With a stay at Malmaison Reading in Reading (Reading City Centre), you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Thames River and Reading Museum and Town Hall. .This boutique hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Forbury Gardens and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from St. Laurence Church.
What's nearby
Forbury Gardens - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
Oracle - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
Reading Museum and Town Hall - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
Reading Abbey Ruins - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
Hexagon - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
Getting around
Reading Station - 1 min walk
Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 43 min drive
Restaurants
Siren RG1 - 3 min walk
The Three Guineas - 2 min walk
Caffè Nero - 2 min walk
The Oakford Social Club - 1 min walk
McCafferty's - 2 min walk
About this property
Malmaison Reading
Malmaison Reading offers 75 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
This Reading hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 75 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch, dinner, or brunch at Chez Mal Brasserie, a restaurant which specializes in British cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7 AM to 10 AM and on weekends from 8 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Reading? This hotel has 624 square feet (58 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7 AM and 10 AM and on weekends between 8 AM and 11:00 AM.
Chez Mal Brasserie - This restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Mal Bar - This bar serves light fare only. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Offsite parking available (GBP 20 per night)
Food and drink
Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 23 for adults and GBP 12 for children
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
Chez Mal Brasserie
Mal Bar
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Wedding services
Business services
624 square feet of conference space
Meeting rooms
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Elevator
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
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Banquet hall
Smoking not allowed
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Bathtub or shower
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Shampoo
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
24-hour room service
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
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Air conditioning
Desk
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 30.0 per night
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 23 for adults and GBP 12 for children
Nearby parking fee: GBP 20 per night (1640 ft away)
Pet fee: GBP 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
Rollaway bed fee: GBP 30.0 per night
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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Property is also known as
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Malmaison Reading Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
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.
Lovely room perhaps we would have preferred no steps up to the bathroom but generally very comfortable , the shower with no lower output did not suit us .
Stayed 1 night - good location, quiet + spacious room on the 2nd floor, was able to check in 3 hours early as room was ready when i came in to leave my bag in the luggage room.
Decent breakfast, no complaints.
Disappointing that out of the 8 rooms booked, 2 were clearly for disabled people. We also were refused a drink from the Bar at 11.00 p.m as it was shutting.
Richard
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
10/10 Excellent
Joseph
Business traveler
Dec 1, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Amenities and clean
Joseph
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
6/10 Okay
Chris
Nov 30, 2025
Liked: Staff & service
The room was ok and the shower was at a set temperature which was not hot and mildly warm at best.
Chris
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
4/10 Poor
VICTORIA
Nov 29, 2025
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel looked tired and in need of a renovation. Room had no heating/cooling options other than a portable oil fired radiator. Room was on second floor at front of hotel and noisy. Sainsbury's Local supermarket was opposite the hotel and deliveries on both nights began at 3.30am which resulted in little sleep. Not the romantic weekend away that we were hoping for. Spoke to manager in the morning whose response was 'the hotel is on a town and they can't control nise'. Not impressed. Has put me off visiting another Malmaison,
Start were really friendly, and the room was very clean. Overall a really nice and well placed hotel for Reading. We didn’t have breakfast but it all looked very nice.
Super clean, spacious, and well-appointed room. The food in the restaurant was really good as was the pub and restaurant staff. It’s so close to the train station and cute town. So much was walkable. We really enjoyed our stay! Thank you!
We travelled up to Reading as an overnight stay after watching England at Twickenham. Checked in online, and contacted reception in advance to see if we could leave our bags in the room at 1130. Nothing was too much trouble and the room was clean and welcoming. This is the second year in a row we have stayed here, and the accommodation a breakfast was top notch. A cracking solution to avoiding London prices and the queues for trains.