We stayed at the Arora International for 1 night prior to our flight to the States and what can I say, we were really very impressed. We managed to get the room for £42.00! including breakfast! The hotel was clean and pefect for us, we used the courtesey bus to the Airport which only cost a few pound.
We didn't take up on the breakfast as we had to catch an early flight but we did eat in the restaurant in the evening which seemed fine. For the purpose of our stay we found the hotel incredible value for money.

stayed at this hotel for one night with a work collegue as we were on a training course in Crawley.

we arrived in early evening and were checked in straight away. the front desk service was really helpful and polite.
our room was on the 2nd floor.
the actual hotel is set out in a H shape,with a huge atrium inthe middle.
as we arrived quite late, we didnt use alot of the facilities. we were aware there was a gym, bar and restaurant.

there was also ice machines on each floor,which was good if u wanted a cold drink.
car parking at the hotel was very secure. it was operated by barrier entry and patrolled often.

the rooms at the hotel were lovely. the key was a swipe card, which is also used to operate the lights,which had diffferent settings. you could dim them as well, which was nice.
there was also climate control.
the beds were really big and comfortable. there was tea and coffee making facilities and a TV.
the bathroom was gorgeous!!!! everything was granite and we had complimentry flannels,towels and soaps.
everything was immaculatly clean and shiny. there was a seperate bath and shower, which you dont normally find.

as we were leaving, we saw Emirates cabin crew checking in with their pilot. If its good enough for them, its good enough for us!!

all in all, our stay was brilliant, we would have happily stayed for longer. as far as i know the hotel provides transfers to the airport, which take about 10-15mins, which is good for airport users.

This is a very new hotel, well placed for Gatwick and just about gets it right - that's just about not completely. Check in and Check out were quick and efficient. Rooms are bright, modernist and precise - great bathrooms. Restaurant food is uninspired and rather ordinary - we were enticed in there by a 10% off offer from reception which the maitre d' knew nothing about. It did come off our bill though the next day without prompting although it was soon absorbed the 10 % service charge and also the £10 parking fee which I consider a dishonest practice when staying at the hotel. Annoyances - Batteries in the TV remote control were flat - that's poor and the mini- bar was not stocked (if it was a fridge not a minibar then why were there no glasses in the room to enjoy a glass of your own wine?). - ah! to "encourage" you to call Room Service I suspect - clumsy.

Stayed for a week at the Arora. The accomodation and the facilities were good. My room was v clean and the only thing wrong was that the heater in my room didn't work.

Not very much around the hotel to do so you are stuck there. The hotels pub was good but the bar staff were a little odd! The happy hours made up for it though. The pub can get quite busy because its used by local residents.

The BIG downside to this hotel is the food. Keep clear of the Italian restaurant as the food was awful. Really stodgy food is served but if you like fruit cocktail you will be fine because thats all they have on the dessert menu.

Breakfast was ok but you end up trying to find a table because its so busy. The one morning we were offered to eat our breakfast on our laps in reception because they were short on tables. Some days you had to get your own tea/coffee due to lack of staff

Forget it if you are on a special diet because the hotel will say that they can cater for you but when you get there they will not!

The restaurant and its chef - chef is too good a work, more like a cook - They need to improve a great deal.

Hotel good - Restaurant - V V Poor