Hotels near Sand Martins Gap, Wokingham

I had to step on a small cockroach in the bathroom of my room. The toilet seat was loose and slid off the loo when I sat on it. I fixed it, which was unpleasant but fairly easy. Next day after the room had been cleaned, it was broken again. Clearly the cleaner knows but they don't bother to fix it. Everything seems a bit too much trouble for the staff. Do you have any crisps? No Sir, laughing gently to himself, we sold out. Next day? Same response. The nights I stayed coincided with two large functions. One looked like a company party, the second was a wedding. Consequently, there was no furniture in most of the public places. The bar had eight chairs available for all the guests in the hotel who were not part of the function. Two lagers on draught. One ran out. Wasn't replaced - again, the gently laughing man seemed to think that was a risible request. Breakfast - the less said the better. The food was okay but the problem was the quantity. There was a bowl or grilled tomatoes, some scrambled eggs and three hash browns in bowls, on a buffet. About six hungry people hovering around, waiting for resupply. After five minutes, a few sausages come out. Five minutes later, some bacon. So people load up and leave. Now there are no hash browns, no sausages, no bacon, no mushrooms, no bacon. Five minutes later some hash browns arrives. Seemingly impossible to serve yourself a full breakfast from the buffet if you don't want to wait for 30 minutes. The staff all look 16 years old and have no clue what to do - it doesn't feel fair complaining to them. It's the kitchen that can't keep up. You walk in the hotel and the whole place doesn't smell right - damp, weird, unclean.

Went to this hotel for family wedding, after reading other reviews I was not looking forward to my stay. I found the staff were friendly. The room we stayed in was clean the bed was comfy. I never heard any noise at night. The breakfast had plenty of choice. The problem we had while staying there the broken toilet seat that was not repaired. My son had booked a family room arrived with his three children at 11.30pm and found the room had one double bed and a single bed the only solution they were given was to squash two z beds into the small room because there were no other rooms,

This stay was great , good food, clean room , quiet on a night, comfy bed, the thing that makes this place is the customer service, particular thanks to Aurora-superb stay thank you !

We stayed at the Great House to celebrate a wedding anniversary and overall the hotel didn't disappoint. Check in was easy and our room was ready earlier than expected which is always a bonus. Our room was beautifully decorated with lovely touches such as pots of sweets, free water and some lovely classic touches such as the old phone. We had a river view room which is a bit of a stretch as you have to see over some rooftop vents to see it but that cant be helped and was very nice. The room was absolutely spotless and the bathroom in particular is very high spec which you would expect in a boutique hotel like this. The bathroom was incredibly hot but not a problem at all and a fan had been provided if it was or if the main room became too hot. We were woken up by a fire alarm which went on for about 15 seconds at about 9am and certainly was a bit of a shock and incredibly loud (which is a good thing in an alarm!) but wasn't ideal. The staff didn't mention anything but an apology would have been nice but we didn't raise it so maybe they weren't aware of the problem. The only other problem which we did raise was the service in the Coppa Club which is where breakfast is served. We ate there twice during our stay and both times encountered issues with service. We wouldn't have returned but felt obliged as Breakfast was included. Considering how lovely the hotel is and the service provided is superb it is a shame it is slightly tarnished by the next door restaurant. Overall would definitely recommend staying here and certainly didn't see any of the parties that some people complain about. Hopefully will be back soon.

Never stayed at SACO before. Price was competitive compared to hotel rooms, but we get a double bedroom, walk in wardrobe, living room, kitchen with washing machine etc & a large bathroom. Reception could not have been more helpful and there was free parking too. Location was good, next to Kingsmead and although I was worried about traffic noise, it was ok and we slept fine. Will stay again.

Very comfortable and cheap, booked the room on the same day for £42. The 24hr reception desk is very helpful. Checked in late on a Saturday night and was in my room within 2 minutes. It was pleasant stay, everything was clean and would definitely come back again. And Ranjiv on reception is a good lad too

Nice room. There is a pool and gym. If you are driving, you can email hotel with car plate to reserve a car park. 4 EV charging parking space is available. Tricky to find the car park though, so entrance on Station Rd. Shopping area across the street. Find the Picnic cafe, they bakery and coffee is great.