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hi guys can anyone reccomend a place to stay the night before we travel near Gatwick airport, i thought if it wasn't too expensive we could stay there the night before and not have the $am rise and 3.5 drive to the airport first thing.
Thanks
Carrie.
I feel i am so organised already and i still need to wait until october, i just knoow i will forget something on the day like my PASSPORT!
Carrie
What we have done is book a room at the Gatwick Hilton, its actually attached to the
South terminal
Hilton
Gatwick Airport,
South terminal,
-Tel:01293 518080.
Other than that, if you do a search on Gatwick Parking, it lists all the hotels/bb's around
the area
thanks again Chris i will call them.
We use a B & B about 5 minutes from the airport called Staith House you get a double en-suire room for about £50 including continental breakie and you can park the car there for £15 a week , she even organises the taxi to the airport in the morning. There's a lovely place to eat 5 minutes walk away, what more could you ask for ?
I've always stopped at the Marriott Renaissance - it has a courtesy Bus and includes parking for upto 21 days...
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We use a B & B about 5 minutes from the airport called Staith House you get a double en-suire room for about £50 including continental breakie and you can park the car there for £15 a week , she even organises the taxi to the airport in the morning. There's a lovely place to eat 5 minutes walk away, what more could you ask for ?
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We stayed at the Staith House too and agree that it is very nice and good value. Very helpful hosts, nice breakfast and there are many good restaurants nearby for the evening meal on the day you arrive. As has been said, you have the bonus of the hosts' help in organising taxis to the airport etc.
Like chrisj i use the hilton at the south terminal, if i remember right its £100 for a family room(2 bedrooms) inc breakfast. We normally check-in for the flight very early go back to the hotel for breakfast check out the hilton and you have killed most of your waiting time [msnsmile2]
It's very good value for money isn't it Nostromo ? and Tina and hubbie are very nice, we've been using them for a number of years.
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It's very good value for money isn't it Nostromo ? and Tina and hubbie are very nice, we've been using them for a number of years.
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Yes. Also, I always find that staying in a traditional B&B rather than an impersonal Hotel on the night before a holiday puts us in a good frame of mind. :)
Try searching on WWW.gatwickguesthouses.com
I have to agree with the B&B approach. We use a place called Jordan's, in Horley, 5 mins from South Terminal.
Again it's about £50 for a double/twin and £15 a week for parking. Very nice to stand on the back lawn early in the morning and watch all the early flights departing, knowing we'll soon be off too!
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tHANKS GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HELP HAVE BOOKED INTO THE hILTON.
Well done Carrie, thats one thing organised for you
As I said the Hilton is attached to the south terminal so in the morning you dont have to wake
up at the crack of dawn :)
We stay in a family room at the Meridian which is attached to the North terminal. We are there on Thursday night and I always feel our holiday begins there:)
just out of interest guys, i have nor rec my plane tickets yet so dont know, but will ibe flying out of gatwick by the north or south terminal?
Thanks
Carrie
Its the south terminal, but if you are staying in a hotel at the north side, their are
buses that bring you to the south every 10 minutes or so, not sure there might even be
that mono rail thing now as well
Thanks as always Chris.
Carrie,
S How long to go for you now?
I hope you have a fab time (I hate you) Not really
Carrie
Your welcome
2 days to go now
I think you'll find the off airport hotels very comfortable and friendly and most are within about 5 minutes of the airport but best to ring them about arrangements for travel to the airport. The airport hotels are good quality but expensive. I prefer the Hilton to Le Meridian and anyway the Hilton has a linked walkway strait into the south terminal. There is a monorail linking the south and north terminal running every 3 to 5 minutes.
Were flying with virgin, found out about the check inn time brill idea So we book b,b and the hotel is also looking after our car for three weeks as well.
We are staying at country house where its 10 min away from gatwick airport went down to have a snoop around prety sound so were going ahead so now our holiday start thursday week not friday [msncool][msncool]