{"id":491,"date":"2025-09-17T14:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/evaristo-symposium-2025\/?page_id=491"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:55:15","slug":"accommodation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/evaristo-symposium-2025\/accommodation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accommodation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many hotels in Reading, to suit a range of preferences and budgets.<\/p>\n<p>Closest to campus, we suggest the <a href=\"https:\/\/surehotelreading.co.uk\/\">Sure Hotel<\/a> (Best Western) &#8211; a ten minute walk to campus (and another ten minutes to the symposium venue) and a 30 minute walk to the train station.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, consider the <span class=\"normaltextrun\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/all.accor.com\/ssr\/app\/ibis\/rates\/5431\/index.en.shtml?destination=reading-uk&amp;compositions=1&amp;dateIn=2025-09-17&amp;dateOut=2025-09-18&amp;nights=1&amp;hideWDR=false&amp;accessibleRoom=false&amp;rid=5431\">Ibis hotel<\/a> in central Reading. This modern hotel is just a few minutes walk from <\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">the main train station, and about 25 minutes away by bus or 10 minutes by taxi from the conference venues.<\/span><span class=\"eop\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\"> The Ibis hotel <span class=\"normaltextrun\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">is wheelchair accessible.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The University of Reading has also negotiated promotional rates on a number of other local hotels &#8211; please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalityuor.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/Venue-Reading-Hotels-near-the-University-of-Reading.pdf\">here<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many hotels in Reading, to suit a range of preferences and budgets. 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