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Reviews of Blagrave Rooms

3 out of 5
Blagrave Rooms
7 Blagrave Street, Reading, England

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 171 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 171 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

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

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 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

Travelled with family
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

8/10 Good

Keir

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
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

6/10 Okay

Nella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
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

Business traveller
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 traveller

Business traveller
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 traveller

Business traveller
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 traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Find better alternative
The entrance smells like public toilet. Room condition is lower than average. Noisy. No aircondition. Wifi doesn't work and they expect you leave the room by 09:30 ( which is maybe the best part LoL )
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice and compact, won’t recommend more then a nice stay or mid summer. No air con.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Conveniently located hotel
Comfortable, surprisingly large room (booked a single, got a double and single bed!). Good breakfast selection included. Would use again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Sumanta

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You get what you paid for, it is not noisy at all, just that when others close the door, you hear the sound of that. Rooms are basic, old furnitures which is still okay for me as I stayed there for office reasons. Shower and the toilet is also good including the heating. The main thing which really put me off was the room carpet which is very old and looks dirty, they should really change it. Will I stay there again? May be if I get a good deal as it is very close to the station and shops.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is very basic but ideal for what I wanted. #Very close to Railway Station.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the rail station
Too many stairs which were awkward for my husband. No milk supplied and the towels were insufficient for two adults.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

katharina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stopping in Reading
The proprietor was very helpful with parking, and offered an NCP voucher to park in a near-by car park. However we decided, after hearing that parking was free outside la baguette between 20:00 and 08:00 hrs, that it was better to get away early (before 8), and therefore had to miss breakfast, which I was looking forward to after specifying vegetarianism. Next time.... As we had to wait till 8pm we decided to eat in Morrison's for the excellent long stay free parking, otherwise we would have preferred a nice restaurant, but with soaring parking prices, this was not an option. This turned into a late night shopping spree in Laura Ashley's where we grabbed some fabulous bargains. So proper chuffed all round.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple, comfortable, odd arrival but turned out ok
This simple place was a very good value. Really close to the train station (and all the buses), a relatively quiet room, and a comfortable bed. And breakfast was really good (the coffee was excellent). Be advised that, if you arrive after the adjoining cafe is closed, you will need to phone the number posted on the door, and they will give you the code to the lockbox that contains your key, the WiFi password, etc. It felt quite odd to have no one to ask for whatever might have been needed, but it was "OK." The service and welcome at the cafe in the morning were great, so I imagine if I had arrived earlier, it might have been a different story. Very simple accommodations, but I would consider staying there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Loidel, Winchester

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was bery convenient and comfortable
Very clean. Close to the station. Bfast was good. The plugs are actually on the right place
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Very basic but perfectly acceptable except for the noise. Room backed on to rear of a pub which had loud pulsating music till the early hours, followed by the staff emptying bottles into bit at 0247. Not the hotels fault but be aware.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal well priced centrally locate BnB
A lovely little B&B on top of a sandwich shop in the centre of Reading a couple of minutes away from the station. If there was one thing that worried me, it was getting the key card. Had the sandwhich shop being shut, I imagine I'd have had to ring one of the three numbers on the door to get my key card. I didn't though, just a concern had I turned up out of hours. They used key cards, which shows the place is modern. A nice modern television inside too. Breakfast was served in the cafe area of the sandwich shop downstairs. Very nice, full English breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

Eric

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Total disaster
due to me not reading the fine print I did not book in before 3pm in fact I only arrived in Reading at 8pm.This left me wandering around looking for someone to let me in cold and tired I eventually gave up and found alternate accommodation, Even though I was my fault I still think that to keep all the money I paid is not reasonable,
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
private
I liked the way it was lightly staffed and I was left to my own devices (privacy appreciated), My room was next to a pub which was very loud until the early hours plus a generator was situated directly underneath my window, None of which posed much of a problem once the window was shut, I imagine this would be a problem in the summer though. My room was clean and comfortable with a fully functioning TV (again, appreciated) The staff I spoke to on phone to locate my door key and the lady in the morning who served my breakfast were pleasant and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything in this hotel was excellent including breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Nothing fancy. More than adequate. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't believe the webpage
Backs onto nightclub. No sleep. Loud music. Smashing bottles in garbage containers. Drunks shouting. No breakfast on Sunday. No discount for no breakfast. Smallest room ever. You can actually touch both walls easily. Toilet was broken. Water ran all night. No staff to help. Nice name. Good location for train station. Spend your money elsewhere.
View out of window of nightclub
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Best possible location in Reading town centre
The room was very hot, although my stay coincided with the hottest day in 40 years. No air-con in the room, just a table fan that tried its best. The carpet was very dated. The room and en-suite bathroom were tiny but clean. I had no issue checking in, even though it was unmanned at the time of the day. The full english breakfast was nice. The location was very central in Reading town and the station is just round the corner. I would visit again if travelling alone, but never ever with family.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

4/10 Poor

Jinx, New York

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not suitable for Business worker
Options limited in the area because of Royal Ascot so decided to try this BnB in Reading. Parking in the area is limited and traffic wardens ARE quick off the mark as I had only parked in the next street to offload my luggage. Room was functional, with ensuite and a good shower. First issue was no wi-fi. Card left in the room saying "Cloud" available but neither phone or laptop gave this option (rectified next day, alternative given by management). No desk, chair or even bedside table in the room so can be a bit cramped and all had a look like it hasn't been updated for a very long time. This week has been the hottest so far this year, my first thoughts on entering the room was, a fan - yes! But it was still so hot in the room I opened the window (big mistake). Disturbed on each of my four night stays from 9pm, midnight, and after 1am. O'Neills pub courtyard directly below emptied crate after crate of bottles in to wheelie bins, the noise was crazy. This was on top of the noise from the big A/C units all humming away cutting in and out through the night on the walls outside the window - yet my room didn't have any aircon, it if did maybe I could close the window and get a decent night's sleep.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

4/10 Poor

Sam, Somerset

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing hotel
The confirmation stated check in reception open till 9pm. Arrived 8 pm no reception no instructions luckily found an envelope with my name on it in an unlocked post box by hotel. The room was very small and not the cleanest (no duvet cover on duvet and some unpleasant looking hairs and stains on the duvet. (No one to complain to). The room was extremely hot but there was a choice hot and sweaty with window closed or cooler but deafening loud thump of music from night club that must be very close. Unrefreshed and keen to leave in the morning we decided to live with the change in check out time from the confirmation stated 10am to the note in the room that stated 9.30. We left and went for the confirmation stated breakfast included only to find cafe where breakfast was supposed to be shut with no sign of life. Again no sigh of anyone for check out so left room key in same unlocked post box and left never to return.

6/10 Okay

OJ, Stevenage

A nice B&B
3 nights stay to attend a training course in Reading. Good locayion. Met my needs

8/10 Good

Michael

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

6/10 Okay

joan , west yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
reading visit

6/10 Okay

Kevin, London

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
OK for overnight but only if a low price is offer
Booked a single and got a double so that was a nice surprise. Walls are paper thin so bring earplugs. TV didn't work. Room is a bit depressing.