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British Airways Galleries First

4.0 (16 reviews)
Open • 5:30 am - 10:30 pm

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Christina W.

Large and spacious lounge with plenty of comfortable seating, albeit busy in the morning around 9:30am! We were only flying Club World TATL this time around, but had access to the Galleries First due to OWE status. Breakfast is a bit heavy with all the carbs and sausages, but what you'd expect to create your own English breakfast. I wish there were more healthier options like salads and grilled veggies. The fruit selection and juices were pretty good, grab a glass of the smoothie if you can! There's also coffee/espresso machines if you're looking for that morning caffeine hit before a flight. This is a pretty good place to be during a longer layover as there's showers and spacious bathrooms, however the noise level can be pretty high during peak times. The T3 Cathay First Lounge has an edge over this one due to the food, but alas the location is on a completely different terminal :( If you're flying BA First, head over to the Concorde Room instead for a more cozy and intimate space that's more quiet.

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Todd B.

Ambience: 5* Food options: 5* Beverage options: 5* Comfort: 5* Stopped by here on a return trip home. The lounge was very comfortable, clean, and well stocked. Plenty of space lugs, seating, tables and relaxation areas. Will return

Weird horse lamp.  Yes, it's lifesized.
Johnny N.

This first class lounge is schizophrenic. There are some really good things, and some really bad things. First the good... this huge lounge has plenty of space to spread out, with several themed sections. There should be plenty of different decors so that anyone will find a comfy place to hang out. The staff is helpful of course, and they thought to add a specific customer service counter just for this lounge. There's quite a variety of refreshment available, but overall the food offerings are somewhat disappointing. Seriously, are you supposed to use canned mushrooms in a first class lounge? But there are some very odd decisions that were made when T5 was built and decorated. On the weird side are the life-size horse lamps that greet you at the entrance. I also don't like the check-in area... it makes me feel like going through an imaginary turnstyle. And exiting requires you to walk headlong into those trying to get in. I'm perplexed why they didn't build separate showers to be within the first lounge... instead it's shared space in the complex within the Elemis Spa. Beyond that, the description I came up with for the shower rooms are "Stormtrooper-esque"... I guess someone was living out their Death Star fantasies. The shower rooms are TINY, with tiny toilets and tiny sinks to go along with it. There's a suction drainage system, so the toilet sounds like a lav on the plane... classy! Finally, the finishing touch is the inkjet printed sign warning that anything left on the floor would get wet. BA had such an opportunity with T5, and I think they've utterly failed in their first lounge. This is a lounge I definitely would not go out of my way to go to.

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Review Highlights - British Airways Galleries First

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British Airways First Lounge - Very spacious & pleasant

British Airways First Lounge

4.1(54 reviews)
0.0 mi•Heathrow
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Luxury, sustenance, and relaxation amidst the hustle and bustle of the London Heathrow Airport…read more This British Airways lounge is a treat to every traveler privileged to enter. My husband and I stopped in on our way from Phoenix to Italy and it was such a wonderful experience. Upon entering we were warmly greeted (which sometimes in Europe is not the case), and our eyes fixed upon a glorious display of foods and snacks from all over the world. They offered British delicacies (don't miss out on the shortbread cookies) as well as other quality dishes that you are welcome to take as much as you like. This lounge also has multiple open bars where you serve yourself, juice and snack stations throughout, a kids playplace, and beautifully kept up tables and chairs to accommodate lots of travelers with space in between. They have washrooms as well which is so nice for those long travel days. We stayed just over an hour, but I could have stayed all day. The views are lovely and the atmosphere is inviting and relaxing. We look forward to spending time here on all our flights through London.

Very average. The last three times I have visited there has been a line. A line…read more.. This place is in need of a better AC, better attention to their restrooms and more charging stations by the seats. The food is ok.

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British Airways First Lounge - Tomato Buratta

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British Airways First Lounge - BA Lounge Showers at Terminal 5. This decor makes me I feel like I am still on the aeroplane.

BA Lounge Showers at Terminal 5. This decor makes me I feel like I am still on the aeroplane.

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Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse - Second floor

Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse

4.8(177 reviews)
1.2 mi•Heathrow
•££££

5 Stars for the best airport lounge I've ever been to…read more To put this in the same category as most airport lounges is to do it a disservice. It feels part upscale restaurant, part members club, part bar, part swanky lounge. My favorite part is the fact that there are different areas with distinctly different seating and atmosphere. When you're stuck waiting for a delayed flight (or just arrived absurdly early in case of traffic), the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse will keep things from feeling stale. And the separate entrance/security lines? -Chef's kiss- I didn't make use of the spa treatments or Dom, but had a fabulous breakfast and strolled up to the rooftop garden for some sunshine before my transatlantic flight. Now that most airport lounges are filled to the gills and feature the saddest cafeteria-style food, this clubhouse is an oasis and could be a great model for future lounge differentiation. Though this ticket class is a once-in-a-long-while splurge, it made the price feel a little less insane.

Always an excellent place to have breakfast I would like to commit at another time when they have…read moreother offerings, but the food is wonderful. I always look forward to coming to this lounge. It's better than the Delta club rooms in the states. The staff is always friendly and the food is always fresh and good

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Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse - Great champagne selection

Great champagne selection

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No. 1 Lounge - Coffee and tea station

No. 1 Lounge

3.4(107 reviews)
1.2 mi•Heathrow
•££

Chill airport lounge. Nice staff. Good offerings for drinks food. Alcohol included. Smaller lounge…read morebut I approve.

I had an hour or so to kill before a flight out of Heathrow and had access to this lounge through…read morechase reserve/priority pass. The lounge was easy to find although the check-in experience was a little odd. Upon presenting my boarding pass, the woman at the entrance said something about my airline status qualifying me for Clubrooms (adjacent to the No1 lounge and owned by them) instead. As I understand it, it's supposed to be a little more upscale and is adult-only with à la carte food ordered from a server in lieu of buffet fare. It was a totally adequate lounge experience; comfortably roomy and nicely decorated. I was there during breakfast and wasn't super excited by the menu but ordered a bagel with pastrami for some sustenance during my flight. It was horrible tbh, but as a NY Jew I admit my standards are a little high. I had a glass of vinho verde as well which was lovely. They did have some self-serve pastries; I had a pain au chocolat that was actually pretty excellent. Would I personally visit again? Absolutely with PP - who can possibly complain about free food/bev and a nice place to relax before a flight. Do I think it's worth paying the staggering £48 for? Certainly not. Food-wise, I think I would have preferred the buffet in the standard lounge (which also happens to be about 10 quid cheaper). TL;DR - nice lounge, on the nicer end for Europe, excellent compared to the US, meh compared to Asia

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No. 1 Lounge - Lounge seating

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The Concorde Room - Seating Areas

The Concorde Room

4.4(40 reviews)
0.0 mi•Heathrow
•££££

Gorgeous area with spacious seating a lot of them private mini living rooms with couch and love…read moreseats. Very velvety and soft sparing no luxury. Bathrooms can get busy as they are private rooms each which is great but can lead to a queue. Attendants are constantly cleaning up and preparing the rooms so they always are kept clean. The bar and servers come around to take drink orders so no needing to wait at the bar to order drinks. There are selections of snacks and cocktails that you can order. There is no comfort that is overlooked here and it is a wonderful respite when waiting for your next flight.

The Concorde Room is a nice lounge. There were aspects of it that were luxurious, but then there…read morewere certain things that made it feel less exclusive. It's a lounge for First British Airways customers located in Terminal 5 at London Heathrow. The most premium feature of our visit was being able to dine in the private pre-flight dining booths. This is basically a restaurant-type experience. The food (we ate breakfast) was good and the high partitions in the dining area gave a nice sense of privacy. The service was top-notch and this was the best part of visiting The Concorde Room. After eating, we camped out in the lounge for what was thought to be about an hour, but turned into 3 hours with multiple flight delays. Good news is that the lounge is nice and does offer some outdoor dining as well, so there was plenty of natural light, but the lounge could've benefited from more partitions and more privacy. The decor is fine, but lacked the elevation and sophistication of other first class lounge products. The part where The Concorde Room loses a star is in the bathrooms. They are rather small, gender-neutral restrooms with poor lighting and they really felt like something you would've seen in just a regular terminal. Nothing luxurious about the restrooms whatsoever. Overall, The Concorde Room definitely delivers in the dining realm, but loses its luxury focus in other aspects of its execution.

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Salmon Mousse

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Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 - May 15, 2026

Heathrow Airport Terminal 5

3.4(377 reviews)
0.2 mi•Heathrow

This is the main British Airways terminal at LHR and is large and well-equipped…read more If you're traveling in first or have one world emerald status you can use the beautiful British Airways first check in area which has its own check-in area with a private security screening that leads directly to the British Airways first lounge. We also transited through this terminal on our way to London, and the security screening wait was minimal, but it definitely can get very busy at times. There are tons of dining and shopping opportunities here. They also have a complimentary personal shopper service you can use to help you with your shopping including locating items ahead of time and escorting you to various stores. The British Airways lounges here are great particularly the Concorde room. Be aware of your departure gate as long haul services typically depart from B and C gates which requires an underground train ride from the main terminal and some additional time.

Celebrated terminal with duty free and luxury shopping…read more Not a lot of charge spots. Could use some more seating. Couple of lounges anyone can use for a fee- does not require club membership. Plenty restrooms which are large and continuously cleaned. Several restaurants to choose from. Two coffee options: Starbucks and a cart which is really good.

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Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 - Eateries and shopping on second floor (by security)

Eateries and shopping on second floor (by security)

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Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 - Any shop you can think of is here.

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British Airways Galleries First - airportlounges - Updated October 2026

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