Useful bargain rates, discounts etc for the Sofitel at LHR T5
Feb 27, 2014, 11:29 am
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Feb 27, 2014, 2:52 pm
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Feb 27, 2014, 2:59 pm
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But presumably for £88 you could get a damn nice car from your own front door to T5 anyway...
Feb 27, 2014, 3:03 pm
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Thanks - I was wondering where to stay in April.
Brekky in the hotel or bacon rolls in GC?
What's the deal with parking there on a cheapo deal like this? Can I just abandon the car for a couple of nights or will it be better value to use a prepaid airport carpark?
Brekky in the hotel or bacon rolls in GC?
What's the deal with parking there on a cheapo deal like this? Can I just abandon the car for a couple of nights or will it be better value to use a prepaid airport carpark?
Feb 27, 2014, 3:49 pm
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Thanks OP, I've just booked it for before my trip to China in April! Am taking my Dad on a trip in F as a 60th birthday present and was hoping to book a decent hotel for the night before flying as another treat for him and this has topped it off nicely!
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Feb 27, 2014, 4:18 pm
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Go down to the HEX platform and get the free transfer train from T3 to T5. Go up in the lift to T5 check-in level, and then follow the signs to the Sofitel from there.
If you don't need to collect checked luggage at T3, a sneaky alternative would be to follow the signs for Flight Connections T5 when you arrive at T3. Then use the airside transfer bus to T5. When you are decanted into the flight connections area at T5, that space is shared by UK immigration. Clear immigration, go down to baggage reclaim and exit through customs. Then follow the signs for the Sofitel from there.
If you don't need to collect checked luggage at T3, a sneaky alternative would be to follow the signs for Flight Connections T5 when you arrive at T3. Then use the airside transfer bus to T5. When you are decanted into the flight connections area at T5, that space is shared by UK immigration. Clear immigration, go down to baggage reclaim and exit through customs. Then follow the signs for the Sofitel from there.
Last edited by Globaliser; Feb 27, 2014 at 4:24 pm
Feb 27, 2014, 5:45 pm
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Feb 28, 2014, 1:33 am
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Booked a room in July, night before our F trip to Moscow.
Thanks for sharing this - wouldn't have booked there otherwise.
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Thanks for sharing this - wouldn't have booked there otherwise.
This is a fantastic site for this type of info