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International airport in West Sussex, England
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Gatwick Airport (LGW) is London's second-busiest airport by passenger numbers (after Heathrow), and serves the south-east of the United Kingdom. It is a hub for British Airways, easyJet and TUI Airways.
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This upmarket restaurant which sells mainly cocktails, spirits and champagne, as well as some small dishes, is in the South Terminal after security.
Serves family-friendly food and is in the South Terminal after security.
This swanky, quite expensive (albeit usually quiet) caviar bar is available after security in both terminals.
One of many Wetherspoon's pubs, before security.
Another Wetherspoon's pub, with a strange Halloween style decor, on the second floor.
A restaurant serving Lebanese food (Libanais is French for Lebanese) which has other locations throughout London. It's after security.
This swanky, quite expensive (albeit usually quiet) caviar bar is available after security in both terminals.
Yet another Wetherspoon's pub, located in a spacious area after security
A hotel which claims to be "savvy" and "state-of-the-art", it is right next to security in the South Terminal. Some rooms, called "sleep" rooms, don't have windows, while "aspire" and "VIP" rooms have corner windows. A choice of 7 rooms styles which range in size from 9.5 to 32 m².
Its entrance is in the international arrivals area of the South Terminal, its rooms are called "cabins" and you can stay by the hour (minimum four-hour stay). A standard cabin (sleeps one) is about 7 m² and a premium cabin (sleeps two) is just over 10 m². The rooms have a sort of modern, Japanese feel to them.
"Posh" hotel connected to the South Terminal via the short stay car parks, there are rooms, restaurants, and a gym.
196 rooms over five floors, with a gym. It is surrounded by the South Terminal's numerous car parks, and has a £3 (one way) shuttle service. Reasonable restaurant for diner and breakfast buffet.
A more "upmarket" hotel, which is surprisingly large. It is connected to the north side of the North Terminal. The rooms are of sizes you would find in non-airport hotels, and the hotel has a decent breakfast area (included in the rates) and its own gym.
This hotel is near the North Terminal and is what is an "average" chain hotel, with a bar and restaurant, etc. Its rooms are cosy and have en-suite bathrooms. A twin room is a double bed and a sofa bed.
A posh hotel with 518 rooms connected to the North Terminal.
Not as close to the North Terminal as some of these other hotels, but it is still close, and has a shuttle bus running to each terminal. The hotel has double and family rooms.
This hotel is about a 12-minute drive away from the airport, but is set in a slightly nicer place, in an older style hotel building. It has a range of rooms, including singles and family rooms. The hotel offers airport parking at its own car park or at a compound 6 miles from the hotel.
In the nearby town of Horley (about a 5-minute drive away), it has 25 rooms (20 of which have en suite bathrooms) which have a homely feel. It has a bar and restaurant and provides a transportation service to/from Gatwick for its guests. It also has its own "secure" airport parking.
Terminal transfer
There is a free automated people mover (nicknamed incorrectly, but commonly, as a "monorail") which runs between the South Terminal/railway station and the North Terminal outside security.
Bus transfers
Hotels around the airport contract transfer to terminals to local private company.50.
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