Showers at LHR's Terminal 5
 

I will have a very long layover at LHR, flying BA. I will have about 6.5 hours at LHR between 2 very long flights and a shower would be great. I am using an award ticket and I was unable to get biz class so I will be in coach. I know that BA has a lounge but it looks like they don't sell day passes to poor little peons like me who must fly coach. :-[

Is there another place at T5 where I can get a shower?

Thanks.

AFAIK there are no public showers anywhere at LHR -- only in various lounges. Definitely not in T-5.

Just had a thought -- the Sofitel is at T-5 and they <i>probably</i> offer day rooms. Would likely cost £££ so a very expensive shower though :)

Thanks Janis, I will check it out. The shower would benefit my seatmate on my connecting flight more than it would benefit me so I don't want to sell a kidney for that. :-D

I just looked it up, it's 130 pounds. My seatmate will suffer.

<there are no public showers anywhere at LHR>

janisj, Has this changed?

I used a public shower facility at Heathrow during a layover (don't remember which terminal) but that was at least 10 years ago.

I seem to remember years ago seeing showers (but that may have been at LGW -- all my trips do tend to blur after a while)

But I just double-checked the LHR website and apparently there are no public showers except in lounges -- so they'd be restricted and/or airside.

http://www.heathrow.com/airport-guid...ts-and-showers

"I used a public shower facility at Heathrow during a layover (don't remember which terminal) but that was at least 10 years ago."

T5 wasn't built 10 years ago. IIRC, the terminal opened in 2008.

where did suze say anything about T-5? She merely said she remembers using a shower <i>somewhere</i> at Heathrow.

I'm thinking maybe the showers were at Terminal 2? It was in a location that was convenient when I was transferring flights. It was a public facility where you paid for a towel and soap packet, and were given a private white-tiled room with bench, shower, toilet, sink, hair dryer, etc. It was basic but felt quite lovely to be able to freshen up like that.

I am not saying they are still there, only that I most definitely DID shower coming thru Heathrow one trip!

If you don't mind switching terminals you could book into No. 1 Traveller Lounge in Terminal 3:

http://www.heathrow.com/airport-guid...vices/lounges#

>>If you don't mind switching terminals you could book into No. 1 Traveller Lounge in Terminal 3:<<

But it is airside so the OP would need a boarding pass for T-3 . . .

"where did suze say anything about T-5?".

She didn't but the op's flights are in/out of T5.

T5 isn't exactly close to T1/2/3 or T4 and it's not possible to get airside in a terminal other than that of your departure flight.

>>. . . but the op's flights are in/out of T5. <<

Yes, we know.

>>it's not possible to get airside in a terminal other than that of your departure flight.<<

Yes -- as has been established

Why does any of this matter if there are, in fact, no longer public showers in ANY terminal at Heathrow?