Useful bargain rates, discounts etc for the Sofitel at LHR T5
Nov 25, 2014, 9:29 pm
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It auto-completes to 'Heathrow, United Kingdom' in the search box if that's any help. It can sometimes take a second or two to catch up with the typing. You should just type 'Heathrow' and nothing else to set it off.
The two things to avoid in general are typing 'London' or 'LHR' into the search box and then selecting the auto-complete 'London, United Kingdom - Heathrow Airport (LHR)'.
That's a recipe for getting every hotel in the city listed and burying the ones you want like needles in the proverbial.
Dec 7, 2014, 5:56 am
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At £103.49 I assume that this is the Hilton T4:
"About Modern hotel, great location at Airport terminal
Set within minutes of London Heathrow Airport and close to the major motorways M4 and M25, this first class hotel is just 20 minutes away from central London by train. You can relax at the hotel's contemporary and spacious guest rooms, featuring modern amenities such as high-speed internet access, while stopping for the night or visiting the British capital. Hotel offers transport service to and from Terminal 5. A scheduled service departs every 30 minutes."
"About Modern hotel, great location at Airport terminal
Set within minutes of London Heathrow Airport and close to the major motorways M4 and M25, this first class hotel is just 20 minutes away from central London by train. You can relax at the hotel's contemporary and spacious guest rooms, featuring modern amenities such as high-speed internet access, while stopping for the night or visiting the British capital. Hotel offers transport service to and from Terminal 5. A scheduled service departs every 30 minutes."
Dec 7, 2014, 6:14 am
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At £103.49 I assume that this is the Hilton T4:
"About Modern hotel, great location at Airport terminal
Set within minutes of London Heathrow Airport and close to the major motorways M4 and M25, this first class hotel is just 20 minutes away from central London by train. You can relax at the hotel's contemporary and spacious guest rooms, featuring modern amenities such as high-speed internet access, while stopping for the night or visiting the British capital. Hotel offers transport service to and from Terminal 5. A scheduled service departs every 30 minutes."
"About Modern hotel, great location at Airport terminal
Set within minutes of London Heathrow Airport and close to the major motorways M4 and M25, this first class hotel is just 20 minutes away from central London by train. You can relax at the hotel's contemporary and spacious guest rooms, featuring modern amenities such as high-speed internet access, while stopping for the night or visiting the British capital. Hotel offers transport service to and from Terminal 5. A scheduled service departs every 30 minutes."
Dec 7, 2014, 7:15 am
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Dec 7, 2014, 10:15 am
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In general HAL doesn't allow airport shuttles, in theory because they want to reduce congestion at the collection points although it also is a convenient money maker with the dreadful Hotel Hoppa.
Do the question is did the Hilton T4 have to terminate their free shuttle (end of the agreement with HAL) or did they choose too?
Dec 7, 2014, 10:21 am
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I think they chose to do so, on the basis that every time I used it, which wasn't often, I was the only passenger. The other possibility was that when Hilton T5 was opened (and with a different owner to Hilton T4 I think) that was seen by all parties as the time to stop the service. Possibly a bit of both.
Dec 7, 2014, 1:11 pm
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Any opinions on the different room types at the T5 Hilton?
Got a night at LHR in February and choices I've looked at so far are (all pre-pay rates):
Premier Inn Bath Road £39
Premier Inn Terminal 5 £44
Doubletree £66 King guest room / £89 King Deluxe
Hilton Garden Inn £63 Queen room / £71 King room
Hilton T5 King Guest room £79 / King Executive room £119
The T5 Hilton isn't far off the price of the other Hiltons and no idea if my gold status would get me any sort of upgrade or if it's worth paying for an executive room (would be out early for a 7:45am flight anyway so would at breakfast at T5 probably)
Got a night at LHR in February and choices I've looked at so far are (all pre-pay rates):
Premier Inn Bath Road £39
Premier Inn Terminal 5 £44
Doubletree £66 King guest room / £89 King Deluxe
Hilton Garden Inn £63 Queen room / £71 King room
Hilton T5 King Guest room £79 / King Executive room £119
The T5 Hilton isn't far off the price of the other Hiltons and no idea if my gold status would get me any sort of upgrade or if it's worth paying for an executive room (would be out early for a 7:45am flight anyway so would at breakfast at T5 probably)
Dec 7, 2014, 1:18 pm
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Hilton T5 King Guest room £79 / King Executive room £119
The T5 Hilton isn't far off the price of the other Hiltons and no idea if my gold status would get me any sort of upgrade or if it's worth paying for an executive room (would be out early for a 7:45am flight anyway so would at breakfast at T5 probably)
The T5 Hilton isn't far off the price of the other Hiltons and no idea if my gold status would get me any sort of upgrade or if it's worth paying for an executive room (would be out early for a 7:45am flight anyway so would at breakfast at T5 probably)
I did the Thistle last week for the first time, and I was quite impressed by it, I see you've not priced it. Great views at breakfast, and a 06 hrs start time there. It would take less than 10 minutes to get to T5 Security from that hotel.
Dec 7, 2014, 1:22 pm
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Stayed there twice as a gold, no upgrade though.
On principle I try to stay at more spartan hotels (DT Bath Rd etc) if I have an early start like yours, as I don't gain the benefit of the extra facilities.
Dec 7, 2014, 1:34 pm
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£55 for a double room with breakfast (winter sale price) - £86.70 normal advance rate / £96.70 with breakfast.
Dec 7, 2014, 1:41 pm
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The Thistle is a notch above Premier Inns, and the staff were excellent, but a good notch below Hiltons. In a way the pricing range is fair, you get what you pay for. The rooms are a bit basic compared to the Hilton but still comfortable. And the Pod has to be THE way to arrive at T5. Personally, not needing any more Hilton points, I'd probably go for the Thistle due to the early start, but consider the Hilton T5 for later starts.
Dec 7, 2014, 1:48 pm
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Any opinions on the different room types at the T5 Hilton?
Got a night at LHR in February and choices I've looked at so far are (all pre-pay rates):
Premier Inn Bath Road £39
Premier Inn Terminal 5 £44
Doubletree £66 King guest room / £89 King Deluxe
Hilton Garden Inn £63 Queen room / £71 King room
Hilton T5 King Guest room £79 / King Executive room £119
The T5 Hilton isn't far off the price of the other Hiltons and no idea if my gold status would get me any sort of upgrade or if it's worth paying for an executive room (would be out early for a 7:45am flight anyway so would at breakfast at T5 probably)
Got a night at LHR in February and choices I've looked at so far are (all pre-pay rates):
Premier Inn Bath Road £39
Premier Inn Terminal 5 £44
Doubletree £66 King guest room / £89 King Deluxe
Hilton Garden Inn £63 Queen room / £71 King room
Hilton T5 King Guest room £79 / King Executive room £119
The T5 Hilton isn't far off the price of the other Hiltons and no idea if my gold status would get me any sort of upgrade or if it's worth paying for an executive room (would be out early for a 7:45am flight anyway so would at breakfast at T5 probably)
Dec 7, 2014, 4:00 pm
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Hi,
Likewise I enjoyed my stay at Premier Inn T5 ( all other hotels were very expensive)
Regards
TBS
Likewise I enjoyed my stay at Premier Inn T5 ( all other hotels were very expensive)
Regards
TBS
Dec 7, 2014, 4:55 pm
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I loathe the Hoppas, have never had to wait more than 5 mins for an Uber driver and as I am sometimes with one or two colleagues it works out cheaper than the Hoppa anyway!