Review: Lufthansa Senator lounge, Paris CDG

After a short trip to Strasbourg, I’m going with Bertrand to Dubai for a relaxing weekend at the beginning of this summer, which will be busy with all kinds of trips.

Enregistrement et expérience au sol

I arrived at the CDG2 RER station by TGV, while Bertrand slept at the Sheraton CDG, which we now know well, for a quick coffee in the Club Lounge.

The area of the TGV station is a bit like the Paris CDG Miracle Court

After a few minutes, we leave the hotel to join CDGVAL, the shuttle between the different terminals of CDG.

Efforts have been made by Paris Airport to make the journey through CDG more pleasant.
The choice of colors for CDGVAL remains debatable

The automatic shuttle takes about 10 minutes between terminal 2 and terminal 1, and we finally disembark landside at T1.

The signage effort at Paris Airport (at CDG in any case) is palpable.

Having no luggage to check, we pass the boarding card control. Note that despite the signage, there is no priority passage, anyone can pass anywhere.

Why mention an Access #1 when there is none?
The tubular architecture is iconic of CDG Terminal 1

Once this quick formality is over, we go to the satellite from where the LH Group embarks.

For the moment, there is no common screening station at Terminal 1
Displays now announce which flights depart from which satellite
The somewhat old-fashioned architecture of Terminal 1 at CDG has a lot of charm.

Lounge

Lounge Once we passed the priority PIF (the access n°1 works perfectly here), we go to the Lufthansa lounge, used by all the Star Alliance airlines of the satellite, including Swiss which will be our airline of the day.

The very discreet signage for access to the lounge

Access is by elevator and the entrance is well guarded.

Eligibility and access conditions are indicated before entering the lounge

The cerbera of the lounge is hardly smiling. At that time, I am not yet Star Gold… Even if we both travel in Business Class, Bertrand takes me as a guest, to be able to access the Senator lounge. In Paris, the difference between the two lounges is small, but it won’t always be the case.

At the entrance of the lounge, a checkroom is available:

A real work space, even if it is not necessarily first class:

The Business Center looks depressing…

The lounge’s lounging area is quite busy on this Saturday morning:

The sideboard is quite attractive and offers high seating for shorter waits:

A rather qualitative food offer at breakfast time:

Appetizing fresh croissants
The bread and snack section is also very well stocked
A rather extensive cold supply
The charcuterie lacks a little panache
We arrive a little after the battle on the hot offer
The soda machine does not appeal to me at all

After a short wait, it is now time to board our flight to Zurich!

Bottom line

A decent floor experience, but nothing more, and a lounge that just does the job. The lack of natural light is really a problem and does not allow for long waits. The Senator side is a little better, especially in terms of catering.

Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier Delestre-Levai
Olivier has been into airline blogging since 2010. First a major contributor to the FlyerTalk forum, he created the FlyerPlan website in July 2012, and writes articles with a major echo among airline specialists. He now co-runs the TravelGuys blog with Bertrand, focusing on travel experience and loyalty programs.
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