Ariel Hotel

The Ariel Hotel
The Ariel Hotel
	The Ariel Hotel, now a Holiday Inn
General information
Location	London Heathrow Airport, England
Coordinates	51.48124°N 0.43368°W
Completed	1961
Design and construction
Architect	Russell Diplock & Associates

The Ariel Hotel built in 1961, and designed by Russell Diplock & Associates was "Britain’s first significant airport hotel",[1] built at what was then London Airport, and which is now known as London Heathrow Airport. The Ariel Hotel was later taken over by Holiday Inn.

On 15 February 2020, the hotel became a temporary quarantine centre during the COVID-19 pandemic and was closed to the general public for around a month.[2]

References

"Building of the month: Ariel Hotel, London Airport". c20society. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
"Coronavirus: Heathrow hotel closed to public and guests removed after health officials designate it as quarantine centre for infected". The Independent. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

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[c20society-1] "Building of the month: Ariel Hotel, London Airport". c20society. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[2] "Coronavirus: Heathrow hotel closed to public and guests removed after health officials designate it as quarantine centre for infected". The Independent. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.