[LHR T5] Concorde Room

[HUGE AL]

Was able to book a spa treatment one hour after arrival in to LHR (man, I hope BA doesn't delay me), but was unable to reserve a hospital bathroom.

I phoned the USA 800 number and was told that my connecting flight would be out of T3, so perhaps heading over to Galleries First or AA Flagship (which I heard is marginally better) might be an idea. I've got four hours, so looking for advice. Danke.

[jhm]

The last time I did this (a few days ago), I just phoned the 0800 (UK freefone) number and they checked spa availability straightaway on the phone. Of course as my flight is later this week, there was nothing available apart from a crazy early hour and that's not worth a half hearted back rub.

If I want to pay to eat at LHR T5, I'd head for Plane Food:

https://www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/plane-food/

They do the best they can within the limitations imposed on them, e.g. no naked flames.

[HUGE AL]

I'll be swinging by this hole in a few weeks. Was looking for advice on how to avoid the pitfalls there. Already contacted You First on the off chance I can get a "Cabana" (read: hospital bathroom) and Elemis treatment, though they said they needed a few days to reply. Kind of afraid of the food. Is there a good restaurant in the terminal I should nosh at instead?

[paging SQFG]

[jhm]

So, in your professional burger opinion, jhm, which one is better?

Compared to VS, the BA burger is dainty and classier with better condiments. However, I thought the meat was ground coarser in the VS burger and that (plus its bigger size) means the VS burger is the one for me!

[HUGE AL]

So, in your professional burger opinion, jhm, which one is better?

[jhm]

The food menu (see above) in the main part of the CCR (i.e. not the dining area) remains the same from when it opened.

British Airways Signature Burger -
Prime Hereford beef burger with dry-cured smokehouse bacon and Montgomery Cheddar in sourdough bread
Accompanied by tomato and chilli chutney, dill pickles and guacamole

And by way of comparison, the VS Club House Burger (taken with a point & shoot camera rather than a cameraphone above):

[flo]

Whoa. Totally breathtaking. I hope you two enjoyed your time there ... if time really passes faster if you enjoy things, I'm sure being there felt like a second.

[KeithMEL]

Very nice, and thanks for the pics jhm & phaleesy.

Though I still think that horse fixture looks weird.

[phaleesy]

Very cool, jhm! Just curious, how do you guys think the CCR compares to the LHR VS Clubhouse?

We have not gone to the LHR VS Clubhouse before.

[HUGE AL]

Very cool, jhm! Just curious, how do you guys think the CCR compares to the LHR VS Clubhouse?

[taipeiflyer]

thank you very much jhm. that was most impressive. hope you and phaleesy had a great time.

[kelvgoh]

just a note of interest - the concorde room looks far far far nicer than the minister-level only VIP lounge in Heathrow.

The only good thing about the VIP lounge is that you are allowed to drive straight to your plane from the lounge itself.

[StarG]

Thanks phalessy & jhm.
Stylish, spacious & classy. Very impressive indeed.

Sad to say, this is the type of lounge even SQ First Class customers can only dream of.

[UMD]

Thanks.

The Galleries First lounge also looks stunning. Looks like BA actually puts a lot of effort in making all of their lounges comfortable and luxurious at T5.

[jhm]

By the way, is BA Premier the same as Solitaire or it is higher up in BA tier?

BA Premier is by invitation only - I can't remember the rumoured criteria now but it involves being in control of a very large travel spend or being someone famous/influential who would be beneficial to BA. In other words, I don't think you can achieve it merely by flying.