Why The Russ Hill Hotel Is Such Great Value
The Russ Hill Hotel in Gatwick is part of the Britannia chain of hotels. This three star accommodation is just four miles from Gatwick Airport and provides some of the best value room and parking options in the area.
So if you are travelling on a budget and don’t want to pay the prices of the on-airport 4 star hotels, the Russ Hill Hotel could make you substantial savings.
Where Is The Russ Hill Hotel?
The Russ Hill Hotel is around ten minutes from Gatwick Airport on the outskirts of the quiet, country village of Charlwood. The village itself has a few basic shops and some popular, traditional pubs.
Because the Russ Hill Hotel is surrounded by nine acres of countryside, there is no noise pollution from the airport traffic or main roads around Gatwick. London is also within easy reach by car or by public transport. The Gatwick Express train runs directly from London Victoria every 15 minutes and takes just half an hour.
Stay, Park And Fly With The Russ Hill Hotel
The Russ Hill Hotel provides excellent value onsite parking for guests who wish to use the hotel as a base for their car when flying from Gatwick Airport.
The hotel transfer service is a shuttle bus that runs conveniently on the hour, every hour (except 3am), 24 hours a day. From 3:30am until 8am, transfer run every 45 minutes, as these are the most popular times to be travelling to the airport. At the time of writing, the transfers were just five pounds per adult and two pounds fifty for children.
Parking packages at the Russ Hill Hotel are for 8 or 15 days. Guest cars will be parked onsite at the hotel’s own car park, or will be taken to another secure site and returned to the hotel on your return. Check in time is from 3pm and guests must check out by noon.
Returning to the Russ Hill Hotel after your holiday is a simple case of catching the transfer bus to pick up your car. You will need bus G4, which leaves from stop number 12 at the South Terminal, and stop number 8 at the North Terminal. An added bonus is that the journey from the airport to the hotel is completely FREE.
Great Value Rooms At The Russ Hill Hotel
The Russ Hill Hotel is quite a large 19th-Century manor house with 130 bedrooms, including family rooms and Honeymoon Suites. Because of the hotel’s period design, each of the rooms is unique in some stylistic way. However, all the rooms have been furbished for a completely fresh and modern feel.

The Russ Hill Hotel – Unique and affordable
All rooms are equipped with either a bath or a shower (either can be requested), television, direct-dial telephone, tea and coffee-making facilities, and hair-dryer.
Food And Drink
The Russ Hill Hotel has a restaurant and a lounge bar, both serving a range of fresh meals and light bites. The bar also has its own spacious, green, beer garden to relax in on warm evenings, as well as Sky Sports in the bar area.
Food is reasonably priced and the restaurant has quite a wide selection of good food. There is a carvery available at weekends, and if you just prefer something simple, there are also more informal options such as burgers and fish and chips.
Check Availability and Prices
When you calculate the total cost of the room, transfers, parking, and food (if you will be eating at the hotel), the Russ Hill Hotel comes out at very good value for money. When you click on any of the hotel links on this page, you can enter the dates of your stay and we will present you with the current price.
There is also more information on the following link about all the other Gatwick hotels with parking, including availability and prices, if you would like to browse some alternative options.
If you think you might be interested in seeing how much value there is in staying at the Russ Hill Hotel, feel free to click this link to the hotel’s booking page.