ONE of Britain’s biggest migrant hotels has been temporarily cleared of asylum seekers — but tax-payers are still on the hook for its upkeep.
Residents were last month quietly moved out of the 465-room Crowne Plaza, a former four-star airport hotel at West Drayton, near Heathrow.
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Staffing levels also appear to have been cut back but work is ongoing to paint over England flags sprayed on its security fence by campaigners.
Home Office sources said the hotel, estimated to cost taxpayers millions a year, was not shut for good.
Locals said they were relieved no one is there now.
John Glover, 64, said: “I’m glad it’s empty.
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“It should have closed for good a long time ago.
“We were told it was a temporary measure but that was a lie.
“Everyone here has felt let down.
“We didn’t mind it when it was a hotel because people would spend money and it was safer.”
Deborah Aldous, 78, added: “It’s empty, but where are they moving to.
“And who’s paying for it?”
Businessman Amir Dayan owns the hotel and the nearby Holiday Inn, another migrant hotel.
