Ramada by Wyndham Crawley Gatwick

Not the nicest, considering all hotels could do with being a bit cleaner than normal at the moment it felt a little grimy, but the sheets were clean and it was only a place to have a base to explore from because I was considering buying a house in Crawley and wanted to get a feel for the area, the Ramada is well located on the biggest high street I've ever been to. The front desk were helpful as we arrived earlier than check in and wanted to leave the car in the carpark, which they accommodated. They were still friendly when we wanted to check in and when we checked out so in my limited conversations with staff, all boxes were ticked there.

This is one of those hotels which looks really impressive from the front but if you’re arriving by car and parking at the back you wonder where on earth the office travel agent has booked you. Potholed car park which is shared with a hand wash car company and shabby back buildings. But once you get inside it feels more like the olde world coaching Inn that it used to be. Yes the floorboards creek and the plumbing was a little dubious ( I never worked out which was the hot and cold tap in my bathroom) but that’s what you get with an old hotel when the owners don’t have the money to regularly update it. The rooms are a decent size, so too the bathrooms and they’re well equipped. Hotel wasn’t serving breakfast which they were blaming on Covid which seems a bit weak nowadays, most hotels I’m staying in have returned to doing breakfast. In summary it’s fine, clean, comfortable, safe and good value. It could do with some TLC and if it got some it would be brilliant

Just returned from a 3 night stay at the ramada crawley. Amazing. Staff were so helpful and polite. Nothing was too much trouble. Room was clean. Several extras ie. A fan . Ironing board and iron. Free car parking. Didnt want to leave. Thank you for a great stay. Cant wait to come back.

Ok I’ll start with the good points. Bang in the middle of town with plenty of bars and restaurants nearby. WiFi was excellent. I’m afraid that’s it. The rest of it is abysmal. Car park is a pot holed wasteland at the rear. The hotel is terribly dated and doesn’t look as though it’s had a lock of paint since the 60’s. My room was in the Sussex wing. As soon as I entered the smell of ******** was over whelming. The Sussex wing could be renamed the ******** wing. The room was awful. Dark, the lights barely gave off any light. The carpet was filthy. Hairs in the bath. Clearly hadn’t been cleaned. As it was the hottest September day for a long time I wanted the room to be cool but no chance of that as the towel rail was red hot and couldn’t be turned off. Don’t think you’ll get a good nights sleep either. Noise throughout the night from people around the back of the hotel along with other guests in the ******** wing slamming doors, shouting etc. Would I stay again?Never. Can’t believe Ramada put their name to this place!

The only thing this hotel has going for it is it’s ideal location for Gatwick Airport. That is all. I was put in the “Sussex wing” entrance through a tired exterior that reminded me of tired local authority property from the 70’s. Holes in the exterior cladding. My room a family triple was on the ground floor over looking a delightful (not) hand car wash. I should have gone on my gut instinct when I walked into reception and saw the tired decor. My room wasn’t clean, there was what appeared fo be the remnants of a pizza topping on the floor. The decor dated and drab. The white bed linen was stained. Clearly not a fresh stain, but shouldn’t have been re used if it didn’t fully wash out of the fabric. At time of writing this review at 0430am, there are still people walking around banging doors. Lots of work vans in the car park, if you can call the scrub land at the rear a car park. So clearly a cheap option for company’s to put up their workers for the night. I suppose it’s just a place to get your head down for a quick transfer to Gatwick. That is all. As has been mentioned before, the location of the hotel is town centre, with restaurants and bars. However, I wouldn’t venture out passed day light hours. Didn’t feel safe coming back to this hotel in the dark with my children.