We found this B&B as an alternative to an airport hotel. Great value, especially as you only pay for breakfast if you want it - with a 4.30am departure we didn't! About an 8 minute walk from the station, parking also available. Clean room, quiet, and pleasant, helpful staff who also advised us beforehand about booking a taxi to the airport - this was really cheap and took under 10 minutes to get there. Easy walk to restaurants and a lovely pub from the B&B.
A very comfortable and pleasant stay, in classy surroundings on a night prior to flying from Gatwick. Quasim is extremely welcoming and efficient. The room and bathroom were well decorated, furnished and prepared. Although Quasim says that there is a Continental breakfast available, he is very happy to cook eggs for you, to go with that. Excellent! Horley's selection of pubs / restaurants are within easy walking distance, for enjoyable dining. Serendipity Italian Restaurant is especially recommended. The taxi arranged for the airport worked well, too - it takes only ten minutes. We'll certainly be back, next time we need to stay up near the airport for a morning flight.
Great access (bear in mind there is a regular 4.50GBP bus service running from Gatwick airport to and from the hotel, no need to pay for a taxi) to the airport, clean, quiet, tidy, great breakfast - small issues from me: shower curtain rather than a screen, no fridge in the room, no phone to contact Reception if needed, uncomfortable pillows (details matter!) but otherwise ideal for what it is. Good location for runners (country lanes with off-road pedestrian paths for two miles so great for me).
Very convenient location for an early departure from Gatwick the following day. Reasonable price for room only with tea/ coffee making facilities with over night parking free. Bed was very comfortable. We would certainly book again if flying from Gatwick. This accommodation also offers longer stay parking and taxi to the Airport so worth enquiring as we will probably do next time.
I specifically booked a night at the Sofitel Gatwick because it included 'Meet and Greet' parking with Maple Parking. Had they not included this I would have still stayed but made other arrangments for my car. I arrived at the Maple Parking Meet and Greet and parked the car. Took my keys over to the attendant and signed in. I then asked if they could give me 20 minutes to check in to the hotel, change clothes and bring a bag back to the car. We didnt want to bring a bag of unclean clothes on holiday with us. Here's where things went downhill faster than Gwynth Paltrow on ski's. The attendant, a tall bloke with a mid-european accent shouted at me 'No, do you know you are at an airport'. He actually shouted this. Shouted. To a customer. Take a minute to breathe that in. Fortunatly I knew I was at an airport, having driven 4 hours to get there. To hear that I was at an airport was no surprise, to be shouted at by a car park attendant was. I explained that I didnt want to take a case of unclean clothes on holiday with me. His response to that was 'we are extremly busy and your car will be removed immediately'. I asked if the hotel would hold the bag and he replied 'No they will not hold your stupid bag'. Here's where I should have murdered him with his Maple Meet and Greet Staff lanyard, but I did not. I asked for my keys back to be told once again in an truely agresive manner 'if you take your keys I will close the entry and you can't come back'. I took the keys and left. I then had to park at Gatawick Long stay for an additional £150. We finally checked into the hotel, explained the situation. The checkin lady (Alessia?) apologised and gave us two tokens for a free drink at the bar. They also kept our bag for us. Is this the fault of Sofitel Gatwick? I think it is. They decided to partner with a company that treats people appalingly. So they've got to accept responsibility for that. Please share this review, If I saw something like this I would have chose another car park or another hotel. Other people should be warned.