Originally Posted by
chewybacca
Plan to stay around the Hyde Park area, so it might suggest LGW provides easier access into London. But we both want to avoid the early morning rush hour and no need to haul luggage everywhere - hence why I'm considering freshening up at LHR's AA lounge before we head out, but not sure if that is worth the benefit over a better onboard experience.
Any thoughts?
It only makes sense to use the arrivals lounge if you arrive into Heathrow on the later overnight flight. Even then you end up spending around 2 hours in a fairly utilitarian lounge. If you get into LHR on the earlier overnight flight, I would just take a cab straight into the hotel without bothering about the arrivals lounge. It shouldn't really take you much more 30-40 mins to get to anywhere around Hyde Park if you leave Heathrow at ~6:30 am.
By comparison LGW involves a much longer minicab ride, or a train + taxi ride, which involves an additional transfer. Why bother unless you are staying right next to Victoria station?