Family-Friendly Hotels at Stansted Airport

This page lists the family facilities that each hotel near Stansted Airport publishes on its own website, and the family facilities in the terminal. Where a hotel does not publish a detail, confirm it with the hotel before booking.

Hotels within a walk of the terminal

The Radisson Blu is joined to the terminal by a 500-metre covered walkway, so you can walk to check-in with luggage and a pushchair without a road or a shuttle. It has a Standard Triple Room (25 m², a double bed and a sofa bed, three guests) and connecting rooms for up to four adults, sold as the Friends & Family Stay. Cots and extra beds are available on request. The PACE Health Club pool is free for hotel guests, and children swim at set times: 6:30 am to 10:00 am and 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on weekdays, and 8:00 am to 10:00 am and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at weekends. It is the only one of the seven hotels that publishes a pool. The Grab & Go breakfast costs £10 per person and starts at 3:00 am.

The Hampton by Hilton is a 5-minute walk from the terminal. It has cots and connecting rooms and serves a free hot buffet breakfast from 4:00 am. It does not offer childcare or a children’s menu.

Hotels with a shuttle

The Novotel, about a mile from the terminal, runs a paid shuttle; the fare is not published, and the airport lists the service from 4:00 am to 1:00 am. It has Superior Queen rooms with a sofa bed for up to four guests, and the airport lists family rooms with connecting options. The Novotel does not publish cots, extra beds or a kids-stay-free age.

The Holiday Inn Express, about a mile out, runs a paid five-minute shuttle. The airport lists the fare at £3 per person, and booking sites list children under 16 riding free. The hotel lists double, twin and family rooms and serves free breakfast to all guests from 4:00 am. It does not publish cots or a kids-stay-free age.

Hotels reached by car

The Days Inn at the Birchanger Green services is a 5- to 10-minute drive from the terminal, and the hotel offers discounted taxi rates to the airport. The airport lists children under 12 staying and eating free, and booking sites list a Family Room for four and free cots.

The Ramada, about three miles out, does not publish family facilities on its own website; booking sites state that cots and extra beds are not available. Great Hallingbury Manor publishes a Park and Fly package for families, and booking sites list a Family Room for three with a king bed and a double sofa bed. Neither hotel publishes cots or a kids-stay-free age, so confirm with the hotel.

Family facilities in the terminal

Stansted Airport has baby changing rooms with seating for breastfeeding in the main departures lounge, and family rooms before and after security. The airport does not list a family security lane. Security FastTrack opens at 4:00 am, needs a pass for each passenger including children, and is not suitable for infants under three, who use the assistance lane instead. The airport’s Little Flyers Club offers printable activity booklets and online games for children. On the Stansted Express, children under 5 travel free and children aged 5 to 15 pay a reduced fare.

Planning the morning

Hotel breakfast times and the first trains and coaches are in the early flights guide. For a rest between flights, see the day rooms guide; for hotel parking, the park, sleep and fly guide; and for travelling with a dog, the pet-friendly hotels guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Stansted hotels have family or connecting rooms?

The Radisson Blu has a 25 m² Standard Triple Room and connecting rooms for up to four adults (Friends & Family Stay). The Hampton has connecting rooms, the Novotel has Superior Queen rooms with a sofa bed for up to four guests, and the Holiday Inn Express lists family rooms. Booking sites list family rooms at the Days Inn and Great Hallingbury Manor.

Which Stansted hotels provide cots?

The Radisson Blu provides cots on request and the Hampton has cots available. Booking sites list free cots at the Days Inn and state that the Ramada has no cots or extra beds. The Novotel, Holiday Inn Express and Great Hallingbury Manor do not publish cot details, so confirm with the hotel.

Do children stay free at Stansted hotels?

The airport lists children under 12 staying and eating free at the Days Inn. Breakfast is free for every guest at the Hampton and Holiday Inn Express. The other hotels do not publish a kids-stay-free age; confirm with the hotel when booking.

Information last verified: October 31, 2026