We will get to use the galleries at LHR in November , we fly off about 9pm so will get down to Heathrow about 4 to 5pm park up at the Sofitel and walk through to t5 and get in the lounge and make full use of it !!! knowing that when I get on the plane I can settle down for a good nights sleep and wake up in sunny Dubai .
We will also get to use the terraces at LGW soon as we go to Cyprus , flight is around 8 am so a nice cup of coffee will go down well , I'll have the free champagne with my breakfast on the plane
We did like the Emirates lounge in Dubai , as with Dubai everything is on a large and luxurious scale , but then we went to the gate and it was all a bit chaotic with the boarding , when we left gatwick they came to the lounge to tell us we were ready to board and when we got to the gate there was no- one there , I was worried for a moment and then we got on the plane and everyone was already on there ....waiting....... The cabin crew had left the curtains open and they were watching us take our time to be seated and offered champagne etc . There wasn't too many happy smiling faces
The best lounge was one at Heathrow , I can't remember the name , it was a while ago , but they had an enclosed observation "tower" I went up there and sat watching the planes come in you could see all their headlights as they lined up behind each other , and then something came along that looked totally different and I saw Concorde come into land and the roar and noise was unbelievable , not even the poshest and most luxurious lounges can offer that experience now , it was a truly fantastic sight and feeling.
The worst was our most recent one- at Cancun through PP. We only spent 15 mins there as it was absolutely tiny, with no air conditioning and I managed to eat a half sandwich which turned out to be a nightmare as was really ill shortly afterwards and slept most of the way home( or had my eyes shut when I couldn't sleep due to two screaming toddlers), only opening my eyes for small sips of water.
