On 17.07.16 9:53, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 12:30:35 on Sat, 16 Jul
2016, tim... remarked:

What they decided was that charging for the bus was a price flyers
would be prepared to pay. Just like most off-campus airport hotels
which charge for their shuttle buses (or have "contracted it out"
to what amounts to a regular fare-stage bus) these days.

Are you talking about the LHR Hotel Hoppa thing?

Not especially. The same applies to Gatwick and Stansted;

The hotels at STN are walkable (to the airport)

I've walked from the Holiday Inn Express, but the road isn't very
pedestrian-friendly. It's about a kilometre. Next door is the Premier
Inn. The Hilton is much further, it's up by the M11.

I've simply used Yotel either in T2 or T5. Reserve early enough in
advance, and the price isn't that bad.