Hilton London Heathrow
On my last full day in London, knowing I had a very early flight the following morning, I decided to stay at the Hilton Heathrow, located at terminal 4. This was a closed terminal during Covid, so there was no public transportation, but there is a shuttle bus that goes around for £6 or you can take a taxi for £23.Now that it's open, you can take the tube, free, from terminal 2/3 to terminal 4 and use the skyway to get to the hotel (and several other hotels).
Arrival
Yet again, the underground line to the airport was under a surprise closing and well, they are batting 25% recently. I took the Heathrow Express train from Paddington station. To get there, I had to transfer underground lines from Victoria to Bakerloo, and luckily the stations had either elevators or were same level to transfer so I wasn't killing myself with my bags.The Room
A very standard-sized business hotel room, which I found nice as most seem not to be this large around Europe and especially in the center of London.The Suite
Now, having stayed here many times, on a recent trip, I was able to snag an upgrade that was a room to write home about.
3D interactive room tour, use your mouse or fingers to move around and see other rooms.
Food and Drink
There is a nice, typical open atrium restaurant with very large bar. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. My favorite amenity in a full-service hotel is the executive lounge which seems to be a very rare item these days, so I am very happy to see and experience them when a hotel has one.Event Spaces
Several event spaces down below and looking out over a pond. It was a strange space, and I didn't find any open rooms to take a picture.Amenities
There is a decent gym, many machines and devices available.
A King bed, and it fits very well
Excellent desk, very new feeling and the plugs were very tight so things stayed put (English plugs are the size of a small dog and pretty heavy)
Nice regular-sized vanity
Great shower and not sandwiched into a tiny space, I say this because of tiny ass rooms I have had in London
Love the airline motif
Soccer was all the rage on Sunday. I had other plans for drinks though
Quick grab and go for those on a business trip and short on time
Ah, yes, the unicorn, an open Executive Lounge
Pretty decent sized space, and kinda empty
Snacks available
And what's this? Free drinks? Well... you found my weakness
Summary
The consummate 4-star business hotel. Many amenities and very clean, great open space and very comfortable feeling place. Cost and convenience wise, I have not found a better hotel for those early morning flights out of Heathrow.Tip: Get a room facing the inside to mitigate the airport noise.