| Malmaison Reading Hotel | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Malmaison Hotel in 2007 | |
  Location within Reading Central | |
| Hotel chain | Malmaison |
| General information | |
| Location | Reading, Berkshire, UK |
| Address | Great Western House 18-20 Station Road Reading RG1 1JX |
| Coordinates | 51°27′26.64″N 0°58′18.35″W / 51.4574000°N 0.9717639°W |
| Opening | 1844[1] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 75 |
| Number of suites | 6 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
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. 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.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b Phillips, Daphne (1980). The Story of Reading. Countryside Books. p. 115. ISBN 0-905392-07-8.
- ^ Historic England. "Great Western House (1113591)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Building the Great Western Railway". Reading History Trail. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.