Priority Pass lounge review: Paris Charles de Gaulle Star Alliance

Lounge: Star Alliance, Terminal 1, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Date of visit: May 14, 2019

Rating: First floor: 4 stars out of 5; Second floor: 4.5 stars

Pros: Sleek interior, flavorful cold cuts and cheeses, good beverage selection

Cons: Middling warm buffet, crowded (on the first floor)

This is the tale of two lounges. The first floor provides comfortable seating, but it is chronically in short supply. Same goes for the buffet: for the last hour, of my visit some premium offerings like smoked salmon were completely gone. Head up the backstairs and you arrive to a whole new (spacious) world.

First floor

Typical crowd for first floor

If you must stay on the first floor, find an oasis like this

Good alcohol selection

Late-morning food spread. Smoked salmon and most cold cuts have run out

Patio!

Second floor

Nary a soul in sight

Food is in greater supply than first floor