Review: British Airways Concorde Room First Class Lounge at London Heathrow Airport
On a 13-hour layover in London Heathrow Airport recently, I had the fortune to experience the Concorde Room, British Airways' first class lounge.
No, I was not flying first class (coach, totally) but I knew someone who was flying first class and got me in as a guest.
British Airways has three separate lounges in Heathrow airport and the Concorde Room is open only to first-class flyers or Gold members of British Airways Executive Club or Emerald oneworld member flying on BA or partner airlines.
Thanks to that, the Concorde Room is quiet and fairly empty. The wine selection is better, of course.
Even the cocktail menu was unexpected. I was expecting the regular highballs but they actually had unique craft cocktails on the menu here. I had the Fusion Fizz, a combination of Tanqueray TEN, jasmine tea syrup, lemon sherbert, and tonic. It was created by bartender Richard Tring, one of Bristol's best.
There's no food buffet at this lounge. Instead, guests sit down for a three-course menu. With wine, naturally.
Dorset dry cured beef, pickled vegetables, blackberries.
Duo of lamb, sugar snaps, mangetout (snow peas), shallots and redcurrant jus
Mango and white chocolate canneloni, with blackcurrant and almond genoise.
There are a number of private cabanas that guests can book here for some privacy and snooze time, equipped with a shower. I have to warn you these "cabanas" are in high demand so book ahead of time! There's a lounge chair that you can take a nap on. I got to the lounge around noon but couldn't get a cabana until around 7pm.
The shower in the cabana room:
If you can't get a cabana, though, you can still shower during your long layover. Elemis Spa next door has showers that you can book as well to freshen up.
Concorde Room guests also get a free spa treatment at the spa! You can choose between facial, manicure, or a short massage.
13 hours in Heathrow was spent well and comfortably. I'm not sure when else I will get the chance to experience a lounge like this, as it was certainly one of the most luxurious I've been to!
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