The Lawn Hotel

United Kingdom , Reading
READING, Bath Road, 74
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4/10

Poor

02 Jun 2026

Lynn

The water was hot but the shower rail was coming off the wall. The room is tiny and very hot, this wasn't helped by the plastic covered pillows.
It was an effort to get in as ghe door to the room stuck badly.
There was an efficient but not a warm welcome and please read the small print as breakfast is only toast, cereal and pastries.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

Stuart

Lovely little room, only stayed one night, bed was comfy coffee and tea in room, bathroom was small but had everything you need. Only thing I would suggest is aircon, but given it's not a necessity considering the UK

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 May 2026

Paul

Nice clean hotel. My double room was clean and comfortable and was equipped with tea & coffee making equipment along with a decent TV and en-suite shower. The restaurant / bar areas looked nice and the bar well stocked and had three ales on hand pumps. There was an also pleasant outside seating area and the car park was secured overnight.
The manager Nathan (Nat) was very welcoming and all the staff seemed friendly enough.
All in all I had a pleasant overnight stay with complimentary continental breakfast in the morning.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2026

Marc

Very clean, tidy and comfortable room. The staff were extremely pleasant and very helpful. Both breakfast and dinner were very well portioned and absolutely delicious. I would certainly stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2026

Jorien

fine

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Benjamin

Great staff, good breakfast

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2026

Simon

The check in experience was good with the young guy actually showing me to my room. The room was clean enough but the heating wasn't very good,only one radiator which inky ever got luke warm. The hotel and room was generally tatty. The staff were all friendly and helpful.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2025

Paul

Room was nice and clean staff were all nice and friendly .

Partner

4/10

Poor

21 Dec 2025

Joshua

Headrest was detached from the wall bed was horribly lumpy, shelve was broken and the tv didnt have any channels.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Michelle

Clean room friendly staff. Really good food breakfast and evening meal grt

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Ellis

Staff were awesome very helpful and I got a great arrival brief and shown to my room. The food was outstanding and great selection of ales and other drinks at bar. I would stay here again. Top Notch 👍

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

thomas

Great room and staff were very helpful. Good was amazing

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2025

keith

Stayed here a few times , very convenient when working in the area.
Pleasant staff, comfortable and reasonable spacious room.
All you need for a work stay.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Denzil

The hotel is in South Derby convenient for the A52 and about 3 miles to the city centre. Free Parking is on site and is locked overnight. There is a Lidel and Tesco within 200m of the hotel. Checkin was prompt and we were allocated a room at the back as requested which was quiet. The room was quite tight with little storage space no desk, limited surfaces to put anything ,with a double bed that was comfortable enough. The bathroom was bit more spacious but in need of updating. A good sized continental breakfast in the morning with hot croissants, toast and fresh coffee; cooked breakfast was available but as an extra charge.
In our opinion this is good 2 Star hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

Alan

Nice Stop Over

Great Stop over for BSB at Donington Park. Lovely staff and pleasant. Food is good and service is good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Marilyn

Breakfast was very nice and plentiful. Bed was very comfortable

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2025

Lois

Poor

The room I was allocated was sub standard. The bathroom was an old avocado suite style with rusty plugs and was damp. Lack of plug sockets close to a mirror made it hard to get ready in the morning. Very thin walls - I could hear my neighbours every move. Ridiculously hot as well despite the window being open and fan going. Very disappointing.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

Hannah

Lovely stay during download festival, very welcoming, great breakfast and comfy bed

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2025

Janice

It was ok for a 1 night stay

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2025

Alan

BSB Rest Zone.

We use the Hotel for BSB (British Super Bike) 15mins if Traffic is kind. Staff are 5* Food and service 5* The Salmon and I had the Bacon 🍔 WOW!!
Reasonably priced.
Bedroom adequate for our needs.
Just a wee nit pick. Room 10.
The Shower needed to be held as just needed a wee tighten up. Lovely Continental Breakfast. Keep up the good work. We are back in September.
The bar is bouncing Saturday Evening.
As noise doesn't bother us. Not a problem.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Apr 2025

Matthew

Nice pub

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2025

Kim

Lovely place to stay

Although the room was very clean it was a little tired. The staff were very friendly and helpful, couldnt do enough for you. We had an evening meal and also the continental breakfast both of which were excellent. Would definitely stay here again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2024

Beverley

Lovely staff

Staff very friendly & went out of their way to help. Room could do with updating but still clean.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2024

Robert

Handy for town Used to visit family. Good food

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2024

Daniel

Okay for a night

Without sugar coating it, it was a filthy room, staff were great, food was nice, but the room looked nothing like the pictures online!
Mouldy bathroom, and i was above the woman's toilets so i constantly heard the hand dryer going up until midnight.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Alan

Lovely Hotel/Bar.. Area.. Clean room for our stop over for The British Superbike at Donington. Daniel was very helpful. The Breakfast Staff. And the Bar Staff again. Nothing was to much trouble.
Will be back next season.

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Sep 2024

Andrew

Very disappointing. Little sleep.

Room was very small. Just wide enough for the double bed. Not enough room for a real door on the bathroom, just a sliding panel with no handle.

Pillow had a plastic liner of some sort, so i awoke at 4am with damp hair and didnt go back to sleep. At 6am wafts if smoke started to come in the room from people smoking outside.

Shower good. Breakfast good. Car parking spaces not wide enough for my car.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2024

Sylvia

We only stayed one night but we were impressed by the friendliness of the staff, the excellent food and the evening entertainment. The bedrooms are looking a little tired but were overall clean and comfortable.

Partner

2/10

Poor

25 Aug 2024

Hilary

I cancelled the booking on Thursday. Apparently they still intend to charge me full price despite me giving nearly 3 days notice let alone 24 hours. I wouldn’t use them again ever. And I have used them many times before.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2024

Elizabeth

Very friendly staff. It is a pub so noisy 'till about 23pm. Car park safe and shops close by, 2min walk.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2024

Mark

One night is fine

All round fine for one night.

4/10

Poor

01 Jul 2024

Vijay

The hotel has a very loud karaoke on the night we stayed. The room was shaking from the noise vibrations. Water was too hot and the room smelled of the bathroom throughout

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2024

Phillip

Ok, just tired

Not a bad hotel, just a very tired room. The room was above the beer garden so if I opened the window smoke came in and pointless loud talking from an old fella.

4/10

Poor

29 May 2024

James

No air con , couldn’t sit on the toilet because sink was in the way. Not clean , room was boiling

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2024

Helen

aphazard parking by others made parking difficult on arrival. Maybe car park lines need to be redone? Interesting that it’s called the Lawns when there wasn’t a lawn? Wasn’t clear where to go to book in, but was ushered inside by helpful person having a drink outside. Was shown quickly to my room by helpful member of staff. Room was clean and tidy and looked recently refurbished. Nice modern shower room. New hard flooring looked nice but needed attention to detail (gaps between planks). Carpet was worn and had threads pulled from it. Bed looked welcoming, but when I sat on it, it was rock hard and the edges of the mattress were higher than the centre. Maybe could benefit from a new mattress? Lots of pillow choice, however, one of the pillow cases I had a tear in it. Door to shower room kept half closing, so I walked into it a few times as I went into the room and turned round to come out again. The shower cubicle was spacious and clean. New wiring in the wardrobe on view. When I returned in the evening (Saturday night, 10.15) music was playing to guests outside the pub, which finished before midnight. My room was on the back of the building, but it could be heard. Continental breakfast was cereal, toast and jam/marmalade/marmite, a croissant and a pain au chocolate, orange or apple juice and a cup of tea or coffee. Breakfast took place in the bar, maybe because of renovations? Staff friendly and welcoming.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

David

Good

Staff very friendly food was delicious and the sleep was good

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2024

Scott

All in all a good stay, staff were the best thing. Very friendly and helpful.
Food in evening also good.
Room was comfortable on whole, but my only criticism would be the bathroom was dated and felt cramped due to old fashioned style bath/shower.
In any case, I would stay again if in area on work.

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2024

Gary

Overall the property and the staff were very good in all areas. Thank you.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2023

Can be noisy but otherwise good

The room is above a pub so initial part of night was quite noisy
Also you can hear footsteps in corridor and adjoining room
The window in the room was also slightly open despite my best effort
Otherwise clean and good place to stay

Business

6/10

Pleasant

07 Sep 2023

richard

One night stay

Just a emergency one night stay , too exspensive for a midweek stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2023

Mark

Excellent

Clean, comfortable, and amazing food.

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2023

Gareth

Donington Park visit

Good accommodation for a trip to Donington Park. Nice small hotel with very friendly staff and great service. Only let down was quite limited parking.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2023

T D

Tim H

Overall, good value for money. Small but comfortable, recently refurbished room. Staff very pleasant and helpful throughout the stay. Only small negative was the boisterous patrons who were still going strong (and loud) in the early hours, but no big deal.

6/10

Pleasant

05 May 2023

Stuart

Rooms look a little tired, quite small and compact, if I wasn't on my own and there were 2 of us it would have been a struggle - space wise

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2023

HOWARD

I'll be back

Great staff and bar area.

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2023

John

A lovely stay

I needed a room overnight while attending an event nearby, and this hotel popped up.

The hotel consists of rooms above a pub. While not ultra-modern, the place was clean and welcoming. Check in was seamless, and I was walked to my room.

The room itself was spacious and clean. The bed was comfy, towels fluffy and the shower was warm.

I skipped breakfast, I had somewhere I needed to be, but it looked and smelled good, much better than other hotels I've stayed at lately.

I would absolutely recommend staying for a night or two, but not sure how I'd fare over a longer stay.

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2022

Thomas

Staff very friendly and helpful. Room a tad on the small side. But clean and welcoming

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2022

Ryan

Really nice hotel staff brilliant

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2021

David

Generally goo in everyway.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2021

Russell

Great stay, helpful owner

I traveled for work here during the pandemic so my stay was a little different to normal.

Hotels.com suggests that the dinning is open at the Lawns however after booking through Hotels.com I call a call from the owner to explain that the food service was not open, he gave me the option to cancel the booking but I personally was happy to go to the store and bakery across the road from the hotel. This is an issue with Hotels.com not the hotel it's self.

While there the room was in good condition and clean, tea and coffee were provided.

I ordered takeaway from a local place, the hotel owner was nice enough to bring it to my room as they didn't call me when outside.
On this note the hotel owner was very friendly, went out of his way to make the stay pleasant.

I would not hesitate to stay again in the future!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2021

keith

Always Good

I have stayed here a few times and I always get a warm and friendly welcome. The rooms are very comfortable.

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2020

keith

Very Nice

It was the 1st time that I stay here. A very nice stay, very comfortable room. Very nice breakfast. A good selection of beers at the bar and the food was nice too. Very friendly staff, I will probably stay here again .

Business

4/10

Poor

30 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

When booking it says breakfast included. You then get told u can only have limited continental and all other hot food is extra. Hotel shower terrible, very poor heating and walls so thin you hear everyone walking in and door shutting. Could hear next door all night getting up for toilet so bad night sleep. I was over bar which was load noise as well. Would not recommend .

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2020

Michael

Charming hotel

Great little place for an overnight stay to visit family. Stayed in the Wendy house and it had everything we needed. Bathroom was a bit small for my 6ft 3 in husband and 6ft 4 in son but hey! Comfy beds, clean room. Friendly staff. Great price .overall very good

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The staff were helpful, friendly and welcoming. They were also receptive to feedback about what could be better. Refurbishment that is in progress promises to improve the facilities and I hope it will extend to bathroom updating - mine was clean and functional but silicone seal is a bit stained, bath panel was cracked and loose and cistern leaked a bit. No WiFi in bedroom was an irritation. Good value and comfortable.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely staff. Couldn’t do enough for us. Would definitely return.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

think twice pack an extension lead!

The pictures lie!
On arrival staff were welcoming and showed me to my room.
This is where it all fell apart, the room was freezing cold so I turned the radiator on some time later it had not heated up so I went down for some dinner. I mentioned it to the staff and was told that’s strange we will have a look. Back at the room there was a knock at the door and the staff member was holding an electric radiator.
Now the fun begins! I’ve only got 1 working plug on a double socket so do I use the heater charge my phone or work on my laptop.
I chose the heat option and just didn’t do any work.
The room was noisy with a drip/knocking sound on and off all night.
I woke up feeling terrible, this was made worse by the state of the bathroom it was nothing like what the show off in the pictures!
Spoke to the manger in the morning who really didn’t give me the impression she cared and all I got was sorry it’s only early October the heating isn’t turned on yet!!
It was 4 degrees when I got in my car outside!
I will not return and would advise all to think twice.
Food wasn’t great even with them raving about homemade!

Business

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff - very accommodating with every need. Meals enormous (for us at least) but fresh, tasty and cooked to perfection. Bedrooms needs a revamp but bed comfortable and all linen exceptionally cclean and very white. If I’m the area we will definitely stay again. New owners who were very friendly, courteous and kind.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Room cosy but clean and nicely decorated. Bathroom needs refurbishment.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

The room was small and cosy and the decor was lovely and modern. The bed was really not comfy and the pillows were perfect for me as I struggle getting comfy with pillows other than my own so I slept really well. I will definitely stay here again!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly staffs ,nice & quite hotel to stay with out any disturbances. Also quite friendly bar staffs and environment in and around hotel.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2019

Gloria

Happy Stay

The room we were given was comfortable and convenient. The only problem we had was parking the car, the hotel car park was full most of the time however there is a club next door so we parked in there.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

nice little hotel/pub, rooms small but clean, ideal for an overnight stay. surprisingly being a pub, there was no noise late at night when people were leaving. Breakfast was the highlight, freshly cooked and tasty.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

I been staying there for some years I like the staff are polite and helpful, the food is great and the people from the local village are so friendly and also helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2019

Bigmk

The upstairs studio was spacious and separate from the main hotel so we thought it would be quite because the bar was so busy and noisy, but it wasn’t and went on well past 11pm. I had to use earplugs to get to sleep. The bathroom was very small, the clothes washer didn’t work and neither did the internet. We messaged the hotel twice through Expedia about this and got no response. Breakfast was ok (not great) and they started vacuuming right at the end if breakfast time even though we weren’t finished. The internet worked in the main building .

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2019

Neil

Nice family ran hotel.

Cracking hotel for the price, breakfast was great and all staff very nice and will try and help with anything you need. Only 15/20 mins to Donington Park so peferect for us as we had been to the world superbikes.

Friends

4/10

Poor

27 May 2019

Verified traveler

The room was very small and uncomfortable, the floorboards were so noisy we could hear every footstep from next door and the wedding party that was going on sounded like a riot with arguments and bad language. As we were not asked how our stay was i can only assume that they knew! We had very little sleep

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

the staff very helpful, and polite. down side was waiting for hot water for a shower and floors are creaky all down corridor

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

27 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Took ages to check in. Ring bell on desk for Reception. Took for ages only to find Bell didn’t work. Roomok bit small and basic. Breakfast included in the price of 67.50p. Not a good start to the day as it was all over cooked by 8am

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2019

russell

great place to stay

fantastic hotel fantastic staff fantastic service fantastic food

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great stay at The Lawns last night , lovely modern bedroom and walk in shower, excellent breakfast and a warm friendly atmosphere . Thank you

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2018

Dave

We needed somewhere cost effective and close to our client's site, and The Lawns was available and was within the right price bracket.

Rooms were not large, however I only ever need a bed.

We ate in the restaurant, and I had soup and a sandwich. Pleasant and decent value.

Staff were very friendly and professional.

Somehow I managed to \"steal\" the remote, which I posted back today, but it was taken in good humour.

Would be nice to have the bathrooms refurbed, and a bigger TV and perhaps screw down some floorboards in adjoining rooms, but for the money I was pleased.

Will stay again.

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2018

chuck

The place is nice. The staffs are very helpful and friendly.The room are ok,but its clean..I will visit again..

4/10

Poor

17 Sep 2018

PLiv

Disappointed

Expected small room but no mention of the paper thin walls even with ear plugs was not a restful night.

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2018

Denja

A lovely stay at The Lawns

We had a very pleasant stay. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the room was comfortable and well appointed. The restaurant staff at breakfast were willing to go the extra mile - one of our party was on a gluten-free diet and they took the trouble to pop out and get some special bread for her for breakfast. The breakfast selection was very good with a variety of options for a cooked breakfast, which were absolutely delicious!!