THISTLE EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT
Name Hotel: THISTLE EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT
Country: United Kingdom
Location: GB/
City: Derby
Stars: 4.0
Description:
The Thistle East Midlands Airport Hotel is a 164-room modern hotel at the entrance to East Midlands Airport, 500 meters from the terminal and 15 miles from Nottingham. Guestrooms are characterized by their patterned blue fabrics, matching blue carpets and simple wood furniture. All have trouser presses, tea-making facilities, satellite television and dial- up Internet connections.
There are several dining and drinking options at the hotel. The Newstead Lounge serves offering light snacks and refreshments all day. The Byron Bar serves such dishes as Makhani Chicken Curry and Rum and Raisin Savarin with Fresh Cream and Exotic Fruit. The Sherwood Restaurant is partly set in a conservatory, where the chef serves a modern menu which includes dishes like Calamari Risotto and Peppered Duck with Red Cabbage and Plum Sauce. The Otium Leisure Centre houses a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, spa pool and workout facilities. There is free car parking for guests, and 18 meeting rooms (eight of which are air- conditioned), which can accommodate from 12 to 220 delegates. The East Midlands Airport terminal is 500 meters away. The hotel operates a courtesy bus to and from the airport terminal. The Airline Shuttle Bus service provides a direct link from the airport to both Loughborough and Derby railway stations. Rainbow 5 provides a link to Nottingham and Long Eaton railway stations; the Skylink provides a direct service to Nottingham railway station. The hotel offers free parking.