Hilton or Novotel at Newcastle Airport? We’ve stayed at both before very different trips. We compare the rooms, location, food, parking and convenience — and explain which we’d choose for short-haul and long-haul travel.

We paid extra to stay directly at Heathrow Terminal 5 before flying to Miami. Our Sofitel Heathrow review looks at the family room, breakfast and terminal access — and why convenience was worth paying for at £324, but wouldn’t be at any price.

We’ve stayed at both Sofitel Gatwick and Premier Inn North Terminal. Here’s which airport hotel we’d choose and why before an early flight.

Novotel Birmingham Airport offers comfortable rooms, a genuinely unbeatable terminal location and a much easier start to travel day for families.