Luxe Beat Magazine JANUARY 2015 | Page 24

is available for an additional charge. Servisair Executive Lounge is open : am to : pm daily, offering free WiFi, phone, fax, charging ports, TVs, newspapers, magazines and free food. You can get yogurt, muffins and pastries in the morning soup and rolls for lunch and throughout the afternoon afternoon tea with biscuits, cakes and nuts. You can get free soft drinks and alcohol, but there is an extra charge for champagne. Virgin tlantic elta pper lass Wing is something special in T3. If you book a first class ight on either Virgin Atlantic or Delta, you can make arrangements from 30 days to hours prior to your ight out of LHR, so this is ideal for your return to the US. You will be met by a chauffeur who will take you to the correct terminal, handle your baggage and boarding pass, then arrange for you to pass through the Virgin Atlantic Private Security Channel for your security screening. After clearing security, you will be escorted to the Virgin Atlantic lubhouse to await your ight. There, you can enjoy complimentary food and drinks, free WiFi, comfortable seating and other amenities. American Airlines Admiral Club and Flagship Lounge are both located in T3. The Admiral Club is in the departures area and is available to those ying first class or those who have purchased an Admiral Club membership. There are free showers, WiFi, food, drinks, newspapers and magazines. The Flagship Lounge is located in the arrivals area of T3, and is available only to those who arrive at LHR as Emerald class or who ew first class. Various airline lounges are throughout T3, but are reserved for those ying irst or Business class on the airlines. If you find yourself connecting to or ying with British irways, athay acific, Emirates, SAS or Singapore, you’ll find luxurious lounges for your comfort while awaiting your ight. Terminal 4 Lounges There are no public lounges in erminal , but if you are ying first class or have high status on Air India, Etihad, Gulf Air, Malaysia Airlines or Qatar Airways, you will be able to use the lounges for those airlines. Terminal 5 Lounges As Europe’s busiest terminal, there are multiple lounges in Terminal 5, most belonging to British Airways and accessible by those ying first class or with top status for the airline and its partner airlines. Anyone with Emerald or Sapphire status in Oneworld Alliance can use the British Airways First, Club World or Club Europe lounges. British Airways has six lounges in T5, including: Galleries Club Lounges are available in both T5 and the T5 annex, serving fine wines and champagne, along with light meals and snacks. There are work and entertainment zones in both, including a 20-seat cinema. The lounge also has an Elemis Travel Spa where you can book relaxing treatments during your layover. Concorde Room dates back to the golden age of BA’s famed Concorde. This was the lounge where passengers on the Concorde waited. Today, it is open to those booked in First Class on a British Airways ight, or those with oncorde ards. The Concorde Room is the ultimate in pre ight luxury, with fine furnishings, chandeliers and artwork. Dining is in private booths with a full wait staff. here are also private cabanas available with day beds and an en-suite. There is a state of the art business suite. You’ll want to make certain you take a cocktail or glass of bubbly out to the terrace, and watch planes come and go before your ight. food, but there are some amazing fine dining restaurants inside L . Even the nicest restaurants offer quick menus and they all have “grab-and-go” type menus so you can take your food on board the plane. Here are the best places to please your palate during your layover at LHR: Terminal 2 Caviar House & Prunier Seafood Bar: this iconic British eatery is in every terminal at LHR. Be sure to try the signature Balik salmon. You can also purchase caviar, chocolate and champagne to go. La Salle: this restaurant, designed like a Paris grand brasserie, serves French food, beer, wine and cocktails. London’s Pride by Fuller’s: a traditional English pub. The actual Restaurants & Bars London Heathrow is the only airport in Europe with two Michelin starred restaurants. ou can find ample fast 24 brewery is located about 8 miles from LHR, but they’ve brewed a special T2 lager called “Wingman” that is for sale only at the airport. The Flying Chariot: a 2-story pub and restaurant with a “Control ower” observations deck offering great runway views. You can pick up great food along with craft beers from Windsor and Eton brewery, artisanal gins and organic ciders. This restaurant is located before clearing security, so it’s a perfect spot if you have a long layover and don’t mind going back through passport control. The Gorgeous Kitchen: a collaboration of four talented young female London chefs. Its exhibition kitchen is a signature, as are the innovative dishes. The Perfectionist’s Cafe: the long-awaited eatery by three