malmaison-reading-reading/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Coley

- **Average guest rating:** 8.1

- **Hotels with a pool:** 3

- **Average walk grade:** 61/100

- **5-star hotels:** 13

## Areas of Reading

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Coley** 14 hotels, 7.9](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/reading/?area=Coley)
-    [**Holybrook** 3 hotels, 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/reading/?area=Holybrook)
-    [**Reading West** 3 hotels, 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/reading/?area=Reading+West)

## All hotels in Reading

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Reading

-     [**Novotel Reading Centre Hotel** *vs* **pentahotel Reading** Reading, 8.7 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/novotel-reading-centre-hotel-reading-vs-pentahotel-reading-reading/)
-     [**Ibis Reading Hotel** *vs* **Novotel Reading Centre Hotel** Reading, 8.5 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-reading-hotel-reading-vs-novotel-reading-centre-hotel-reading/)
-     [**Ibis Reading Hotel** *vs* **pentahotel Reading** Reading, 8.5 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-reading-hotel-reading-vs-pentahotel-reading-reading/)
-     [**Ibis Reading Hotel** *vs* **Sure Hotel Reading** Reading, 8.5 / 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-reading-hotel-reading-vs-sure-hotel-reading-reading/)
-     [**Novotel Reading Centre Hotel** *vs* **Travelodge Reading Central** Reading, 8.7 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/novotel-reading-centre-hotel-reading-vs-travelodge-reading-central-reading/)
-     [**pentahotel Reading** *vs* **Travelodge Reading Central** Reading, 8.7 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/pentahotel-reading-reading-vs-travelodge-reading-central-reading/)
-     [**Malmaison Reading** *vs* **Novotel Reading Centre Hotel** Reading, 8.9 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/malmaison-reading-reading-vs-novotel-reading-centre-hotel-reading/)
-     [**Malmaison Reading** *vs* **pentahotel Reading** Reading, 8.9 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/malmaison-reading-reading-vs-pentahotel-reading-reading/)

## FAQ: Reading

### What is the best-rated hotel in Reading?

By StayVersus score, Malmaison Reading is the best-rated hotel in Reading, with a guest rating of 8.9 from 129 reviews.

### Which area of Reading has the most hotels?

Coley has the most, with 14 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Reading?

We list 13 5-star hotels in Reading.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/reading/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/