Don't start your holiday with a bang: Stansted Airport
hotels... they could save your life.
Author: Bethanie Ashley
We've all been there. Struggling to get to sleep the night before
travelling away on holiday on an early flight, half through
excitement and half through knowing your body needs to get some
shut eye before waking early doors. So after a few hours half
sleep, you wake and leave for the journey to the airport in the
pitch dark. Not the best frame of mind to be in charge of a car.
Stansted Airport is known for its cheap flights, and passengers
travel from far a-field to save a few pennies meaning the average
journey is going to be a good trek.Research commissioned by the
Government found that falling asleep at the wheel accounts for up
to 20% of crashes on motorways or similar roads, and as many as
one in ten of all crashes on Britain's roads. To add to this, if
you fall asleep at the wheel, you are 50% more likely to die or
suffer serious injury because a sleeping driver does not react
before a crash.
When you start feeling drowsy behind the wheel, opening the
window for fresh air and turning up the radio to fight off
tiredness are only short term fixes - your body is warning you
that you need to sleep - so don't ignore the signals. The
Department for Transport offers the following advice for driving
when tired on their THINK road safety website
www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk:
Plan your journey to include a 15 minute break every 2 hours If
you feel drowsy, find a safe place to stop (not the hard
shoulder) Drink two cups of coffee or a high-caffeine drink and
have a rest for 10-15 minutes to allow time for the caffeine to
kick in Don't start a long trip if you are already tired Remember
the risks if you have to get up unusually early to start a long
drive Try to avoid long trips between midnight and 6am when
you're likely to feel sleepy anyway
Driving between midnight and 6am presents a particular risk for
sleep-related crashes as this is when your 'body clock' is in a
natural trough. So what are your options when you have to get to
the Airport early in the morning? If you are fairly local to
Stansted Airport, book a taxi and let someone who has trained
their body clock for night shifts drive.Alternatively, the simple
solution for passengers taking an early flight is to book into a
local hotel and with Stansted Airport hotels in abundance, there
really are no excuses. Booking into an hotel Stansted will not
only get your holiday off to a less stressful start, it could
also save your life. Whether you require budget accommodation B&B
hotels Stansted or high star rating luxury hotels with business
facilities there are many options either at, or nearby the
Airport. There are three on-site Stansted Airport hotels to
choose from.The Radisson SAS Hotel London Stansted Airport is
just a 2 minute walk from the Airport Terminal. The hotel houses
500 bedrooms in 3 unique styles, and has 4 individually designed
restaurants and Europe's only wine tower. An extensive health and
fitness club and spa and treatment rooms are also available at
the hotel. The hotels have 26 meeting rooms with conference
facilities for up to 400 delegates. Parking is available for
overnight guests at a charge of £7.50.
The London Stansted Hilton National Hotel is situated within the
Airport perimeter, adjacent to the long stay car park. The hotel
has a bar and restaurant and a health club with a gym, swimming
pool, Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. There are 16 meeting rooms
offering conference facilities for up to 300 delegates. The ample
car park is free for the first 4 hours, and then £1 per
hour between 10am-6pm, and £4 for an overnight stay. Guests
should check in to the hotel before parking their car. A transfer
shuttle bus is available to transport guests to and from the
Airport Terminal every half an hour between 4am and Midnight. The
bus is £2 per head for adults, and free for children under
16 years, and tickets can be purchased at the hotel only.
The Express by Holiday Inn is located 5 minutes from the Airport
Terminal and has over 180 rooms with air conditioning, power
shower, tea and coffee making facilities, TV and high speed
internet connectivity. The hotel has 7 meeting rooms with
conference facilities for up to 24 delegates. Parking is
available for up to 175 cars for hotel guests only with an
overnight charge of £4. Transfers to and from the Airport
are available at a small charge and run every 20 minutes,
however, the transfers do not run between 12 noon and 4pm or
midnight and 4am.
There are many other hotels surrounding Stansted Airport
including country residences, guest houses, B&B Hotels Stansted,
and budget accommodation. A quick way to find the hotel that will
suit your needs is to search for
Stansted Airport hotels online.
So next time you are flying out of Stansted on an early morning
flight, as the Department of Transport would say, THINK about
your journey and if tiredness could be an issue, don't take the
risk - organise a taxi or book into one of the many Stansted
Airport hotels.
About the author:
Bethanie Ashley is a frequent traveller keen to pass on time and
money saving advice to others. Further useful information such as
how to get to the airport, car rental, airport parking, travel
insurance and foreign currency, can be found on the
Stansted Information website.
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