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Rooms from £80.0 [164 rooms total]
Location Business / Industrial Park, Of Modern Design Significance, Airport Hotel
Transport Show Map Directions
Rail Rail: derby, 20km
Air Air: EMA, 0.1km
Road Road: M1

 

Thistle Hotel and Conference Centre East Midlands Airport
East Midlands Airport , Castle Donington, , DE74 2SH
 AA+

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Information about the hotel

Situated at the entrance to East Midlands Airport, this AA 4-star hotel offers a peaceful atmosphere in comfortable and warm surroundings.

The hotel is within one mile of the M1 (J23A) and M42, and offers easy access to Donington Park and Alton Towers. The conference centre includes 20 meeting rooms, accommodating up to 220 delegates in the largest suite. Close to the city centres of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby, the hotel also has excellent leisure facilities, including swimming pool, sauna, steam room and newly equipped gymnasium. The Sherwood Restaurant and Lord Byron Bar cater for every taste, with children's menus also available. There is on-site parking, with free minibus transfers to the airport terminal available 24 hours a day. Accommodation at this modern hotel includes executive rooms. Thistle East Midlands Airport has a restaurant, bar, and lounge offering a wide selection of drinks, light refreshments and meals. Otium health and leisure club is closed to children under age 16 from 12:00 to 14:00 and after 20:00. The hotel offers car parking (charged) for guests and visitors. Thistle East Midlands Airport has 18 meeting rooms, the largest of which seats 220 theatre style. All meeting rooms have air conditioning. The hotel is superbly placed for a pre or post trip stay over. For motor racing enthusiasts Donnington Park Grand Prix Circuit are close by. Thistle East Midlands Airport is also conveniently located for links to the M1, M42, M6 and A50.
 

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Restaurants and Bars

Sherwood Restaurant


 

Breakfast

  • Breakfast served from 7:00 hours to 10:00 hours

Lunch

  • Lunch served from hours to 14:00 hours

Dinner

  • Dinner served from 19:00 hours to 22:00 hours

Local Attractions

  • Donington Grand Prix Collection (3 miles) - The largest collection of Grand Prix Racing Cars in the world. Over 130 exhibits portraying motor sport history from the early 1900's to the present day.
  • Nottingham City Centre (10 miles) - Visit the historic city of Nottingham
  • Calke Abbey (11 miles) - No ordinary stately home, but a fascinating mixture of splendour - and decay - a unique chance to see some eccentric collections and a great house in a state of decline. Walled garden, pleasure ground, historic landscaped park, church, restaurant and shop
  • Alton Towers (25 miles) - Alton Towers the UK's number one theme park

Getting there

 

Road * From the North exit the M1 at junction 24.
From the South West exit the M1 at junction 23A, M6/A50 from North West, M42/A42 from South West.
Thistle East Midlands Airport is just off the A453 - follow signs for East Midlands Airport.
* Rail * Derby, Nottingham, Loughborough railway stations are all nearby.
* Air * There is a hotel courtesy bus available.
Contact the airport information desk to arrange.
 

  • Nearest Motorway or Main Road: M1 - km
  • Junction No.: 24 and 23a - 2 km
  • Airport Name: EMA - 0.1 km
  • Airport Name: BHX - 50 km
  • Local Taxi Company: Link Cars - km
  • Tel No. of Taxi Company: 01332 814225 - km
  • Nearest Major Train Station: derby - 20 km
  • Nearest Local Train Station: Loughborough - 10 km
  • Nearest Coach/Bus Station: East Midlands Airport - 1 km

*Directions included in email booking confirmation

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Hotel facilities

Parking & Transportation

  • Nearby Pay to Park
  • Self Parking
  • Coach parking
  • Truck / HGV Parking
  • Airport Parking on request
  • Transportation to Airport

Concierge Services

  • Dry Cleaning / Laundry Service
  • Guest Laundry Facilities
  • 24-Hour Front Desk
  • Porter Service (24 hour)
  • Currency exchange
  • Express Check out
  • Safety Deposit Boxes
  • Left Luggage / Storage Facilities
  • Post/Parcel Service

Family / Children's services

  • Cots / Cribs
  • Baby Changing Facilities
  • Childrens Menus
  • High Chairs

Hospitality

  • Restaurant
  • Lounge / Bar
  • Cafe

Spa Facilities

  • Beauty Treatments
  • Facial Treatments

Health Suite Facilities

  • Sunbed
  • Sauna
  • Steam Room
  • Jacuzzi
  • Spa Pool

Swimming Facilities

  • Swimming Pool

Fitness Centre / Gym Facilities

  • Fully Equipped Gymnasium

Business Facilities

  • Business Support Services
  • Meeting Facilities
  • Secretarial Services
  • Internet access
  • Email access
  • Black & White photocopying
  • Document laminating
  • Document binding
  • Fax service
  • TV & Video hire
  • Conference phones
  • Audio equipment
  • Flip Charts
  • Blackboard
  • Translation service

Hotel Policies

Children

  • Children over the age of 0 are charged as adults.

Check In / Check Out

  • You may check in from 14:00 hours onwards.
  • You must check out by 12:00 hours.

Cancellations

  • In the event of a no show or a cancellation with less than day notice prior to the date of arrival, an amount equivalent to % of the total booking value will be charged.

Payment - We accept

  • American Express
  • Diners Card
  • Master Card
  • Visa
  • Maestro (Switch)

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