It always makes sense to stay in a Heathrow hotel before you fly - the last thing you need is to be sat on the M1 in a panic as the check-in time gets closer and closer; there's a range of hotels lining alongside the runways, and this competition seems to keep standards pretty high.
This was our first time trying the Crowne Plaza, and although we were a little worried when we turned up and discovered an office party in full swing, the room was quiet, comfortable and spacious and the hotel busy but well-run.
We had room service - the food isn't especially cheap but was tasty; the coffee appeared to be a pot of instant coffee which was disappointing (I could have used the complementary stuff and saved two quid). There were restaurants in the hotel, although everything seems to run off the same menu. It's worth mentioning that there isn't much else in the immediate neighbourhood - if you're looking for something to eat, you're tied to the delights of the Crowne Plaza.
There's a small gift shop, which is slightly better for novelty items and local newspapers than traveler's luxuries.
We left before breakfast - there is a Hoppa bus service, which we had considered using, but mysteriously the bus parked up outside suddenly put on its Out Of Service sign and drove off. We got a taxi instead - two quid more, but much quicker and straight to the terminal. If there are two or more of you, or you have a lot of luggage, this is the way to go.
Nobody needs to be more than one night in an airport hotel, and most you wouldn't want to. But this is one of the few where you could quite happily spend a week.
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