Renaissance London Heathrow, Hounslow

Advantages: Very quiet considering location, easy access to food and services
Disadvantages: Hell to get to if you're travelling on foot.

...I spent New Year in Hounslow, which is near Heathrow airport for those of you not in the know. I was to meet my good friend from Chicago on New Years Eve and we stayed at Hounslow because of a) geographical convenience and b) it was just £19 a night. Hounslow falls under zone 5 on the underground, so if you were to stay there for a week, 7 days travel on the tube, buses, overground services and trams in zones 1-5 will cost around £35, which is exceptionally good value. I'm a regular user of Travelodge hotels and I like to think I know a fair bit about hotel standards, having been a housekeeper for 2 years. Travelodge is an openly no-frills hotel chain. They widely promote the fact that they don't provide things such as toiletries, hairdryers and the like because people don't usually need them, and it means they can keep costs... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: easy to get to
Disadvantages: there is no disadvantages on the whole

...heathrow is one of the best airports i have ever been to,it is very clean and the staff are very helpful,and tend to any problems the public have with great ease.it is very easy to get around time aprox 25 mins to any where in the airport and from london city centre there are about 50 buses,coaches and trains every hour so it is no problem getting there and from other parts of the country there is about 120 services daily so on the whole i would rate heathow 10 out of 10.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful

Advantages: Can't think of one
Disadvantages: Many

...If Heathrow is considered the flagship of the UK, then what limited standards we set in this country. The airport is badly laid out, badly sign posted, the toilets, albeit clean, are grotty and badly maintained. There are few seating areas, unless of course you want to eat. The shops are uninspiring, busy with too few operators and long queues. I have been to quite a few airports and I would not give Heathrow even three stars! Unfortunately, as BA have a monopoly on flights out of Scotland some of us have little choice but to use Heathrow.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful