When you’ve spent hours on the plane, it’s nice to know you don’t have to travel far to your hotel room, which is why airport hotels are so convenient. Whether you’re arriving, departing or just checking in on a quick stopover between flights, it’s handy to be able to stretch out in style, knowing you’re only minutes away from the departure gate.
After stepping off your First or Business Class flight, continue the luxury with one of these 5 best airport hotels in the world.
1. Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong
The Regal Airport has been awarded World’s Best Airport Hotel 2011 to 2014 by Skytrax, and Best Airport Hotel in the World for 6 consecutive years since 2008 by Business Traveller UK Magazine. The hotel is directly connected to the passenger terminal at Hong Kong International Airport via an enclosed, air-conditioned bridge, and is just 24 minutes from downtown via the Airport Express line. In addition to 1,171 guest rooms and state-of-the-art conference facilities, the hotel features 6 restaurants and bars and a range of leisure facilities, including a luxurious spa, 24/7 gym, an outdoor pool and an indoor heated swimming pool.
2. Langham Place Beijing Airport
Located just a few minutes from Beijing’s Capital airport, the Langham Place is one of the world’s most stylish airport hotels. Its 372 stylish rooms and suites boasting cloud-like beds, luxurious marble bathrooms, soundproofed floor-to-ceiling windows and plenty of features for the tech-savvy traveller, including an LCD TV, DVD/CD player, IP telephone, Wi-Fi and iPod dock. You can work up a sweat in the 24-hour cardio studio, then reward yourself with a meal or drinks in one the hotel’s five restaurants and bars. For private functions and events the hotel has 22 function rooms available, including a ballroom and various multi-purpose rooms. Best of all the hotel offers a complimentary shuttle bus to transfer guests between the airport and the hotel.
3. Crowne Plaza, Changi Airport
The Crowne Plaza at Changi Airport in Singapore is housed in a modern building with hints of nature- a reflection of Singapore as a modern garden city. Just moments away from the departure and arrival hall, the hotel is attached to Changi Terminal 3 with an air-conditioned link-bridge and you can also reach Terminals 1 and 2 by SkyTrain. Not only is the hotel right next to the airport, it’s also only 10 minutes from Changi Business Park and Singapore Expo, or 25 minutes from the city by taxi or MRT. Labelled as a ‘business hotel with a resort ambience; the hotel features courtyard gardens, a landscaped pool area and peaceful garden views. In addition to soundproofed rooms with comfortable beds and spacious bathrooms, the hotel also offers a calming room and spa so passengers can rejuvenate between long-haul flights. You can experience 70’s glamour at Bar ’75, dine on Cantonese cuisine at Imperial Treasure or help yourself to food from the buffet at Azur.
4. Kempinski Hotel Airport Munich
Directly located between terminals 1 & 2 at Munich Airport, the Kempinski Hotel is easily accessible by car, taxi, train or public transportation. After settling into your modern room you can take a dip in the indoor-heated swimming pool, enjoy a massage or beauty treatment, tone up your body in the LIFE Fitness gym, go shopping at Munich Airport or play a round of golf at Golfclub München Eichenried. If you need anything at all the concierge service is available 24-hours a day and there’s a business centre for sending faxes or printing documents. Set underneath 18 metre-high palm trees, the hotel’s Nightflight Bar is a popular meeting place for business travellers, while the restaurant Charles Lindbergh features a buffet and a la carte meals created by Executive Chef, Anton J. Stengl and his team.
5. Sofitel London Heathrow
If you’re catching a First or Business Class flight out of London Heathrow, the Sofitel is the most luxurious place to stay right by the airport. The Sofitel is the only hotel directly linked to Terminal 5 via a link-bridge and you can reach other terminals via a free inter-terminal transfer. You’re also within easy reach of central London via the 21-minute Heathrow Express train, so the city is still right on your doorstep. Book yourself into one of 578 soundproofed rooms blending high-end technology with elegant design, or one of the 52 suites and villas that come with access to the Club Millesime executive lounge. After a long flight you can perk up in the 24-hour fitness centre, or relax in the vitality pool and aromatherapy steam room. With several bar and restaurant options, there are plenty of places to unwind; take afternoon tea in the Tea 5 salon, sip on a glass of champagne at Perrier Jouët Bar, or a cocktail by the fire in Sphere. Foodies can dine on gourmet French cuisine created by chef Daren Pavey in La Belle Epoque, or watch live cooking at the open stations in Vivre.
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