Concorde Room - Is there somewhere to leave hand baggage if she want to shop etc.?
Mar 15, 2019, 4:17 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 778
Concorde Room - Is there somewhere to leave hand baggage if she want to shop etc.?
Hello please can anybody tell me if there is anywhere in the Concorde Room at Heathrow where you can leave your hand baggage for example if you want to go shopping for example? I know the Qatar lounge allows this and likewise I know you can’t do this at the Galleries lounges.
Mar 15, 2019, 4:43 am
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Falkirk, Scotland,VS Red, BA Gold, HH Diamond,UK Amex Plat
Programs: Master of the Privy Purse des Muccis
Posts: 17,916
[QUOTE=and likewise I know you can’t do this at the Galleries lounges.
[/QUOTE]
Hi.
There is a cloakroom manned at galleries first close to the main reception desk and the two horses
Regards
Tbs
[/QUOTE]
Hi.
There is a cloakroom manned at galleries first close to the main reception desk and the two horses
Regards
Tbs
Mar 15, 2019, 5:05 am
#4
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,821
Just to clarify, there are 2 cloakrooms, both staffed, at the entrance to Flounge and the entrance to CCR, assuming you are using the main escalator from the departures floor, by Paul Smith in South T5A. In both cases they like to see your boarding pass so they can write down your name and flight number, they then give you a fob for the return of the item. Both are open the full day that the lounge is open. They have hangers for coats, ledges for smaller bags and a storage floor for larger bags. The 2 main staff members who staff these cloakrooms have been doing so for years and years, and the male one in particular likes a bit of a chat if you have time. They aren't there all the time, it's a rota of 8 in all.
Mar 15, 2019, 7:45 am
#6
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Mucci: Classe de la Luxe Eternelle
Posts: 816
They are amongst the loveliest lounge staff you encounter, in my experience - never in a bad mood and I always enjoy a short chat with them!
Mar 15, 2019, 8:35 am
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,540
Oct 20, 2022, 3:10 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2008
Location: "the world is my country"
Programs: Alaska 100K (aka OWS)
Posts: 811
Bumping this up - due to flight changes our layover in LHR is 8 hours - we plan to go into London to breakfast with our daughter. Would rather not drag our hand luggage. Is it possible to enter the lounge, leave the luggage, and exit for a few hours? If I remember correctly, it is very difficult to exit Terminal 5 once you're past security.
Oct 20, 2022, 3:57 pm
#11
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Mucci: Classe de la Luxe Eternelle
Posts: 816
Yes, entering the departures area in order to access the Concorde Room to use the cloakroom, only to request an exit, may add an hour or more to your arrival process. Better to leave it airside in the left luggage as suggested above.
Oct 20, 2022, 6:13 pm
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MSY (finally); previously NYC, BOS, AUH
Programs: AA EXP, 6MM; BA GLD
Posts: 17,249
It’s no longer quite so difficult, as you now can use the train to exit, riding to concourse C and returning without getting off until you return back to concourse A, instead of requesting an exit. It still takes a lot longer than using the left luggage facility referenced above, but for those with the time and who want to save a few £s, it’s not as bad as it once was.
Oct 20, 2022, 10:41 pm
#13
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,540
It’s no longer quite so difficult, as you now can use the train to exit, riding to concourse C and returning without getting off until you return back to concourse A, instead of requesting an exit. It still takes a lot longer than using the left luggage facility referenced above, but for those with the time and who want to save a few £s, it’s not as bad as it once was.
i join others advice, it’s possible but don’t do it as it’ can get messy.
Oct 21, 2022, 3:14 am
#14
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MSY (finally); previously NYC, BOS, AUH
Programs: AA EXP, 6MM; BA GLD
Posts: 17,249
yes but as you return to go back into the terminal after your little espace, your bp won’t let you through anymore. So you’ll need to talk to Ba staff again so that they update your status and whilst not complicated it is messy and another bit of time you’ll need to wait.
i join others advice, it’s possible but don’t do it as it’ can get messy.
i join others advice, it’s possible but don’t do it as it’ can get messy.