East Berkshire is just 30 minutes from London and the hotels there cater for fine dining and conferences. Mid-Berkshire has county town and administrative centre Reading at its centre.
The Coppid Beech at Bracknell, leading hi-tech centre of the M4 corridor, is one of the more unusual conference Hotels in Berkshire, in that it is built in chalet style, complete with ski slope and ice rink. Also in Bracknell is the Stirrups Country House, just 30 bedrooms in a garden setting. Cookham Dean, near Maidenhead, has the refurbished Sanctum on the Green with nine rooms and a swimming pool. Maidenhead has the 4-star Fredricks Hotel & Restaurant, a leading Golfing Hotel in Berkshire being 20 minutes from both Wentworth and Sunningdale courses.
At Taplow nearby is one of the most historic Hotels in Berkshire: Cliveden, full of artworks and set in 400 acres of National Trust parkland. Moving East, we come to the small luxury Pinewood Hotel on the outskirts of Slough. Hotels in Berkshire nearest to Windsor Castle include the 118-bed Oakley Court, a splendid Victorian mansion with a 9-hole golf course, the Sir Christopher Wren’s House Hotel & Spa, right on the river with pretty terrace dining from the award winning restaurant Strok’s.
The Royal Adelaide enjoys a quieter location, being a Georgian-style building with a modern, lively restaurant. The 33-bedroom Chrstopher Hotel is on Eton High Street, near the famous College.The Olde Bell at Hurley has been refurbished to a high standard with contemporary bedrooms and extensive gardens. One of the best known restaurants and Hotels in Berkshire is the Waterside Inn at Bray, owned
by Michel Roux, with exceptional cuisine and just nine chic bedrooms. One of the newer luxury Hotels in Berkshire is the Dorchester-owned Coworth Park at Ascot, set in 240 acres on the edge of Windsor Great Park, with spa and award winning chef. The Berystede Hotel & Spa is also in Ascot.