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Yotel Heathrow Review
Yotel Guest post: Milla
Yotel, hotel, not a holidaaaaay iinnnnn is essentially a bunch of ‘cabins’ ranging from 7sqm-23sqm and describes itself as a “Small but smart hotel located inside Heathrow Terminal 4”. Small being the operative word. So whhhhyyyy would I want to stay in a coffin… sorry ‘cabin’… over a hotel room with an actual bed and an actual window? Well… Miles had gotten me a great deal on a business class flight to Miami from England. Except it originated in Stockholm, Sweden ( ARN ). To be precise, this leg included two flights ARN-LHR-MIA with an overnight layover in LHR. Stick with me here. All the other hotels in and around Heathrow were three times the price of the Yotel in terminal 4, annnnnnnnd I wouldn’t be there for very long. So call me crazy, but I went for it. I also have a mild perversion for purple.
The Deets:
- When: June 2016
- Price: £103
- Room Type: standard cabin
- Length of stay: 7 hours
It is located in Terminal 4 on the mezzanine level. Follow the signs to the Prayer Room
…or the purple haze
I arrived around 11pm. On the right as you go in are two computer screens you can check in with but there was a guy at the desk to the left when I arrived and he buzzed me through. He was ok…was he creepy? After taking two trains and two planes it could have just been me. I asked for a later check out than the 6am I had booked on the website but it was a no as someone had booked the room straight after me. You book by the hour here. Yikes. (Four hour minimum…). The promised free tea, coffee and water was collected here. Huh. And served by them. Huh. So I just asked for a water and it dawned on me that the luxury of a kettle and ground instant coffee in the room is not applicable here….
To the room/cabin/coffin!
Daaaaan dan daaaaaa – My Abode for the night.
The bed; clean and fresh but not for Tall claustrophobics or the Tall or the Claustrophobics.
Luckily for me I’ve never been blessed with supermodel pins but if you have, I’d check the length of the bed in your particular cabin.
Temp control (I turned it right down bc it gets real hot) and three different light settings, purple included.
To be totes honestly with you, the size of the room was a shock to the system and it is definitely not for the claustrophobic. However, it does have everything you need – clean and comfy bed, nice strong shower and toilet, tv. You can order room service (I didn’t as the minutes of potential sleep were counting down). Also, keep the provided earplugs handy as you can hear the detailed conversations of people rolling down the corridor.
Small but efficient shower!
Necessary soaps
To conclude:
It’s cheap for a reason, but very sufficient if you just want a pit stop and a shower. It serves a purpose: a quick overnight stay that also stirs feelings of adventure, like camping but in the basement of a international airport terminal, Very James Bondfire. It was quick, easy, and saved me over $250. And hey, what doesn’t look good in a purple haze?
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on gas and EV charging
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
- 5x points on Lyft rides Earn 5x total points on eligible Lyft rides including ride share, bike and scooter rides and subscription and membership products through September 30, 2027.
- 5x total points on Peloton equipment Earn 5x total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027.
Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- NEW: $120 Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit Cardmembers will receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to the card.
- NEW: Complimentary Apple TV subscription for one year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.
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