Originally Posted by
lancefan
As for the lounge in T5B its exactly the same as the Galleries Club lounge in the main Galleries complex in T5, albeit its usually a lot quieter.
... and, as the B-gate allocations are usually only announced some 45 minutes before boarding, the T5B Galleries is really a bit of a waste of time/money. By the time you get out there, you have maybe 30 minutes to glug down another one before 'priority boarding' commences.
However, it was all designed by some jolly good chap with a Knighthood, so we're obviously completely wrong and simply don't understand the
architectural statements,
client dynamics and
retail interface and other assorted pretentious borrocks