The town of Stansted and its airport are located 30 miles from London in the County of Essex. The airport here is often used by those wishing to travel to other parts of Europe for a one or two week holiday or for a quick break. Because of this, you will find that there is plenty of accommodation to choose from when it comes to where to stay in Stansted.

Originally, the airport was a small airfield that was used during the Second World War as a home to thousands of US service men based in the UK at the time. It was also, where more than 100 air missions that were carried out during the war commenced from. Then after the end of the war, the first charter flight left from Stansted in 1946.

However, things then changed in 1985 and permission was given for the airport to be built. It took six years to build the airport that now stands at Stansted today and 8 million passengers pass through its doors each year. Because this airport is becoming very popular with travellers, accommodation was needed and this is why there is such a wide selection to choose from. Below we take a look at the sort of accommodation that is available close to the airport and in the town of Stansted.

Often flight times seem to be early morning or late at night. Either way, it can pay you to stay overnight close to the airport rather than lose hours of sleep by traveling in the dead of night. Stansted accommodation caters for the overnight visitor and many hotels will also offer you parking and transfer to and from the airport as well.

1.De Salis Hotel ? This is a hotel that not only offers you value for money but still offers you good quality accommodation. Plus the best thing of all it is only located about five minutes away from the airport terminal. It offers a variety of different rooms for those travelling on their own or with their families.

2. Stansted Guest House ? If you are looking for something a little more personal and more traditional in its looks then this is the ideal place for you. Although it is just 3 minutes away from Stansted Airport, it is situated in open countryside. All the rooms inside are well equipped and spacious and so would make flying out of Stansted even more memorable.

3. Pearse House ? This is very attractive Victorian mansions which is located in its own gardens and which have been well kept over the last century. Along with offering its guests a gentle and relaxing location, one can spend time admiring the mock Elizabethan fa?ade. It provides you with a chance to admire the kind of English craftsmanship skills that are sadly very little used today.

When it comes to where to stay in Stansted along with the places we have mentioned there are plenty of others to select from. Certainly, a quick search online and you will soon discover numerous ones and some of which will suit your budget requirements perfectly.