Need to overnight at Heathrow flying Virgin so Terminal 3. Any hotels that have pickup service or are walkable.? Would stay at Hilton but how to get there?

There's a Hilton that's a 10-15 minute walk from T4, and a Sofitel that's less than 5 mins walk from T5. Of the 2, the Sofitel is nicer, but the Hilton isn't at all bad for an airport hotel. For either of those from T3, take the Heathrow Express train to the respective terminal.

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And to answer your question about shuttles, no. You have to use the Hotel Hoppa Bus for any of the off-airport hotels, price £5 plus the price of a tranquilizer.

"Any hotels that have pickup service or are walkable.?"

The only hotels that are walkable (well shuttle train and a walk) are the Hilton and Yotel at T4 and the Sofitel at T5. All other hotels are off airport and none have their own pickup services. There are various hoppa-buses and free buses that serve the hotels on Bath Road

http://www.londontoolkit.com/lhr/hotel_hoppa_bus.htm

Or stay somewhere like the Continental or Days Hotel by Hounslow Central tube station and get the tube in the morning, 15 mins or so to T3.

Last there, I stayed at the Jurys Inn and flew out of LHR T3 on AA. Shuttle bus was on time and efficient - no maalox needed. Purchased a ticket from the kiosk in the hotel lobby. Very simple.

We stayed at the Novotel, which is the first stop on the Hoppa bus from the terminal.

Since the off-airport hotels along/near the Bath Road are more convenient to T-3 than the on-airport properties at T-4 and T-5 -- I usually just bid priceline. You will get a 4 star place for cheap and all are on a Hoppa route.

Jury's Inn and the Ibis are the most reasonable at LHR and are onsite on the perimeter road. I have always gotten great prices on their websites.