Salon Extime, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle 2B: Still excellent

After a restful night at the Holiday Inn Express, it was time to head back to Boston.

Check-in and Ground Experience

The route from the hotel to terminal 2D is well signposted.

Simply take the CDGVAL from Parc PX station to Terminal 2, then take the corridor between this station and Terminal 2D.

Check-in was well signposted and there was a priority line.

I waited a few minutes before being taken care of by a very charming check-in agent, who had to re-enter all passport and visa information before she could issue my two boarding passes for London and Boston. She told me that the Extime lounge was being used, and will wrote it on the boarding pass.

Location and welcome

After passing through security using the priority line, and through the duty free area, the lounge is located opposite, between terminals 2B and 2D, in the newly-built junction building.

After taking the elevator, I was cordially welcomed and invited into the lounge.

Lounge design

The design of the lounge had not changed since my last visit, and is very nice. A variety of seating and dining areas were available.

A shower, which I made good use of, was also available, as was a changing room.

Catering

The catering offer was very solid, with a hot and cold buffet available at all hours.

The alcoholic beverages were also quite premium, and champagne was offered at discretion.

I had lunch on the go.

Bottom line

A very good stay in the lounge.

Itinerary

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#	Type	Post
1	Diary	Short week-end in France
2	Lounge	American Airlines Admirals Club, Boston Logan (unreported)
3	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – New-York JFK, Embraer 175 (unreported)
4	Lounge	American Airlines & British Airways Chelsea Lounge, New-York JFK T8 (unreported)
5	Flight	British Airways First Suite, New-York JFK – London Heathrow, Boeing 777-300ER
6	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, London Heathrow T5
7	Flight	British Airways Club Europe, London Heathrow – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Airbus A320
8	Hotel	Intercontinental Paris Le Grand
9	Lounge	Grand Voyageur Lounge, Paris Est
10	Train	TGV InOui First Class, Paris Est – Nancy
11	Restaurant	L’impromptu, Nancy
12	Train	TGV InOui Second Class, Nancy – Paris Est
13	Train	SNCF TER Nomad First Class, Paris Saint-Lazare – Caen
14	Hotel	Ivan Vautier, Caen
15	Flight	Air France Economy (operated by HOP), Caen Carpiquet – Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Embraer E170
16	Lounge	Confluence lounge, Lyon Saint-Exupéry
17	Flight	Air France Business, Lyon Saint-Exupéry – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Airbus A321
18	Hotel	Holiday Inn Express, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Roissypôle
19	Lounge	Extime Lounge, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle 2BD
20	Flight	British Airways Club Europe, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – London Heathrow, Airbus A320
21	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, London Heathrow
22	Flight	British Airways Club World Suite, London Heathrow – New-York JFK, Boeing 777-300ER
23	Lounge	American Airlines & British Airways Chelsea Lounge, New-York JFK T8 (unreported)
24	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, New-York JFK – Boston Logan, Embraer 175 (not reported)