Aviator Hampshire

Aviator Hampshire is a design hotel at 55 Farnborough Road in Farnborough, north Hampshire, right beside the private Farnborough Airport. The town centre, with its rail station and roughly 35-minute trains to central London, is about a mile away.

Soundproofed rooms use granite, leather and walnut, with plasma TVs, free films and music, toiletries and WiFi at no charge; some add a Bose sound system and a cafetière. Downstairs, the Brasserie and the more relaxed One Eleven serve British-led menus, and Sky Bar upstairs mixes cocktails.

There is a fitness centre, room service and a 24-hour desk. Heathrow is about 30 minutes by car.