The Lawn Hotel

Easy to find, and plenty of parking for vans.

Heating on, room very warm.

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Travellers site on the field opposite on arrival. Not safe to leave a work van. Dirty scruffy appearance from the outside don’t be fooled by the photos. On arrival greeted by something smoking on the entrance steps.

Easy to find - good transport

Ants in the bathroom - did not look clean in the bathroom at all. Corridor lights were not on. Breakfast was disappointing.

breakfast t the other hotel across the car park was good

the lawn hotel itself was very tired cigarette buts littered outside-cobwebs on the stairs didnt smell or look clean.

the hotel staff were very accommodating (as we had our dog with us) the room was a lovely size and we had no trouble in finding a place to put the dog bed, their was plenty of wardrobe space and places to put your cloths, the full English breakfast was lovely and the staff were all friendly and polite.

I found the bed uncomfortable (we have memory foam mattress at home) and there was a group of guests that came in late and was very noisy when they were going to their rooms as they kept banging the doors and talking loudly.(but that is not the hotels fault)

Leaving

The Lawn Hotel is a sad-looking large detached house. It’s set in a large parking area fringed with ramshackle sheds and a couple of dumpsters. It sits alongside the larger, mediocre-looking Park International Hotel. The Lawn Hotel was deserted, but for a large, beautiful Alsatian dog kept behind a metal, gated fence at the rear left-side of the property, who - bless him, regularly barked at anyone coming or going, at any hour, for extended periods. You have to walk up and around a wide driveway to check in at the Park International, again seemingly deserted, with only a single receptionist - not particularly engaging. The room itself was in a poor condition, with only the desk and bedside unit tops dusted. All other surfaces - even the curtains were covered in a film of dust, even cobwebbed. There was a tear in the greyed nets, and the bed throw was stained. I went to make a cup of tea, going to pick up a teaspoon from its saucer, only to find it firmly stuck to the saucer with leftover coffee - so much so, that I was able to hold the saucer UPSIDE down BY the spoon handle, without it budging. The bathroom sink’s pipe works were leaking onto the floor, the toilet flushed poorly, the soap tray in the shower was covered in a film of soap, and the metal waste bin was all rusty. The walls were thin, letting in noise from guests in neighbouring rooms until late into the night. I saw no-one, even remotely, resembling housekeeping staff at any time. I skipped breakfast, doubting it would be anything other than sub-par - presumptuous of me maybe. Unfortunately this was the only property, within my budget, to an event I was attending. With only enough time to drop off my luggage I couldn't negotiate for a room clean before my return. For this experience I paid the, not insignificant, sum of £95. This property was a real let down. The listing should immediately be removed.

That lady on reception was lovely.

There were people in my corridor all night long going in and out of their rooms talking in the corridor. My room was NOT soundproofed and it sounded like they were in my room all night! I got no sleep until they went to sleep about 3.30am! I had work the next day. There was also poo still stuck on the OUTSIDE of my toilet basin that was never cleaned off. Absolutely discussing! Dust everywhere, all over lights and dirty blankets. Never again. It seemed a Drugs den!

Good value for money. Excellent value breakfast. Comfy room.

Security dog on site which barks EVERY TIME he sees you or another dog! Kind of annoying when all the other dogs join in too…at 6am! Would stay again but without our dog.

The price was reasonable and included breakfast. Staff polite.

The room we were in ( no 7 ) had a very strong damp musty smell . We couldn’t leave our clothes in the wardrobe as it also had the same strong smell. We had booked another room for our son ( room 5 ) much smaller, we had to keep our clothes in his room and change there as thankfully it wasn’t damp and musty. Very disappointed, this needs to be investigated as this is unhealthy to be sleeping in this type of room, even with the windows open all night. Should be stated when booking that you need to check in at next door hotel where breakfast is held also a bar.

It was better than all the reviews I had read.

Appearance of building from outside

Fag buts all over the entrance

Staff never spoke English

Leaving

The Lawn Hotel is a sad-looking large detached house sporting a tatty, crazed sign. It sits alongside the larger, mediocre-looking Park International Hotel. The Lawn Hotel is deserted, but for a large, Alsatian dog kept behind a metal, gated fence at the rear of the property, who - bless him, barks at anyone, at any hour, for extended periods. You have to walk up and around a wide driveway to check in at the Park International, again seemingly deserted, with only a single receptionist who wasn't particularly engaging. The side of the Park International on the way to the entrance seems to be under renovation, appearing to be a building site. On the right-side of the hotel were ramshackle huts of sorts with a couple of large dumpsters alongside - I was tempted to check for bodies, then thought better of it. The room itself was in a poor condition, with only the desk and bedside unit tops dusted. All other surfaces - even the curtains were covered in a film of dust, even cobwebbed. There was a tear in the greying nets, and the bed throw was stained. I went to make a cup of tea, going to pick up a teaspoon from its saucer, only to find it firmly stuck to the saucer with leftover coffee - so much so, I was able to hold the saucer upside down BY the spoon handle, without it budging. The bathroom sink’s pipe works were leaking onto the floor, the toilet flushed poorly, the soap tray in the shower was covered in a film of soap, and the metal waste bin was all rusty. The walls were thin, letting in noise from guests in neighbouring rooms until late into the night. We saw no-one even remotely resembling housekeeping staff at any time. We skipped breakfast, doubting it would be any good - presumptuous of us maybe, but I doubt we’d have been pleasantly surprised. For this experience we paid the, not insignificant, sum of £95. Thank goodness we only had to suffer the place for a single night.This listing should immediately be removed from Booking.com.

Great couple of days lovely hotel lovely staff

Everything was great

breakfast was a full English.

No plug in wash basin.

Nothing

Couldn’t even check in and had to check in to the hotel next door

Breakfast and location was excellent

The location and free parking is fantastic. The room was spacious and clean Free excellent WiFi, very much like the fact you can open windows for fresh air 👍

Excellent breakfast. One of us was having an operation at a private hospital.

room was spacious, but in need of refurbishment

Booked the lawn hotel but actually stayed at the parkside international, next door!

How clean it was and how good the breakfast was

Nothing

Wasn’t clean, the lights didn’t turn off the smell of piss drugs there was a lot wrong

Breakfast was fantastic, I only had bacon, eggs, toast but it was cooked to perfection and was good quality.

Notification before arrival that check in was next door. This may have been communicated but I don't remember reading it.

Clean and comfortable. Great breakfast cooked freshly.

Road noise.

first of all the staff were all so friendly and helpful we really could not fault them, the cooked breakfast was lovely and cooked perfectly. the room was lovely and large which was perfect since we had our dog with us so there was plenty of space for his bed to go. the bedding and towels ware nice and clean. the bathroom was a nice size and the sink was a good size with room around it to put all our stuff (toothbrushes contact lense cleaner and the usual bits and bobs)

it was a shame that they did not serve evening meals at the weekends which meant we had to search for takeaways or other places to eat. there was no toilet brush in the bathroom and the fan in the bathroom was very noisy. I thought that there was not enough milk and teabags (4 milk pods which is only 2 cups of tea each) but I did ask at reception if I could have some more and the person on reception did not hesitate to give me some more milk and tea bags as I said before the staff really were very friendly and helpful.

The staff are fantastic and not in your face, the breakfast is amazing, the poached eggs are the best I've ever had, a great portion of baked beans, no silly ramekin in site. Our 2 dogs are always welcome. We have spent at least 9 days in total here this month, split between 2 visits. This is close to town, close th Prospect Park to walk our dogs and close to my family. I will be booking in again when we have to come to Reading for family occasions. Thank you to the staff.

There is nothing to dislike.

If I been honest nothing

Nothing right on this hotel. You book in one hotel but you need to go to different hotel for check in and the same for breakfast. I book double bed and give us small. Staff not friendly and the more busy on their phone then have right customer service. Breakfast disgusting, not milk on the coffe machine, the room a part from small, dirty and the bed very uncomfortable. The funny bit when explain to you on the room what you need to do in case on fire you can't used the lift but hello is not lift anyway. The smell in while hotel disgusting. If I been honest this hotel need to pay to customer to stay. Very expensive for a shitty hotel. Please not stay in here and I need my money back ASAP

Leaving.

Everything.

Breakfast was good. The room was made up every day Staff were helpfully Free parking

Evening meal menu was limited The was only a choice of larger in the bar on draught The hotel could do with some maintenance being done, the room I stayed in the window seals where worn out and being on the front of the hotel there was a lot of road noise. Would recommend getting a room on the back of the hotel looking over the rear courtyard. Limit choice in the evening meal menu.

ideal for work purposes and fair price , good breakfast to start the day