Gatwick Hotel Accommodation
Guidelines To Finding The Right Accommodation For You

Gatwick Hotel Accommodation is available at competitive prices in all sectors from Bed & Breakfast, through travel lodges to luxury 4 star hotels.

There are about ten relatively large chain hotels within 1km of the terminals, the rest either double up serving the local towns of Horley or Crawley or offer a 'quiet retreat in the English countryside'.

To make an informed hotel choice at Gatwick you should understand:

• Gatwick room rates are highly seasonal. Gatwick is the main airport for the British flying away to the sun. Prices are much higher in the summer than in the winter months. Many hotels also are cheaper at the weekend than during the week, especially outside the summer months and for the 3/4 star hotels that attract a lot of business/conference customers.
• There are only three hotels within walking distance of the passenger terminals. The Gatwick Hilton is linked to the South Terminal, the Sofitel Gatwick is linked to the North Terminal. Linking the two terminals is a free monorail that runs every 2-3 minutes taking only about 3 minutes. The South Terminal is the original airport complex, the location of the train station used by most passengers to transfer into London.
  The 4 star Hilton and Sofitel are the ultimate in convenience, attractive to businessmen on expense accounts. As a result room rates here are normally the most expensive available at Gatwick hotels.
  The Premier Inn Gatwick Central is the only budget hotel within walking distance of the Gatwick terminals. The Premier Inn is about a 5 minute walk from the North Terminal, the route is luggage trolley friendly but not covered. There is also a transfer bus, (chargeable). The Premier Inn is very well received by customers and is in many ways the benchmark for value of all Gatwick Hotels.
• All the other hotels offer transfer buses. Nearly all hotels charge for this service, commonly £3-£4 each journey per person. Frequencies vary by hotel and many, perhaps a majority do not offer a true 24 service - check. Quite a few hotels share transfer buses.