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Home  >  Lounge Reviews  >  Review: Extime Lounge Paris Charles DeGaulle International – 2BD
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Review: Extime Lounge Paris Charles DeGaulle International – 2BD

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 28, 2022August 28, 2022 11 Comments

During a trip to Paris, I tried the new Extime Lounge at Paris Charles DeGaulle International Airport in Terminal 2B/2D. It was as middle of the road as a lounge gets. 


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Location and Access

The Extime Lounge is accessible after security in Terminals 2B/2D servicing predominately star alliance carriers but also available for cash entry. Star Alliance passengers in Paris used to have a great number of options but nearly all lounges are closed that serve these carriers, this is a rare option.

Near Gate D50, the entrance to the lounge is along a white wall, down a short hallway to a lift, up one level t0 Floor 3, and then down a hallway again to the open doors.

Extime lounge Paris CDG location

Passengers traveling on premium tickets or with appropriate status will have access when flying:

  • Aegean
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Finnair
  • Germanwings
  • IcelandAir
  • ITA Airways
  • Lufthansa
  • Royal Air Maroc
  • Swiss
  • Voyageurs Du Monde (membership)

Extime lounge Paris CDG hallway

Extime lounge Paris CDG entrance

Seating and Layout

The Extime Lounge is a long rectangle with several separate rooms. The first is a small library anteroom, best for quiet parties and those who do not need power. During my visit it was unoccupied. Following that a large dining room with seating for more than 50 guests and opposite the food and beverage area and with a pair of bathrooms and a shower room (more on that shortly.)

The last room faces the tarmac and is more for those who are looking to work and congregate with coworkers. Outlets are available at every seat, there is a bar against one wall for single travelers just in to have a quick bite too.

Extime lounge Paris CDG location corridor

Extime lounge Paris CDG location library seating

Extime lounge Paris CDG dining room

Extime lounge Paris CDG bar

Extime lounge Paris CDG work seating

Extime lounge Paris CDG work seating and plugs

Food, Drink, and Amenities

I visited in the late afternoon and found a salad and cold food bar, a cereal station (two types.)

Extime lounge Paris CDG cold food

Extime lounge Paris CDG cereal at any time

Hot food items included fish filets in a cream sauce, white rice, and a pair of very tired Italian dishes: penne pasta and cooked zuccini.

Extime lounge Paris CDG fish in cream sauce

Extime lounge Paris CDG italian dishes

I tried the fish filet with rice (average at best) and some herb cherry tomatoes, cheese, and olives.

Extime lounge Paris CDG food selection

Soft drinks and coffee were on offer as well as a single bottle of most base liquors and a bottle of iced white wine as well a bottle of red. The booze was self-serve which some guests will appreciate, and the brands were reasonably mid-grade – nothing top shelf, but also not well brands.

Extime lounge Paris CDG alcohol

The restrooms were interesting. Below you will see the entrance for male and female restrooms – obviously clearly marked for gender.

Extime lounge Paris CDG obviously male restroom

Extime lounge Paris CDG obviously female restroom

After a day in Paris following an overnight flight for which no arrival lounge was available, I wanted a shower. The lounge offers showers… for €20. I found this to be expensive and really tacky. The fee includes a “shower kit” but I knew I would have access to a proper lounge when I arrived at my connection airport and couldn’t stomach spending €20, especially with just 30 minutes available in the lounge including any food and beverage before my flight.

Conclusion

The Extime lounge was beautiful and convenient for my flights. There were plenty of power outlets and it was easy to find privacy and a place to work and eat without disturbing others. The food wasn’t great, in fact, I probably wouldn’t have eaten anything hot if I were to visit again and I found the shower fee to be distasteful. Perhaps for €5-10 I would have given it a try, but €20 seemed steep.

What do you think? Have you tried the Extime lounge? How was your experience?

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Kyle Stewart

Kyle is a freelance travel writer with contributions to Time, the Washington Post, MSNBC, Yahoo!, Reuters, Huffington Post, MapHappy, Live And Lets Fly and many other media outlets. He is also co-founder of Scottandthomas.com, a travel agency that delivers "Travel Personalized." He focuses on using miles and points to provide a premium experience for his wife and daughter. Email: sherpa@thetripsherpa.com

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11 Comments

  1. Jan Reply
    August 28, 2022 at 1:52 pm

    I have to say I like the look of the lounge, the dark contrasting trims exude elegance, IMO.

    Too bad I am predominantly a SkyTeam guy so I would likely visit the AF lounges.

  2. Mick Reply
    August 28, 2022 at 3:10 pm

    Tend to agree with Jan. Looks pretty good actually! Lots of space and doesn’t seem too crowded. $20 does seem very steep. One of those “sorry did I not hear you correctly” ?

  3. Bob Reply
    August 29, 2022 at 2:01 pm

    You have been quick Kyle, in a way, because I believe this lounge has just opened this summer if not some days ago.

    It is the first review I read about it.
    The sheltair one (ex-AF one in the AF furniture) is closed now.

    Very interesting that you been there.

  4. Esa Reply
    September 4, 2022 at 3:14 pm

    Hi Kyle, was there a view to the tarmac from the lounge?

    • Kyle Stewart Reply
      September 4, 2022 at 9:19 pm

      @Esa – There was indeed a view of the tarmac (you can see the windows facing it in the shot with tan “stitched” seating and a little in the mirror reflection. However, there weren’t many aircraft visible at the time.

  5. Hadis Reply
    September 19, 2022 at 10:28 am

    It has very veryyy very bad personnel. They are the most immoral.
    All over the world,lounges are for the childeren,but here they remind you because of the child’s noise with a bad tone

    • Jo Reply
      November 29, 2022 at 10:35 pm

      Un enfant ( ainsi qu un adulte d ailleurs) bien élevé ne fait pas de bruit et ne dérange pas les autres…….

  6. leonardo lerner Reply
    September 19, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    We felt very uncomfortable when we were asked to show our boarding passes after being admitted as business class passengers of Swiss; aparently the “problem” was the length of our permanence; we left the lounge immediately;

  7. Johannes Reply
    September 21, 2022 at 6:23 am

    rude and arrogant staff. Especially the lady at the reception treated me like a piece of garbage.

  8. Peter Reply
    October 25, 2022 at 6:09 am

    I agree with Kyle’s review. It’s spacious, has plenty of outlets but the food selection is below par for a lounge. The wifi is good and the bathrooms are clean. It’s better than most of what CDG has had to offer here in the past so the expectations need to be held in check. The front desk staff was nice, the view of the runway is great. Can’t ask for cleaner at CDG. But the food….no thanks!

  9. Arthur Reply
    December 12, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    I understand that British Airways now uses it, too.

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