LHR T5 Arrival Club Europe, no status - Arrivals Lounge or any other nice place?
Sep 28, 2011, 12:53 am
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LHR T5 Arrival Club Europe, no status - Arrivals Lounge or any other nice place?
Am arriving at LHR T5 in Club Europe at 10:30 am. Have one or two hours to kill before heading off to client. I assume no arrivals lounge access (have no OW status)?
If so, what other place would you recommend?
If so, what other place would you recommend?
Sep 28, 2011, 12:55 am
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There's a Costa Coffee in Arrivals and a number of other options up on the departures level, if I were you though I'd head into town and pitch up somewhere near the clients office
Sep 28, 2011, 1:00 am
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Status would have made no difference if you were arriving in CE...
Status would have made no difference if you were arriving in CE...
Sep 28, 2011, 1:13 am
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You could also try the Sofitel adjoined to T5, as that has a nice lobby/bar/restaurant and have a tea/coffee or something stronger there. Carluccio's upstairs in the departures area is also fine.
I think the advice fromCap'n Benj is best though, head to your client's office and find a nice coffee shop/hotel near by to relax in. Unless of course your client's office is in the middle of nowhere or on one of those big industrial estates
I think the advice fromCap'n Benj is best though, head to your client's office and find a nice coffee shop/hotel near by to relax in. Unless of course your client's office is in the middle of nowhere or on one of those big industrial estates
Sep 28, 2011, 1:26 am
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Sep 28, 2011, 1:28 am
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Sep 28, 2011, 1:31 am
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Isn't it Costa on the Arrivles level and Nero at departures...?
Isn't it Costa on the Arrivles level and Nero at departures...?
Sep 28, 2011, 1:38 am
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Sep 28, 2011, 1:53 am
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Brain said departures, fingers typed arrivals. Nero is - of course - at the north end of departures.
Sep 28, 2011, 1:56 am
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Location! Location! Location!
Caffè Nero is a great spot to while away an hour - their java is just so much tastier than the crud served at Costa. Perfect vantage point for people and plane watching (northwest corner of the check-in hall)
Sep 28, 2011, 2:09 am
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