Rooms from: £34.00
Distance from centre: 0.4km
Guest rating: 3.7/5 
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If you are looking for a romantic historic hotel with a prime city centre location in Reading near the main train station, the Great Expectations is definitely an ideal accommodation choice. It is housed in the remarkable building of a former theatre, visited once by the famous writer Charles Dickens himself. It stands in London Street, just meters from the Oracle - a large modern shopping and leisure centre, 500 m from the Town Hall, the Museum and the medieval Norman Church of St. Laurence. Other points of tourist interest within easy walking distance from this attractive central hotel include the Forbury Gardens (500 m), where is located the so called unofficial symbol of the city - the Maiwand Lion Statue, the Abbey Gate and Gardens (600 m), the Blade - a futuristic mini skyscraper, 128 m high, used as an office building. The main pedestrian shopping, restaurant and pub area of the city around Broad Street is less than 500 m away from the hotel. The distance to the central train station with regular lines to London Paddington Station is 800 m or 10 walking minutes. Broad Street Mall - another popular leisure and commercial centre, is 700 m from this charming historic hotel.

On the ground floor of the property guests will find a traditional English pub with a nice Dickens-themed décor, serving mouth-watering dishes and true ales. Wi-Fi Internet access is provided in all guest rooms and common areas and no extra charges are applicable. The hotel has no parking.

The Great Expectations Reading has 29 en-suite accommodations, equipped with comfortable and elegant wooden furniture, decorated in warm and welcoming colours. All rooms are airy and bright, featuring all modern-day facilities you may expect from a top quality 3 star hotel in UK, including WLAN connection, satellite TV, DVD payer, heating, facilities for preparing tea and coffee, hairdryer and iron.