The Luxury Sofitel Hotel - London Heathrow Terminal 5 | Review

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  • Опубліковано 7 січ 2025

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  • @supremeenlightenedtramp1080
    @supremeenlightenedtramp1080 Рік тому +3

    i always love your reviews, they are honest and not biased.

  • @maxlopez3566
    @maxlopez3566 Рік тому +3

    When my flight to São Paulo was delayed 24 hours, i stayed at this hotel. Such a good place!

  • @andrewslifestyle2289
    @andrewslifestyle2289 Рік тому +7

    I’ve stayed there a number of times. Found the room average size, but modern and comfortable especially the bed. My room service was good.
    Breakfast was decent.
    Very convenient to Terminal 5 flights

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Рік тому

      The rooms and the hotel in general aren't quite as "5 star" as they were about 7 or 8 years ago. I suppose that's inevitable, unless they constantly spend a lot of money on refurbishing the rooms.

  • @dtq15
    @dtq15 Рік тому +2

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  • @timothyrose3654
    @timothyrose3654 Рік тому +1

    Great place for an early flight the next morning

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Рік тому

      The only problem is you don't really want to pay through the nose for a hotel room which you're not going to be using for long. I would stay at the Premier Inn at Terminal 4 instead if I had to leave the room early.

  • @peterbrown6224
    @peterbrown6224 Рік тому +2

    This might sound a bit niche, but the only times I stay in an airport hotel is when I've an early connection the next day.
    A description of how well they handle wake-up calls would be interesting. For 5*, I'd expect a call from a real person.

  • @petercdowney
    @petercdowney 6 місяців тому

    I stayed here once the night before going to Ireland. Dad got a pretty big discount through the Accor Live Limitless loyalty program.
    I had Guinea fowl for my dinner - I'd had that at a regimental dinner once when I was in the CCF while at school.
    There were two bottles of beer in the fridge (albeit Coors).

  • @aston-martin-internationalist
    @aston-martin-internationalist Рік тому +2

    I've stayed at this place a few times. I really liked it and the proximity to T5 couldn't be bettered!

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Рік тому

      Have you been in the last 5 years? I think it's not quite as smart as it used to be when it first opened.

  • @davidkelly4841
    @davidkelly4841 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for taking the time to put this together, have stayed at the Hilton before, I have considered staying here myself for an early flight, but quite pricy, then again so if everything at Heathrow! Looks ok, wonder what makes it 5 start over 4?

  • @ajs41
    @ajs41 Рік тому

    Just stayed here for the second time, (first time was about 7 or 8 years ago). I wouldn't describe it as 5 star, it's more like 4 and a half stars. Not quite as smart as it was when it first opened in about 2008. The rooms look slightly tired, whereas last time I stayed here they still looked 100% new. There often seem to be queues at check-in, with lots of staff milling about in the background, not offering to help make the queues shorter. Also you used to be able to use the spa all day for £40. Now they're charging £30 just for one hour! About 6 years ago I actually paid £40 to spend all day in the spa even though I wasn't staying at the hotel because I thought it was worth it. £30 for one hour definitely isn't.

  • @kuwen7824
    @kuwen7824 Рік тому +1

    😆I like! A page turner! Revelling site. I got romped!
    i like how you ended your video.

  • @andrewhickling5598
    @andrewhickling5598 3 місяці тому

    I'm on my 31st stay next January, so they must be doing something right.

  • @enjoystraveling
    @enjoystraveling 2 місяці тому

    I wonder since they didn’t have enough staff for the spa or the gym to be open if they made the room rate less expensive. Of course I noticed this video is a year old. Maybe it’s changed.

  • @michaelthomson1862
    @michaelthomson1862 Рік тому +1

    Marcelles Wallace….hilarious!

  • @Yilver499
    @Yilver499 9 місяців тому

    The Crowne Plaza hotel in T4 looks just like this Sofitel bathroom.

  • @londoncars4533
    @londoncars4533 5 місяців тому

    are there any other on-airport hotels at T5? Great vid.

    • @stephencamplin-d8h
      @stephencamplin-d8h 2 місяці тому

      The Thistle is very close to T5, and links to it via the Heathrow “POD” system - it’s definitely not 5 star, but it’s a heck of a lot cheaper..!

  • @007JNR
    @007JNR Рік тому +3

    The call themselves luxury but charge for the spa which is ridiculous.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Рік тому

      About 7 or 8 years ago the situation was that guests could use the spa for free and everyone else could pay £40 and stay all day if they wanted to. Now even hotel guests have to pay £30 just for one hour! That's a bit of a change over time. I actually paid £40 once to use the spa all day even though I wasn't staying at the hotel because I thought it was just about worth it. I was doing a bit of train and plane spotting around Heathrow and wanted somewhere to have a bit of a rest and relax while I was in the area. Very convenient.

  • @SachiLaSenya
    @SachiLaSenya Рік тому

    hello sir come to indonesia and visit marriott very lovely

  • @Andygarrett357
    @Andygarrett357 Рік тому +2

    From the video, which was very informative, I'd give this hotel 3 stars max. The room looks average and no way 5 star quality which usually comes through in a good video.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Рік тому

      I think it was 5 star when it first opened in 2008, but it's certainly gone slightly downhill since then. The rooms at the Premier Inn at Terminal 4 are actually slightly larger in my estimation.

  • @gavincashman
    @gavincashman Рік тому

    Maybe I could stay here while flying with Virgin Atlantic out of terminal 3

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Рік тому

      Yes, just take one of the trains from terminals 2 and 3 to terminal 5. Takes about 5 minutes, and then a 5 minute walk to the hotel. Just stayed there, and it isn't quite as top class as it was a few years ago. The rooms are starting to look a bit faded.

  • @paullewis2413
    @paullewis2413 Рік тому +4

    No way a luxury room, who are they trying to fool. Luckily I don’t need to use a hotel when I fly from Heathrow.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Рік тому +1

      The rooms are probably slightly larger at the Premier Inn at Heathrow Terminal 4. I agree about not being luxury rooms. This room is only slightly larger than the standard room I was staying at.

    • @paullewis2413
      @paullewis2413 10 місяців тому

      @@ajs41 Of course it’s understandable that Airport locations aren’t exactly the places you would expect to find a genuine luxury hotel😊

  • @XteamMAB
    @XteamMAB 10 днів тому

    19:37 😂😂😂 19:37

  • @007JNR
    @007JNR Рік тому +1

    I cant stand thise Nespresso machines. They are less friendly to the environment and make really small cups of coffee. I am glad they had a kettle.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 Рік тому +1

      It's pretty much compulsory to have a kettle in a British hotel room. People would be outraged if it didn't have one!

  • @Alex-om1be
    @Alex-om1be 8 місяців тому

    T2 is more modern

  • @rainysunday6186
    @rainysunday6186 10 місяців тому

    Fees to save the planet. 😂