England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Maidenhead
Maidenhead is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 64,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Maidenhead, with about 94 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- LHR19 km · London Heathrow Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Maidenhead
Maidenhead is a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Thames, which at this point forms the border with Buckinghamshire.
Maidenhead has a population of about 70,000 people (2019). The constituency of Maidenhead and Windsor is the most affluent area of the UK, with house prices often exceeding those of Central London. Its position on the River Thames, surrounded by beautiful countryside, and close proximity to the capital, Oxford and Windsor is unrivalled making it a gold-mine for commuters. It is one of the safest Conservative seats in the UK; its member of parliament is Theresa May, who served as prime minister from 2016 to 2019.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Maidenhead
See
- Maidenhead Railway Bridge
- Boulter's Lock and Boulters Island
- Maidenhead United FC
- Bray
- Jesus Hospital
- Cliveden House
Do
- Maidenhead Heritage Centre
- Norden Farm Arts Centre
- Odeon
- The Magnet Leisure Centre
- David Lloyd Fitness Centre
- Absolutely Karting Maidenhead
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Maidenhead
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Maidenhead Central hotel | 94 | 4.2/5 997 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Maidenhead
14 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliveden National Trust | 5.0 km | |
| Oakley Court | 4.3 km | |
| The Hinds Head | 1.4 km | |
| Bear Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| Bell Inn | 7.1 km | |
| Grovefield House Hotel | 4.1 km | |
| Monkey Island Hotel | 2.7 km | |
| Taplow House Hotel | 2.2 km | |
| The Bee | 4.6 km | |
| The Bird In Hand | 7.3 km | |
| The George Inn | 2.7 km | |
| Chauntry House Hotel | 1.3 km | |
| Holiday Inn Maidenhead/Windsor | 1.4 km | |
| River Arts Club | 1.1 km |
All 15 hotels in Maidenhead, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Maidenhead
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Maidenhead are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Maidenhead: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Luton Airport (LTN, 47 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 53 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Maidenhead is on a major train line from London Paddington to Reading, with Reading also providing connections northward and good connections to The West Country. The Elizabeth Line has connections to areas within West London such as Acton and Ealing en route to London Paddington. When it is fully connected sometime in either late 2022 or mid-2023, faster connections to eastern London will be provided.
Getting around
There are good bus links, you can get most buses from Frascati Way in the town centre, or near Boots on the high street. Maps & Guides of Windsor & Maidenhead page contains maps for the area, including cycle routes and local facilities.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
LHR · London Heathrow Airport
LTN · London Luton Airport
LCY · London City Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Maidenhead
Eat
Indian restaurants are well recommended. There are also decent Thai and Chinese restaurants.
Stay safe
Maidenhead has a low crime rate, but drug addicts can be seen begging on the High Street during daytime.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Maidenhead
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Maidenhead: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Maidenhead?
By published guest score: Travelodge Maidenhead Central (4.2 / 5 · 997 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Maidenhead?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Maidenhead are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 74 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Maidenhead?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Luton Airport (LTN, 47 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 53 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Maidenhead?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Maidenhead
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.