Hotel in Detail:
A large Luxury hotel within the airport grounds the Sofitel Heathrow Terminal 5 opened at the same time as the terminal itself. To reflect the international appeal of the hotel each section of the interior is themed after a different continent ( Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas). The reception area is themed to reflect Antarctica and features a water fountain which flows from the mirrored ceiling and onto floodlit ice blocks. A stand out feature is the 5 steel and glass atriums.Bedrooms are triple-glazed to minimise any outside noise and feature Sofitels' MyBed™ beds. Each room has private bathroom facilities which includes a walk-in power shower, phone, radio and hairdryer. All rooms are air-conditioned and have flat screen television, safe, telephone with voicemail, free WiFi, and audio/visual entertainment equipment.
Some rooms have views out over the airport grounds and hotel gardens.
Room options include Classic, Superior, Executive, Deluxe and luxury rooms along with range of suites (27). There are also four types of suites which feature a television in the bathroom.
Room service is 24 hours and includes the full bar and grill menu. The Sofitel has 26 rooms adapted for accessibility, this is a number larger than normally found in most hotels within London.
The hotel can also boast to be among the first to deploy the Acentic's Panorama "in-room digital broadcasting" system. This is an interactive on-demand television service and high definition capable. It includes support for IP applications.
All guests over the age of 12 staying in a hotel suite have access to the Club Millésime Lounge.
Dining Options:
All of the hotels restaurants are air-conditioned.The Vivre fine dining venue in a refined setting that features a "Chefs Table" with open views of the restaurants kitchen. 5 cooking theatres: Deli, Hot Wok, Grill, Forno, Sweets. Serves a varied menu which includes classic and modern international dishes.
Open: 06:00 till 10:00, 18:00 till 22:30.
Tea 5 & Pastry Salon: Elegant atmosphere where you will find the Tea Master serving you your traditional English tea along with fresh pastries, deserts, cakes and light snacks. Celebrates the famous French Madeleine cakes. Champagne and savoury treats also served.
Open: 08.00 till 18.00.
Sphere Bar and Lounge: A central part of the hotel. Icelandic style interior and a trendy informal spot with a buzzing atmosphere serving artesian beverages, tap beers, tempting cocktails and a selection of wines by the glass. Also an extensive spirits list.
Open: 17.00 till midnight.
Le Bar Parisien: Indulge in the opulent French way of living, an exclusive venue for your private event. Impress your guests with exquisite champagne, fine wine, and a range of gins, all in a sophisticated and refined ambience.
La Belle Epoque: A hidden and tranquil oasis steps away from the busy Heathrow Terminal 5 srving a delectable fusion of British and French cuisine, offering classic flavours using the finest and freshest seasonal produce.
The hotel some of the most intensive conference and facilities to be found in a major city anywhere in Europe, making it a top convention centre.
Facilities include 45 meeting/conference rooms with the main conference being able to accommodate up to 1700 delegates theatre style. The total capacity for all conference rooms is 2800. Meeting rooms cover a range of sizes from intimate to large (20sqm to 1500sqm) and have their own breakout rooms. Of these, three are boardrooms which have their own separate dining room.
Banqueting facilities include a single room capable of hosting 1250 guests.
There is even a cinema/theatre with seating for 117.
The Sofitel Heathrow hotel Terminal 5 has a business centre which itself has two mini-offices.
A dedicated theatre and cinema room has seating for 117.
Within the hotel are several shops.
Onsite health and leisure spa. Here you will find a gymnasium (open 24 hours) along with five beauty and massage treatment rooms, relaxation zone, sauna, aromatherapy steam room and hydro-spa (with vitality pool). Along the same corridor you will also find the West London Skin Clinic where treatments such as Botox are available. Within the spa herbal teas are served.
Others services include concierge, dry cleaning and ironing.
All bedrooms and public areas are non-smoking.
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube & Railway Station: Heathrow Airport T5 281 yards (256 metres), Motorway: M25 Junction 14 0.9 miles (1.4 km).The Sofitel Heathrow Terminal 5 is the only hotel connected to terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport via bridges. This on the Western side of the airport grounds. The location lies between Stanwell and Longford, both small villages with a few local pubs. Being to the west of the airport grounds makes it especially suited for access to Windsor (5.7 miles) and Ascot (9 miles). You can easily access other terminals using the Heathrow Express from the terminal which is free within the airport perimeter. Indeed it will get you into London in around 20 minutes.
local places of interest: 1 mile (1.6 km) from Jump Giants, a huge sports arena with trampolines, a Battle Beam Zone, jump arena, foam zone, dodgeball courts, tumble runs, basketball slam dunk lanes and dedicated junior giants area.
Bedroom Numbers: 605
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
This hotel has averaged a score of 4.4 out of 5 by 36706 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4.2 out of 5 from 16158 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 5 of 41 for hotels in Hounslow and rated 4.6 out of 5 from 20548 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not possible) and costs £40 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 88% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 5 star hotels is 90%. Therefore although the hotel is above average for London as a whole this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) . Sofitel Hotels across the chain average 89% so this hotel is slightly below the guest rating for most Sofitel hotels.
Compared to surrounding hotels: The hotels rating of 88% is 10% above the 78% average guest rating for the area around Heathrow. Guests therefore rate the hotel well above average for the surrounding area.
Milesfaster ranking: 141st from 853 London hotels, 2nd of 3 Sofitel Hotels, 6th of 69 Heathrow hotels, and 66th of 138 five star rated hotels.