The Swan at Streatley

Hotels
Independent
9.2 (132 reviews)
Streatley-On-Thames, Reading, England, RG8 9HR , Reading , GB

Pets allowed

Facilities

Health club
Free WiFi
24-hour front desk
Terrace
Garden
Designated smoking area
Wheelchair accessible
Outdoor furniture
Breakfast available (surcharge)
Health club
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Clean and comfortable
Beautiful views
Excellent staff service
Positive dining experience
Cons:
Noise disturbance during wedding
Issues with room amenities

Categories

Cleanliness
8.44
Stains found on the bed throw, but generally clean.
Service
9.91
Staff were very helpful and kind, providing excellent service.
Location
9.45
Well-centered for walking trails and scenic views.
Room Quality
8.4
Large family room but had some issues with room details.
Amenities
9.43
Boating hire well run; excellent gym facilities.
Value for Money
8.89
Prices may seem high due to location and services.
Food and Beverage
9.44
Dinner and breakfast enjoyed; cocktails and service praised.
Overall Experience
9.61
A generally positive experience with a slight note of disappointment.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-10 10:22

Property Description

Luxurious Amenities and Features
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a health club, terrace, and garden.

Dining Experience
Satisfy your appetite with Mediterranean cuisine at Coppa Club with a garden view.

Event Spaces and Location
This hotel offers 6 meeting rooms for events and is situated near popular attractions like Thames River and Chiltern Hills.

Book now for a luxurious stay at The Swan at Streatley, where comfort meets elegance and convenience!

Important information:

  • This property allows pets in specific rooms only (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Airport code: LHR

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Maximum number of pets per room 2

  • Pets

    Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

  • Guest type

    Essential workers only - NO

  • Accessibility

    No elevators

  • Pets

    Pets allowed

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Location

Guest Reviews

9.2
Based on 132 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.44
Service: 9.91
Location: 9.45
Room Quality: 8.4
Amenities: 9.43
Value for Money: 8.89
Food and Beverage: 9.44
Overall Experience: 9.61
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Barbara partner
8
Pros:

Well appointed hotel by the river. Lovely, clean room but, unfortunately, a blocked and leaking sink in the bathroom that was not attended to detracted from our enjoyment of our stay. Trying to find anyone on reception to report it to was also challenging!

2025-10-04 via Nuitee
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Marci
10
Pros:

Absolutely loved our stay! So clean and comfortable. Would stay again! Beautiful views from dinner.

2025-09-28 via Nuitee
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Bruce
10
Pros:

Outstanding facility- well centred for walking two National Trails.

2025-09-24 via Nuitee
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Nicholas
10
Swell time at The Swan at Streatley
Pros:

Excellent stay - comfortable room, nice river view, quiet night.
Afternoon Tea enjoyable, as was dinner and breakfast. Service friendly and generally efficient.
Boating hire well run too.

2025-09-19 via Nuitee
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John friends
6
Pros:

Loved the access to the river and the small boat facility. Lovely grounds. Some good restaurants nearby. Was a little bit cold with the air con on and every window and door open in the evening. Cab availability was expensive due to the fact they had to come a fair distance from their base. All in all though, a positive experience. We shall certainly return.

2025-09-08 via Nuitee
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Christopher
2
Pros:

Not a proper hotel, more like a series of rooms between a bar and a restaurant where the room corridor was used a a thoroughfare between. The rooms have no soundproofing so good luck trying to get any sleep when people are just standing around drinking (and drunk) in the corridor outside up to midnight. Clearly the restaurant is the reason any of this is here so I can see it would have some use for group functions, but this place not at all suitable for families or business travellers.

2025-08-30 via Nuitee
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Chris
10
Anniversary Trip
Pros:

Our annual Anniversary trip Away made extra special by the staff and service at the Swan..Lovely gesture of a little gift in our upgraded room,which may i add was gorgeously decorated..Clean but not clinical,modern with with tradition blended perfectly..Thankyou to everyone for a perfect sray..

2025-08-29 via Nuitee
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Naomi family
10
Pros:

A really lovely hotel with excellent staff. They were so helpful and kind when our daughter was unwell. Five star service

2025-08-18 via Nuitee
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KAYE partner
8
Pros:

The hotel was fabulous, very clean and modern in design with beautiful fixtures and fittings. The bedroom was very large with a king size bed but did not overlook the river as was specified on the website, but was to the side of the river overlooking a seated garden with river in the distance. On entering the bedroom the throw on the bed was found to be covered in stains which we were extremely disappointed with and this was removed by a member of staff immediately. The bathroom was fabulous. Overall our stay at the hotel was very pleasant and breakfast was very good and service excellent. The area the hotel is located is very pretty with restaurants close-by should you wish to eat out. An excellent location to stay for a few days.

2025-08-13 via Nuitee
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Janet
6
A bit disappointing
Pros:

A bit disappointing. Lovely hotel and position on the river but a couple of things in the room didn't work and we didn't think that the food was as good as previously.

2025-08-07 via Nuitee
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Sharon
10
One of my favourite hotels ever
Pros:

I love this hotel, this is my third stay, first time with the family.
The hotel overall is gorgeous in beautiful surroundings.
The restaurant was lovely as was the food and the cocktails and the service was impeccable.
The room was a family room and was huge! No falling over each other loads of space, plus an added touch the fan was already running when we got there as it was a warm day, thank you.
Tiny issue with team doors banging in the morning (not unreasonable time but nonetheless) but this will not stop booking another visit at all.

2025-08-05 via Nuitee
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John
10
comfortable, clean and excellent gym
Pros:

Always a pleasure to stay at the Swan.

2025-08-04 via Nuitee
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Verified traveler
2
Terrible night's sleep.
Pros:

Terrible night's sleep. We stayed in a room a few feet away from a very loud wedding disco. When I complained thry said a mistake had been made and thry should have either booked a room further away or told me about the wedding. Although I had very little sleep I was given a full refund. The dinner and breakfast was fine, sltaff were very good and a beautiful location. If only thry were more organised in their room allocations I would have given a 4 star review.

2025-08-03 via Nuitee
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James
10
Fab hotel, food and staff
Pros:

Great location and views. Attentive staff and good food.

2025-07-29 via Nuitee
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Paul Andrew
10
Great Could be Better
Pros:

Great location, lovely hotel.
Parking is good, there is a large free car park.
The restaurant is good serving great meals.
Only bugbear is that the service at breakfast is ok if you've got all day but not great if you want to get a move on. Why aren't you like other hotels where I can help myself to juice and cereal and that will shave 10 - 15 minutes off the time?

2025-07-22 via Nuitee
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Lucy partner
10
Pros:

Lovely hotel - beautiful surroundings and lots of amenities!

2025-07-18 via Nuitee
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Denise family
6
Pros:

Beautiful location, boiling hot rooms with no air conditioning only room air circulating fan and very slow food service. Very new staff with little experience.

2025-07-14 via Nuitee
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Jennifer
10
Beautiful riverside location
Pros:

Super location, room overlooking the Thames. Great riverside bar and restaurant, quick service for food - just need to bring cutlery out first! Would definitely stay again

2025-07-14 via Nuitee
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Neil
8
Lovely hotel, great restaurant, average service
Pros:

Loved everything about our stay - hotel was lovely and in a beautiful setting next to the river, food in the restaurant was superb.

The only downside was the hotel’s response to there being no water in our room in the morning.

I tried several times to contact reception on the phone, but it was engaged every time. When we went down for breakfast and I spoke to the receptionist, she was sat playing on her mobile phone and her response was very dismissive - “oh yeah, a few rooms have reported the water is out and the gym too”. I’m surprised that in this situation there wasn’t more effort to proactively contact guests and apologise, perhaps make alternative arrangements to allow people to shower etc.

Unfortunately the issue wasn’t fixed before we checked out and so we had to leave without being able to shower. There was no attempt to apologise, let alone offer any kind of reimbursement for the poor experience.

A disappointing end to an otherwise lovely stay.

2025-07-06 via Nuitee
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Katie
8
Pros:

Really nice location, shame I stayed during a heatwave as there isn’t any aircon in the room and the room was facing west (it had the sun on the room, which added to an already warm room).

2025-07-01 via Nuitee