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A red brick townhouse is just five minutes from the centre of Reading. The Roseate Reading is billed as ‘The UK’s Sexiest Townhouse Hotel’. Originally Shire Hall for Berkshire County Council, it retains its stunning architecture, restored and revived beautifully.

We couldn’t wait to experience a stay there.

The old Shire Hall’s formality is incorporated into The Roseate’s luxury, with black and white marble floors and a glamourous chandelier with 86,000 Glass Beads. There’s no doubt that this is one luxurious hotel.

Staying at The Roseate Reading

We stayed in the Roseate Prime suite, which was beautiful – homely and snug with a comfy king-size bed and gorgeous floral feature wallpaper.

The huge bathroom was spacious with clean and crisp lines, a deep bath, a monsoon shower and Penhaligon toiletries. Elaborate wooden carvings adorn the hotel, with sculptures throughout, which we enjoyed as we walked through the lobby and along corridors.

There’s also a secret garden with heaters and a fountain which would be such a sweet photo opportunity, or even to host a small, intimate wedding.

Eating at The Roseate Reading

Dinner was served at the Reading Room, a contemporary restaurant with a seasonal menu of delicious dishes. The food was excellent, and we enjoyed Orkney scallops with slow-cooked pork belly and gin-cured salmon to start, followed by sirloin of beef and pan-fried salmon, and then the most delicious pistachio souffle. It was all divine.

The next morning we enjoyed more delectable food with the breakfast buffet before exploring the Aheli Spa.

Aheli Spa at The Roseate Reading

With three treatment rooms, a sauna, a steam room and a gym, the Aheli Spa offers a menu of different therapies and treatments, including massage, hot stone therapy and wraps. I had a beautiful skin nectar facial, 60 minutes of enjoying an aromatic honey nectar soothing facial, just the perfect end to a wonderful stay.