Star Alliance has finally completed the refurbishment of its – previously rather tired and cramped – lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport. The 980 square metre facility offers seating for more than 220 guests and features stylish elements inspired by Parisian design and architecture.
The lounge is available to First and Business Class customers as well as Star Alliance Gold members travelling from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport – Terminal 1 on the following Star Alliance member airlines: Aegean, Air China, ANA, Asiana, EGYPTAIR, Eva Air, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines and United. It’s also open to Priority Pass holders and is probably one of the best lounges you can visit on Priority Pass!
The lounge, which was first opened in 2008, is annoyingly located before passport control (just behind the passport control area) but at the highest point of the terminal building – levels 10 and 11 – providing a panoramic view of the airport from the upper floor. It’s open daily from 05.30am to 10.00pm depending on the flight schedule, and the refurbished lounge offers a range of facilities and a particularly striking feature is the newly landscaped garden, which gives guests the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful outdoor area reminiscent of the green spaces of Paris before their flight.
The lounge also offers an exclusive zone for customers travelling in First Class on Air China, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways operated flights.
They serve a wide range of complimentary drinks and can choose from a selection of international hot and cold menus featuring some typically French delights. Comfortable and quiet work spaces are located on both levels and complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access is available throughout the lounge. Specific attention was paid to a significant increase of power sockets to make sure guest can stay connected at all times. Free shower facilities, state-of-the-art television screens and a wide selection of international newspapers and magazines round off the service.
The only thing I would warn is that this is quite a small lounge and nowhere near as good as some of the other lounges out there. It does the job, and I haven’t yet seen the refurbishment personally, but from memory it definitely wasn’t the best. As well as the CDG lounge there are seven other Star Alliance branded lounges, which are located at Amsterdam (AMS), Buenos Aires (EZE), Los Angeles (LAX), Nagoya (NGO), Rio de Janeiro (GIG) Rome (FCO) and Sao Paulo (GRU).