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Heathrow and Gatwick Airports
At or near Heathrow Airport
It's so easy to get to Heathrow from central London, I see no reason to sleep there. But if
you do, here are some options. The Yotel is actually inside the airport, while the rest are a
shortbusortaxirideaway.Inadditiontopublicbuses,thecleverlynamed£4“HotelHoppa”
shuttle buses connect the airport to many nearby hotels (different routes serve the various
hotels and terminals—may take a while to spot your particular bus at the airport).
$$ Yotel, at the airport inside Terminal 4, has small sleep dens that offer a popular place
to catch a quick nap (four hours-£37-64), or to stay overnight (tiny “standard cabin”—£65/8
hours, “premium cabin”—£87/8 hours; cabins sleep 1-2 people; price is per cabin—not per-
son, reserve online for free or by phone for small fee). Prices vary by day, week, and time of
year, so check their website. All rooms are only slightly larger than a double bed, and have
private bathrooms and free Internet access and Wi-Fi. These windowless rooms have oddly
purplish lighting (tel. [phone], www.yotel.com , [e-mail] ) .
$$ Jurys Inn, another hotel chain, tempts tired travelers with 300-plus cookie-cutter
rooms (Db-£89-106, check website for deals, breakfast extra; on Eastern Perimeter Road,
Tube: Hatton Cross plus 5-minute walk; take the Tube one stop from Terminals 1 or 3; or
two stops from Terminals 4 or 5; or the “Hotel Hoppa” #H9 from Terminals 1 or 3, or #H53
or #H56 from Terminals 4 or 5; or buses #285, #482, #490, or #555; tel. [phone], fax
020/8266-4665, www.jurysinns.com ) .
$ easyHotel, your cheapest bet, is in a low-rent residential neighborhood a £5 taxi ride
from the airport. Its 53 no-frills, pod-like rooms are on two floors. Before booking at this
very basic place, read the explanation on here (Db-£35-53, no breakfast, no elevator, pay
Internet access and Wi-Fi, Brick Field Lane; take local bus #140 from airport's Central Bus
Station or the “Hotel Hoppa” #H8 from Terminals 1 or 3, or the hotel can arrange a taxi to
the airport; tel. [phone], www.easyhotel.com , [e-mail] ) .
$ Hotel Ibis London Heathrow is a chain hotel offering predictable value (Db-£40-55,
check website for specials as low as £35, breakfast-£7, pay Internet access and Wi-Fi;
112-114 Bath Road, take local bus #105, #111, #140, #285, #423, or #555 from airport's
Central Bus Station or Terminal 4, or the “Hotel Hoppa” #H6 from Terminals 1 or 3, or
#H56 from Terminals 4 or 5; tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.ibishotel.com ,
[e-mail] ).
At or near Gatwick Airport
$$ Yotel, with small rooms, has a branch right at the airport (Gatwick South Terminal; see
prices and contact info in Heathrow listing, previous page).