News | Know Before You Go | Comparison of Wi-Fi Access at Hotel Airports and Airport lounges Comparison of Wi-Fi Access at Hotel Airports and Airport Lounges
A recent survey by BDRC Continental found that 49% of business travellers are "very likely" to replace their number one choice hotel brand for one that offers free Wi-Fi*. The research compares the cost of Wi-Fi access in airport hotels within 15 minutes of major UK airports highlighting the cost of access in hotel rooms, conference rooms and public areas. This includes the cost of Wi-Fi access in the private lounges of the same 24 airports.
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AIRPORT |
LOUNGE |
HOTEL |
DISTANCE TO AIRPORT |
WIFI CONFERENCE ROOMS & PUBLIC AREAS |
WIFI IN ROOM |
Servisair Executive Lounge |
Aberdeen Britannia |
10 minutes |
Free wireless |
Free wireless |
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Aberdeen Marriott Hotel |
10 minutes |
Free wireless |
£15 for 24 hours |
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Aberdeen Thistle Hotel |
5 minutes |
BT Openzone Wireless |
BT Openzone Wireless |
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The Business Lounge |
Belfast Plaza Park |
On-site |
£2.00 for 20 min |
£2.00 for 20 min |
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Hilton Templepatrick |
5 minutes |
£10 for 24 hours |
£10 for 24 hours/participant for selected room |
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Terminal 1 |
Ibis Birmingham Airport |
On-site |
No conference room available |
£4 for 1 hour |
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Novotel Birmingham Airport |
On-site |
£3.97 for hour |
£3.97 for hour |
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Birmingham Hilton Metropole |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£6 for 90 min |
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Crown Plaza Birmingham NEC |
5 minutes |
£8.16 for 1 hour |
£8.16 for 1 hour |
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Express by Holiday Inn |
5 minutes |
£9.99 |
£9.99 |
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Premier Travel Inn NEC/Airport |
5 minutes |
£3 for 24 hours |
£3 for 24 hours |
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Executive Lounge facility |
Norbreck Castle Hotel |
15 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
No WiFi available in rooms |
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Servisair Executive Lounge |
Winford Manor Hotel |
5 minutes |
Free |
Free |
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Holiday Inn Bristol |
10 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£16 for 24 hours |
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Bristol Town & Country |
10 minutes |
Free |
Free |
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Redwood Hotel & Country Club |
15 minutes |
Free |
Free |
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Executive Lounge Servisair Executive Lounge |
Cardiff Express by Holiday Inn
|
2 minutes
|
£1 Initial Fee
|
Free Wireless
|
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Sky Plaza Hotel |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
No Wi-Fi in rooms |
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Servisair Executive Lounge |
St George Hotel |
2 minutes |
£6 for 1 month |
£6 for 1 month |
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The Spa Hotel |
On-site |
Free Wi-Fi |
Free Wi-Fi |
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Executive Lounge (Servisair lounges) |
Best Western Premier Yew Lodge |
5 minutes |
Free |
Free in all rooms |
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Express by Holiday Inn |
5 minutes (mile from airport) |
Initial Fee £1.00 |
Initial Fee £4.95 |
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Hilton East Midlands Airport |
10 minutes (2 miles) |
Conference rooms: Public areas : Password for room Wi-Fi access can be used in the lounge area |
£15 for 24 hours (Wired connection) |
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Thistle Hotel |
5 minutes (adjacent to airport entrance) |
£6 for one hour
|
£6 for one hour |
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Servisair Executive Lounge |
Edinburgh Hilton Hotel |
2 minute transfer/5 minute walk |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
No Wi-Fi in hotel rooms |
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The Quality Hotel Edinburgh Airport |
3 minutes |
Free |
Free |
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Edinburgh Marriott Hotel |
On-site |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Card must be bought. £15 for 24 hours. |
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Edinburgh Dreghorn Travelodge |
15 minutes |
No conference room available |
£10 for 24 hours |
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Executive Lounge (air-side) |
Glebe Lodge Exeter |
10 minutes (1.7 miles) |
Free |
Free |
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Business Wing at skylounge Holiday Wing Servisair Executive lounge : |
Holiday Inn Express |
2 minute walk from terminal |
Conference rooms: |
£4.95 for 1 hour |
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Holiday Inn |
2 minute walk |
Conference rooms: Lounge areas: |
TV connection: |
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Ramada Hotel |
2 minutes (500 meters) |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
T mobile connection – chargeable with debit card |
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Normandy Hotel |
1 mile |
Board room: Conference rooms: Chargeable with debit card (T mobile) Public areas: |
T mobile connection – chargeable with debit card |
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Travelodge Glasgow Airport |
2 minutes |
No conference room available Public areas: |
£5 for hour |
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Erskine Bridge Hotel |
5 miles |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
T mobile connection – chargeable with debit card |
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Penauille Servisair |
Humberside Holcombe Guest House |
10 minutes (3 miles) |
Lounge room: Free Public areas: |
Free |
|
The Yorkshire Premier Lounge |
Leeds Bradford Britannia |
5 minutes (2 minute walk from airport) |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free
|
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Travelodge |
Walking distance (0.25 miles) |
Spectrum Interactive Wi-Fi |
Spectrum Interactive Wi-Fi |
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Ramada Parkway |
5 miles |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£5.99 for 1 hour |
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Chevin Country Park Hotel |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free |
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Halewood International Executive Lounge |
Hampton by Hilton Liverpool John Lennon Airport
|
Walk to terminal
|
Conference rooms: Public areas:
|
Free
|
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Express by Holiday Inn |
3 minutes |
Initial Fee £5.00 |
Wi-Fi in room available. For rates, call 8448-757575 |
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Liverpool Marriott Hotel |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£5 for 24 hours |
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Crowne Plaza Liverpool Airport |
10 minutes |
Initial Fee £15.00 |
Initial fee £15.00 |
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No lounge but free WiFi in Terminals |
London City Airport Travelodge
|
Walking distance |
No conference room available Public areas: |
£5 for 1 hour |
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Hilton London |
15 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
No Wi-Fi, but internet connection available -£15 for 24 hours |
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No 1 Traveller South Terminal
No 1 Traveller South Terminal Servisair Executive Lounge |
Sofitel
|
On-site
|
Conference rooms:
|
£4 for 30 min
|
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Courtyard by Marriott |
On-site |
Conference rooms: Public areas: £4.99 for hour |
£4.99 for 1 hour |
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Hilton Hotel London Gatwick |
On-site (linked to South Terminal) |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£3 for 15 min |
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Best Western Moathouse |
5 minutes (1 mile away) |
Free |
Free |
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Holiday Inn |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas : |
£10 for 2 hours |
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Europa Gatwick Airport Hotel |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
No internet connection available |
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Russ Hill Hotel |
4 miles |
No conference room available |
No internet connection available |
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Gatwick Lodge |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
No internet connection available in rooms |
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Servisair Executive Lounge Terminal 3: Servisair Executive Lounge No.1 Traveller lounge |
Sofitel |
On-site |
Conference rooms: £15 for 24 hours (based on conference of 20 people) |
£6 for 1 hour |
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Heathrow Hilton |
Direct to terminal 4; Transfer to 1,2,3 & 5 |
Conference rooms: |
£15 for 24 hours |
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Heathrow Ariel (Holiday Inn) |
5-10 minutes to terminals 1, 2 &3; 10 minutes to terminal 4 &5 |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Initial fee £5.00 |
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Holiday Inn M4 J4 |
5-10 minutes to terminals 1,2 &3; transfer to terminals 4 &5 |
Initial fee £6.00 |
Internet browsing TV |
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Premier Inn |
Transfer to terminals 1,2,3 & 5 |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£5 for 1 hour |
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Renaissance (Marriott) |
5 minutes to terminals 1,2 & 3; transfers to terminals 4 &5 |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free for Gold or Platinum guests |
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Sheraton Heathrow |
5 minutes to terminal 1,2 &3; transfer to terminals 4 &5 |
45 minutes free High Speed Internet Access at work station |
Wireless in all rooms. £15.00 per day |
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The Aviance Lounge or Executive Business Lounge Servisair Executive Lounge |
Express by Holiday Inn |
3 minutes |
Conference rooms: |
£9.94 for 24 hours |
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Days Hotel |
5 minutes |
Public areas: Free in bar and lounge |
Up to 20mb access free |
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Menzies Strathmore |
5-10 minutes (2 miles from airport) |
Free |
Free |
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Hemel Express |
10 minutes |
Free in lobby, initial fee in public areas - £1 |
Initial fee £4.95 |
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Chiltern Hotel |
15 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free |
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Ibis Hotel |
15 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£4 for one hour |
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Ibis Stevenage Hotel |
15 minutes |
No conference rooms available Public areas: |
Free |
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No 1 lounges Servisair Executive lounge |
Radisson Blu |
2 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free |
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Express by Holiday Inn |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: |
Internet in hotel rooms: |
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Hilton London Stansted |
6 minutes |
Conference rooms: |
Inbound cable internet: |
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Park Inn |
20 minutes |
Conference rooms: |
Wi-Fi |
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Terminal 1: Terminal 1 Terminal 2: |
Bewley’s
|
On-site (3 minutes from terminals 1 & 3)
|
Conference rooms:
|
Free WiFi
£16 for 24 hours
|
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Crowne Plaza |
On-site (2 minutes) |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£5 for 1 hour |
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Radisson SAS |
On-site |
Conference rooms: |
Free Wi-Fi |
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Premier Inn |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Wireless chargeable on the Credit Card of each guest |
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Cresta Court |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public area: |
Free |
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Etrop Grange |
3 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free |
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Hilton Manchester Airport Hotel |
On-site (2 minutes) |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Internet access (wired) |
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Marriott
|
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Average cost - £15 for connection. Dependent on number of participants Public areas: |
Free in Gold & Platinum rooms |
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Mercure Quality Altrincham |
10 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free WiFi |
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Britannia Airport Hotel |
10 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
No internet access |
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Britannia County Hotel |
10 minutes |
Conference rooms: Free Wi-Fi Public areas: Reception & bar-Free WiFi |
No internet access |
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Cheviot lounge (Servisair) Executive lounge |
Britannia |
3 minute walk |
Conference rooms: Free WiFi Public areas: |
Free Wi-Fi |
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Novotel |
5 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: £9.99 for 24 hours |
£9.99 for 24 hours |
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Express by Holiday Inn Newcastle City Centre |
5 minutes (6 miles from airport) |
Conference rooms: |
£9.99 for 24 hours |
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Holiday Inn Express Norwich |
10 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Wired internet access (cable) |
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Doncaster Angel Inn & Lodge |
3 miles |
No conference room available |
No internet connection available |
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Crown Hotel |
10 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free Wi-Fi |
|
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Danum Hotel |
15 minutes |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
Free Wi-Fi |
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No public airport lounges available at SA airport |
Southampton Holiday Inn |
6 miles |
Conference rooms: Public areas: |
£5 for 1 hour |
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