Our last night/morning in Paris was rather exciting, as I had to change our Lufthansa flight twice as Ford spent the early morning in the ER (everything was fine in the end, but it was an exciting morning nonetheless).
We were on an 11:25AM flight from Paris to Frankfurt, and got to Charles de Gaulle Airport at around 10AM. CDG is such a cluster, and we headed straight to Terminal 1, Satellite 6, where Lufthansa departs from. After going through the hamster tubes (if you’ve departed the airport you know what I’m talking about) and most poorly designed moving walkways ever, we were airside in Satellite 6. On the plus side, security was super quick, and we were through in just a few minutes.
Walkway to Charles de Gaulle Terminal 1 Satellite 6
Terminal 1 Satellite 6 is pretty terrible. The terminal is tiny, yet has quite a few flights departing from it. So crossing through the terminal can be a bit of a challenge when a flight is boarding.
Horrible Terminal 1 at CDG
After going through security we turned right and walked to the end of the terminal.
Direction of Lufthansa Lounge CDG Airport
Then we turned right and took the elevator down a level, which is where the Lufthansa Lounge is located.
Direction of Lufthansa Lounge CDG Airport
Entrance to Lufthansa Lounge CDG Airport
The lady at the desk wasn’t especially friendly. She didn’t say a word as we entered, and after scanning our boarding passes pointed us towards the Business Lounge. When she did I said “we are connecting in first class to Los Angeles, can’t we use the Senator Lounge?”
She rudely responded with “Why does it matter? The lounges are the same.”
Now, while I agree that Lufthansa doesn’t do enough to differentiate their Senator Lounges and Business Lounges, that’s a rather ridiculous response to someone asking to use the lounge they’re entitled to use. I would have responded with “I’d ask you the same question then,” but figured that wouldn’t get me anywhere. So instead I said “I’m sorry, are we not allowed to use that lounge?” She sighed, and then told us we could use the Senator Lounge.
This entire lounge is a bit of a dungeon, given that it’s underground with no natural light. Inside the entrance and to the left was a business center with a row of desks.
Lufthansa Senator Lounge business center CDG
Past that were a couple of sitting area with leather loungers.
Lufthansa Senator Lounge seating CDG
The ones towards the back of the lounge were facing a TV, which had the volume turned up quite loud.
Lufthansa Senator Lounge seating CDG
In the back section of the lounge was the self serve food and drink area, which had some high-top seating, dining tables, and also some tables set up along a booth.
Lufthansa Senator Lounge buffet area CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge seating CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge dining area CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge dining area CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge buffet CDG
Lufthansa is a remarkably consistent airline — as you’d expect from the Germans, I suppose — so the lounge interiors and food & drink selection are remarkably similar everywhere. I’ll let the pictures of the breakfast spread speak mostly for themselves.
Lufthansa Senator Lounge buffet CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge buffet CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge buffet CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge buffet CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge buffet CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge buffet CDG
Then in terms of drinks, there was a coffee machine, a liquor selection, two beer taps, a soda fountain, and bottled water and juice.
Lufthansa Senator Lounge coffee machine CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge soda fountain CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge drink selection CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge beer CDG
Lufthansa Senator Lounge liquor selection CDG
Overall while the food and drink selection were fine, the lounge is a dark dungeon, so it’s not an especially nice place to pass time. I’d note that there’s also a Star Alliance Lounge in Terminal 1 which I guess we could have used, but it’s before security. Given what a crazy morning it had been, we just wanted to get past security as quickly as possible and be done with, which is why we used the Lufthansa Lounge.
Lufthansa A320 CDG Airport
I won’t be reviewing the Lufthansa flight from Paris to Frankfurt, as it was the same as all other Lufthansa intra-Europe flights. The seats were uncomfortable (just economy with a blocked middle seat), the service was friendly, and the snack was, um….
Lufthansa business class snack from Paris to Frankfurt
Lufthansa Senator Lounge Paris bottom line
While the lounge is better than the horrible satellite terminal out of which Lufthansa departs, that’s about the only good thing I can say about it. The lounge is a bit of a dungeon with no natural light, and has a similar spread to most other Lufthansa Senator Lounges. Unfortunately, these are hardly the best airport lounges available. Given the choice, I’d definitely use the Star Alliance Lounge instead.
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