With a stay at Crescent Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Reading, a 3-minute drive from River Thames and 10 minutes from Nirvana Spa. .This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Reading Civic Centre and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Oracle.
What's nearby
Broad Street Mall - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
Hexagon - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
Oracle - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
Thames Path - 3 min drive - 1.3 miles
Reading Museum and Town Hall - 3 min drive - 1.3 miles
Getting around
Reading West Station - 15 min walk
Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 41 min drive
Restaurants
The Nag's Head - 8 min walk
The Rising Sun - 10 min walk
Starbucks - 11 min walk
The Face Bar - 12 min walk
The Castle Tap - 6 min walk
About this property
Crescent Hotel
Crescent Hotel offers 15 accommodations with hair dryers. Accommodations are furnished with desks and kitchen islands. Televisions come with digital channels.
Bathrooms include showers. This Reading hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
RV/bus/truck parking on site
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Vending machine
Guest services
Daily housekeeping (for a fee)
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Outdoors
Garden
Accessibility
No elevator
More
1 building
3 floors
Built in 1890
Smoking not allowed
Victorian architecture
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Hair dryer
Shampoo
Shower
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
24-inch TV with digital channels
Food and drink
Kitchen island
More
Desk
Heating
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 20
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 25
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - midnight
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Early check-in fee: GBP 20 (subject to availability)
Late check-out fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
Housekeeping fee: GBP 5 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
Crescent Hotel Reading
Crescent Reading
Crescent Hotel Hotel
Crescent Hotel Reading
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Crescent Hotel Reviews
Reviews
5.2
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 231 reviews
10 - Excellent
27
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 231 reviews
8 - Good
34
Rating 6 - Okay. 50 out of 231 reviews
6 - Okay
50
Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 231 reviews
4 - Poor
39
Rating 2 - Terrible. 81 out of 231 reviews
2 - Terrible
81
5.2/10
Cleanliness
5.8/10
Staff & service
4.2/10
Amenities
4.6/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
Verified
8/10 Good
John
Jun 5, 2025
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Crescent Hotel
Fine for 1 night the hotel is a bit run down the rooms are clean and tidy it was quite and less than 12 minute walk to town centre
Very clean and comfortable no frills accommodation.
Late check-in was great as we were working at the Festival
Sue
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Verified
8/10 Good
Darren
Oct 3, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The hotel is definetely a bit shabby and down-at-heel, but it is clean and the staff friendly. Although it was a shared bathroom this was not a problem. The shower was surprisingly strong and as hot as i needed. The room was small but the matress on the bed was very comfortable. If you're happy with cheap but clean then I'd recommend it. I'd stay again
Darren
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified
8/10 Good
Peet
May 29, 2023
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Check in was good, staff was friendly
Just the beds needs replacing and can be painted
It served it purpose for us
This room was simple, but clean and the shower was good. The owner gave me an upgrade so that I did not have to share a bathroom. For the price, it exceeded my expectations.
It's cheap and adequate, beds are comfortable enough; however, the wifi wasn't good enough to stream TV which when is pretty essential to pass time when working away from home.
Well all you need to know is we passed the police raiding with Tasers drawn in the corridor as we were leaving... Unclean, unwelcoming locked front door, very tired fittings, mouldy, musty smelling, broken tap, could go on.
Recommended if you want to be on Police camera action.
David
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified
6/10 Okay
Trevor
May 25, 2023
Not too bad for price
Ok for couple of nights not the place you would take family usded for working away from hom
The bed was nice with fresh sheets and the bathroom was nice and clean apart from broken tap. We were lucky to have the double with en-suite, other rooms had a shared bathroom. Manky carpets, dirty walls, mouldy ceiling. Noisy. I know its a cheap hotel but wasnt dirt cheap.