England before Transatlantic Cruise

[tigger2002]

We will be flying into Gatwick three days before our Disney Transatlantic cruise September 14th 2026. We would like to do a little sightseeing in downtown London but realize we don't have much time.
We also need to get to the port in Southampton.

Option 1: Stay at the Hilton London Gatwick Airport. Easy - it's basically in the Gatwick Airport. Cheaper. $800 for three nights. Catch the train into London or other areas. 89 miles from the Southampton port terminal.
Option 2: Stay at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London. Requires transportation to downtown London. Expensive $1900 for three nights. A lot of attractions are within walking distance. 80 miles from the Southampton port terminal. Has Disney transportation to the port.
Option 3: ????

 

[EllinK]

Don't stay at the airport if you want to see London. There are plenty of alternatives between this option and the $$$ JW Marriott. Do some research. Many people like the Premier Inns. They are all over London and cost-effective.

 

[tidefan]

We stayed at the Hampton Inn Waterloo and it was fairly decent the last time we went out of Southampton (on Princess). It is convenient for the Tube to get around London and also easy to catch a train to Southampton (BOO!!! Play up Pompey!!! IYKYK!!!). Once at the station in Southampton (about an hour and 15 minute ride) it was a quick 10 minute cab to the port.

 

[KDG]

We have stayed at 2 or 3 Premier Inns around London and they have been a good value. Last fall, we stayed at the Premier Inn Piccadilly to see the sights around Trafalgar for 2 nights and then moved to the Marriott Grosvenor House for 2 nights to see the area around Hyde Park and Oxford Street. My husband had Marriott points to use at the Grosvenor which helped with the cost. We were then able to use the Disney bus to get to Southampton.

We felt time is money for choosing those locations because we could walk so many places and take the tube and trains to where we wanted to go.