What is an Airport Hotel?

By Charlyn Keating

Updated 05/28/17

Westin Denver International Airport Hotel at sunrise, Denver, Colorado USA. The curved roof mimics the concave shape of the Jeppesen Terminal tents adjacent.
Blaine Harrington III

An Airport Hotel is a hotel near the airport. The hotel does not have to be connected to the airport (although some are) or even adjacent to it; it could be located up to five miles away. Most airport hotels have a shuttle to and from the terminals.