Former Bristol & West Arcade building set to become 4-star hotel Feedback business survey

About the proposed scheme

The proposal is for the development of 173-175 Friar Street into an eight-storey hotel with the arcade reinstated as a new, open, and wider thoroughfare featuring the main hotel entrance and a spill-out patio dining area from the hotel restaurant and bar. The boarded up listed buildings, 27-32 Market Place will be refurbished to create a new pub flanked by two shop / flexible commercial on the ground floor with eight residential apartments on the three floors above.

This survey should take no more than 3 minutes to complete. Questions marked with an asterisk (*) require an answer.

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* 1. Having reviewed the outline plans for a new hotel on Friar Street and a refurbishment of the listed buildings on Market Place, to what extent do you feel that the plans will be a benefit to the wider community/local area? (Select one)

Very much so

To some extent

Neither

Not much

Not at all

Don't know

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* 2. Outside of lockdown/restrictions, how easy has it been for your business, customers or supply chain to book suitable business accommodation in central Reading?

Very difficult

Difficult

Sometimes difficult

Easy

Very Easy

Don't know

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* 3. Have you or organisations/people that you know ever struggled to book the type of accommodation you desire in Reading?

Yes

Sometimes

I don't know

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* 4. How would you rate the current offering for hotel accommodation choice suitable for businesses within a walking distance of Reading station?

Good

Could do with improvement

Poor

Other - Please comment

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* 5. What level of accommodation do your business and visitors to your business usually look for? (select all that apply)

5 Star

4 Star

3 Star

1- 2 Star

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* 6. Do you think the on-site restaurant and bar should be open to use for people who are not staying at the hotel?

Yes

Maybe

Don't know

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* 7. Would you or your staff/customers use the new hotel?

Very likely

Likely

Neither likely nor unlikely

Unlikely

Very unlikely

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* 8. Do you believe this site would benefit from investment or provide a boost to the town centre?

Yes

Maybe

Don't know

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* 9. How supportive are you of the plans as a whole?

Very supportive

Quite supportive

Neither supportive or unsupportive

Quite unsupportive

Very unsupportive

Former Bristol & West Arcade building set to become 4-star hotel Feedback business survey

About the proposed scheme

Question Title

* 1. Having reviewed the outline plans for a new hotel on Friar Street and a refurbishment of the listed buildings on Market Place, to what extent do you feel that the plans will be a benefit to the wider community/local area? (Select one)

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* 2. Outside of lockdown/restrictions, how easy has it been for your business, customers or supply chain to book suitable business accommodation in central Reading?

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* 3. Have you or organisations/people that you know ever struggled to book the type of accommodation you desire in Reading?

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* 4. How would you rate the current offering for hotel accommodation choice suitable for businesses within a walking distance of Reading station?

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* 5. What level of accommodation do your business and visitors to your business usually look for? (select all that apply)

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* 6. Do you think the on-site restaurant and bar should be open to use for people who are not staying at the hotel?

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* 7. Would you or your staff/customers use the new hotel?

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* 8. Do you believe this site would benefit from investment or provide a boost to the town centre?

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* 9. How supportive are you of the plans as a whole?

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* 10. Please share any other comments you have below: