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GENERAL INFORMATION :
What to expect: After the box-shaped, metal-clad exterior facing a busy slip road, the smart, marble lobby is a welcome surprise. The hotel bar is informal and used by locally based multinational corporations, who also regularly book the conference rooms. At weekends, families take advantage of the hotel’s proximity to Legoland and other attractions in Royal Berkshire.
Amenity highlights: The hotel has a bright, airy restaurant and bar. As well as three conference rooms, there is high-speed Internet access in the marble lobby.
Insider tip: Take advantage of discounted rates for family visits to Legoland, which are available from the reception desk of the hotel.
PROPERTY AMINITIES :
The hotel has a fitness center with six aerobic machines in an air-conditioned room with mirrors down one wall. The center if free for guests’ use and there is a drinks vending machine outside the room.
There are three conference rooms. The largest is The Berkeley with a capacity of 120. There is a bar in the corner for parties and one side of the long, rectangular room has double-glazed windows. The Henley room has a capacity of 25 and The Ascot room fits 30. All rooms are air conditioned and flipcharts, pencils and paper are provided. Video/TVs/projectors are available for hire. ISDN internet access (fee) is also available from two flat-screen computers in the air-conditioned marble lobby.
ROOMS :
This hotel has 128 guestrooms, all of which have contemporary art on the walls. Facilities include pale-wood desks with modem connections (fee), armchairs and coffee tables, double-glazed, opening windows and trouser presses. The en-suite marble-topped bathrooms have heated towel rails and power showers in the tubs.
DINING :
Seasons Brasserie - The naturally lit, airy, open-plan restaurant seats 100 guests and has a contemporary feel. The pale-wood tables and chairs are set in a scarlet, maroon and dark-green color scheme, with parquet flooring and artificial boxwood trees. A quarterly changing menu features European, Asian and North American specialties. Daily specials include a mixed grill, fresh fish and soup of the day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served.
Seasons Bar - Adjacent to the restaurant, the bar has Art-Deco-style light fittings, low sofas upholstered with velvet and cotton, pouffes covered in the same material and plain-colored lounge chairs. Bar snacks are served on pale-wood coffee tables, along with coffee and alcoholic beverages all day and late into the evening. The bar has a cigar and cigarette vending machine. Newspapers are placed on tables for guests’ use.
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