You can always count on a Premier Inn

• Reliable 3-star comfort
• Cosy Hypnos beds
• 2 miles from Gatwick
• Relaxed dining and big breakfasts
• Purple Parking Park & Ride

2 miles from Gatwick, the Premier Inn London Gatwick East offers easy access to both terminals, as well as super comfy beds.

Getting to the airport

The hotel is around 2 miles from the airport and an 8-minute drive from Purple Parking. There's a shuttle service from the car park to the airport, it takes around 10 minutes and it's included in the price.

Directions and a postcode for satnavs will be on your booking confirmation if you need them.

Check in from 3pm, check out by 12 noon.

Parking

Overnight parking at the hotel is included in the price. After your stay, drive to Purple Parking – we'll give you directions in your booking confirmation – where parking is included for the duration of your trip.

It's around an 8-minute drive to the car park from the hotel. When you arrive, hand over your keys at reception and take the included bus to the airport. It takes 10 minutes to reach the North and South terminals and runs every 20 minutes.

When you return, catch the shuttle back to Purple Parking to pick up your car. Then drive to the hotel for your stay – overnight parking here is included.

Rooms

Standard rooms at the Premier Inn are comfy and contemporary and include:

• Free wifi
• Hypnos bed
• Freeview TV
• Desk
• Hairdryer
• Tea and coffee

Twin rooms have one double and one single bed.

Family rooms have a double bed, a sofa bed and a pullout bed.

Wifi

Wifi is free throughout the hotel, including the rooms. If you want something a little faster, you can upgrade for an extra £5.

Accessibility

The hotel has ramp access where needed. Plus there are accessible double rooms which include:

• Adjustable beds at standard wheelchair height
• Wider doorways
Bathrooms with lowered baths or wetrooms

If you'd like an accessible room you can request one when you book. They cannot be guaranteed.

Car park accessibility

When you arrive at Purple Parking let reception know immediately that you have a mobility vehicle.

The car park has accessible shuttle buses and parking bays. If you need to park in one of these bays make sure you let reception know so they can ensure your car is returned there when you get back.

Restaurant

The Parsons Pig – 12 noon to 10pm

The hotel doesn't have its own restaurant but there's a pub next door called the Parsons Pig. It serves a mix of classic pub food and aromatic Indian dishes, as well as a fusion of both, like Bombay cod and chips.

Breakfast

For £2.75 you can pick up an express breakfast bundle from reception, which you can enjoy in your room or take it with you once you check out. It includes juice, a breakfast bake and cereal.

Sustainability

Premier Inn is on a mission to make stays more sustainable. Most of their UK hotels run on renewable electricity, with over 200 powered by solar. They're also phasing out gas completely to create the UK's largest network of all-electric hotels.

In the rooms, LED lighting cuts energy use, and water-saving taps are being rolled out.

Single-use plastics have been swapped for refillables, and the goal is to cut food waste in half by 2030. The food itself is responsibly sourced, and any surplus that's still good to eat goes to FareShare. Some hotels also team up with Too Good To Go to make sure even more of it gets eaten, not wasted.

You can also recycle in-room, charge EVs at select hotels, and support local and youth charities just by staying. It's all part of a bigger plan to make travel better for people and the planet.

Good to know

Larger or commercial vehicle? The car park has changed its terms and conditions meaning that some larger vehicles are no longer accepted. If your vehicle is one they won't accept you'll be charged an additional £25 per day when you arrive. Please read below for full details and check whether the car park will accept your vehicle before you book.

Purple Parking Park and Ride cannot accept:

• Commercial vehicles or minibuses of any variant.
• Single or double cab pickup trucks such as Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux or Nissan Navara.
• Medium-panelled or windowed vans such as a VW Transporter, VW Caravelle, VW Caddy, Ford Transit, Mercedes Vito, Mercedes Viano or short wheel-based vehicles of any description.
• Large panelled or windowed vans such as a Mercedes Sprinter, VW Crafter, Renault Master, Ford Transit or long wheel-based vehicles of any description.
• Any variant of camper van.
• Any vehicles over 2.1m high.
• You'll be charged an additional £25 per day if your vehicle fails to comply with the above.

The parking team will move your car to a self-park area and charge an additional £20 per day in any of the following cases:

• Not providing a key to your vehicle.
• Not deactivating ghost alarms (or not providing clear instructions to the team at check-in).
• Not removing steering wheel locks.

If you have an electric car, make sure it has enough battery charge to be moved through the car parks and last the duration of the stay otherwise the car park may charge you a fee. The car park does not offer electric charging.

We recommend that you leave 45 minutes to drop your car and keys off and get the shuttle to the airport.

Early or late? The car park offers a grace period until midnight at their discretion. Any longer than this and you'll be charged the car park's standard rate of £20, which is subject to change.

Premier Inn East (Balcombe Road) with Purple Parking Additional Information

Premier Inn East (Balcombe Road) with Purple Parking room-only procedures