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A beautiful Victorian, family-run guesthouse located in the heart of Reading, Bow Guest House offers well-furnished bedrooms, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Reading Town Center boasts many restaurants, bars and shops. Heathrow Airport is reachable in about 35 minutes and London Paddington in 20 minutes from the property. A full English breakfast is served every morning. A continental option as well as a vegetarian choice is also available. The bedrooms are decorated with warm colors. They all come with tea/coffee making facilities and ironing facilities. Hotel Rooms: 14 Most recent booking for this hotel was yesterday at 15:22 from Israel.
General24-Hour Front Desk, Non-Smoking Rooms, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Heating, Baggage Storage, All Spaces Non-Smoking (Public and Private) ActivitiesGolf Course (within 2 miles) ServicesFax/Photocopying
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Total Hotel Score:6.2
Based on 18 reviews Guest reviews are written by our customers after their stay at Bow Guest House. |
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Jayasinghe
Family with young children
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
December 20, 2011
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This guest house good for long journey truck drivers Needs to improve in all aspects
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3.8 |
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Sebastian
Solo traveler
London,
United Kingdom
September 18, 2011
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The hosts were very friendly and helpful.
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7.9 |
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Sian
Young couple
London,
United Kingdom
September 13, 2011
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Food was nice. Room was big. Free parking was very useful. Room draws weren't cleaned.
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8.3 |
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Eva
Solo traveler
Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
September 3, 2011
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Very nice owner who tried to help with anything posible, the breakfast was delicious. Internet didnt work (at least at my pc).
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7.5 |
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Becky
Group of friends
Enfield,
United Kingdom
September 2, 2011
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meant to have been refurbished but still old furniture and not very updated at all. didn't seem that clean.
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4.2 |
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Kenny
Family with older children
Kowloon,
Hong Kong
June 19, 2011
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The hotel is small but the staff are very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was freshly made and it tasted good. The location is also good. It was only a few minutes walk to town centre. The free on-site parking facility is most useful to me as I had rented a car during my trip and saved me the trouble of parking the car somewhere else. I put the dirty towel aside and expected the staff who cleaned the room would change a new set of towels for me. However, she put the dirty towel back to the hanger and mixed with the clean one.
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9.2 |
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Guido
Mature couple
Kontich,
Belgium
July 13, 2011
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1. De uitbater wou ontbijt extra aanrekenen, al was dat betaald. Na het voorleggen van de papieren bond hij in. 2. De kamer was in de kelder en rook onvoorstelbaar muf. 3. Het ontbijt was wat teleurstellend ("a breakfast buffet" hield in: corn flakes, twee stukjes geroosterd brood, jam, koffie of thee). 4. De uitbater was moeilijk te vinden, omdat hij ook nog in een ander guest house werkt (even verderop in de straat). 5. De internetverbinding was niet stabiel.
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4.2 |
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Anonymous
Solo traveler
Italy
December 15, 2011
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The bed was very comfortable with pleasant cotton sheets. Breakfast was without finess but edible. Bow guest house had a problem with its other guests who persistantly failed to flush the toilet. Decoratively and in tidyness it could do with a lot of work
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6.3 |
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Anonymous
Solo traveler
Romania
August 1, 2011
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All the good points of the others' reviews are correct All the bad points of the others' reviews, multiplied by 100, are correct
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5.4 |
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Anonymous
Solo traveler
United Kingdom
June 6, 2011
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Proximity to the town centre. People were living in the guest house on dss money and given that this was their home and they were not just 'guests' they were very loud and made for three terrible nights sleep. Despite the fact that I had a booking confirmation for a single room with breakfast I was told none were available and that I could have a double with no breakfast for the same price, had I had time to find alternative accommodation I would have done so. The room was advertised with free wi-fi yet despite asking for and being given the network key it was either impossible to find the network or if you could find it, it was impossible to connect.....not what I would call free wi-fi in every room!
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4.6 |
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Anonymous
Solo traveler
United Kingdom
December 18, 2011
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Breakfast was prompt and good, location was only about 5 minutes from the town centre I found the Bow Guest house to be very basic indeed. Poor value for money and very tired and dated. The sign outside the Guest house mentions fully refurbished but the place is nothing of the sort. It feels cramped and small. From carpets, wallpaper to even the smell of the room its very poor, and lets be clear I'm not a fussy traveller. I work and just need a clean and tidy place to stay however I found the hotel wanting. My bed was desperately bad, whatever it was it didnt feel like a mattress I was sleeping on, it squeaked and moved all over the place. The fairest description I can give you is that it was like staying in a bedsit. Wallpaper peeling,everything tired and old, and when you have been working during the day, I didnt feel at all like I could relax, the walls were paper thin so I could hear snoring and talking too much from the adjoining rooms. If you come on Booking.com for hotel and see this priced the same as other places then avoid. It's one and only plus point to be worthy of is that its a minute or so away from convenience stores and takeways, other than that you have been given notice.
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4.6 |
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Anonymous
Solo traveler
United Kingdom
February 25, 2012
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Nothing it was a homeless persons bed and breakfast place. Not suitable for a business traveller at all. Standard of facilities. and shared shower and toilet with 3 other rooms.
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3.8 |
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Anonymous
Group of friends
United Kingdom
July 18, 2011
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5.4 |
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Benjamin
Solo traveler
Cambridge,
United Kingdom
July 15, 2011
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7.9 |
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Michaela
Group of friends
Opava,
Czech Republic
July 11, 2011
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6.7 |
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Anonymous
Solo traveler
Greece
March 30, 2012
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5.4 |
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Veronika
Mature couple
Blomberg,
Germany
June 19, 2011
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7.1 |
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Mr.
Solo traveler
Stroud,
United Kingdom
October 17, 2011
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9.2 |
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