Review: Plaza Premium Lounge – London Heathrow T2 (LHR)

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We stopped at the Plaza Premium Lounge in London Heathrow T2 and enjoyed a nice brunch prior to our flight. Plaza Premium Lounge London Heathrow T2 Review This lounge has been an on-again, off-again part of the Priority Pass...

We stopped at the Plaza Premium Lounge in London Heathrow T2 and enjoyed a nice brunch prior to our flight.

Plaza Premium Lounge London Heathrow T2 Review

This lounge has been an on-again, off-again part of the Priority Pass network for years. These days, Priority Pass membership is once again accepted for admittance, which is the basis upon which we entered.

As you enter the terminal after clearing security, you’ll find this lounge before you even reach the airline transfer counters. It is open daily from 5:00 am to 9:30 pm and you can also a buy two-hour pass (40GBP) or six-hour pass (68GBP) online or at the door.

Lounge guests can use showers but shower-only access (30 minutes) is available for 25GBP. Finally, private resting rooms are available at the following rates:

Single – 3 hours – 66GBP Single – 6 hours – 110GBP Double – 6 hours – 165GBP

With Priority Pass accepted, the lounge gets quite crowded. Indeed, I don’t have many pictures this  visit because nearly every table and chair was occupied.

There’s a little cordoned off area for Icelandair “Saga” (business) class passengers, but the rest of the lounge is a free-for-all.

a room with a television and chairs

a table and chairs in a room

We arrived just as the transition was being made from breakfast to lunch at about 11:00 am. I went for the last of the breakfast while the rest of the family had lunch (Indian food, salad, soup, pasta). Quite candidly, my kids went for the Biscoff cookies, which were well stocked at the buffet…

a kitchen with a chef in the background

a buffet with different food items

a group of pots on a counter

a food on a table

a bowl of pasta with sauce and parsley in it

a plate of food with sausage and eggs

a bowl of fruit salad

a plate of salad on a table

a plate of salad with cucumbers and almonds

a bowl of soup with croutons

a boy and girl sitting on a couch

As you can see in my older review below, this lounge used to have a fancy coffee machine and barista at the bar, but that has been removed. Good thing I had enjoyed some excellent coffee in London earlier in the morning…the new automatic machines and the beans placed in them leave a lot to be desired.

The restrooms were so crowded I have no pictures.

CONCLUSION

I was thankful for this lounge in that it gave my family a place to wait before our JetBlue flight to New York. The food was also satisfactory. But be warned that this lounge gets very crowded, the downside of accepting Priority Pass. It’s rare that I fly through Terminal 2 on a non-Star Alliance carrier (there are four Star Alliance lounges in T2), but I do appreciate this lounge when I do.

My original review, published on July 6, 2018, is below.


a lobby of a lounge

While Star Alliance has a quartet of nice lounges in The Queen’s Terminal (T2) at London Heathrow, if you don’t have status and are flying in economy class, the Plaza Premium Lounge is a fine place to wait for your flight.

This Priority Pass Lounge is located just up the escalators, to the right, after making the long trek from the security checkpoints to the terminal departures area. It’s open daily from 5:00am to 9:30pm and there is technically a three-hour time limit per visit. If you don’t have a Priority Pass card, you can purchase access for £40 (~$50), which grants you two hours in the lounge.

I like the way it is decorated. The lighting is perfect and the four-sided couch makes a great lounge centerpiece as you enter.

a room with a couch and a table

a large couch in a lobby

a couch and a table in a room

a room with a large doorway and a large screen with people sitting in it

a group of people sitting in a room with chairs and a television

a room with a row of chairs

I visited the lounge around 10am. You can see it was not very crowded.

The lounge also has a nice buffet with a number of fresh food including several hot dishes.

a buffet table with food on it

a kitchen counter with white cups and saucers

a counter with food on it

a buffet table full of food

a buffet table with food on it

food on a counter top

The dining area was the most crowded part of the lounge.

a group of people sitting at tables in a room

At the bar, alcohol is complimentary and the bartender doubles as a barista. Freshly-made coffee drinks are available…I had a cappuccino. There was also chips and salsa along with other light snacks.

a bar with a television and a tv on the wall

a tray of food on a counter

a cup of coffee on a saucer

The bathroom was well-maintained. Showers are nearby and cost £15 to use when I was there. Recently, the lounge stopped charging extra for the showers.

a bathroom with sinks and a mirror

a urinal in a bathroom

If needed, a couple desks with computers:

a computer on a desk

Within the lounge is also a sleeping area and a spa with massage available. Both cost extra.

a sign on a tile floor

CONCLUSION

Note this is a departure lounge. But if you are arriving into Terminal 2, there is also a Plaza Premium Lounge in the arrivals area with a similar set-up, though a bit smaller.

I liked this lounge quite a bit, though I prefer the United, Air Canada, and Singapore lounges (all located in the same terminal). This is better than the Lufthansa and Aer Lingus lounges.


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