Sofitel London Heathrow Airport Hotel Terminal 5: A Quick Look
If being bang-in the centre of T5 is a priority then this is your best option. Sofitel London Heathrow isn’t the most budget friendly but it can’t be beaten on location, especially for an early morning flight or landing at some crazy hour of the night.
No need to worry about taxis and shuttle buses.
That said, the good old Premier Inn is only a very short drive away, and always a reliable choice, a 5 min taxi ride to the terminal, I’ve done that before….there’s also a hopper bus (but I’m not sure how early in the morning they start).
Via London Underground, it’s a short indoor walk from the Piccadilly Line up into T5 Arrivals and over to the private dedicated internal walkway and entrance to the Sofitel…it does feel a bit ‘VIP’ walking along it, calm and quiet with soft music playing.
On first impressions, the hotel gives off a 5 star feeling and staff seemed very attentive.
Luxury Room
The mattress was lovely, very comfy and the pillows were luxuriously deep and soft – you could lose yourself in them!
Not that you can really tell from my pictures, the king bed is supremely high, love that – makes it look and feel more inviting. The Luxury Room is very spacious, and could easily have housed a big sofa and coffee table.
Any Complaints
My biggest complaint – the room felt cold, even when the heating was turned up high (typical of a lot of hotel rooms).
Lovely big desk if you need to spread things out – in fact the room had a lot of storage and surfaces to put things on.
Another thing was the sink – it was quite small and very high up with huge bulky metal sprout type tap and handles that crash into your head when you bend down to wash your face, and the taps were very stiff on the wrists to turn (battling with it soon warmed me up lol).
I’m sure many will have struggled with this….smashed head and strained wrists…..looks nice though – the tap that is!!!
Not the flimsy disposable types – nice quality.
Not many sockets in the room for charging devices.
Complimentary mini bar, biscuits and beverages – with some fresh juice instead of just fizzy canned drinks 👍
Can’t comment on the food – I ate out in the evening and had breakfast in the airport in Departures the next morning. There are breakfast menus in the room in case you want to order breakfast to your room.
There’s a hotel shop near reception, I didn’t go in there but a few shops were still open after 9pm in Arrivals – a stone’s throw from the hotel….including a mini Boots Chemist where I spied a tube of Oral B toothpaste for a whopping £11 and something pence (what is the world coming to); there were other slightly less worrying toothpaste prices in Departures though 😐
Interested in other UK airport hotels?
Sofitel in Gatwick Airport: located inside one of the terminals, can’t remember much, seemed nice, comfortable….I know I have a couple of pics somewhere – will add them when I find them.
Also for Heathrow: Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel – quick look
Luton Airport: Courtyard Luton Airport Hotel – quick look
Wishing you happy and safe travels, wherever you’re heading 🙏🔆
Lexie G
Looks like a really nice hotel in London. Hopefully I’ll get to visit London and maybe I’ll book a night there. Looks luxurious, stylish and cozy, the bathroom looks cute but that sink. If you had I hard time with it I know I would too. Nice photos.
Cherryl
Ha ha, they need to do something about that sink before someone really hurts themselves 🙃 Happy future travels and I hope you enjoy London if/when you decide to visit 🤗
Lexie G
Thanks I hope to visit London too. 😊
usfman
My wife and I often book ahead at Heathrow hotels to avoid being late for our fights. Sofitel here seems like a convenient option at Terminal 5. We haven’t connected in awhile Cherryl. I’ll be writing more about international travel this winter if you don’t like my current road trip focus now. .
Cherryl
I don’t really dislike anything lol, just don’t always have time to keep up with everything but I’ll check it out, thanks for reaching out and flagging it up 🙏 Also – very wise to book into an airport hotel where you can. I feel so much more relaxed and at ease the night before a flight .🤗💫
usfman
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P. J. Gudka
Overall, looks like a lovely hotel.
Sheila Landry Designs
Looks nice!
Awakening Wonders
A great review!
Miriam
Looks like a lovely hotel. High beds and high sinks, would make me feel like a dwarf but it all does look rather swanky. Happy travels Cherryl!
Cherryl
Ha ha, I felt a bit like a dwarf myself!! Happy and safe travels to you too Miriam 💫
tidalscribe.com
After years of watching Terminal 5 being built, we had moved away by the time it was open, though my son ended up working there in World Duty Free ( where nothing was free and mostly expensive ). We used to put people up for free ( well friends ) overnight when we lived near Heathrow. I think I would choose to stay in a hotel overnight before an early flight. We used to belong to the health club at the Marriot hotel on the Bath Road. One time in the steam room someone asked where I was flying to and when I replied that I lived up the road he said ‘You mean people actually live around here!’
Cherryl
That was kind of you to put friends up like that, saving them a decent amount of money no doubt. Some people forget/don’t realise Heathrow is very much surrounded by residential homes 😊 despite being so huge, I’ve never lived near an airport but I imagine it must be nice to have moved away to somewhere quieter…and yes, everything feels overpriced, but they know you’ve got nowhere else to go once you’re in there lol!!
Ab
Nice to see an update and to see you traveling out and about again, Cherryl. The Sofitel hotels have a great reputation and so nice to see your insider look and review of your experience!
Cherryl
Thank you, and yes, their hotels certainly do the trick 😊✨
Sheree
I rate Accor’s Sofitel hotels
Cherryl
Might be worth joining their loyalty scheme https://all.accor.com/a/en.html for anyone who finds themselves using their hotels here and there!
Sheree
I’m a long standing member but thank you
Cherryl
Likewise 🤗