Well you do have to use the scarey Skylink moving walkways.... or just walk past them I suppose. There's also the Hotel coach that will take you from near the terminal area to the hotel. It was £5 return and is a little infrequent, but has luggage space and stops outside the hotel door.
The train is an option I've only ever used from the airport to get into the city, quick and easy for sure. Just don't take the local option which stops at EVERY station, post box and outpost of humanity, or so it feels like.
I just find taxies too expensive most of the time when a cheaper buses is normally around, plus I'm biased working on the buses so find them easy to use. Even with suitcases, fursuit and camera things.
