Gatwick Parking park and stay packages

Staying at a hotel the night before you fly off to some exotic destination has become increasingly popular over the last ten years. Gatwick Airport has added another 1000 rooms to the existing Hilton and Sofitel hotels within the airport perimeter over recent years. This tells you that a lot of people want to put their head down with the peace of mind they have no problem when it comes to catching their plane.

This is an age of disruption coming from a number of causes which includes of late, volcanic dust, floods and powerful winds.

Hotels and guest houses have improved too with the help no doubt of the review web sites and on-line forums. Tea/coffee, wireless internet access and en-suite bathrooms are all considered standard these days in a very competitive market place.

With sleep and fly packages abound offering discounted rates from the big comparison companies like Trivago and Booking.com it is still worth while calling the hotel direct to see if they are offering last minute discounts.

Most hotels offer a bus service to the terminals although this comes at a small charge. With other hotels you drive to the car park in the morning and transfer to a shuttle into the airport terminal.

Some hotels only offer a taxi service into the airport which may cost upwards of another £20 to the cost of your room.

However, there are a limited number of hotels that offer a meet and greet parking service at Gatwick Airport included in the price. You are transferred to the terminal in their courtesy car and on your return from holiday your car is delivered to you on the terminal forecourt.

All these services are designed to bring more comfort and less stress to the travelling public at a time when the public are demanding more value for money.

Gatwick Airport Hotels with Parking

There are many advantages to staying at a hotel the night before you fly off to some distant destination. Not least is the fact that you can be assured you will be on time for your check in and boarding. At the time of writing this short blog gales and winds have caused havoc across the road and rail network causing mass disruption and traffic chaos. It's not just the fact that you may miss your flight but it's the associated stress and worry it causes. Not a great way to start your holiday as the whole purpose of a break is to get away from the daily stress we have to endure. Finding the right hotel for your specific requirements is another matter and Gatwick Airport offers an entire range of possibilities to suit your needs and pocket. So here are some questions to help you search for the right hotel; Q.1 What time do you intend to arrive at the hotel or do you want to spend some time at the hotel to help you wind down and relax? A.1 Choose a hotel that has leisure facilities and/or a bar depending on your needs. Q.2 Do you want an evening meal in the hotel and how much money are you prepared to spend? A.2 Fine dining or plain good wholesome food that is the question. Sometimes a good pub within walking distance is great. Q.3 Do you have a family and do you require a family room? A.3 Some hotels do not offer family rooms and others may charge a premium. Q.4 Do you require leisure facilities? A.4 A gym, swimming pool or sauna is great but make sure they also offer an early check-in so you have plenty of time. Q.5 What is your budget - do you want to keep the price below or above £100? A.5 A good many Hotels or Guest Houses offer accommodation below £100 including parking. Use the search engines like ‘Google’ to find the right one. Q.6 Is your priority a comfortable bed and a good night's sleep? A.6 Essential to start your holiday. Choose a hotel away from the bustle of the airport and busy roads. Q.7 Do you want breakfast before you leave the hotel or will you have it at the airport whilst waiting to board the plane? A.6 Having breakfast at the airport kills time after check-in and there are some good restaurants offering reasonable prices. Q.8 How important is the time factor in getting to the check-in desk on the morning of your flight? A.8 This is important as some hotels do not offer parking on site. Check first with the hotel. Q.9 Do you want to hang around in the morning waiting for buses or would you like to get to the airport in 5 minutes? A.9 Having to drive to a car park and transfer to buses on the morning of your departure is time consuming and stressful. Look for a hotel that offers direct transfers to the terminal. Q.10 Do you expect to pay extra for your transfer to the terminal? A.10 Most hotels will charge extra for a transfer between £3 and £5 one way. If you have a family this can add quite a bit to the overall cost. Q.11 Do you have a car and do you need to keep it somewhere safe for the duration of your holiday? A.11 Only use an operator that is part of the ‘Approved Operator’ scheme. A list of these can be found on the Gatwick Airport web site. Q.12 On your return from holiday do you mind having to wait for a bus, transferring your luggage and taking you back to a car park to pick up your car? A.12 This is time consuming and stressful especially if you are tired or have a family. There are better, alternative options. Q.13 Do you want a Gatwick Parking Service where your car is brought to the airport terminal. This enables you to drive directly home saving you valuable time especially after a tiring flight? A.13 Valet Parking or Meet and Greet Parking is available at most airports and is considerably more convenient and less stressful than park and ride operations. Q.14 Do you expect to pay extra for a Valet Parking Service? A.14 The present market place is extremely competitive and ‘Approved Operators’ are keen to win business off park and ride operators.

Horse Riding Holidays

When the summer starts we try to find new adventures and one of the most exciting adventures is horse riding in the sun.

Enjoy Fabulous Riding Holidays in Andalucia, Spain.  Ride the ancient mule tracks among the olive groves in the Sierras, explore the natural parks or take the trails overlooking the sparkling blue seas while riding well trained Spanish horses.

Horse riding holidays in France vary enormously, but all will show you the real essence of France. The country is the largest in Western Europe and has a huge diversity of landscapes, cultures and climates waiting to be discovered.

All agents will work closely with you to check both your ability and aspirations in order to match your groups riding abilities as well as selecting your perfect mount for your riding holiday.  Personal attention all week, with dedicated airport transfers, welcome meeting and evening meal with drinks and much more.

All our accommodation choices are within a very short walk of the beaches & old town. No driving needed!

Below is an example of a recent hotel stay in Spain. There are other options on offer including Villas to rent and Farmhouse Rooms. All prices are excluding flights.

Hotel Arrayanes Playa.

A well situated three star hotel just along the paseo heading towards Cotobro - right on the front with superb views overlooking the sea and just a 15 min stroll into the heart of the old town either along the promenade or beach.
Lovely swimming pool & sun terraces, with fantastic views across the bay to the Peñon and the Castillo de San Miguel.  In the evenings the pool side ambiance gets more intimate, ideal for drinks with friends or just chilling out in the warm evenings, watching the fishing boats working under the stars.
Friendly 24 hour reception with 33 spacious comfortable double rooms plus triple and family (4px) rooms.  Air conditioning is standard, as well as satellite TV, phones and fully fitted on suite bathrooms with hairdryers.
Restaurant with a great selection of Mediterranean dishes with international touches and also paellas and other local rice dishes as well as fresh fish.  In addition the restaurant offers a bar, an outdoor barbecue and a terrace with a spectacular view of the Mediterranean where you can enjoy cocktails or a wonderful meal.
Optional full laundry & ironing service, nice cafeteria and TV lounge.  Some rooms adapted for physically impaired guests.
Prices starts from £700 -£1125
Available at: riding-holidays-in-spain.com
Casa Delfin –fantastic casa for 2-6px with super view.
Prices from £700-£1145
Available at : riding-holiday-in-spain.com
Los Laureles Rooms -2-3px, breakfast included.
Prices starts from £700-£1185
Available at : riding-holidays-in-spain.com

French Riding Holidays

If you are travelling from elsewhere in Europe then France will be almost on your doorstep and you will be spoilt for choice with many airlines, including the low cost budget carriers, competing for your custom.

Ride along the trails of past Kings. Starting at Blois we visit its superb castle before discovering the castles of Chaumont sur Loire, the residence of Catherine of Medici, of Chenonceau, called the castle of the Ladies, of Cheverny at the start of the Sologne region, and of Chambord, the most immense of them all. You will overnight one night in the castle of Chemery. This castle, dating from the 12th century, has a medieval atmosphere, and there you will enjoy a candlelit dinner washed down with wines from the Loire Valley. Along with faster than average riding on fit Anglos Arab horses, this is a journey of discovery not to be missed.

Prices starts from £1295 pp -8days/6days riding excluding flights.
Available at:unicorntrails.com

If you are travelling with lots of kit and you are flying from Gatwick Airport, why not try Valet Parking. Have your car picked up right outside the airport terminal and delivered to you on your return.

If you want to guarantee catching your flight then an overnight stay before you fly is a great idea. Park, sleep and fly packages are available at all Gatwick Hotels and all at reasonable prices.

Gatwick Hotels

Airport hotels become in the recent years a MUST.

With those early morning flights or late returns we look more and more at a place where we can lay our head down for a few hours before that flight in the morning or had a rest after that ‘red eye’ flight.

Hotel industry around airports had improved considerably over the years; bring more options to its clients.

From the room only for the business travellers - with a straight forward service to its more flexible and manageable services for families.

Needless to say that the packages for Airport Hotels are improved; given you the opportunity to tailor you’re booking to your needs.

Gatwick being the second busiest airport in UK it comes as no surprise the large number of Hotels and Guest Houses at Gatwick.

Nowadays an overnight accommodation with parking included- on a Gatwick Hotel- can be cheaper than the parking itself.

With the rainy fall and winter just around the corner (with the heavy snow of its last 3 years) an overnight stay in a Gatwick Hotel or Guest House sounds very tempting.

Driving all night to catch an early flight or to head back home do sounds dreadful, and if you have to face heavy rain or snow even more. The prospect of a warm, cosy room to spend the night wins us over.

If you are one of the many that is stuck on a early or late flight don’t dwell on choosing to stay overnight. In most of the case is cheaper than parking itself and a lot more convenient and comfortable.

Don’t get caught up in traffic or drive home after a long tiring flight. Be wise, have a look on Gatwick Hotels and choose the one that suits your needs, there is an array of hotels to choose from.

I personally, I’ll stay overnight in a hotel close to the airport, have my morning coffee relaxed, without worrying about the traffic or that I may miss my flight.

Hotels Gatwick

What is the right price for comfort?


We leave in a day and age where we look more and more at the price when we want to buy something, whether is a service or goods; and more often than not we have to compromise on quality, safety or comfort.

No exception is Gatwick Hotels, but is not always the case.

When they say ‘Even the big hotels don’t want empty rooms’, they could not be more right. If you call direct any big hotels at Gatwick, such as Hilton, Sofitel or Marriott you’ll be surprised to see that they are ready to offer up to 15% off from the web price if you book with them – usually you’ll get the ‘ if you book now we can offer you for ……’ .

Are other known hotels chains around Gatwick i.e Holiday Inn, Best Western etc. They offer pretty good deals too where you don’t need to compromise on comfort.

Where is the parking you’ll ask?

It’s a common knowledge now; the price that you pay for Parking at Gatwick is sometimes more expensive than hotel and parking packages.

If you get your hotel room at Gatwick for a decent price, you can book your parking with a reputable Meet and Greet company, for example Tudor Rose where they can cut you deal on parking that can beat or match any other offers you may find on the Travel Agents’ websites.

And you will not need to compromise on quality, safety or comfort.

Over 20 years of experience tells you they know what they are doing, 24/7 CCTV on site reassures you onto your car safety and to be met at the Hotel forecourt by their uniformed driver and have your car delivered at the Terminal on return is more than you could ask for.

They have their own Guest House too, for £79.00 you can get an overnight accommodation with parking for a week and the transfers are free of charge 24/7.

Comfortable beds, clean rooms, beautiful gardens where you or your children can have a stroll and a nice pub within walking distance from them.

Quality service – and you don’t need to rob the bank, secure car park - your car is safe while you’re away and comfortable rooms with all that you need.

Hookwood Lodge Hotel

If you have tickets for any of the events at London Olympics but you're 'scared' of where London traffic and price hotels will lead you to….

No need to be.

There are solutions for you. Take Gatwick for example, only 20 minutes away from Central London -through Victoria Station, with Gatwick Express or 25 to 30 minutes with Southern.
An array of hotels around Gatwick, offers you that much needed place to stay overnight.

A good choice could be Hookwood Lodge Hotel.

Hookwood Lodge at Gatwick Airport is a large, elegant Victorian house recently refurbished with a friendly atmosphere, spotlessly clean, comfortable and great value for money and only a stone throw away from Airport.

Free and fast transfers to and from the Airport are provided.

If you will come with your car, there are plenty of spaces for parking on Hotel’s car park. No need to worry about parking at the Airport or drive to London and facing the congestion charges, that is if you get through the chaotic traffic first or ‘fight’ for a parking spot with the residences.

Be a sport, think and plan ahead of a ‘game’ and you’ll for sure get the gold.

Gatwick Hotels with Parking

So holiday time is here again.

Time to relax, unwind and make the most of those days off from the world.


For too many people their well earned break gets off on the wrong foot. Their trip to the airport turns into a disaster. They get lost on route or leave something behind and have to turn around and go back for it.


Everyone has seen those people frantically dashing to catch a flight just before the gate closes. Sometimes they make it, sometimes they don't. Not a good start to a holiday!

It doesn't have to be that way. With a little preparation and organisation people can have a much better experience and make sure they catch their flight on time and get away for a nice relaxing trip. Rather than set off for a long drive to the terminal it makes sense to stay at airport hotels instead. After a good night's rest it's a just short hop over to check in and a nice easy get away.


Airport hotels are only a few minutes away from the main terminals.


The perfect place to stay before catching a flight; and why leave airport parking to the last minute either? By being organised and making arrangements up front people can avoid any last minute panics when there don't seem to be any spaces available.


Booking hotels and airport parking is easy. Take Hookwood Lodge for example, their easy to use website means people can book hotels and parking at Gatwick airport. In just a few clicks of a mouse they can have everything booked and sorted ready for a nice organised trip. Get off on the right foot this year. Get online and take care of everything up front. It'll make for a relaxing get away.