Good morning from the Concorde Room here at Heathrow Terminal 5.

I awoke at half four and second order of business was to check google maps for my best option to the airport and the Hotel Hoppa was the choice of the day. It arrived nicely on time a few minutes before five o’clock and then we embarked on the grand bath road hotel tour before finally arriving at T5 about 25 minutes later.

The advantage of the Hoppa is that it drops you at the far south end of the terminal which means that it is a matter of moments to reach the lift and on to the First Wing.

Security was quiet and despite the standard iPad swab I was quickly through and heading to the First Class lounge. I was surprised to be greeted by this tacky Marriott advert at the entrance to the lounge



All was explained as I walked through the lounge, there is this little pop space tucked away against the window



Not exactly inspiring me to switch my loyalty to Marriott!

Continuing on through the lounge and out the other side, I made my way to the CCR and the first order of business is to stabilise my critically low caffeine levels!



No sign of any Marriott branding in here, but on the bar there is a little display for Showerings craft cider.



With an hour and a half before I need to think about heading to the gate, it is time to enjoy the coffee before wandering out onto the gallery for breakfast