Malmaison Hotel, Reading is a railway hotel in Reading, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “grade II listed hotel in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, UK”. It opened in 1844. It is operated by Malmaison. It stands about 0.4 km from the centre of Reading.[3]

Overview

The Malmaison Hotel Reading (formerly the Great Western Hotel) is a grade II listed hotel in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated at the junction of Blagrave Street and Station Road, directly opposite the main entrance to Reading railway station and Thames Tower. It was opened in 1844, shortly after the Great Western Railway opened its line from London, and is thought to be the oldest surviving purpose-built railway hotel in the world.

From “Malmaison Hotel, Reading” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The railway hotel opened in 1844. It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the railway hotel is 0.4 km from the centre of Reading. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 36 km from the centre of Reading.[4]

It is one of 25 hotels in and around Reading recorded in Wikidata, 17 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 3 chain-operated properties there. Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Reading.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Malmaison Hotel, Reading (Q6744346). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Malmaison Hotel, Reading. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-22.
  3. ^ Reading (Q161491). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Reading. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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