Thistle London Heathrow, London
Bath Road, Longford, London, UB7 0EQ
Thistle London Heathrow is ideal for anyone wishing to access the airport. Extensive business and leisure facilities guarantee convenience and comfort.
£
Rooms from £39
(≈ $73) per night
7/10
Overall rating
from Isle of wight , GB on
June 10, 2008
from Johannesburg , ZA on
July 14, 2008
This hotel is rather shabby.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful:
on
July 11, 2008
Very nice hotel, nice rooms. Excellent breakfast (included in the rate).
Pricey food and drink. A little away from the tube.
Took a while to get checked in and was given a room with a double bed even though I had asked for a twin room minutes earlier. We had to wait nearly an hour until this was sorted.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful:
on
July 2, 2008
"Well below expectations, I assume that most of the guests are only staying for 1 or 2 nights on their way to or from their holiday destinations." (97846543)
Excellent coffee available in the bar.
Very convenient for the course that we were attending at the same hotel.
1st room -smelt strongly of cigarettes, we asked to be moved and we were moved to another room. 2nd room - scalding hot shower, which luckily I ran before getting into the shower!!.. again asked to move and we were assured that we would be moved. This did eventually happen when we reminded the staff later in the day as, we were informed,the message had not been passed on. 3rd room satisfactory and apparently an upgrade. Breakfast taken in the breakfast room on the first floor on the Saturday morning ( We went out for breakfast after the first day). Quality of the food, especially the coffee very poor.Price of the breakfast £14.95. Performance of the staff also very poor. I was informed that 95% of the visitors at the hotel also drink their coffe black and that there had been no previous complaints. This I found hard to believe. Dissapointing when the machine downstairs in the hotel bar makes such good coffee.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful:
on
July 29, 2008
quick service at reeption
fire alarm went off in middle of night. (no fire)
Wake up call to early.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
from Wheelers hill , AU on
July 28, 2008
"The hotel is in an excellent location for overnight stays before heathrow travel. would have been better if we had been able to sleep more comfortably" (97598140)
close to airport, reasonable price
room was very hot and stuffy so it was hard to sleep soundly
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
on
August 13, 2008
"Couldn't see much evidence of the refurbishment but a good stay overall. Room far more pleasant than last time and the check-in staff on Friday and housekeeping were excellent! Make sure you put the 'Do Not Disturb' sign on your door every evening to avoid being woken up at an ungodly hour by Housekeeping." (97503121)
Clean, pleasant room (unlike last time where it smelt of ammonia/urine). Flat screen tv with an excellent selection of channels and they hadn't removed the rubber ducks from the bathroom! Check-in staff extremely friendly and helpful.
Horribly uncomfortable pillows. Tap difficult to operate in the shower. Dreadful, surly staff in the (overpriced) Oak & Avacado Restaurant. Being woken up by housekeeping at 7am in the morning wanting to clean my room!
on
June 22, 2008
"HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING" (97056977)
HANDY TO HEATHROW.
HAD TO PAY FOR A BUS TO THE AIRPORT AND NO BREAKFAST WAS INCLUDED IN THE ROOM PRICE
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
on
August 11, 2008
Easy access to airport
on
August 11, 2008
"Adequate for money paid." (107282372)
No Air Con in room
Noisy with air transit arrivals late/early morning
Expensive car parking
on
June 3, 2008
"Will never book at this hotel again. Poor customer management with only 1 member of staff able to process the booking.
It ruined my family weekend break." (97848445)
None
Computer system was apparently down thereby unable to check us in.
We were referred to another hotel and didn't get to our rooms until 1.30am in the morning. At the referred hotel they said breakfast was not included when it clearly was for one room. I had written confirmation. Clearly the the staff at the Thistle had not faxed over the correct information.
We went without breakfast despite having paid for it.
The staff did not adequately explain what was going on and there were several people waiting over an hour for the computer system to be working again. Basically they had over booked and no rooms were available despite receiving confirmation. A swipe of my card for £200 was taken without clearly explaining the purpose even though everything had already been paid for. And why £200??
3 of 3 people found this review helpful:
from Clacton-on-sea , GB on
August 9, 2008
"accommodation fine.the White Horse up the road A1 for food and refreshments." (107107676)
proximity to heathrow.very reasonable costwise.excellent breakfast.
overnight car parking cost/drinks in bar costly.
on
June 6, 2008
"Pleasent enough stay. Wouldn't stay there any longer than one night though because of the size of the bedrooms. The food is good, though a little expensive. The bar prices are acceptable given that we were staying in a hotel" (97200457)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful:
on
August 4, 2008
"Not bad, considering the low price. but I would not want to stay for more than a couple of days." (107125554)
Staff and car parking.
Poor quality of bathroom fittings and a very noisy aircon unit.
on
August 4, 2008
"Great value for money great location. Just dont be in need of a shower." (107251989)
Bathroom was so musty we wouldnt even shower
on
July 31, 2008
"Comfortable services." (97052058)
Service and restaurant facilities were good.
Bathroom had cracked paint in the ceiling and mildew on the shower tiles. The toilet was practically unuseable being so close to the wall. The inside of the main door frame and molding were cracked, chipped and needed painting.
on
July 30, 2008
The hotel rooms were clean and comfortable. The restaurant was very good.
We felt the breakfast was overpriced and did not have it in the hotel on our second stay
on
July 28, 2008
"The hotel suited our needs for the overnight stay." (97845690)
Made to feel very welcome. Staff very helpful and accommodating.
Found the cost of eating in rather expensive.
on
May 29, 2008
"ROOM:
The room smelt badly of 'ingrained' cigarette smoke even though it was marked 'No Smoking' and is now almost a year since the smoking ban in hotels. The room probably needs redecorating to remove the old smell.
PARKING:
Parking was not good. We eventually parked in car park (B) (there were lots of spaces) but were 'reprimanded' by the check-in staff - who told us it was for staff only. They were talking about our car being clamped - but the car park was not marked in any way as being for staff. Eventually they seemed to understand our problem and said we could park there overnight.The security speaker system at the car park entrance didn't work properly so we couldn't get information without walking into the hotel - 5 times! The reception staff were not very helpful initially and clearly have had to deal with many complaints about parking previously." (97525619)
Excellent breakfast! Clean bedding. Good TV.
Car-parking was horrendous.
The room smelt strongly of stale cigarette smoke.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful:
from Watford , GB on
July 27, 2008
"Very diappointing to stay in a hotel on our 11th Anniversary" (107109836)
The breakfast was good
The door didn't lock
Had to wait for someone to attend till 1:30am
Nop remote in the room
It never came even after requesting it.
telephone sytem didnt work.
on
July 14, 2008
"good, would stay again have stayed at the same hotel before. overall happy with stay." (108055702)
staff, hotel appearance, breakfast
room needed updating as paint work coming off walls and air conditioning not working very the room was very muggy and I had to complain about it.
from Cork , IE on
May 17, 2008
"I would have liked to have known that the room on offer wasnt the size it was otherwise I would have booked a bigger room or gone elsewhere.Too many staff at this hotel with a bad attitude,and I certainly will not be either staying there again or recommending the hotel to anybody else." (97860514)
The check in was fairly seamless,even if the staff were more concerned with talking between themselves. The service was very impersonal.
The staff attitude,the room I stayed in was literally not big enough to swing a cat in,the fact that when I asked for an iron and ironing board I was told by the guy that brought the items to the room that I could keep them for 20 minutes!! Thats a first for me!! At breakfast the next morning I waited 20 minutes for the waitress to bring coffee and when I asked for kippers there was a major problem with the chef having to get them from the freezer.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful:
from Witham , GB on
June 25, 2008
I was not advised whilst booking, PARKING CHARGES APPLY! I think its a rip-off, paying to stay at a hotel and having to pay for parking at the same hotel
on
June 20, 2008
Very clean hotel and good size room with tea and coffee making facilities. Near Terminus 5 at Heathrow Airport (8 minutes) and frequent airport bus drop off facility.
Price of breakfast
on
June 18, 2008
"Pleasant and helpful staff. " (97236228)
Excellent breakfast. Complimentary newspaper and several magazines.
Toilet cover did not stay up! When sitting on the toilet, the cover was leaning against your back!
Peeling paint on bathroom ceiling.
on
April 30, 2008
"I would not recomend this hotel to anyone" (97718011)
unhelpful staff, location, size of room, price
2 of 2 people found this review helpful:
from Walton on thames , GB on
June 17, 2008
"Rooms Clean and tidy, staff very helpfull
lovely breakfast. Plenty of car parking spaces. " (97703842)
from Ballybay , IE on
June 17, 2008
"a Hotel we would recommend and use again" (97784092)
although meal (room service) was delayed at first the kitchen manager ensured our meal was sent quickly once he knew we hand't been served. He also sent a complimentrary bottle of wine. Very nice and much appreciated. Thank you
on
June 10, 2008
"Very good" (99768788)
Reduced price on the late deals makes exelent value
from Karrinyup , AU on
June 5, 2008
"Dissapointing" (97763848)
The roof didn't leak. Front office staff were helpful and polite.
Grubby hotel and room. Only alternative food nearby is McDonalds, a service station and a cafe above a gymnasium. Hotel food fairly average and expensive for what it is.
from Parksville b.c , CA on
April 23, 2008
everthing.the helpful staff the food,and location
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
from Walsall , GB on
April 13, 2008
"I felt that having to pay for parking when staying at the hotel was wrong-this should have been included in the total price.
Rooms need to be heated prior to arrival as it took a very long time to heat which delayed us going to bed after a very long drive.
The room did not have a luxury feel as I feel it should, when you are paying to stay for an over night romantic night." (97829534)
Quiet at night and staff were friendly and polite. Enjoyed watching the planes take off over breakfast
Pillows poor quality and there were no flannels in the bathroom. The room was freezing when we arrived and took ages to warm up. The hotelroom was more like what I would expect of a cheap travel lodge, not a 4 star hotel. I was dissapointed with breakfast as everything was luke warm/cold. The bathroom was also poorly designed unlike other Thistle hotels I have been to.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful:
from Nottingham , GB on
April 18, 2008
"I new the essentials required, proximity to the airport,the right price and the availability of regular transportation to and from the hotel" (97126493)
A comfortable bed and a good nights sleep after 2 days travelling
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
from Letchworth garden city , GB on
June 2, 2008
No lift
on
May 30, 2008
"disappointing" (97053380)
close to airport
reception staff perfunctory
room tiny and inaccessible
no lift to get to 1st floor
no staff assitance with luggage
no iron available
from Folkestone , GB on
April 11, 2008
"We had a very restful overnight stay, the room was extremely clean and comfortable, the air conditioning unit was easy to use and the tea/coffee making facilities were very welcome. Thankyou." (97352727)
Comfortable, good parking facilities, close to airport and very clean.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
on
May 28, 2008
"Good value for money as obtained booking with a very good discount." (97010998)
Adequat sized room with good provision of facilities. Good quality furnishings and bedding and everything clean.
Excellent breakfast.
Long queues to check in with only one member of staff on the desk while other staff members were "around".
Unable to open room window and air conditioner took ages to cool down room temperature!
from Glasgow , GB on
May 28, 2008
"Good grub/long walks" (97426572)
Good breakfast (what staying in a hotel is all about)
Have to walk too far for breakfast. Suggest moving the breakfast room closer to the reception. This means guests are more likely to pertake in the breakfasting event while waiting on shuttle bus to the airport, rather than bypassing it in favour of the inferior option in the terminal.
Bit of a long walk to the room as well - suggest investing in those electronic people mover things security guards use in some shopping malls, to quicken the room-finding and breakfasting experiences for all.
from Chelmsford , GB on
May 28, 2008
"the service by staff was faultless, however there were no lifts, we were lucky enough to manage to find a car parking space after three rounds of going through the car parks, the decor in our room was very old fashioned, could have done with some modernising. the lack of lifts needs to be made clear at booking." (97616369)
the decor was lovely, however we had to come through the fire exit to the reception
the way we had to enter the building, no parking, it was full so we had to park on a grass verge. the price of a meal in the hotel was extortionate
from Dublin , IE on
May 28, 2008
"good experience" (97624410)
good value
hotel needs a facelift
from Birkenhead , GB on
May 26, 2008
"Pretty good overall access to M25 excellent, food way overpriced for evening meal so too drinks.
Breakfast excellent all staff 1st class. Hotel rooms in need of renovation." (97661255)
Breakfast room and dining excellent, but food extremely expensive for what we ordered.
Room very stuffy
from Portadown , GB on
April 2, 2008
"The room was clean, far too hot and the bed was very comfortable. It was also quiet. The bathroom needed some maintaince/attention. Good value for the(very low) price we paid" (97259985)
A comfortable bed
The mini bar is a minefield. Over priced and too sensitive by half
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from High peak , GB on
May 21, 2008
Very good value
Poor decor of long corridors
on
May 15, 2008
No lift expensive breakfast no dinner menu on display
on
May 10, 2008
"OK for an overnighter." (97342637)
Clean and the food was good.
There were not any smoking rooms available. It was very noisy.
from Leicester , GB on
May 8, 2008
"The Hotel was difficult to find, some information on exact location would have been useful. I personally found the car parking charge a little expensive, but as I am not a frequent traveller or hotel guest I have nothing to compare the charge to, so it may actually be quite reasonable in comparison. The staff were friendly and helpful. The room was clean and well presented. (although there was a kettle and cups available there was no tea/coffee/milk/sugar etc in room )
The breakfast was excellent, lots of choice and all freshly prepared. If I were to stay in this area again in the future I would definately check availability of this hotel first. Overall a very positive rating." (97811527)
The Hotel was good value for money, breakfast was excellent.
The Hotel was very difficult to find as it is not actually on Bath Road where all the other hotels are.
on
April 15, 2008
"never received an online confirmation - had to call to get a confirmation number.
Nice hotel, excellent value for money." (97359428)
comfortable, clean, good shower
room was small
on
April 11, 2008
"Not the standard of room i would have expected from the Thistle group and for £82 a night." (97427282)
smoky though a non-smoking room, badly in need of refurbishment, bathroom ceiling covered in damp stains, heater did not work
on
April 8, 2008
"Overall we are quite satisfied with your hotel.The restaurant serves food as per menu and it is cooked thereafter - lovely to eat a hot meal - staff extremely helpful too." (97312991)
Very convenient to T.4 where we meet our grand-daughter from US after Easter holidays
The reception desk was incredibly under-staffed - a huge queue and only two persons in attendance.
from Acol , GB on
April 2, 2008
"it would have been nice to have leaflets on how to get to heathrow and a map in the room but on the whole this was an excellent choice of accomodation" (97870482)
the room was clean ,compact and ideal for my three night stay
the heating/air con was annoyingly difficult to opporate The views expressed on this page are the personal opinions of guests and therefore do not necessarily represent the views of Active Hotels, Active Reservations or our distribution partners (About our hotel reviews).
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