Trip to Dominica and the French West Indies
A few weeks ago, Mike and I were on a trip again and this time, we explored three small islands in the Caribbean. First, we flew from Paris to Fort de France in Martinique where we stayed for two nights. From there, we took the ferry from Saint-Pierre to Roseau, Dominica where we were hosted by our travel partner in their lovely lodge for five nights. From Roseau, we took the ferry to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and stayed there for three nights before flying back to Paris. Both Martinique and Guadeloupe are overseas regions of France so it was like traveling within Europe as no passport control was required. Obviously, they speak French although English was also spoken in restaurants and hotels. In Dominica, we met Norun, owner of the beautiful Hibiscus Valley Inn. While there, we did different tours including a visit to the Cabrits National Park and Kalinago Center among others, and did one of the coolest water activities I've known, river tubing 😊 We definitely had fun during this trip and hopefully we would be back again to explore more of the Caribbean islands in the future 😉
Review: Air France Lounge Hall 3, Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
Visiting the French West Indies: Martinique & Guadeloupe
Top Attractions in Dominica
Review: Air France Lounge, Pointe-à-Pitre Airport (PTP)
Review: Air France Lounge Terminal 2F Gate 50, Paris (CDG)
Review: Air France Lounge Terminal 2F Gate 30, Paris (CDG)
Date of visit: February 2, 2017
Location: Terminal 2F (Schengen), by gate F32 (at the end of peninsula F1)
Access: Air France La Premiere passengers departing on a same-day flight; Air France and KLM Business Class passengers departing on a same-day flight; Air France Premium Economy Class passengers departing on a same-day flight, for a fee payable in cash or miles; Air France Flying Blue Gold and Platinum members departing on or connecting to/from a same-day international flight operated by a SkyTeam member, in any class of service +1 guest; International First and Business Class passengers departing on or connecting to/from a same-day international flight operated by a SkyTeam member; SkyTeam Elite Plus members departing on or connecting to/from a same-day international flight operated by a SkyTeam member, in any class of service +1 guest
Opening hours: Daily, 5:30am to 10:30pm
Charles De Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2
Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2
Lounge Signage
Lounge signage (the lounge is one level down)
Lounge Access
List of Skyteam member airlines plus business class passengers flying with Finnair, Cyprus Airways, Austrian, Etihad, Japan Airlines
Seating
Lounge seating with power ports at every seat
Lounge seating
Dining
Dining area with tables for two
Dining area (downstairs)
Dining area (downstairs)
Drinks station
Salad buffet (Prosciutto, Potato Salad, Cereal Squash and Parsnip Salad, Sandwiches)
Carrot and Squash Soup (although it was actually another type of soup that was served 😉)
Dessert and cheese section
Camembert, Pont L'eveque, Emmental
Fruit Salad Peach Tea Flavor, Apples
Drinks selection (Evian, Perrier, Coke, Schweppes)
Fridge with Evian, Tropicana Juice
Liquor selection
White wines and red wines (Mercurey)
Chateau D'Ollieres 2015, Vertical Vodka, Pouilly-Fuisse
Work & Entertainment
There are 8 work stations
Newspapers
Luggage & Coat Storage Area
Luggage and coat storage area
Toilet & Shower Room
Gentlemen's toilet
One of three shower rooms
Toiletries (Shower Gel, Fabulous Serum, Refreshing Cloth) from L'Occitane, one of my favorites 👍
Shower room
View
View from the upper floor
View from the lower floor
CONCLUSION
This lounge is pretty much like the Air France Lounge located in F50 with same design and same food and drinks selection. I loved the fact that they have power outlets in almost every seat except in the dining area. The food selection was great and the fact that a staff roams around the lounge around 5:30pm serving glasses of champagne is a big plus 👍 Wifi connection was fast and you can use either the one from the lounge or from the airport. Lastly, I loved that they have L'Occitane toiletries in the shower rooms since not many business class lounges offer this brand, if they offer any branded toiletries at all. Only complain is that there was no toilet in the shower room. Overall, this lounge is a very nice lounge and big pluses to the champagne serving in the afternoon and L'Occitane toiletries 😉
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A few weeks ago, Mike and I were on a trip again and this time, we explored three small islands in the Caribbean. First, we flew from Paris to Fort de France in Martinique where we stayed for two nights. From there, we took the ferry from Saint-Pierre to Roseau, Dominica where we were hosted by our travel partner in their lovely lodge for five nights. From Roseau, we took the ferry to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and stayed there for three nights before flying back to Paris. Both Martinique and Guadeloupe are overseas regions of France so it was like traveling within Europe as no passport control was required. Obviously, they speak French although English was also spoken in restaurants and hotels. In Dominica, we met Norun, owner of the beautiful Hibiscus Valley Inn. While there, we did different tours including a visit to the Cabrits National Park and Kalinago Center among others, and did one of the coolest water activities I've known, river tubing 😊 We definitely had fun during this trip and hopefully we would be back again to explore more of the Caribbean islands in the future 😉
Review: Air France Lounge Hall 3, Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
Visiting the French West Indies: Martinique & Guadeloupe
Top Attractions in Dominica
Review: Air France Lounge, Pointe-à-Pitre Airport (PTP)
Review: Air France Lounge Terminal 2F Gate 50, Paris (CDG)
Review: Air France Lounge Terminal 2F Gate 30, Paris (CDG)
Air France Lounge, Terminal 2F Gate 30
Date of visit: February 2, 2017
Location: Terminal 2F (Schengen), by gate F32 (at the end of peninsula F1)
Access: Air France La Premiere passengers departing on a same-day flight; Air France and KLM Business Class passengers departing on a same-day flight; Air France Premium Economy Class passengers departing on a same-day flight, for a fee payable in cash or miles; Air France Flying Blue Gold and Platinum members departing on or connecting to/from a same-day international flight operated by a SkyTeam member, in any class of service +1 guest; International First and Business Class passengers departing on or connecting to/from a same-day international flight operated by a SkyTeam member; SkyTeam Elite Plus members departing on or connecting to/from a same-day international flight operated by a SkyTeam member, in any class of service +1 guest
Opening hours: Daily, 5:30am to 10:30pm
Charles De Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2
Lounge Signage
Lounge Access
Seating
Dining
Work & Entertainment
Luggage & Coat Storage Area
Toilet & Shower Room
View
CONCLUSION
This lounge is pretty much like the Air France Lounge located in F50 with same design and same food and drinks selection. I loved the fact that they have power outlets in almost every seat except in the dining area. The food selection was great and the fact that a staff roams around the lounge around 5:30pm serving glasses of champagne is a big plus 👍 Wifi connection was fast and you can use either the one from the lounge or from the airport. Lastly, I loved that they have L'Occitane toiletries in the shower rooms since not many business class lounges offer this brand, if they offer any branded toiletries at all. Only complain is that there was no toilet in the shower room. Overall, this lounge is a very nice lounge and big pluses to the champagne serving in the afternoon and L'Occitane toiletries 😉
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