Reading Festival 2024 kicks off next week - and if you're attending and don't fancy the camping experience, hotels have warned that last-minute-bookers may struggle to find a room. 

More than 85,000 festival-goers are expected to attend after the campsite opens on 6pm on Wednesday, August 21st, with the weekend of live music coming to a close on Sunday, August 25th. 

Reading Festival is set to return to Richfield Avenue across the August Bank Holiday, with Fred Again, Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, and Blink-182 all set to perform. 

Both the Premier Inn and the Crowne Plaza in Richfield Avenue will be closed to the public from Friday to Sunday as they have been fully booked by the festival itself, according to spokespeople from each venue. 

A spokesperson at the Crowne Plaza said the hotel - including its bar and seating areas - will not be accessible, with barriers expected around the site. 

The Premier Inn in Richfield Avenue had three rooms available on for the Thursday night at £165, compared to £87 for a Thursday-night booking this week and £92 for Thursday, August 29th. 

The Roseate Reading in The Forbury reports that it is fully booked next Saturday. But premier suite rooms are still available on the Friday - at £412 - and the Sunday - at £417. Rooms are available this weekend, priced at £125 this Friday and £99 for this Sunday. 

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According to Google Bookings, Malmaison in Station Road is fully booked next Friday - but rooms are available for £166 on Sunday night and £353 on Saturday night, compared to £110 for a booking this Saturday. 

The Premier Inn in Letcombe Street has rooms available for £211 next Friday, £287 next Saturday, and £221 next Sunday - a jump in prices from £79 for a booking this Friday, £131 this Saturday, and £74 this Dunay. 

 The Travel Lodge in Oxford Road in central Reading is unavailable for bookings from Friday to Sunday next week, according to Google Bookings.