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Suggestion for hotel at Heathrow with Terminal 2 check in for Logan air next morning

I am flying in to Heathrow from US in July and on a separate Loganair ticket from Heathrow to Kirkwall the next day. Since I am not really familiar with Heathrow as I avoid it if possible, I would probably prefer to stay at an airport hotel overnight and walk over to check in the next day. Loganair to Kirkwall from Heathrow leaves usually from Terminal 2. Any suggestions on a hotel?

I have flown Loganair before from Edinburgh to Kirkwall so am familiar with their weight restrictions. I understand at Heathrow we leave from a 'bus gate". Anyone ever done that?

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First, the hotel.

There is a Hilton Garden Inn right next to Terminal 2. It's less than a one minute walk from the terminal. (Through the parking garage). I've stayed many times and have another reservation in less than 3 weeks. It will be the night before an early morning Loganair flight. It will take about 3 minutes from the hotel to the departure area of the terminal. Four if you take the elevator over the escalator up to the departure level. (The hotel is on the arrival level.)

Now the flight. Yes, Loganair boards from a remote gate. (I'm guessing it's the same flight I'll be on--different day--that stops in Dundee.) You will board the bus from a gate on the lower level of T2 and be taken to the plane. It's a turboprop with a maximum of 42 passengers. I've taken it many times and have never seen it full. In fact the flight is being discontinued in September.

What airline are you flying into Heathrow?

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We've used the Hilton, too, for our early morning flights out of T2. Its a decent hotel and you can't beat the proximity to the terminal.