Holiday Inn Reading South

Decent hotel on the outskirts of Reading so well worth checking out if you need a place to stay whilst travelling.
I only slept, showered and breakfasted here so review based on that as I was out and about the rest of my stay. Checkout is 12 noon which is decent, staff are friendly and helpful.
Bed was comfy, TV with freeview/​extra channels too. Health club with swimming pool but didn’t have time to check out.
This is a Holiday Inn so a chain but it was clean, tidy, provided a good breakfast so happy to give 4*. Breakfast if not included in your deal, is £8.95 if bought voucher in advance from reception. Continental, cereals and full cooked breakfast is available, plus there is a pancake station. Kids eat free. Lots of freshly cooked items available and I was able to get gluten free toast in the morning so I was happy at that.
Starbucks coffee stand also there too, plus a bar so a pint is about £4, pepsi is £1.90 a bottle. Taxi into Reading is about £10 from the hotel as not much near the hotel.
So, yep, had a decent stay and would be happy to book again. Worth checking HI website as double room was about £60 per night during the weekend, though I think during the week stays are pricier!

Nice hotel on the outskirts of Reading. Very American feel to the lobby (5 stars), Very English feel to the rooms, spongy beds and rather pokey (2 stars), I think an average score is fair.
The hotel has a ‘pub’ type bar as well as a restaurant bar. So you can either watch the sport on the TV or sit and have a personal/​usiness chat in the restaurant bar. It was also nice to not get gouged while having a drink in a hotel bar, I have spent far too long in bigger cities getting screwed over.
It is a very busy hotel due to its location in the tech corridor and as a result you will need to book a dinner table unless you enjoy having dinner just before they close the doors (lesson hard learned!)