Aerotel - T3 Heathrow

I've seen a lot of reviews for this hotel - primarily on booking pages relating to the hotel - where people are comparing the room to a 'cardboard box' with one visitor saying it felt like they were 'sleeping in a coffin'! I cannot comment on the rooms they were in, but can tell you that the two rooms I booked here were perfect in many ways. 

I chose to book a family room (I booked two in fact) because I was having to share the room with my Mum, and they came with two double beds (always a bonus as I'm not a little person and do struggle with a single bed). I knew when I booked that the hotel doesn't have windows; this wasn't an issue for me and I found it slightly odd that some people who have complained and/or left bad reviews mentioned no windows being one of the reasons. The website details when booking clearly state this fact. It wasn't cheap at £221 per room, however, for convenience, ease and knowing there was no rushing, or stress associated with an early start and traffic jams on the way to the airport, it was a small price to pay. 

Access to the hotel is simply a case of entering the 'Arrivals' area and following the signs which are clearly marked both inside, and outside, of the terminal. Check in was easy with the staff being very friendly. At the check-in area there is a small chiller with some sandwiches, sweets, crisps and drinks. Inside the terminal is a 24 hour Cafe Nero and a couple of other food places to grab a bite to eat - these do stop serving food around 9.30pm though. 

The only downside when we arrived is that one of the two lifts wasn't working; they're also not that big so you may have to go in relays to get up to your room. Our rooms were on the second floor - where there is also a nice 'common room' with some tables and seating, alongside a selection of books - at the very end of the corridor (I don't think we could have gone any further even if we had wanted to). This may have helped us in regards to some of the noise complaints I read about for it was deadly quiet in our room. 

Yes, there are multiple green emergency lights on the ceilings that may disturb those of you who like a dark room; a simple solution to counteract those is an eye mask! 

The bathroom was a lovely size with a huge walk-in shower; hand and body wash is included, along with the usual shower cap. There were plenty of towels should you need them. The only thing I did notice they didn't have, that would have been useful, was bags for sanitary products, so if you need to dispose of any ensure you have your own bags. The showers were hot with good water pressure. 

Both rooms had two case stands, and a few hooks with hangers on the wall for coats, clothes needed for the following morning. Between the beds was a cabinet along with USB charging points and plug sockets in the wall. 

There were four bottles of complementary water, along with plenty of tea, coffee, milk and hot chocolate. Mugs for these, and glasses for the water were also provided.