 Poster: A snowHead
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So many to choose from,any views on hotels for one night before flight with parking for a week? Do they all charge £4 pp per journey to get into the airport...? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Kiters, The £4 pp is on the Hopper bus IIRC. Think you need to it from the hotels. What you need to look at is where your car will be parked for the week and collection details.
If its parked at an off site car park, they will probably collect you for the terminal. If this is the case grab a taxi form the hotel rather than the hopper, might cost you a tenner rather than £8 but you hget there in comfort and quicker, much easier too if lugging boots and skis about.
We've only used the Holiday Inn when flying form Heathrow, it aint the best but its ok for a night. We only use it as we tend to go for +14 days and they give 21 days free car parking 
Enjoy the trip
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Kiters, we used the Thistle in November last year when going to the States for 8 days from T5. Arrived middle of the evening have had dinner elsewhere - all fine, except there is no lift so we lugged the rather heavy suitcases up the stairs and along the corridor - and then down again early the next morning. In retrospect we realised that we would have been much better leaving the suitcases in the car overnight and just taking up a small bag, and then collecting the suitcases before getting the shuttle the next morning. All the cars there appear to be parked in their car park for the whole week or whatever. I think I paid the extra night for the 8th night's car parking (as we had seven nights on the deal) when we arrived so no hassle later on. The hoppa was £4 each - so would only have been an extra £2 for us to take a taxi but the bus came on time. I think I might have been tempted to take a taxi back on the return as the wait for the bus seemed a bit tedious but then we were tired by then.
We are doing the same thing on Christmas Eve but staying at the Holiday Inn this time - not sure why, he booked it, maybe a bit closer to T3. The deals all seem good value compared with the car parks or taking a taxi from home, at least you know you are there (Heathrow) rather than that dread of the M25. And I think the bus will be £4 each again, each way.
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I can't remember which hotel I used - there are so many to choose from - but I used offsite parking which was very good, the car was parked in a field for a fortnight (but a secure field) and there was a free shuttle to and from the terminals.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Kiters, which terminal are you leaving from? if its T1or 3 then a hotel on the A4(bath road) is closest. If you are at T4 or T5 then they have Hotels right at the terminals (Hilton for 4, not sure for 5) but they might be more expensive.
Local buses around Heathrow are free but might be a struggle with luggage. From the bath road the 555 goes to T4, 285 goes to T1-3 and 423 goes to T5.
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We've only used the Holiday Inn when flying form Heathrow
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I think there are about 3 of them as I found when I turned up at the wrong one.
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Thanks for the replies, will have another look later, just having a mulled wine to get in the mood lol! 
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Colin B, There are, Bath Road is the one we usually use as they gave 21 days parking and easy to get too.
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