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Thistle East Midlands Airport Hotel Castle Donington

Address: East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, England United Kingdom map

from $83 USD*

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Thistle East Midlands Airport is situated on four acres, 500 meters from East Midlands Airport (free transfer), and approximately five miles from the city of Derby. This location is also five miles from the Donnington Park Grand Prix Circuit, 12 miles from Tales of Robin Hood, 15 miles from Nottingham, and 40 miles from Alton Towers and Birmingham. <P> Hotel amenities include the Otium Health and Leisure club (with swimming pool, sauna, gym, and steam room), business center, gift shop, Byron Bar, Sherwood Restaurant, Newstead Lounge. The hotel also offers room service, parking, laundry facilities, and a concierge. <P> All rooms feature dataports, voicemail, tea/coffee facilities, trouser presses, hairdryers, and satellite TV.

Overview:

Thistle East Midlands Airport is situated on four acres, 500 meters from East Midlands Airport (free transfer), and approximately five miles from the city

Amenities:

24 Hour Reception
Air Conditioned
ATM / Cash Machine
Banquet Facilities
Bar / Lounge
Bath / Hot Tub
Business Center
Cable / Satellite TV
Coffee / Tea Maker
Concierge
Conference Room(s)
Connecting Rooms
Currency Exchange
Disabled Access
DVD Player
Elevator / Lift
Fitness Room
Florist
Free Breakfast
Gymnasium
Hair Dryer
High-speed Internet
In Room Movies
Laundry service
Massage / Beauty Centre
Medical Assistance Available
Meeting Rooms
Modem / Data Port
Multilingual Staff
Non-Smoking Rooms
Parking
Pets Allowed
Porters
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe-Deposit Box
Sauna
Secretarial Service
Security Guard
Swimming pool
TV
Valet Parking
Wake-up Service

Check-in:

From 2:00 PM

Check-out:

Prior to 12:00 PM

Dining:

- SHERWOOD RESTAURANTLOCATION - ON PROPERTYTYPE OF FOOD -DRESS CODE - NOHOURS OF OPERATION -MONDAY - FRIDAY 0700AM-1000AM 1200PM-0200PM 0700PM-1000PMSATURDAY - SUNDAY 0730AM-1030AM 1200PM-0200PM 0700PM-1000PM.- LORD BYRON BARLOCATION - ON PROPERTYTYPE OF FOOD - INTERNATIONALDRESS CODE - NOHOURS OF OPERATION -MONDAY - FRIDAY 1100AM-1200AMSATURDAY - SUNDAY 1100AM-1200AM.

Transportation:

- EAST MIDLANDS - 0.0MI / 0.0KMTRANSPORTATION FROM AIRPORT-ONE WAYSHUTTLE - 2.50 GBP - SHUTTLE MINI BUS AVAILABLE IFPRE-BOOKED AT A FEE OF 2.50 PER JOURNEY.- BIRMINGHAM INTL - 30.0MI / 48.3KMTRANSPORTATION FROM AIRPORT-ONE WAYBUS - 13.30 GBP - THESE PRICES ARE FOR NATIONAL EXPRESSCOACH VIA COVENTRY PRICES MAY CHANGETAXI - 40.00 GBP -TRAIN - 16.00 GBP -

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Date of Stay: July, 2009

Nasty tasteRoom was comfortable and clean. Decided to eat in my room, and chose the steak and ale pie. Soggy pie with unseasonal with tasteless vegetables. The platter dome was dirty and water stained. Had to wash the grapes before I ate them with quite nice cheese and biscuits.The cooked breakfast the following morning was no a lot better.Because I stayed overnight and attended a meeting the following day. I had to pay £24 for parking???????

	Date of Stay: July, 2009
Generally good, restaurant needs improvementReception service good and bedroom very satisfactory for price. But restaurant dirty. Kippers advertised for breakfast, but unavailable - and someone needs to explain to the (non-English) serving staff that cod (which they did have) is not traditionally a substitute for kippers!

Date of Stay: July, 2009

Typical airport hotelWe have stayed here before because of its location, wouldnt choose it for the food or service. Had a non smoking room but it smelled strongly of stale cigarette smoke and had black mould around the shower, they moved us without any fuss though. Both rooms were standard doubles and had very small beds compared to some other hotels. Staff are pleasant but not really bothered and the restaurant staff arent trained to serve, shouting out down the table to take our orders and even though they werent busy getting a lot of things wrong with no apologies. More of a cafe with restaurant prices. Breakfast is not amongst the most enjoyable I have had and is basic with no vegetarian choices and the slowest toasters in the world ! We were given voucers for breakfast that cost extra to the room rate and although we didnnt go for breakfast on the second night they woiuldnt refund the voucher price so we payed them for food we didnt have. they also charged the wrong rate on the bill and we had to get this reduced. Menu never changes in the restaurant , maybe they dont think they need to as they have a constantly changing airport bound clientele. If all you want is a hotel close to the airport with parking and you dont mind paying premuim prices for below average service and food then maybe its ok for that.

	Date of Stay: July, 2009
Good value, near airportDespite very late arrival desk staff very helpful, and in the morning a different team helped with another matter that was dealt with thoroughly. All local people with good knowledge of area that helped greatly.

	Date of Stay: July, 2009
Maximum ConvenienceJust a short walk from East Midlands Airport terminals makes it ideal for any one flying in or out in the early hours. Staff were extremely helpful.

	Date of Stay: July, 2009
Perfect location for anyone flying out of East Midlands Airport. Less than a 10 minute walk to the departure terminal. Even though this hotel is very close to the airport, we were not bothered by any airline noise at all.

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
Good quality staff, food OK.Big hotel - can be a long walk to reception!Rooms OK - would have expected fresher decor and range of satellite channels (incl. sports) for the price that I paid.

Date of Stay: June, 2009

Better than we thoughtHaving read some of the reviews before we went we were expecting a bit of a dump to be honest but the hotel was definately better than expected, it looked as if the hotel had been refurbished in recent times so our room was smart, tidy and clean. Sadly not enough tea and coffee had been left in the room.Sadly to get to our room we were taken past the smoking rooms and the corridor stunk of cigarette smoke which, being non-smokers, we found unpleasant. There was another route to our room which we found later on. Some of the rooms still had meal trays outside the doors.The quality of the food we had was very good although very expensive. I had the burger and chips which cost about £13. When it arrived I was convinced that as it was so small I could eat two of them but I was wrong and actually struggled to finish it. My partner had the fish which she enjoyed.We decided to have a drink in the bar before eating, we couldn't see a price list on display (there was one behind the bar but I just couldn't see it). We had a pint of bitter and a Tia Maria & Coke, I was shocked when the price came out at over £7 so we only had one round. I think next time should we decide to stay there we may well go and have a drink and a bite to eat in one of the local villages.Check-in was easy and the receptionist was very friendly. We arrived at the earliest check-in time (2pm) and many of the rooms wern't ready for occupation yet as they were still being cleaned. We had been allocated a room upstairs but my partner was problems with her feet which meant she was unable to climb the stairs and there is no lift in the hotel we were re-allocated a room on the ground floor.The staff were friendly although the girl manning the bar could learn to be a bit more chearful and smile.All in all not a bad place at all.

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
Perfect for East Midlands airportThis is the only hotel within sensible walking distance of the airport terminal. Very spacious and clean room. Perfect for a stop over before flying. £65 without breakfast not the cheapest. Arrived late, left early so didn't eat and can't comment on the food.

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
Thought the price of the food from room service expensive & would have liked a little something before retiring. Tea & coffee making facility would have been ideal.

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
Airport HotelsLike most Airport hotels, they are not hungry for the business, because of the amount of garanteed people traffic going through and as a result the customer service is rubbish.

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
Fit for purpose......somewhere to stay as close to Arrivals as possibe (3 mins walk) late at night then this is the place. Functional, surprisingly quiet and convenient it is a business hotel wth a clear purpose but nothing more.

Date of Stay: June, 2009

A pleasant enough stayWe arrived at the Thistle at around 0300 following a return flight from Egypt, and were gretted by the night porter. The gentleman was polite and processed our check-in without any undue delay. Frustratingly, there is no lift available for suitcases to be transported upstairs, however the night porter kindly carried my girlfirend's suitcase (as far as the top of the stairs, after which which we were left to it). It would have been helpful to be told when breakfast was available until, but no big deal. The morning staff were friendly and helpful, as were the restaurant staff.The room itself was clean and comfortable and no more or less than I had expected.Value-wise, £50 is pretty fair for an airport hotel for the night, so no complaints there. However - a cup of tea and a cappucino will set you back over £7.00! This, I thought, was most unreasonable.Overall, a pleasant stay in a comfortable room at a decent price - could do a little bit better with customer service but not bad in general. Shame about the overpriced beverages - there is no need for that level of mark-up.

	Date of Stay: June, 2009
Lovely room - wasn't expecting too much as I only stayed there because of it's proximity to the airport, but I was plesantly surprised. Couldn't hear any planes, which surprised me. A good find.

Date of Stay: June, 2009

Really great location for us as we had a 4.15am check-in so ideal to get up as late as possible and walk across to the Airport, the room was great, clean, comfortable, everything you could want really just for having somewhere to lay your head, get a shower etc....we ate in the hotel the evening before and I wasn't overly impressed with the menu or the food I actually ate as it was quite pricey for what we actually had, despite this would definitely recommend this hotel if you have an early flight.

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
good for business and early morning starts from the airport. very pleasant. no complaints

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
BasicVery basic standard hotel room, with leaking air conditioning unit and loud airport noise throuh the night.

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
Excellent StayStayed for two nights. Staff were excellent, hotel was very pleasant, plenty of parking at only £5.00 per night.Food was fine - although the white wine was a bit tepid - the barman chilled a glass for me and then added an ice cube.Did not use the leisure facilitiesOverall experience - very good

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
I booked the hotel for its convenience to East Midlands airport - it's a 5 minute brisk walk from the terminal building, and it certainly was that. The service and comfort were fine, too.

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
Early mornng departure from East Midlands Airport.It was ok I suppose. Just a place to lay one's head prior to a very early Ryanair flt. It all felt a bit tired and tatty. If I had had to pay the full rate, I would have been more than a little disappointed. However we have paid more on occasions elsewhere for less. The main advantage of this hotel is its proximity to the Terminal Building.

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