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4.0 of 5
27 Russell Street, Reading RG1 7XD, England
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Crown Lodge Guest House
Ranked #16 of 25 Reading B&B and Inns
3.0 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
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Lewes, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Room fine but continental buffet appalling”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2011
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The owner is very courteous and pleasant but the breakfast staff clueless! Our double room was about right for the price (we paid £75) but the continental breakfast was appalling. For this price I expected filtered coffee and the croissants to be decent. No, the coffee they tried to serve me was instant and when I questioned the staff she looked at me bewildered, didn't understand what I meant by 'filtered' coffee and brought out the hugh can of instant coffee she'd just try to give me! I opted for tea instead. Then the croissants I had asked for during booking were really brioches - those sweet glazed roll thinglys. Turning to the buffet table I looked for some solace but only found miserable supermarket basics brand yogurt. Breakfast for me is one of the highlights of staying over so it really spoilt it for me. How can they get it so wrong!

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Retford
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Ticked all the boxes.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2011

Stayed here for over 6 months and saw a lot of changes, new beds, bedding decor.
Big safe car park, breakfast was good and cooked to order.
Manager and his wife very welcoming and could not do enough to help.
Best pup in Reading at the bottom of the road. Bonus.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
“Don't stay here!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2010

On the positive side the owners were very friendly and pleasant at all times. However I paid £60 for a tiny room with a single bed. The TV never worked - I could not get reception for most of the channels. The hotel claimed they had free wireless but I could never access it and the staff availabe when I went to ask did not know anything about it. Breakfast was basic and I ended up with a bad stomach all day which I can only assume was caused by it. The night before I had stayed at the IBIS Hotel in Reading for £75 - so unless you really cannot get in to other hotels do not consider this one.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled solo
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 July 2010

excellent standard of accommodation and service, very friendly and helpful management team, had to stay 3 night with 2 of friends from work, we all had seperate rooms and all with great decor and facilities, i think these guys have recently completed complete overhall of the facility and with very very good taste, we loved it, recomended highly for short or long stay, great breakfast every day, brilliant, oh by the way they don,t have restaurant but can offer home cooked food, which was fantastic. thanks guys, have passed your details to other members of staff for any future needs, cheers

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“clean basic freindly”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2010

Stayed here 1 night in may with wife & teenage son who was attending a job interview the following morning which meant myself and wife had all morning and noon to kill . Spoke with owner who let us keep 1 of the rooms free of charge till early afternoon even though check out was in morning , no complaint from me. Rooms basic but clean, breakfast full english ok for money and staff and owner freindly

  • Stayed May 2009, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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27 Russell Street, Reading RG1 7XD, England
Price range (per night):* INR4,904 - 8,471

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