New CDG 2F Lounge
Sep 18, 2021, 7:39 am
#76
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: CDG & ORY
Programs: AF/KL FB Ultimate
Posts: 261
I just asked the ladies in the office on the right side juste after the entrance to put the "Ready2Fly" label on my ticket. That was quite an adventure! Apparently they have never been trained to do it! But they were very cheerful and it was a lot of fun to experiment with them ;-)
Sep 19, 2021, 8:41 am
#78
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 293
Sep 19, 2021, 8:54 pm
#79
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 2,350
If this means I can email my document to this address for printing, which salon and which printer does it get routed to?
In any case, my question was about the availability of a computer and a printer for self-service printing, for better privacy and confidentiality, i.e. no special handling by staff to print out something on my behalf and then handing it to me.
Sep 19, 2021, 10:16 pm
#80
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 293
Care to elaborate?
If this means I can email my document to this address for printing, which salon and which printer does it get routed to?
In any case, my question was about the availability of a computer and a printer for self-service printing, for better privacy and confidentiality, i.e. no special handling by staff to print out something on my behalf and then handing it to me.
If this means I can email my document to this address for printing, which salon and which printer does it get routed to?
In any case, my question was about the availability of a computer and a printer for self-service printing, for better privacy and confidentiality, i.e. no special handling by staff to print out something on my behalf and then handing it to me.
Sep 20, 2021, 12:14 am
#81
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,965
A lot has been said about the new lounge, it is indeed night and day compared to the old 2F lounges. The view and the overall architecture are great and the free-flowing champagne and roaming macarons are a nice French Touch.
Well played, AF.
To complete pictures posted above, this is what the new showers look like. Again, it surpasses everything we had in 2F before. They are roomier than most Parisian bathrooms, have proper ventilation systems, and can be accessed without booking.
New 2F showers
As for the food offer, out of mealtimes it’s the old offer on steroids. The buffet is replenished more often, and there are hot Croque Monsieurs available.
Mid afternoon buffet (1 out of 3 stands)
The game changer for frequent commuters will be hot dishes if you got tired of the old 2F cold offering. There are 2 choices, hopefully they will rotate them more often than KL at their Crown Lounge.
Today’s Boeuf en Sauce could have been served at a Parisian Brasserie
AF really up’ed their game here. Let’s just hope the lounge doesn’t become too packed too soon - air traffic is still supposedly low but seats are already hard to find.
Well played, AF.
To complete pictures posted above, this is what the new showers look like. Again, it surpasses everything we had in 2F before. They are roomier than most Parisian bathrooms, have proper ventilation systems, and can be accessed without booking.
New 2F showers
As for the food offer, out of mealtimes it’s the old offer on steroids. The buffet is replenished more often, and there are hot Croque Monsieurs available.
Mid afternoon buffet (1 out of 3 stands)
The game changer for frequent commuters will be hot dishes if you got tired of the old 2F cold offering. There are 2 choices, hopefully they will rotate them more often than KL at their Crown Lounge.
Today’s Boeuf en Sauce could have been served at a Parisian Brasserie
AF really up’ed their game here. Let’s just hope the lounge doesn’t become too packed too soon - air traffic is still supposedly low but seats are already hard to find.
Ok, now I feel a bit stupid but where do they have the hot items and when? I have yet to see any hot fold in the lounge
Perhaps I have not spent enough time there yet 😉
Sep 20, 2021, 12:24 am
#82
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,424
Even when the hot viandes en sauce are not served you can still find hot (and quite tasty) croque monsieurs.
Sep 20, 2021, 3:13 am
#83
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: Der 5* FTL
Posts: 8,089
Care to elaborate?
If this means I can email my document to this address for printing, which salon and which printer does it get routed to?
In any case, my question was about the availability of a computer and a printer for self-service printing, for better privacy and confidentiality, i.e. no special handling by staff to print out something on my behalf and then handing it to me.
If this means I can email my document to this address for printing, which salon and which printer does it get routed to?
In any case, my question was about the availability of a computer and a printer for self-service printing, for better privacy and confidentiality, i.e. no special handling by staff to print out something on my behalf and then handing it to me.
IIRC it works like so - you send a document to that email address, you receive back a code. Then you walk up to a printer (any lounge), put in your code, and it prints the document.
Sep 20, 2021, 1:49 pm
#84
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 2,350
Thanks. So there is a printer at every AF lounge for DIY printing via this email address. Hope it works well.
Nov 13, 2021, 7:52 am
#87
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,424
Food offering in 2F has been updated again.
The Croque Monsieur is now an Alsacian "Flamenkueche" with refreshing sides
For lunch hours, fish sticks are back, this time with a tasty pumpkin purée
Gotta say this new lounge F&B service is miles above what the former 2F lounges offered. With its frequent main courses change, it makes KL's AMS Lounge 25 look like a joke.
With the current state of in-the-air catering (and the trend being what it is), lounge offering might end up being a significant differentiating factor between both airlines
The Croque Monsieur is now an Alsacian "Flamenkueche" with refreshing sides
For lunch hours, fish sticks are back, this time with a tasty pumpkin purée
Gotta say this new lounge F&B service is miles above what the former 2F lounges offered. With its frequent main courses change, it makes KL's AMS Lounge 25 look like a joke.
With the current state of in-the-air catering (and the trend being what it is), lounge offering might end up being a significant differentiating factor between both airlines
Nov 15, 2021, 2:26 am
#88
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: London, UK and Southern France
Posts: 18,364
Gotta say this new lounge F&B service is miles above what the former 2F lounges offered. With its frequent main courses change, it makes KL's AMS Lounge 25 look like a joke.
With the current state of in-the-air catering (and the trend being what it is), lounge offering might end up being a significant differentiating factor between both airlines
With the current state of in-the-air catering (and the trend being what it is), lounge offering might end up being a significant differentiating factor between both airlines
Nov 15, 2021, 2:37 am
#89
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,424
For all its drawbacks, lounge 25 still had hot food and a relatively acceptable choice of salads and greens. In my opinion, CDG 2F F&B service was only good enough for breakfast or mid-day layovers, but stopping there could not replace a proper meal. Adding to that the poor seating options, I avoided these two lounges like the plague.
Nov 15, 2021, 3:04 am
#90
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: London, UK and Southern France
Posts: 18,364
But you are right: de gustibus non est disputandum.
Entirely agree with you on seating though.