For those boarding flights in the early hours of the morning or landing late in the evening, spending the night in an airport hotel can help relieve some of the stress of travelling.
But there is nothing worse than ending up sleeping somewhere that isn’t exactly as advertised, especially when it is accompanied by hours of travel, uncomfortable seats and buzzing airport terminals.
After surveying more than 1,600 people, consumer champion Which? have found the best – and worst – airport hotels around the UK and Scotland. Covering accommodation close to Scottish airports including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, travellers ranked each hotel based on factors including customer service, cleanliness and value for money.
Rory Boland, Editor of Which? Travel said: “Staying in a hotel near the airport the night before an early flight can really ease the stress of travelling, and we found you don’t need to pay a fortune to get a great stay.
“Both the properties and the price impressed customers at Premier Inn and Thistle, while guests and our undercover inspectors thought the Doubletree by Hilton was good value for money. We also found that some airport hotels offer on site parking that is cheaper than parking in the airport itself.”
With a transfer time of 30 minutes or less, here are the best and worst airport hotels in Scotland.
5. Courtyard by Marriott — Aberdeen Airport, Glasgow Airport, Inverness Airport
There are Courtyard by Marriott venues at Aberdeen, Glasgow and Inverness airports. Costing on average £144 per night, while it didn’t score highly for value for money, guests did appreciate the chain of airport hotels for its rooms and comfortable beds, scoring a total of 71%. | Google Maps
6. Holiday Inn — Glasgow Airport
With just one hotel airport in Scotland, the Glasgow Airport Holiday Inn (not the Express version of the chain’s hotels) was close behind with a score of 71%. Its rooms, comfort and location were all well scored by guests with a room costing £117 per night on average. | Google Maps
7. Ibis Budget — Edinburgh Airport
With a hotel at Edinburgh Airport, Ibis Budget hotels were scored highly for their location but received a fairly muted response elsewhere with a total score of 67%. On average, rooms cost a respectable £83 per night. | Google Maps
8. Hampton by Hilton — Aberdeen Airport, Edinburgh Airport
With two Hampton by Hilton airport hotels in Scotland – in Aberdeen and Edinburgh – these hotels received a fairly mixed response from travellers. Despite scoring 4-stars for their cleanliness, rooms, comfort and location, it received just two stars for factors including value for money, with rooms costing £138 per night on average. | Google Maps