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Apr 2, 2009 | 9:46 am

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Originally Posted by mhnadel

How far can a hotel be from the airport and still call itself an "airport" hotel?

I just ran into one that turned out to be over 10 miles away when making a booking. (And, no, it's in a city with no other airport, before someone suggests that.) It's not a real problem, but I was a bit surprised.

But I suspect there are ones that are even further. What's the furthest you've found?

10 miles is not unusual in some small airport markets. I recall a village hotel near MXP used by aircrew which seems to be close to 10 miles by road if not straight line.

I use a different standard/benchmark....

if the hotel runs a regularly scheduled (or even an "on call") shuttle from and to the airport, that's an "airport hotel". One public transit station/stop from the terminal? That's also an "airport hotel" in many perspectives.

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