Thistle Hotel in Heathrow

On site parking
Pod is £8 each way- takes just 5 minutes and goes direct into terminal 5 - Hoppa bus £5.00
If using the POD you can take Heathrow Express from terminal 5 to any other teminal
Bus 423 free from the hotel to terminal 5
Thistle Hotel in Heathrow has been rated 82.3%
by 202 previous customers.

Overview

Description of Thistle Hotel in Heathrow

The Thistle London Heathrow is situated on the airport perimeter on the main A4 Bath Road. Heathrow Airport's exciting POD transport system will take you from the hotel right into terminal 5 (£8 each way) in less than 5 minutes. If flying from another terminal the Heathrow Express can be used for from terminal 5 to the other terminals. Hoppa bus £5.00 per person

Rooms

Air Conditioning in all rooms - Fast Free unlimited Wi-Fi - Coffee and Tea Making Facilities - Complimentary Toiletries - Direct Dial Telephone - Flat Screen LCD TV with Freeview - Hairdryer - Iron & Ironing Board -Room Safe - Work Desk - Trouser Press

Disabled/Wheelchair Facilities

None at present

Parking Arrangements

Parking is on site at the hotel. When arriving to the hotel pick a ticket and park in Car Park A. When returning to pick up the car go to the reception with your confirmation to get your ticket validated for exit.

Additional Days Parking Charge

£18.00 per day

Airport Transfer Details

Pod is £8 each way to terminal 5 - If flying from another terminal the Heathrow Express can be used for from terminal 5 to the other terminals. Alternatively guest can take bus 423 for free from the hotel to terminal 5 or the Hoppa bus to all terminals.

Pod is £8 each way to terminal 5

Eating & Drinking

Lobby Lounge-Opening Hours: From 7am - 5pm daily Cuisine: Light lunch menu including sandwiches and pizza and Runway Restaurant Opening Hours: Restaurant times: 5pm-10pm Bar times: 5pm-10pm Both are located on the first floor. Please note that there is no lift to the first floor-Cuisine: Modern British and European; Runway Bar and Terrace Opening Hours: Open daily from 13:00 to 23:00

Breakfast Charges

Restaurant open from 7.00AM for breakfast. Breakfast is charged at £15 per person for full English breakfast if you buy a voucher on check-in.

Leisure

Check-in / Check-Out

Check-in: 15:00 Check-Out: 12:00

Checking in or checking out outside of these times may be possible but will be subject to the hotels availability and may incur an additonal charge.

Additional Notes

Just one of the many Hotels near Heathrow Airport available from FHR.

A convenient location for Heathrow airport with very friendly and helpful staff, but the rooms are very dated and small. The hotel has reasonable facilities including free Wifi and a restaurant with a fair selection of food and drink. At the price paid the hotel represented fair value but I'm not sure I would stay again.

Rating 3 out of 5

Gavin Buss 19 Dec 2014 19:16 Verified Customer

Way too far to get to from terminal. The website provides information on how to go from airport to hotel, but I dont remember reading that the free bus that takes you there runs every 25 minutes! Anyways, I dont have much to say other that I was not impressed and I thought the price of hotel was too high compared for its quality

Rating 2 out of 5

Anna Bottinelli 07 Nov 2014 15:43 Verified Customer

I was going to contact you to thank you for this service, The hotel is a bit tired but everything was clean. I didn't use the pod because it was a longer walk than to the bus. The bus now costs Â£5.00 one way. There was no problem with my reservation and no problem collecting the car and getting out of the car park unlike some who have reviewed the system. Thanks again MCC

Rating 4 out of 5

MCC 19 Oct 2014 01:49 Verified Customer

Easy to book, ideal to use Pod for transfer to T5, car left in hotel car park so very convenient to pick up. Thistle rather 'tired' & could do with updating.

Rating 5 out of 5

Trish 09 Oct 2014 20:04 Verified Customer

Excellent hotel which was made easy by using FHR. I did not use the car to each the hotel but arrangements for parking seemed quite easy. I shall probably use FHR again.

Rating 4 out of 5

Donald Rees Davies 04 Oct 2014 11:38 Verified Customer

We have stayed at the Thistle before, but this time our room was on the first floor in an area which was not serviced by a lift after eventually finding where we were located as the person at the desk had directed us to the wrong area, & then being confronted by a flight of stairs we were not at all happy as my husband is nearly eighty & am in my seventies, eventually someone found a porter to get our luggage up the stair's. When booking via the internet it is not possible to make sure of getting a room that is serviced, so I am afraid we will not risk booking with you again.

Rating 3 out of 5

Mr S & Mrs D Prosser 28 Sep 2014 09:51 Verified Customer

I was very satisfied with the hotel;I was able to travel to and from via the Hoppa bus,and had a pleasant relaxing meal in the restaurant when I arrived. I had booked via the 'mystery' booking facility which was very reasonably priced,and would happily do this again.

Rating 4 out of 5

Mrs Kathryn Mitchell 31 Aug 2014 16:22 Verified Customer

While a little old now for one night it was a great location room was clean with good bed. The POD to Terminal 5 was excellent and great way to travel from the hotel to the terminal. I would certainly use this hotel again for airport parking and room

Rating 3 out of 5

Peter Robertson 21 Jul 2014 08:35 Verified Customer

Hotel satisfactory. DÃ©cor getting a little tired. Introduction of Pod to Terminal 5 is very good.

Rating 4 out of 5

P Pocock 28 Jun 2014 17:52 Verified Customer

We always use Thistle London Heathrow when we are flying from Heathrow as we like to leave our car in a secure car park without having to leave the keys behind. The hotel is very comfortable for one night's sleep and the staff are very good. We used the Pod for the first time as we were flying from Terminal 5 and that was excellent. It would just be nice if the owners could smarten up the outside of the hotel which looks very dated! I am sure we will use Thistle London Heathrow again.

Rating 5 out of 5

Mrs L Cross 28 Jun 2014 12:32 Verified Customer

Comfortable and very convenient for terminal 5 using the Pod. The Pod takes you straight to the departures area from the business car park next to the hotel. We had dinner and breakfast at the hotel; both were fine.

Rating 4 out of 5

D Humphrey 21 Jun 2014 17:36 Verified Customer

We spent one night in the Thistle Hotel at Heathrow before we flew to Miami. The hotel is a bit worn but it was fine for the 1 night we stayed there. We used this hotel because we needed parking for 2 weeks whilst we were on a cruise. This was the only hotel we could find that allowed you to park and take your keys with you. We had an experience a couple of years ago were someone had stolen the tool kit from our boot whilst it was parked in another hotel were they made you leave the keys so that they could move cars around. We returned to the U.k yesterday and car was fine.

Rating 4 out of 5

Ann Bennett 15 May 2014 07:22 Verified Customer

Easy and efficient booking. Quick booking in at hotel when leaving car. when I returned it took twenty minutes to convince reception that the room and parking had been paid for.

Rating 4 out of 5

Henry Kay 05 Mar 2014 23:03 Verified Customer

Staff were very friendly. Check-in was smooth. Room excellent. Restaurant efficient and food superb. Hoppa bus comes right to door. Cannot fault the service received. Would not hesitate to use this Hotel again.

Rating 5 out of 5

Paul 04 Mar 2014 18:54 Verified Customer

Vey nice hotel ,good location and nice local pub about five min walk.

Rating 5 out of 5

Gary Cassam 08 Jan 2014 12:37 Verified Customer

Map and Directions

Address:

Thistle London Heathrow
Bath Road
Longford
West Drayton
Middlesex
UB7 0EQ

Directions for Thistle Hotel in Heathrow

From the west M4. At junction 5 (A40/ B470) leave the motorway and at the roundabout take the third exit A4, signposted Colnbrook. Travel along the A4 and follow signs for Heathrow and Hounslow. At traffic signals turn right, signposted M25, Heathrow Airport and Staines. After approximately 300 metres, at the next roundabout take the first exit onto the Old Bath road. Travel through Longford village and the hotel will be 250 metres on the right-hand side.

From London M4. A the M4, junction 4, take the 1st exit which is signposted Heathrow Terminals 1,2 and 3. At the next roundabout with the Concorde take the second exit signposted Terminal 4. After approximately 30 metres, take the first exit off the roundabout signposted exit Slough A4. At the traffic lights, turn left onto the A4, signposted Staines. Travel along Bath Road and just before McDonalds and the Total petrol station turn left onto Old Bath road. The hotel is located 100 metres on the left-hand side.

From M40, M25 Junction 15. At the M40 junction 1A joining the M25 follow signs for Heathrow. Stay on the M25 to junction 15 and join the M4 heading towards Heathrow and London. At junction 4 of the M4 take the third exit right, following signs for Terminals 1,2 and 3. At the next roundabout with the Concorde take the second exit signposted Terminal 4. After approximately 30 metres, take the first exit off the roundabout signposted exit Slough A4. At the traffic lights, turn left onto the A4, signposted Staines. Travel along Bath Road and just before McDonalds and the Total petrol station turn left onto Old Bath road. The hotel is located 100 metres on the left-hand side.

If booking a parking package, when arriving to the hotel pick a ticket and park in Car Park A.
When returning to pick up the car go to the reception with your confirmation to get your ticket validated for exit.

Heathrow POD will take you from the hotel right into terminal 5 (£8 each way) in just 5 minutes. If flying from another terminal the Heathrow Express can be used free of charge from terminal 5 to the other terminals.
There are several options for getting to the airport. We'd recommend using the POD, which is connected to the hotel via an outside walkway.

To get to T5:
The POD takes 5 minutes to get to T5 and costs £8 per person each way. You can buy tickets for the POD shuttle at the hotel reception. You'll get an access code and directions to the POD at the hotel's reception.
It leaves every 3 minutes and runs from 3am - 1am on weekdays, from 3am - 11pm on Saturdays and from 4am - 11pm on Sundays.
- Use the machine to call the POD - Once you get in, press the button for T5 - You'll arrive at Car Park Level 2, Business Parking and take the lift to Departures.

A taxi to T5 will cost around £16 and an MPV Taxi from £23.50.

Or you can take the Free Local Bus No: 423 or bus No: 7 from bus stop close to the hotel, from the hotel to terminal 5. On return from T5 to the hotel, Bus No: 423 can be caught from bus stop 6 and Bus No:7 from bus stop 8 at Terminal 5.

Transfers via the Hotel Hoppa* to T5 are charged at £5 single per adult. Children under 15 travel free (subject to change) if you buy them from the driver. Bus stops outside the hotel reception.

To get to T2 and T3

HEATHROW HOPPA TRANSFERS: BUS H4 to/from terminals 2 - 3 Transfers via the Hotel Hoppa are charged at £5 single per adult. Children under 15 travel free (subject to change) if you buy them from the driver.

Via the POD to T2, T3: Take the POD shuttle to T5 first, then use the free Heathrow Express train to get to T2 or T3

A taxi to T2 or T3 will cost around £13 and an MPV Taxi from £19.00

To get to T4:

The Hoppa* doesn't run to T4. You will need to take the Hoppa to T2 and from there catch the free Heathrow Express to T4.

Via the POD to T4: Take the POD shuttle to T5 first, then use the free Heathrow Express train to get to T4
A taxi to T4 will cost around £18 and an MPV Taxi from £23.50.

*The 'Hoppa bus' and the POD are services run by third party operators and do not form part of the package purchased and any other information, not part of the package is subject to change without notice.

Central London is easily accessible by the London Underground stations and the Heathrow Express.

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Your Questions

Questions

Hi, Could you please let me know the cost of the hoppa bus to terminal 3? Thank you. The hoppa bus is £5.00 per person each way

C an you go directly from hotel to terminal 3 without going to terminal 5 first? and if so approximately how long does it take?You can get the Heathrow Hoppa Bus from outside the hotel which runs to all terminals. It takes approximately 20 minutes to terminal 3

Where is the nearest rail connectionIf you get the shuttle bus or pod from the hotel to the airport they have regular trains running

Where is the nearest rail connectionIt would be at terminal 5 - you can get the POD monorail system from the hotel to terminal 5

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