... London Gatwick is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom plus the sixth busiest international airport in the world! Most needs are met from the casual holidaymaker to the regular businessman.
**How to get there**
*By Road*
London Gatwick is 28 miles (45kms) south of London ... Read review
Attached to London Gatwick Airport's North Terminal by a short, covered walkway, this ... more
hotel boasts excellent facilities, including 3 restaurants.The Gatwick Express rail link is close to the hotel, and provides a connection to London. Relaxing rooms and suites have air conditioning, multi-national satellite TV with pay movies, 24-hour room service, voicemail, dataports and refreshment trays. The hotel also boasts a business centre and a concierge desk.
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The only hotel linked by covered walkway to the South Terminal at Gatwick Airport, this ... more
Hilton hotel has over 800 rooms and is 30 minutes from central London.The Hilton London Gatwick Airport has 2 restaurants, 2 bars, a coffee shop, LivingWell Express Gym, dry cleaning, 24-hour reception, concierge and room service.All bedrooms have high-speed internet access. Family rooms sleep up to 5, and executive accommodation has access to the Executive Lounge.
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Location. The Sofitel London Gatwick, located in London, England, is connected to London ... more
Gatwick Airport's North Terminal via a covered walkway. The Crawley shopping area stands eight kilometres away, while central London is positioned 45 kilometres from the hotel. Hotel Features. The bustling North Terminal leads to the hotel's spacious atrium lobby, which is calmed with still, plant lined ponds. Black leather seating arrangements group around arrival and departure boards, and a television broadcasts news events. The hotel's four restaurants and bars offer fare ranging from Asian to European. La Terrace, the hotel's hub of activity, overlooks the atrium and an adjoining library. Kua bar serves cocktails and reflects Oriental overtones. The hotel boasts 13 function rooms that accommodate up to 300 people. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Concierge staff assists with sightseeing and reservation arrangements. Reception services include currency exchange, and fax and photocopy services. Guestrooms. The non smoking Sofitel London Gatwick offers 518 sound proofed guestrooms decorated with contrasting light and dark wood furniture, cream walls and full length windows that overlook the atrium, airport, or countryside. Silver framed mirrors and art prints adorn the walls. Wardrobe doors are hung with full length mirrors. Guestrooms include minibars and coffeemakers. In room safes are provided. All accommodations offer high speed Internet access for a fee and cable television. Tiled bathrooms contain bathtubs and showers, granite vanities, complimentary toiletries and makeup mirrors. Executive rooms feature maple furniture and leather chairs. Executive room guests receive Royal Club access that includes complimentary breakfasts, canapés and two alcoholic drinks each evening. Expert Tip. Not only is the hotel connected directly to London Gatwick Airport's
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Location. The Sofitel London Gatwick, located in London, England, is connected to London ... more
Gatwick Airport's North Terminal via a covered walkway. The Crawley shopping area stands eight kilometres away, while central London is positioned 45 kilometres from the hotel. Hotel Features. The bustling North Terminal leads to the hotel's spacious atrium lobby, which is calmed with still, plant lined ponds. Black leather seating arrangements group around arrival and departure boards, and a television broadcasts news events. The hotel's four restaurants and bars offer fare ranging from Asian to European. La Terrace, the hotel's hub of activity, overlooks the atrium and an adjoining library. Kua bar serves cocktails and reflects Oriental overtones. The hotel boasts 13 function rooms that accommodate up to 300 people. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Concierge staff assists with sightseeing and reservation arrangements. Reception services include currency exchange, and fax and photocopy services. Guestrooms. The non smoking Sofitel London Gatwick offers 518 sound proofed guestrooms decorated with contrasting light and dark wood furniture, cream walls and full length windows that overlook the atrium, airport, or countryside. Silver framed mirrors and art prints adorn the walls. Wardrobe doors are hung with full length mirrors. Guestrooms include minibars and coffeemakers. In room safes are provided. All accommodations offer high speed Internet access for a fee and cable television. Tiled bathrooms contain bathtubs and showers, granite vanities, complimentary toiletries and makeup mirrors. Executive rooms feature maple furniture and leather chairs. Executive room guests receive Royal Club access that includes complimentary breakfasts, canapés and two alcoholic drinks each evening. Expert Tip. Not only is the hotel connected directly to London Gatwick Airport's
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
This charming 16th-century country farmhouse has a great location just a few minutes from ... more
London Gatwick Airport. Fly and Park rates are available.When it's time to unwind, try the hotel's leisure club with its fully equipped gym, squash courts, steam room, Jacuzzi and swimming pool.The Brasserie restaurant has an excellent choice of carvery, themed and children's menus. Enjoy afternoon tea and light meals in the tranquil library bar. The White Swan, the quaint traditional Sussex pub offers tasty rustic meals and overlooks the pond and spacious garden.There is a small overnight charge for parking whilst staying at the Copthorne Gatwick Hotel. There is a shuttle service to Gatwick Airport from 05:05 to 22:00 (at an additional cost).
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Just 5 minutes from London Gatwick Airport, this 4-star hotel offers 254 well-appointed, ... more
soundproofed rooms and a regular shuttle service to and from the airport (at a small additional cost).With excellent access to the region’s major roads, the Mercure London Gatwick is ideal when on business or on holiday. The M23 and M25 motorways are a 10-minute drive away and Gatwick Airport is 5 minutes away, via the hotel’s shuttle service.The spacious and stylish rooms are designed with guests’ maximum comfort in mind. Each room has plenty of desk space, a mini-fridge, satellite TV and high-speed internet access.The Atlas Bar serves food, wine and cocktails. The Pavillion Steakhouse restaurant offers international cuisine and L'Olivo is an Italian-style restaurant, ideal for family dining.
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Advantages: Lots of Shops Disadvantages: I have to use the M5 and then the M23 to get there by car.
...for such a small island!). London Gatwick is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom plus the sixth busiest international airport in the world! Most needs are met from the casual holidaymaker to the regular businessman.
**How to get there**
*By Road*
London Gatwick is 28 miles (45kms) south of London and is directly linked to the M23 motorway at junction 9 and to the A23 London - Brighton ... ...other coach services stop at London Gatwick's coach station on the ground floor of South terminal. Principal services also call at North terminal. Passengers arriving at the South terminal, but require the North Terminal should take the transit train. It is worth remembering that services from most parts of Britain connect at Victoria Coach Station with the Airbus A5 to London Gatwick. This helps to reduce confusion in the main!
Gatwick Airport is a busy place, but for me remains one of my favourite international airports. (Not that I have visited many!) The airport is well organised, but is split into two North Terminal and South Terminal. There is a shuttle link between the two Terminals. Gatwick Airport is part of the BAA Group, serving over 20 million customers a year.
The airport can be exciting for both the young and old alike. The excitement of travelling to new places can be truly motivating. Gatwick is the busiest single runway airport in the world. (Not bad for such a small island!). London Gatwick is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom plus the sixth busiest international airport in the world! Most needs are met from the casual holidaymaker to the regular businessman.
**How to get there**
*By Road*
London Gatwick is 28 miles (45kms) south of London and is directly linked to the M23 motorway at junction 9 and to the A23 London - Brighton road.
Warning these roads have a lot of traffic so leave in plenty of time prior to check in!
*By Coach*
There are dedicated bases at the North and South Terminals for Speedlink coach services to operate from. All other coach services stop at London Gatwick's coach station on the ground floor of South terminal. Principal services also call at North terminal. Passengers arriving at the South terminal, but require the North Terminal should take the transit train. It is worth remembering that services from most parts of Britain connect at Victoria Coach Station with the Airbus A5 to London Gatwick. This helps to reduce confusion in the main!
For more information:
Bus and Coach Traveline: +44 (0) 870 574 7777 (0800 to 2200 daily)
*Trains*
Gatwick Express is a 30 minutes journey from to reach Victoria, to London Gatwick. The City of London is only 40 minutes away on Thameslink.
From the Southern area of Britain, Brighton, Chichester, East Croydon, Guildford, Reading and Southampton are all really easily accessible from London Gatwick.
Fast Track passengers can purchase their Gatwick Express tickets from a dedicated Fast Track counter at the entrance to the Gatwick Airport’s train station, which is open Monday to Friday 0700hrs to 1100hrs.
It is worth remembering that Connex (Rail Group) also runs an hourly service direct from Watford Junction and Tonbridge.
*Taxi*
The airports’ two official concessionaires, Airport Carz and Checker Cars provide chauffeur driven car hire services. These cars can be booked in advance for journeys to and from Gatwick Airport.
Airport Carz telephone number +44 (0) 1293 579224 has a booking office in the North Terminal arrivals area.
Checker Cars telephone number +44 (0) 1293 568800 has a booking office in the Northern Entrance building leading to the South Terminal.
There are even cars with swivel seats suitable for disabled travellers.
**Parking**
There are onsite short stay car parks, but for real peace of mind it is worth using the off site security car parks. These are about ten minutes away from the terminals, but a lot cheaper than onsite parking. Regular transfer coaches to the terminals from Long Stay Parking areas are frequent and free. There is usually a high standard of customer care too.
Each car park is well signed, with Easy-to-follow signs. If pre-payment has not been made, a clearly displayed price list is clearly displayed at car park entrances. There is even extra help for drivers with special needs. There is also good security with surveillance and regular patrols and the staff seem friendly and helpful. There is even A free jump start is available if your car breaks down!
There are two 24-hour petrol stations, one at the North Terminal and one at the South Terminal. They tend to be a little pricey but if you are stick for petrol, they can sort the problem.
**Special Needs Customers**
For details of the type of assistance available, please contact your airline or their handling agent.
Gatwick call centre: +44 (0) 870 0002468
Minicom: +44 (0) 1293 513179
Bear in mind that there are often long walking distances within airports and assistance may needed. There is an advice phone, which you check-in staff can direct you to. Do check the airline policy if a wheelchair is required to the aircraft door or whether a transfer to an airline wheelchair at check-in.
**Shopping**
The favoriate part of any trip it take.
Gatwick Airport offers a unique environment for shopping in comfort with a selection world famous designer brands along with the familiar high street stores of the United Kingdom. There are also numerous restaurants and bars, for the less adventurous, yet always guaranteeing value for money. I will not go into to much detail for fear of boredom!
Being part of the BAA Group, Gatwick Airport can offer a range of products and services to enhance any visit.
The BAA WorldCard: is a credit card that has been designed for the frequent traveller. The BAA WorldPoints: is a loyalty programme, which rewards every time money is spent. Real time flight information: is sent direct to mobile phones.
**Airport Upgrades**
BAA provide special AirportsPLUS upgrades which give the traveller a chance to create a tailor-made VIP package to suit their own personal travel needs.
*What is included*
1) First or standard class rail tickets between London and the airport. 2) Valet car parking between the terminal forecourt and the long stay car park. 3) Use of the Fast Track security channel. 4) Access to a VIP lounge with a wide variety of complimentary snacks and drinks. 5) Commission free foreign currency exchange.
AirportsPLUS packages start from just £20.
This is just a taster of what is available at London Gatwick. I personally prefer the South Terminal, but there are a lot more shops there. I have never had a problem with check-in or customs. Okay there are queues, but most of the time there is order. I have only had one delay and then it was only a three hour delay.I have always found the staff kind and helpful. All in all I have no complaint and am really longing for my next holiday to arrive!
Advantages: Very well organised. Clean. Lots of places to buy last minute essentials. Disadvantages: Not the easiest to get to.
To be honest Gatwick airport is one that I try to avoid, not for any other reason than it is possibly the trickiest of the major UK airports for me to get to form the East Midlands where I live.
However, when I booked my flights for my recent trip to Canada, the best fare was via Gatwick, so I plumped for the bargain, and faced the reality that I would have to get to Gatwick. This was made worse by the fact that my flight was at midday, and with ... ...before any international flight, meant that I had to be there for around 9am. The M25 at that time in the morning as many of you will vouch for is horrific, and I did not look forward to the journey. In the end we left home at around 5 am, and got to Gatwick at 8.45 am, after stressing out whilst sat stationary on the M25, and generally having a very unpleasant journey indeed. Thanks go to Steve my husband for putting up with me moaning at him, and ...
Shufflebum 24.03.2002
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Advantages: None, use another airport if you can Disadvantages: This airport is a nightmare.
Now I could blind you all with facts and figures about Gatwick but then you would all get bored and I am sure a lot of you already know how to get to Gatwick. However I noticed that there have been no reviews done on Gatwick since 2002. If you need all the facts figures and information then go to the website BAA. Com or Gatwick airport. com
I always find the best way to explain a place is by experience and although I may not have had the best experience ... ...much reflected my last visit which was last year. So it does not seem to have changed much and in my opinion has actually deteriorated and continues to do so on every successive visit I make. You can draw your own conclusions from the experience I am going to relate and as usual I have done it in my own ruthless way. I take no prisoners and make no excuses for this pathetic excuse for an airport and my explanation of it. Gatwick is the busiest single ...
milleniumzeus 26.08.2004
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Advantages: Good motorway access, reasonable parking and other facilities Disadvantages: They just cannot cope with above-average numbers of departing passengers
Gatwick Airport for me is a must to avoid. I last went through there a year ago and it was a disaster. I note that most of the Ciao reviews were written before the current security measures came into place, when they would have been justifyably more favourable.
I hope, but doubt, that it has changed much in the last year, I don't know, because I have taken to using alternative more local airports like Southampton and Bristol, where the staff are ... ...through Gatwick tomorrow, and if I was lucky to get the time of day right, I could sail through and wonder what all the fuss was about. My last experience put me in such a bad frame of mind from the outset of my holiday, that I won't take the risk if I can possibly avoid it.
However, that said,later in 2008 I am taking a flight from Gatwick to La Palma (a new service operated by Thompson Airlines, to one of the smaller Canary Islands started in ...
webfoot 26.12.2007
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Advantages: Accessibility, Accomodation, Amenities Disadvantages: Not every airline features, quite high Airport Tax
...the UK's second largest airport, London Gatwick has the job of catering for the overflow from Heathrow and does it very well indeed. This is an outline of what Gatwick offers.
LOCATION/ACCESSIBILITY
The name London Gatwick is slightly misleading because it is not in London at all. It is in Crawley, West Sussex and just on the border of Surrey. The Gatwick Express train is a mere 30 minutes trip from London Victoria and there are also connections ... ...Bristol. Gatwick is off the M23 which connects to the M25 and is normally Ok for traffic. Parking is not too bad and is easy to get the monorail over to either terminal
ACCOMODATION
Gatwick, like most airports, provides accomodation just outside the main terminals, North and South. There is a range and the most popular is the Holiday Inn. The Ramada is also popular. If you do not fancy staying so close, take a 3 miute train trip to Crawley or Horley ...
Okocha 19.03.2001
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Advantages: Transport links, clean, modern and easy to get around Disadvantages: None that I can think off
London Gatwick puts London Heathrow airport to shame, this is a modern, clean and well presented airport.
Gatwick is served by many transport links and is well situated for access to central London. On arrival at Gatwick it is a pleasant surprise to see concise and clear signage directing the passenger to where they want to be. There is ample long and short-stay car parking and free bus services to and from these at regular intervals.
There are ... ...such as duty free shops, cafes and ample toilets. There is more than adequate seating at individual gates, with drinks and confectionary machines.
I have flown out of all London airports and they all put Heathrow to shame and in my opinion Gatwick should be London's number one airport. ...
Jules1957 20.11.2002
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