Best Hotels near Howard Palmer Gardens, Wokingham

I had to step on a small cockroach in the bathroom of my room. The toilet seat was loose and slid off the loo when I sat on it. I fixed it, which was unpleasant but fairly easy. Next day after the room had been cleaned, it was broken again. Clearly the cleaner knows but they don't bother to fix it. Everything seems a bit too much trouble for the staff. Do you have any crisps? No Sir, laughing gently to himself, we sold out. Next day? Same response. The nights I stayed coincided with two large functions. One looked like a company party, the second was a wedding. Consequently, there was no furniture in most of the public places. The bar had eight chairs available for all the guests in the hotel who were not part of the function. Two lagers on draught. One ran out. Wasn't replaced - again, the gently laughing man seemed to think that was a risible request. Breakfast - the less said the better. The food was okay but the problem was the quantity. There was a bowl or grilled tomatoes, some scrambled eggs and three hash browns in bowls, on a buffet. About six hungry people hovering around, waiting for resupply. After five minutes, a few sausages come out. Five minutes later, some bacon. So people load up and leave. Now there are no hash browns, no sausages, no bacon, no mushrooms, no bacon. Five minutes later some hash browns arrives. Seemingly impossible to serve yourself a full breakfast from the buffet if you don't want to wait for 30 minutes. The staff all look 16 years old and have no clue what to do - it doesn't feel fair complaining to them. It's the kitchen that can't keep up. You walk in the hotel and the whole place doesn't smell right - damp, weird, unclean.

So.....after reading some of the reviews on here they would have you believe this is just a step up from Pontins. I was absolutely prepared for anything when we set off and even had a slight sinking feeling. I'd originally booked for one night with breakfast included because we had to come to the area for separate reason. I'd then decided to book an extra night and booked that night extremely last minute. I rang the hotel, giving them less than 24hrs, to see if it was possible. The guy that answered was extremely helpful and explained it wouldn't be a problem to pay for the extra night and on check-in it would be tagged as one booking. On arrival the receptionist couldn't have been more friendly or helpful and we checked in with absolutely no issue at all. The room was lovely, very well kept, extremely clean and I honestly couldn't find ANYTHING to complain about. Because that evening was very last minute we hadn't made any dinner plans so popped to the hotel restaurant for food. We were greeted by the ”infamous” Muhammad and his team and were seated straight away. Both my partner and I thoroughly enjoyed our meals and again absolutely couldn't fault the food, the decor or the service, everything and everyone was beyond spot on. The following day we popped and used the pool facilities and again, changing rooms were clean and staff were extremely polite and helpful. My ONLY criticism (this is just MY personal preference) the temperature of the pool could have been notched up a couple of degrees, it was a wee bit chilly. We went out to a local restaurant that evening and on returning we decided to grab a coffee from the bar to take to our room. Again we were served by Muhammad who was as polite and helpful as usual and remembered us from the previous evening which was lovely. We had booked breakfast for our last morning and again with previous reviews in the back of my mind I was a bit dubious. I'll say this, if you cant find anything to feed yourself or your children at breakfast then there's something wrong with you and not the hotel. You name it and it was there, fresh fruit, pastries, cooked food, cereal, yogurt, choice of breads including bagels, choice of 4 juices...... The hot food was fresh and didn't taste like it was suffering from heat exhaustion from being sat there for hours. Again the staff were very friendly, especially the young lad who seated us (I THINK his name was Ellis, im really sorry if I've got that wrong). Checkout was fast and again we were greeted with a friendly face. We had a lovely couples weekend (doesn't happen often with an 8 year old) and that's entirely down to the hard work ALL the staff put in, not once did we feel awkward or too much trouble. We liked it so much we're planning a second stay in August for 2 nights and bringing our son for his birthday to Lego land. I'm not sure where the other reviewers stayed but it certainly wasn't the hotel we've just left and I'm sure our stay wasn't some sort

After years supplying entertainment at this lovely local Berkshire venue for weddings & events it was nice to be guests (and a witness!) at my friend Marelise & Gerrard’s wedding here in spring. It was a perfect day in lovely surroundings, so relaxing and inviting; a special day with happy memories. The ceremony was lovely , the registrar made it feel personal we even shed a few tears. The bar man should get a mention for putting up with our banter & joining in! The staff were friendly and helpful. The dining room is amazing it has a formality but felt intimate at the same time and the afternoon tea was truly delightful and plentiful, you could’nt ask for more. The wedding brought family & friends together. We also made new friends from the celebration that day. It’s made me more proud to be a long-standing supplier of this venue! We’re looking forward to all the Christmas parties!

Very comfortable and cheap, booked the room on the same day for £42. The 24hr reception desk is very helpful. Checked in late on a Saturday night and was in my room within 2 minutes. It was pleasant stay, everything was clean and would definitely come back again. And Ranjiv on reception is a good lad too

Lovely place to stop by, although our toilet handle was coming loose so panicked a few times thinking I was locked it. Would still recommend.

Clean and well lighted room. Great facilities with fitness room and multitude gaming setups. Even have a bar in the lobby. Serving great foods. All and all really enjoy the stay. Well recommended!

This stay was great , good food, clean room , quiet on a night, comfy bed, the thing that makes this place is the customer service, particular thanks to Aurora-superb stay thank you !

Lovely hotel. Service and staff excellent. Although hotel is in a commercial area, it is right next to Winnash Triangle station ( 5 min walk) where for £4 off peak return ticket, you can travel the 6 minute journey into Reading. The station is in the centre of Reading high street. Highly recommend Spa and treatments. Great stay.

Really loved everything about this hotel - from my stay to the food and it’s location close to the city centre. Will definitely choose to stay here every time I visit Reading! Staff is really friendly and helpful as well - they knock on the door every morning the room!