Millennium Madejski Hotel
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The Millennium Madejski Hotel is situated in the English
town of Reading
and just off the M4 motorway
at junction 11. The hotel forms part of a complex that also includes the Madejski Stadium
, home to both Reading Football Club
and London Irish RFC
, and the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre.
The hotel is part of the Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
global brand, established by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc
. It takes the second part of its name from John Madejski
, the entrepreneur and owner of Reading Football Club and the stadium complex.
As originally constructed,
the hotel was built around three sides of a central atrium
, with the fourth side of the atrium being formed by the rear of the Madejski Stadium's west stand. A bridge across this atrium provides access to the directors and executive boxes in this stand. Access is also available to the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre. More recently, a five story extension has been constructed, forming a wing extending out from the original hotel.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
town of Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
and just off the M4 motorway
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
at junction 11. The hotel forms part of a complex that also includes the Madejski Stadium
Madejski Stadium
The Madejski Stadium is a stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. The stadium is the home of Reading Football Club and to the rugby union club London Irish as tenants. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon...
, home to both Reading Football Club
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
and London Irish RFC
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
, and the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre.
The hotel is part of the Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc is a leading British-based hotel business. Including the pipeline, the company owns or operates over 120 hotels in 19 countries around the world...
global brand, established by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc is a leading British-based hotel business. Including the pipeline, the company owns or operates over 120 hotels in 19 countries around the world...
. It takes the second part of its name from John Madejski
John Madejski
Sir John Robert Madejski OBE DL is an English businessman, with commercial interests, spanning property, broadcast media, hotels, restaurants, publishing and football...
, the entrepreneur and owner of Reading Football Club and the stadium complex.
As originally constructed,
the hotel was built around three sides of a central atrium
Atrium (architecture)
In modern architecture, an atrium is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within a larger multistory building and often located immediately beyond the main entrance doors...
, with the fourth side of the atrium being formed by the rear of the Madejski Stadium's west stand. A bridge across this atrium provides access to the directors and executive boxes in this stand. Access is also available to the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre. More recently, a five story extension has been constructed, forming a wing extending out from the original hotel.