The Wee Waif

United Kingdom , Reading
READING, Old Bath Road, . 0 .
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Neil

I have stayed many times.
Room was clean. Staff very friendly and always a comfortable stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

Andrew

Great stay

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2026

David

Good

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2026

Paul

Value for Money

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2026

Mark

Room 32 spaces clean quiet
Poor shower and toilet flush not working

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

stephanie

Room was a great size. Double bed sofa and a large desk.
Bathroom was a bit tired with no soap at the hand basin

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2025

rosemary

Clean room, lots of hot water, stayed in room 28 but hairdryer didn’t work. Also found the room colder than we wanted, we couldn’t get it above 19 degrees, would have liked it a couple of degrees warmer.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2025

Kevin

Accommodation in good condition. Staff polite. Food in the resturant was poor (mains were luke warm and warm deserts were scolding).

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2025

Maddie

Lovely down to earth room in great little pub.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Isaac

Everything was good 👍

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2025

Uko

Great reception, polite staff, spacious and clean room and great restaurant menu.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Neil

Always a good stay. Clean and tidy. Nice breakfast and friendly staff

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2025

Frederick John

No hair dryer in room. Room very basic. Staff could have been a lot friendlier. Not likely to stay there again. Bed was quite comfortable.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Maureen

The staff were accommodating. I wasnt going to be able to hav breakfast so it was arranged for me to pick up a breakfast box. It was great having the pub next door. The 850 bus goes from outside into Henley-on-Thames regularly

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2025

Alka

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2025

Mick

Good price and ideal for my retirement

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2025

Kathleen

Very comfortable bed, spacious room with a comfortable couch that could be converted to a double bed. I didn\"t need it but ideal for someone with a child. The best place zi stayed in a excellent value

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Simon

Very clean, comfortable bed, a bit basic but has everything needed for a short stay

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2025

keith

clean and comfy

clean comfy room breakfast was no too good

Business

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2025

Steph

Arrived early as we were going to a festival, went into the pub/ restaurant first for a breakfast. Waffles & berries was not great, fruit were definitely frozen & looked like mush on presentation, my cornflake chicken burger was luck warm as was my daughter full breakfast.
The room were recast early

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

Chris

Great location to stay for Rewind Festival with reasonable prices. Hotel decor is tired and in need of updating

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2025

Dr. Mrs. Charles

Bed was excellent, as was the coffee. We ate at friends so did not taste the restaurant. People were truly lovely.On hot nights room 19 was quite hot

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Aug 2025

Simon

Very tired, poor decoration, wall covering missing , dents in walls, scruffy furniture, dreadful shower, however it was clean and an ok bed

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Fulfilled its purpose for 1 night for me. Staff friendly and helpful, room good size and clean. Pity no air con ( i stsyed during the v hot weather). A garage overlooking with bright lights on all night ut seemed. Goid value. Would stay again if in the area and needed

Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2025

David

Reasonable rooms but avoid the restaurant

Previous experience with Green King properties has been negative, so I was initially impressed when checking in. All reception staff were extremely polite and helpful.

The room was fairly spacious with a sofa on one side. The room was quite clean, as was the bathroom. The bed was very comfortable, and there was a large TV. The shower has good pressure and maintained a fairly constant temperature.

The main negative was the extremely hot temperature; there was only a small fan to help with this. The window barely opened, which exacerbated the problem.

The restaurant, however, was awful. Firstly, the table was sticky which makes you doubt the general hygiene within the establishment. Then, you're forced to download yet another app to order food, or join a long and not moving queue at the bar. There was no cutlery in the self serve tray, so they had to be requested from staff, these were dirty when brought to the table. The quality of the food was below average; chips stick together, too much use of the microwave, etc.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

Pearse

Basic twin room. Good bed, Did the job. Shower only OK.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2025

Michael

the mattress had been run over by a track for a year and put back on the bed. as for the shower I can’t even use word to describe it. How hard to have a decent bed and shower which is clean a usable?? Specially at £100 a night.

Business

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2025

Graham

A one night business stay. Perfectly adequate and comfortable.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025

Stephen

Good value

Excellent value and friendly service

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2025

Karen

Clean comfortable room in a good location for visiting family.
Lovely helpful staff

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2025

Karen

Very handy for The Mill at Sonning. Very nice hotel, friendly staff and large, clean comfortable room.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

Julian

Dining area tired and in need of decorating

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2025

Glenn

Good place

The room and venue were both really good. Wifi was not great and often dropped out.
Breakfast staff Mon/Tues were professional and helpful but the staff on duty for Weds/Thurs definitely need customer service training.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

04 Apr 2025

John

Good value but.....

Good value for the area. However, the place seems rather bland and in need of a refurb. Make sure your shower works before you unpack - ours didn't!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

Christine

Everything was good staff and food room was lovely staff very friendly

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2025

Jean

overall stay was fine but inside of building needs some maintenance

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2025

Simon

A little dated, but perfectly good hotel and bar

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

Good overnight stay close to a family event

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2024

Laurent

staff courtesy

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2024

Antony

Like staying here as it's near my daughter. Staff friendly and really helpful ( especially if you misplace your keys, oops!) ). Dining facilities really good and the foods great also. Will definitely be staying again and would recommend to anyone.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2024

Paul

All as expected

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Happy day stay

Our stay was very good for the short period we were there we would book this hotel again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2024

Robert

The wee waif is a comfortable convenient hotel, its decor is looking tired but
perfectly acceptable

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2024

Roger

A very cheerful and helpful welcome which is always appreciated. The Hotel was conveniently beside the A4 and easy to find. The room and bathroom were immaculately clean and comfortable with all the expected amenities. Dining in the Hungry Horse was OK but not exceptional. The availability of a Snacks/Drinks Vending Machine was also a bonus. Would highly recommend.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Good location in the Reading area

Basic accommodation in a convenient location. The car park is a good size and the pub next door has a decent menu for evening meal and breakfast. Also the garage nearby has a co-op store if you need any extra snacks and food. As mentioned it's in a well connected area so I'd probably use again when in the area

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2024

Mr Peter

Very convenient for my purposes e.g. visiting family in Twyford. It doesn't pretend to be something it isn't and this is reflected in the prices. That said it has everything you'll need, it all works and the food and drinks pub prices and quality.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2024

Noel

All good

2/10

Poor

08 Aug 2024

Craig

It was fairly clean. However. Peeling paint, chipped and stained furniture, and a restaurant that makes Wetherspoons look like a 5 star establishment means we won't be back.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2024

Robert

Comfortable stay, friendly helpful staff and good food reasonably priced

Business

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2024

David

Good value for money stopover

There are no frills at the Wee Waif, however this is the 2nd time I've used it as a journey breaker heading west. The bar food, Sports TV and free WiFi give me all I need for a one-night stopover. Will definitely use again.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2024

Peter Kenneth

The shower was broken and there was no plastic anti-slip mat for the bath and no soap in the dispenser which appeared broken anyway
This was all in room 20

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2024

William

A great place for a night or two. Very convenient and realistic price.
Breakfast great and a bargain price!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

MISS

A nice place with comfortable beds. The decor was a little dated and there were a few marks on the walls but it was very clean. Staff were friendly. The room was very spacious and was great value for money.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Easy to get to location new M4 and Reading

I needed to find a location on the outskirts of Reading and easy access to the M4. The Wee Waif has a good sizes car park and restaurant with a good selection of food.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2024

Stephen

Great value

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2024

JOEL

It was very quiet, which i was not sure it would be.
I only ate breakfast there, which was quite good.
I liked it being on the bus line.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Chris

The property is located not too far from Heathrow which makes it handy to get clear of the heavy traffic. The reception was genuinely pleasant, courteous and professional. For the fees paid to stay it’s extremely reasonable, the carpet in our room needs attention but other than that very good value.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2024

Lucille

Great for a one night stay after a wedding do. Staff pleasant but thin on the ground. Beds comfy and room was spacious and clean.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2024

James

Needs a little love

A beautiful building, sadly in just a poor state of decor, a little dated. That said everywhere was clean and comfortable and a reasonable price.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2024

Antony

Stayed here quite a few times. Food great, staff friendly and efficient, rooms clean. Will definitely be staying again!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Apr 2024

GURPINDER

It's average you get what you pay for.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

09 Apr 2024

Barry

Tatty Room & Poor Service

Poor standard of room.. Very disappointed with the decor. No staff at reception. Would not stay again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2024

Adrian

Good service but bedrooms need refurbishment

Stayed in Room 14 for one night. Room very tired - headboard peeling in flakes onto pillows, furniture shoddy & worn. Toilet roll with 4 sheets left folded at end on holder to look nice in en-suite. Room in desperate need of refurbishment. Staff however were very friendly, courteous & professional. Nice meal/drinks at reasonable price in Restaurant. Price for room also reasonable. Would stay again but only for night or two.

Partner

4/10

Poor

03 Mar 2024

Tali

The shower was out of order, the sink was almost falling off the wall, and the walls were in a state of disrepair. Unfortunately, the staff were mainly at the pub, which is very nice, they were too busy to attend to guests at the reception at all times.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Does the job

Hotel was fine, room was a decent size.
You get what you pay for, just a cheap stay.
Carpark got pretty full in the evening but still a few spaces.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

Would be nice to walk to hotel door without walking through the outside smokers- remove the rail to allow direct access, please

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Dec 2023

Tamsin

Average

Rooms were very run down, food overpriced and poor quality.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2023

Great!

Great hotel. Clean and comfortable. Pub and Restaurant attached. Good food and drink. Hotel and Pub good value for money

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2023

Jason

Good size nice clean room. Staff were attentive. Food was excellent value for money.
Would definitely book again if need a hotel in the area

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2023

Neil

Very welcoming and friendly staff. The property itself needs a bit of TLC with paint peeling in places and furniture well worn. Food was adequate, bit nothing special.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2023

3 star average but comfortable

Clean but very aged. Table top fan faulty, hair dryer old and only hot, bathroom very aged and crack in sink. Bathroom definitely needs modernising

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2023

Barry

Good location with easy parking. Staff very friendly and helpful. Rooms well cleaned and serviced. Only drawback is the bathroom which is very dated and for any older or less mobile totally unsuitable. The shower is over the bath and being an older bath is very high. With no bars on the wall in the bath area I found this very difficult to use and will put me off using what is a first class hotel. The breakfast was excellent with a good choice. Shame about the bath.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2023

Green king

Good experience. Lovely hotel. Good could have been warmer in the evening. Great choice of drinks.
Breakfast was a little poor with rotten fruit and hard pastries.
Overall good stay.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2023

Kevin

The hotel is very dated (1980’s) but clean staff very good and polite has pub next door so can get a breakfast and lunch . Ideal for what needed 👍

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2023

Ian

Will definitely stay again

Great location and a very very good price. Nice big comfortable room. Food was very good.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2023

David

Good value accommodation

Bedding was excellent. Good value with ideal facilities

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2023

Phill

Nice place to stay within easy reach of city centre.

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2023

Ian

Radiator making loud noise in the early hours.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2023

Good value.

Generally a bit tired. Problem with shower tap but husband seemed to get it working, hairdryer not working but staff found me another. Staff were great and room comfortable. No complaints considering the price.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2023

Ian

Away for work

The Wee Waif had friendly reception staff, explaining everything about the venue. Accomodation (I stayed in room 19) was okay, but tired, basin had a crack in it and the mattress was lumpy.
I ate in the pub attached to the accomodation and had the Chicken Tikka meal. Very nice food, but could had done with a bit more chicken. Food service was quick, and pub was really busy.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

02 Mar 2023

Michael

Food was disappointing. Continental breakfast looked very sad. Poor selection of very small muffins. Hot water for tea was only warm. Lunch baguette was inedible - the baguette was as tough as leather.
Room was clean and presentable. However, the carpet was threadbare at the entrance to the bathroom. The surface around the sink was damaged.
The reception desk was rarely manned.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2023

Christine

A wee bit dated and needs an update but still serviceable at present.
The staff on the otherhand were
absolutely fantastic and couldn't do enough to help.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2023

ian

Stay for reading visit

Would use again, although traffic into reading for 0830 is a nightmare

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2022

Patricia

Everyone friendly, spacious room, comfortable bed

Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2022

Verified traveler

Shabby

Carpet so worn it has 2 holes in it, bathroom panelling chipped and bath was stained. Bins had ingrained dirt. The room looked like it had not been updated since the 1980s so was tired but not actually uncomfortable. We only stayed 1 night so the fact I couldnt bring myself to use the bath wasn't an issue

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2022

Mark

It was a last minute booking and the company was very friendly

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2022

Alan

Good value

Very good value and overall much better than I had expected and better than a number of other budget places we have stayed. Very short of staff at breakfast - although they managed amazingly well.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2022

Rebecca

ideal place for my trip

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2022

Lizzie

Old & Haggy

This hotel is well overdue a update and makeover

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2022

Susan

Cheap, Clean, we’ll worth it

Very central for all the places we wanted to visit. Clean and tidy. Staff very welcoming. Food was lovely with an excellent choice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2022

Andy

Good value but tired.

Room was big enough, somewhat tired and dated, bathroom was shower in bath and curtain, room faced the road so not quiet. The mattress was well past it’s best and far too soft for me. The food in the pub was good, as was the service. Would be good if sleep was easier.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2022

M A

Tired, scruffy place with lovely staff.

Staff were friendly & helpful. Hotel is tired and needs re-decorating. Live music blaring from the attached Pub was awful and went on till 2300. Food was cheap, but primarily deep fried. However, our fish & chips was very good. Exterior was filthy & unkempt.

Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Reading

Room was hot and dirty needs a refurb staff where in the hotel where hard work but the pub where amazing

Business

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2022

David

Over priced

Staff where really nice but the rooms where to hot with no ventilation and very dated and not looked after

Business

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2022

Verified traveler

Bad hotel

Room was unsafe window opening onto foot path cracked sink hot and stuffy

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2022

Graeme

Terrific two night stay at The Wee Waif

Very nice place and extremely friendly and helpful people that worked there too. Great food and a really good deal for our dinners and the breakfast was also first rate. The drinks were god and reasonably priced and we had a surprise when a band turned up to play on Saturday night and they were great!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2022

David

good price, very helpful staff. good food, and very nice beer garden

Would have found it a bit noisy to eat inside due to sky sports football, but was able to enjoy quiet meal outside.

excellent breakfast. Good convenient location, easy to find

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2022

Martin

Very friendly staff. Good value food. Decent sized room. Plenty of parking. Overall excellent value for money

Business

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2022

Lidia

Lovely hotel with all your basic needs

Lovely hotel, good room size with the facilities you need (en-suite/TV/hair dryer/plug sockets) etc. The staff are lovely and friendly. It’s clean with shower gel and hand soap provided. The only thing that can be annoying is the other guests but that’s not the fault of the hotel! There is a pub there which you can either see as a curse or blessing! Rowdy guests can be shouting and slamming doors all night which can wake you up repeatedly (but you may be one of those guests!). But that hasn’t stopped me from staying multiple times as overall, it’s a lovely clean hotel with everything I need for a comfortable stay.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2022

Verified traveler

Decent clean room. Good breakfast, good bar.

Self