LOOKING for a breezy Gatwick airport hotel with a bit of an atmosphere?
Here’s everything you need to know about the Sandman Signature London Gatwick.
Where is the hotel?
Being positioned at the edge of an A-road isn’t normally considered a bragging right.
But in this instance, the roadside location of this airy hotel is the main reason to visit.
Around a 10-minute drive from the UK’s second largest airport, the 4* Sandman Signature London Gatwick offers excellent park and fly packages.
What’s the hotel like?
It’s basic, clean and modern, with the highlight being comfortable beds to ensure you get a great night’s kip ahead of an early flight.
The real perk of this hotel is that guests can save on pricey airport parking by booking onto a four, eight or 15 day deal that includes parking at the hotel, one night’s stay and a private transfer to the airport the following morning.
What are the rooms like?
Clean and relatively modern rooms come in a variety of sizes and bed set ups to suit all manner of groups or travellers, including standard rooms, family rooms and triple rooms.
The standout of my standard king room was the marshmallow-like pillows that made for an ultra comfortable snooze ahead of an early morning trip.
What is there to eat and drink?
Unless you want to hitch a ride into Crawley, eating at the hotel is your only option due to its isolated location.
Luckily, the American-style grub here is decent – and there’s a cracking cocktail menu that will help you kick off your holiday in proper style.
Loaded burgers make up a large portion of the food menu, but there are salads, pasta dishes, curries and wings too.
Margarita lovers should wash their dinner down with a Big Bite, one of the hotel’s signature cocktails.
A spicy twist on the classic margarita, this one will blow your socks off.
If you have time for brekkie, there is a good selection of hot and cold options.
What else is there to do?
What really makes this hotel shine is the staff.
Everyone here was accommodating and, above all, cheery, gearing visitors up for their holiday.
Even at 4am, the concierge was whipping up coffees with a smile for me and fellow guests ahead of our weary-eyed taxi rides.
How much is the hotel?
Rooms cost from £89 per night. Park and fly packages vary.
Is the Sandman Signature London Gatwick family friendly?
Extremely. Rooms come in lost of convenient sizes including four-person family rooms, with a double, single and trundle bed.
There’s also triple rooms like double and single beds.
Is there access for guests with disabilities?
Yes. There’s a lift up to bedrooms and accessible rooms come with extra space for wheelchair users, lowered features, wet rooms with pullable cords and a lot of well-thought out facilities.