Author: Bob Handford
Source: articleage.com

Heathrow Airport is the busiest international airport in the world. About 35% of its passengers are transit passengers, ie passengers who use London just to make the connections. Only one reason why there are 40 hotels near Heathrow airport to serve the local demand for overnight stops. For many of these business hotels with an expense account is the bread and butter. This article aims to address the leisure traveler, providing a guide to value for money to locate a bed in Heathrow. We begin by dividing the hotels into three categories. Here are the 4 major and 5-star hotel chain Hilton, Radisson and Sheraton, for businessmen, usually charging $ 200 for the week, half that on weekends. Then there are the 2 and 3 stars, mostly chains like Comfort Inn, Ibis and Premier Travel Inn, aimed at leisure travelers and businessmen on a budget. These will typically charge just over $ US100 during the week, about $ US75 on the weekends. Finally, there are local small independent hotels, mostly family-owned offering cheap bed and breakfast style rooms. These are the cheapest accommodation. Room rates may seem a good relationship, especially on weekends when the businessmen are far and deep discounts to fill beds. However, be careful what you do not get the hotel room rates that will try to get you in other ways. There are no hotels in the central passenger area where terminals 1, 2 and 3 are found, although there is a hotel attached to Terminal 4 on the south side of the airport – the Hilton expensive, not for most travelers leisure. This means a bus service, and unlike most international airports there are no free shuttle bus from the hotel. The Airport Authority provides' Hoppa buses, medium-sized buses run every 10-20 minutes on fixed routes to Heathrow hotels. At 3 GBP per person per trip, that's an extra $ US20 for a couple staying at a hotel at Heathrow. Most hotels will charge anything from U.S. $ 10-US $ 30 for breakfast, and in most hotels there is no viable competition on the door. Dinner is also expensive and entertainment is mainly confined to a bar expensive. Thus, suggestions for the leisure traveler seeking to economize. Find a hotel in Bath Road, this is the way the northern perimeter of Heathrow Airport and the main hotel strip. Public buses run more frequently than the Hoppa bus along the road to swim in the terminals of Heathrow, and are free. (Rates are Hoppa bus part used to subsidize local bus free). Bath Road is the only place to escape from his hotel. A bar that serves meals, 2 McDonalds, a bowling alley, a small supermarket and an Italian restaurant that can provide breakfast, snacks and meals in Bath Road. There are also 24 hours on public buses to the cities of Kingston and Hounslow local entertainment. Taking the above together, the reference value for the leisure traveler is the Ibis and Premier Travel Inn. The local option is to consider other local hotels Bed & Breakfast. These do not provide an airport transfer, but many are on the periphery of the airport in a bus or subway route. Their rates are similar to those hotels, but this includes a good breakfast and the transfer is still cheaper than the Hoppa bus. One other option is to forget all about Heathrow and accommodation in central London. The Heathrow Express is 15 minutes from Paddington Station and there are many options for cheap accommodation around the station. Surely we have a most enjoyable evening in a London airport hotel, and a similar overall price. For more details on the subject of this article: Heathrow Hotels Hotels near Paddington station in London, Bob Handford is an expert about his city, London and is the owner of the website of Hotels in London set of tools that have intended to provide practical information for independent visitors to London. You can contact Bob direct on the website