Originally Posted by
marks88
It is impossible to get from the arriving plane to airside gates (and thus the ST lounge) without a connecting flight - the LHR arrivals system shunts all US flights to UK Border Control first, and then to the baggage claim/transit security. The Yotel is very convenient, as it is just outside of the baggage claim. It is a bit cramped, though.
That's exactly what I suspected.
"Cramped"? You betcha.