Gatwick Airport Hotel: Reviewed & Rated
Gatwick Airport Hotel
If you are using Gatwick Airport as the start of your journey you have a wide range of Hotels to choose from surrounding the Gatwick Airport complex.
You should consider if you need to park a vehicle whilst you are on holiday or on your business trip, whichever is the reason for your travel, some Gatwick Airport Hotels provide a number of days of "free" car parking in with the cost of 1 overnight stay. This can be extremely useful as your car is readily accessible on your return, whcih if you travel to the USA for example may be quite early in the morning as you will be coming back on the "Red Eye" flight.
If you shop around you will be presented with a wide range of prices, but please do check if these include breakfast, as a lot of Gatwick Airport Hotels charge extra for breakfast and in some cases it can be quite a surprise just how much breakfast costs.
If you are travelling with children then check out hotels such as the Marriott at the South Terminal as they have excellent Family Rooms at a very good price. If you book online you can also find coupons and discount codes are available, try Google for your hotel name and the word coupon and see what's around at the time.
Gatwick Airport Hotel - North
The different price bands for hotels are well reflected across the range of hotel on the concourse.
With additional hotels very nearby you have a wide range to choose from.
The Corner House Hotel near Gatwick North offers an excellent standard of accommodation and all the facilities you would expect from a top quality hotel. 5 mins to the Terminal, with the shuttle bus.
The Gatwick Premier Travel Inn offers you a high standard of accommodation and all the facilities you would expect from a leading hotel at Gatwick's North Terminal.
If you would like the luxury of literally walking from the hotel to the Terminal then the Sofitel at the North Terminal will allow to do just that, but bear in mind it is one of the more expensive Gatwick Airport Hotels, It has all the facilities you would expect of a hotel of this class.
The Gatwick South Hilton hotel is ideally located offering top quality accommodation and excellent facilities, allowing you to relax and unwind in style. They also provide a service where they will deliver your car to the Terminal on your arival home, just give them a call when you have your bags and it will appear almost by magic.
Gatwick Airport Hotel - South
The South Terminal is Gatwick's oldest terminal, home to nearly 50 airlines handling domestic, international and charter flights.
The Marriot is a great hotel just 5 mins from the terminal building, usually offering great parking deals if you stay one night, it makes a great way to start a holiday, ensuing that you arrive at the airport less stressed and already in the holiday mood.
The Hilton is connected to the South terminal by a covered walkway, so is very convenient, but as you'd expect you will pay for the privilege. The hotel has family rooms for up to 5 people, the rooms all have a Playstation and at the time of writing kids under 10 eat free.
For those on a smaller budget then the Gatwick Skylane will get you an en-suite room and evening meals or breakfast in the Wheel bar.
The Mercure has great facilities for the business traveller, with 16 conference rooms, a fully equipped business centre and Wi-Fi access, only 5 mins journey to the Soouth Terminal
Gatwick Airport Hotel - Off Concourse
As you would expect the greatest choice of hotels is actually away from the Airport complex itself.
The Park Inn at Thurrock is a Georgian Manor house set in it's own parkland setting, with a tennis court and golf on site. It is also near to the 2 large shopping complexes, Bluewater and Lakeside.
Gatwick Belmont Hotel, is close to the Airport but not on the flight path which is good to bear in mind. A superbly run famliy owned hotel with all the amenities you could need. On site pub, free internet access are just some of the benefits.
Gatwick George Hotel, within easy reach of the airport, a former coaching inn provides the Old World charm that is of course missing in the global chains. The George also has conference rooms available.
Langshott Manor, if you want a real treat then try this one, a member of the 'Small Luxury Hotels of the World' and Gatwick's highest rated hotel. Newly refurbished and set in 3 acres of stunning gardens.