Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow

The Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow is a newly renovated hotel on the Bath Road hotel strip with easy bus access to Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3.

The hotel occupies part of what was previously the Park Inn by Radisson hotel. The Park Inn was a sprawling 895-room hotel that was starting to look a little dated but it was also one of the first hotels you see when you take the bus from Heathrow, which made it one of the more conveniently-located of the Bath Road hotels.

The Park Inn was due for refurbishment but rather than tidy it up a little, it was given a full overhaul and has now been split in two with part of the complex converted into the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow and the other part reopened as a Radisson RED hotel.

With 637 guest rooms, the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow occupies around two-thirds of the former Park Inn hotel. The rooms all have comfortable beds, a work desk, a flatscreen television, tea and coffee making facilities and an en suite bathroom. Standard and superior rooms also have ironing facilities.

Rooms range from the cosy 16m² (172 sq ft) rooms to the 23m² (247 sq ft) standard rooms. Superior rooms are 25m² (269 sq ft).

Both hotels share the same reception area and most other public areas are also shared between the two hotels. This means that you can stay in the cheaper Radisson side but still enjoy the same swimming pool, sauna and fitness facilities that guests staying in the more expensive Radisson RED get to use.

The hotel’s Hope and Glory restaurant, which is also shared with the Radisson RED, is probably one of the nicer restaurants on Heathrow’s Bath Road hotel strip. It is a nice environment for a bite to eat and the food it s step up from your average chain hotel restaurant.

Free Wi-Fi wireless internet access is available throughout the hotel.

The Radisson is one of the more centrally-located of the hotels that line Bath Road but it is set back a fair distance from the road making it seem a little more remote than it actually is. There is a petrol station, an Italian restaurant and a couple of convenience stores nearby but for anything more than this you really need to hop on a bus to the airport terminal.

The closest bus stop is a five-minute walk from the hotel entrance with regular buses to the main Heathrow Bus Station near Terminals 2 and 3. Buses are frequent enough that you can usually count on getting from the hotel to Terminals 2 and 3 in around 10 minutes.

You can also take the Hotel Hoppa bus to the airport terminal but these are more expensive at £5.50 (£6 if you buy on board the bus) for a one-way trip and these buses run less frequently than the regular local buses. However, the Hotel Hoppa may be a better option if you are travelling with a lot of luggage as it will drop you off closer to the main entrance.

In summary, the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow is an improvement over the old Park Inn and it is better value than the adjoining Radisson RED. Although it is convenient to Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3, it is still necessary to hop on a bus to get there.