Quick facts
- Type: Hotel
- Distance to airport: Inside Terminal 3 arrivals hall, about a 10 minute walk to Terminal 2 (LHR guide).
- Shuttle: None needed, you are inside the terminal. Landside only, so you must clear the UK border to reach it (LHR guide).
- Prices seen: By the hour, £65 for up to 6 hours in a Solo Plus room, £75 for a Double Plus room in the same paid stay (LHR guide, checked November 2026).
What to know
Aerotel London Heathrow is the guide’s pick for the closest hotel to the terminals: it sits inside the Terminal 3 arrivals hall, landside, a few steps from the Terminal 3 check-in desks, and Terminal 2 is about a 10 minute walk away by the covered pedestrian walkway (LHR guide, https://airport-accommodation.com/lhr-airport-hotels/). You cannot stay airside and walk to it — you must enter the UK side of the border first (LHR guide).
It is built for short stays: Sleeping in Airports lists short-stay bookings in 6, 9 and 12 hour blocks, plus overnight stays, and Aerotel sells Solo Plus, Double Plus and Family rooms with flexible hourly booking and a library lounge (LHR guide). In a paid day-use stay reviewed in November 2025, a Solo Plus room for up to 6 hours cost £65 and a Double Plus room cost £75 for the same hours, but stays over 6 hours switched to an overnight rate of over £200 (LHR guide).
Official website: https://www.myaerotel.com/en-uk/find/americas-europe/united-kingdom/london/aerotel-london
Back to the LHR guide: https://airport-accommodation.com/lhr-airport-hotels/
Sources
- LHR Airport Hotels guide, this site, facts checked November 2026: https://airport-accommodation.com/lhr-airport-hotels/
- Aerotel London Heathrow, official page (location, room types, hourly booking and Terminal 2 walk): https://www.myaerotel.com/en-uk/find/americas-europe/united-kingdom/london/aerotel-london
- TravelUpdate, Day Use Review, Aerotel London Heathrow (£65 Solo Plus for up to 6 hours, £75 Double Plus, November 2025): https://travelupdate.com/day-use-review-aerotel-london-heathrow/