Stopped for one night only. The hotel is well located being easy walking distance to the centre of Reading. It is a pub with a hotel on the upper floors. The entrance to the hotel part is via a locked door just at the entrance to the hotel. The room I had was a single one and it was just... more

Right near the town centre the hotel provides a good location for anyone doing business in Central Reading. The rooms are good value and the (inclusive) breakfast is great. Don't expect luxury at these prices but the staff are friendly and helpful. more

we stayed for 3 nights (thursday-sunday) the room was clean and tidy - the staff were friendly and ready to help on request - very accomadating on food preferences( they didnt have something when we asked but they had it for us the next morning) - the whole dickensian theme i loved - all in all a great stay, i... more

Great Expectations is very central in Reading. The one way system is a nightmare in Reading so careful you dont miss the turn off or you will have to do another lap of the town centre - watch out for the Oracle - Thats your landmark. Parking is a minor issue but there are ample city car parks and you... more

You should not have "great expecations" for this hotel, but it is ok hotel for overnight stay. The hotel is not very clean and in my room the toilet was not flushed down and I had no towel, it makes you wander if they clean the bedsheets or not but they looked clean to me. Also the walls are quite... more

I stayed at Great Ex for just one night, while I was attending a training course. I was familiar with the pub having lived in Reading for few years and spent few enjoyable New Year's Eve at Great Ex. The hotel experience couldn't have been more on the other side of the scale - truly horrific. There are no lifts.... more

We were under the impression it was a 4* hotel with stunning ensuite bedrooms. However, despite our expectation the room was basic (complete with broken bedside lamp) and far below that of a 4* standard. We opted for a special offer that was running, but this was not honoured by the hotel, despite having it confirmed a number of times... more

We recently stayed in Reading for the Beer Festival and someone recommended we try Great Expectations. We stayed in the Four poster room, which was very comfortable. We were impressed with the size of the room, the decor and the massive, comfortable bed! The staff were friendly and heipful. The cooked breakfasts were delicious but slow to arrive, there was... more

Foolishly I left it till the last minute to book hotel accommodation for a conference i was attending at Reading University. Predictably there was hardly any rooms left anywhere and most places had pretty bad reviews on trip advisor - so Great Expectations seemed the best and cheapest of a bad bunch. In fact though, because i didn't have "Great... more