The Mill House

Hotels
Independent
8.6 (55 reviews)
Old Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, England, RG7 1PY , Reading , GB

Facilities

Free WiFi
Terrace
Garden
Wheelchair accessible
Conference space
Breakfast available (surcharge)
Free newspapers in lobby
Front desk (limited hours)
Smoke-free property
Wedding services
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Cleanliness
Food Quality
Location

Categories

Cleanliness
9.04
Clean friendly hotel with a very good chef.
Service
9.01
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Location
9.05
Easy to find and very quaint.
Room Quality
8
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Amenities
8.03
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
7.99
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Food and Beverage
9.04
The food was great.
Overall Experience
8.61
Highly recommend if staying in the area.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-08 17:14

Property Description

Scenic Views and Convenient Amenities
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features wedding services, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall.

Dining and Bar Options
Enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant and quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.

Comfortable Accommodations and Event Facilities
Stay in one of 12 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and 3 meeting rooms. Free self-parking is available onsite.

Located in Reading, The Mill House is on a river and within a 10-minute drive of major attractions. Book now for a memorable stay.

Important information:

  • Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
  • Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 10:30 AM
Airport code: LHR

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Pets not allowed

  • Children and extra beds

    No rollaway/extra beds available

  • Check-in & Check-out

    Contactless check-out is available

  • General

    Cashless transactions are available

  • Guest type

    Essential workers only - NO

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Location

Guest Reviews

8.6
Based on 55 reviews
Cleanliness: 9.04
Service: 9.01
Location: 9.05
Room Quality: 8
Amenities: 8.03
Value for Money: 7.99
Food and Beverage: 9.04
Overall Experience: 8.61
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peter
8
Pros:

All fine.

2025-09-17 via Nuitee
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Richard
10
Pros:

A lovely place with a beautiful garden to the rear. Easy to find and very quaint. My colleague and i ate in the restaurant and the food was great.
Highly recommend if staying in the area

2025-09-10 via Nuitee
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Steve
10
Pros:

Clean friendly hotel with a very good chef

2025-07-18 via Nuitee
D
Daniel
10
Pros:

Lovely place to wake up. Air, atmosphere and the setting/grounds lovely.

2025-06-26 via Nuitee
M
Martin
6
Could do better
Pros:

Good reception. Room very hot, window opens about two inches. Both bedside lamps not working. No sockets by bed. Socket by desk not working. Shower not draining almost overflowing on completion. Tea and coffee and biscuit were fine.

2025-06-19 via Nuitee
D
Delcia partner
10
Pros:

Beautiful Georgian property with a delightful garden

2025-04-06 via Nuitee
S
Stephen
10
Pros:

The staff were ever so helpful nothing was to much trouble would stay here again ever so quiet breakfast was very good

2025-03-25 via Nuitee
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Ronald
8
A hidden gem!!
Pros:

Great little traditional hotel in lovely countryside south of Reading. We had a huge room at the front,huge flat screen tv great big bathroom couldn't fault it apart from the doors not closing and locking properly! Good breakfast in lovely dining room overlooking a beautiful garden and river. Coffee could have been a freshly machine made or a cafetiere nobody around to see if we needed anything extra,like more toast! Will definitely come back!!!

2025-03-17 via Nuitee
T
Tony
8
Nice hotel. Welcoming staff
Pros:

Lovely staff. Rooms could do with updating. Nice garden area.

2024-07-10 via Nuitee
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paul partner
8
Pros:

Nice clean rooms … remember this a very old building… beautiful outside garden

2024-06-27 via Nuitee
Y
yvonne
8
Pleasant and very accommodating
Pros:

This small and friendly hotel was spotless!
Stayed here several times and have never been disappointed.

2024-06-22 via Nuitee
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Darren
6
Decent place, but let down.
Pros:

Toilet simply was not refilling. Told staff the next morning and was told “it does fill, just very very slowly. We will get someone to look at it”.

Waited over 10 mins for the toilet to fill but still no good.

2024-06-12 via Nuitee
M
Matthew
10
Pros:

It is quite amazing owners and incredibly friendly staff and it’s homely . A lot of thought has gone into room decor and just nothing corporate about it

2024-04-19 via Nuitee
K
Kevin
10
2 Nights - great stay
Pros:

Stayed for 2 nights whilst on business in Reading. Very comfortable room, great food and staff are so friendly.
I arrived late on the first night so Mark made me an off the menu snack which was very much appreciated.
A big thank you to Sue - my car had a flat battery in the morning and she leant me jump leads and helped try to start my car - all sorted in the end and I'm very grateful.
Would definitely stay again.

2023-12-14 via Nuitee
P
Phil
8
Pros:

Good space and facilities in room. Nice food and great staff attitude. Opening windows are good! Some facilities like towel rail needed updating.

2023-10-23 via Nuitee
V
Verified traveler
8
Pros:

Nice hotel. Nothing special but nothing wrong with it.

2023-10-10 via Nuitee
P
Peter partner
10
Pros:

Lovely room, Good breakfast and excellent service

2023-08-04 via Nuitee
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Stephen partner
6
Pros:

Lovely setting in a convenient location, rooms and furnishings are a little tired and rooms need some TLC, although function fine.

Had a staff member walk into my room, without knocking - he carried on describing the room to a potential guest and pretended not to see me lying on the bed !!! a mumbled non apology and nothing was mentioned afterwards when he was querying my breakfast timings, very uncomfortable - won’t be staying again.

2023-06-22 via Nuitee
J
Jennifer partner
10
Pros:

This was our second visit to this hotel. The hotel is spacious and clean with beautiful gardens with a pleasant outdoor seating area. The staff are friendly and helpful and you can tell they care about their customers. The breakfast was also excellent. We will definitely visit again.

2023-06-22 via Nuitee
J
James
8
Nice small , older hotel
Pros:

Beautiful property with a few rooms. More of a wedding venue with nice back garden and large dining room . Our room was large. Some toilet and shower issues but not a deal stopper. Spotty Wi-Fi . About 40 minutes from Heathrow. Not too much else nearby - we stayed as staging area to get into Heathrow and to avoid chain hotels. Priced appropriately in my opinion

2023-05-30 via Nuitee