Holiday Inn Express Gatwick
All the bare essentials are at the Holiday Inn Express, making it the ideal affordable airport stopover. This hotel offers free on-site parking and a free hot breakfast.
Holiday Inn Express is rated 9.2/10 by 8 customers. Read the reviews.
Situated only a short walk away from the heart of Crawley's town centre, the Holiday Inn Express has the best of both worlds: set amidst lots of nice shops and restaurants, but only a short drive from Gatwick. This Gatwick Airport hotel is great value for money - expect comfortable and clean rooms with a free breakfast to enjoy in the morning.
Gatwick Airport Transfers and Parking
The package on offer at the Holiday Inn Express Crawley is: Parking with Purple Parking.
Parking with Purple Parking includes parking overnight at the hotel and parking at Purple Parking for the whole time you're away. Drive to Purple Parking on the morning of your flight and hand your keys over as they'll park your car for you.
To get to and from the Purple Parking car park you can use the shuttle bus (included in the price). Shuttle buses run every 20 minutes and take 15 minutes to get to both terminals.
Rooms
You can kick back and relax in a Holiday Inn Express room! Rooms are spacious and nicely decorated with big, modern beds. Family rooms sleep up to two adults and two children (under 18s).
Rooms come with: free WiFi. a TV, tea & coffee maker, an en-suite bathroom and a phone.
Check-In: from 2.00pm. Check-out: by 12.00pm
Dining
When it comes to breakfast, you're in for a treat! Breakfast is on the house, so go wild with the Holiday Inn Express buffet during your stay. You can opt for both cooked and cold items so you're ready for travelling. Breakfast is served from 6.30am - 9.30am from Monday to Friday and from 6.30am - 10.30am at the weekend.
Please note that the Holiday Inn Express doesn't have on-site restaurant, but you can head next door to The Harvester for your meal. The Harvester is open every day from 12.00pm until 10.00pm and dishes up British classics such as burgers, steaks, fish and ribs.
If you're not too keen on venturing out your hotel room, you could order a takeaway from some of the local restaurants that can deliver to the hotel. There's also a hot vending machine where you can get a panini.
The hotel does have a bar which serves soft drinks, beer, wine and spirits. The bar is open 24 hours a day and has Sky Sports on two big TVs.
Accessibility
The Holiday Inn Express has two twin and three interconnecting double accessible rooms. There are also accessible parking bays in the hotel car park.
Summary of the Holiday Inn Express Gatwick:
A comfy modern hotel with ample space situated in Crawley. Guest can enjoy free WiFi as well as a free breakfast.
Pros | Cons |
✓ Free breakfast | ✗ No on-site restaurant |
✓ Free WiFi | ✗ Some rooms noisy |
✓ Free airport transfers | ✗ Some beds can be uncomfortable |