Honestly, for me, the whole CDG experience is overall really bad and far from welcoming. Small check-in area, with staffed section only for premium and status passengers. Really long walk, and security at the end, just before entering the gate area. Separate part of the terminal is good idea in theory, but in reality, it a crowded rat hole, with only one basic shop, and lines gets crazy when boarding is about to start. No real restaurant etc., so without lounge access there is nothing to do there. The lounge is also really average, nothing to be excited about, which I can't understand in such an important city, with a lot of travelers and premium market. Nobody really cares about the experience.