The best Priority Pass airport lounges at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) are found in Terminals 1, 2D & 2E. We review the best airport lounge if you have a Priority Pass or relevant credit card. We have also reviewed the best hotels in Paris with club lounges in case this is what you are looking for.
Free Airport Lounge Access
If you have not paid for Business Class or First Class, you can access airport lounges for free if you have an unlimited Priority Pass or an Amex Platinum card. To get bonus referral points and advice on the Platinum American Express and other free lounge access credit cards, have a read of our best credit cards for luxury travel.
1. Star Alliance Lounge, Terminal 1
The Star Alliance Lounge in Terminal 1 is by far the best Priority Pass lounge in Paris CDG. This lounge is open to passengers on Star Alliance airlines, including United Airlines, Air Canada, and Lufthansa. It is also open to those holding a Priority Pass.
The Star Alliance Business Class lounge is fairly standard and not styled. It has low ceilings, boring black leather seating and is a tight fit for the number of passengers using the lounge. This is largely because Air China, ANA, and Asiana all have flights departing around the same time, so the lounge gets very busy, particularly in the evenings.
This lounge has nice views and lots of natural light. There are desks with computers. The food is excellent even though the lounge isn’t particularly exciting. The buffet has hot meat and vegetables. You can enjoy bread rolls, cheese, sandwiches, cold cuts, pastries, whole fruit, delicious and varied salad on the cold counters. The lounge also has an open bar with wine and spirits, fruit juices, and cans of beer in the fridge, as well as snacks like pretzels and crisps.
2. Icare Lounge, Terminal 1
There are two Priority Pass lounges in Terminal 1. The Star Alliance Lounge and the Icare Lounge. The Star Alliance lounge is by far the best lounge. The Icare Lounge can be horribly overcrowded, is uninteresting in design, and has a very limited basic snack supply. In fact, the snacks on offer include chips and cookies, mini-cakes, and snack mix. Most of these snacks are prepackaged in plastic and are your typical contract lounge low-quality snacks. There is a hot water machine and fridges full of large bottles of drinks to pour out, but in all honesty, you would probably do better paying for a couple of coffees and a sandwich at one of the cafes in the terminal.
3. Sheltair Lounge Terminal 2D
Sheltair Lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is located at level 1 of Terminal 2D after the security in front of Gate D56. This lounge is accessible only to passengers who are departing from Terminal 2D to the Schengen area. You can get in for free using your Priority Pass.
The lounge is pleasant but typical contract lounge, don’t expect anything special. There is free Wi-Fi, newspapers, and magazines, but there are not many power sockets. The food and drinks are limited, with bread, croissants, ham and cheese, yogurt, fruit salad, and crisps. There’s no warm food, but there are cans of drinks included canned soft drinks and fruit juices. Alcoholic beverages are mainly canned beers, and there’s a coffee machine so you can enjoy a coffee or hot tea.
4. YotelAir Paris Charles de Gaulle, Terminal 2E
YotelAir Paris Charles de Gaulle actually has a lounge as well as hotel rooms. YotelAir Paris Charles de Gaulle is open 24 hours a day and is located airside for Non-Schengen departures and transit passengers. Take the Shuttle train to Gate L. Follow signs for Instant Paris/YOTEL. Passengers traveling from Gates K and M can access this lounge via the Shuttle train but must allow time to return to the gates.
The Yotel Priority Pass offer is for a maximum 3-hour stay (at the time of writing) in the lounge. Children under 2 years are admitted free. A €10 EUR credit allowance per person per visit recorded will be issued to purchase light refreshments, snacks, soft and alcoholic drinks at the lounge (limited to beer and wine). The credit is not issued to children under 2 years.
So how is the lounge? The look is very boutique, small but nicely finished with hexagonal dividers and seats around little tables as well as high stools and tables. The capacity must be around 50 people.
The lighting is stark and bright, so no hiding blemishes or jetlag in this lounge. There is also plenty of natural light, but the fluorescent bright lighting needs to be turned down a notch. The food is limited to pre-packaged snacks with a hot water dispenser and a coffee machine. Each snack is around 2.5 euros, so you can get four with each visit on your Priority Pass. Cans of beer are slightly more.
This isn’t a great lounge due to the bright lighting and lack of fresh snacks, but it is better than nothing and worth the trek if you want to take a break before or between flights.
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