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Paris CDG Airport Spotting Tips
PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE
| PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE PLANE SPOTTING
HOTELS The Hotel Hilton Paris Charles De Gaulle is very ideally placed for plane spotting at Paris between the two main terminals. When reserving this hotel try and get a room on the 4th floor or higher which end in 01 and 29 (eg 401 and 429). From these rooms you will get a great view of the two taxiways that link the two terminals and a reasonable view of the charter apron. With a little bit of patience, most movements at terminal 1 can be seen. As these rooms are corner rooms a view of the freight area is possible. By walking to the lifts you get a great view of the holding points for the Northerly runways. With a decent pair of binoculars or telescope everything will be read off. Reports suggest that the hotel staff are familiar with spotters and seem to have no problems with this. Location *** Great location to view most of the movements at this very busy airport. Spotting *** Expect to read off most things from the hotel. Photos ** No actual reports of photo opportunities from the hotel however the proximity to the taxiways suggest this might be possible. Value ** Prices start at about £80 for a weekend stay and are considerably more expensive during the week. Click here to check rates
The Ibis Hotel CDG/Terminal is ideally positioned opposite the charter terminal 3. The hotel is directly outside of the bus terminal and train station making connections with Orly and Paris centre simple. If arriving into the low cost terminal 3 the hotel is only a 5 minute walk. Location *** Great location in the centre of the action. The famous spotting mound is situated outside of the hotel. The inter terminal buses stop directly outside of the hotel which means that all terminals are only a 5 minute walk away.Spotting *** You have a choice to request a room facing the south (Air France terminal) or the North side of the airport. We recommend the north rooms as you get a view of the Northern non Air France terminal, link taxiway and the North Runways. Around 50% of the Air France traffic uses the northern runway to arrive or depart so you will not miss too much. When requesting a north room ask for rooms 916
912 908 904 where you will get a view enabling you to read off most
movements from the north side. For southbound views you are looking
for room numbers 1033, 920 924 928 932 and 936 where you can read
off traffic going to the Air France terminals. ** Please note that a new law now considers
photography at Paris CDG to be illegal therefore the mound is not of
much use at the moment.** This hotel can be booked
Here
Air France 747 taken from room 916 at the Ibis with a 400 lens.
The
Pullman Paris CDG Airport Hotel is located
directly between Terminals 1 and 2. Certain rooms have views of
the busy taxiways that link both terminals. Ask for a room on a
high floor facing in an Easterly direction ie looking towards
the Air France terminals. The hotel is in the shape of the
letter "Y" so rooms facing North may have views of Terminal
1, and rooms facing South may have views of the freight aprons,
although this is not confirmed. The hotel is linked with both
terminals by a complimentary shuttle bus.
Location *** Very close to the
action, located between both terminals.
Spotting *** East facing
rooms have great views of the taxiways.
Photos *
No reports available but the hotel is probably just a bit too
far away for any decent photos.
Value
** Not particularly cheap with a weekend rate of
approximately £89.
FURTHER INFORMATION AND ONLINE BOOKINGS CAN
BE FOUND
Here
The
Suitehotel CDG Paris Nord 2
is located off airport about 2km south west of the airport. When
on westerly runways the departures of the south runways cross
the hotel between 2000-4000 feet. When on easterlies the
aircraft should be much lower. When on westerlies any arrivals
into Le Bourget also fly more or less directly above the hotel
Location ** Off airport,
however the location gives views of all movements into or out of
CDG depending on the wind direction
Spotting *** Rooms
ending in x01 x03 x05 x07 x09 and x11 on all floors will give
views out onto the approach/climb out of all 4 runways. It is
impossible to read aircraft off on all runways, however with a
SBS box nothing will be missed
Photos *
No reports available but the hotel is probably just a bit too
far away for any decent photos.
Value
** Good value with a rooms from £60
This hotel can be booked
Here The Formule 1 Roissy Aeroport CDG PN2 is located on the same complex as the Suitehotel above but offers the budget solution with rooms from £40 a night
Location ** Off airport,
however the location gives views of all movements into or out of
CDG depending on the wind direction
Spotting *** It is
reported that some rooms face the approaches and offer a similar
aspect to the Suitehotel above. It is
impossible to read aircraft off on all runways, however with a SBS box nothing will be missed
Photos *
No reports available but the hotel is probably just a bit too
far away for any decent photos.
Value
*** Good value with a rooms from £40
This hotel can be booked
Here The ETAP Roissy CDG Paris Nord 2 is located on the same complex as the Suitehotel above but offers the budget solution with rooms from £45 a night Location ** Off airport, however the location gives views of all movements into or out of CDG depending on the wind direction
Spotting *** It is
reported that some rooms face the approaches and offer a similar
aspect to the Suitehotel above. It is
impossible to read aircraft off on all runways, however with a SBS box nothing will be missed
Photos *
No reports available but the hotel is probably just a bit too
far away for any decent photos.
Value
*** Good value with a rooms from £45
This hotel can be booked
Here The Radisson SAS Hotel CDG Airport is located in the village of Le Mesnil Amelot which is located on the final approach to runways 27L and 27R. Location ** Off airport, the hotel is a 10 minute walk from the photography site 7-8 located on the map found on the Kerozen CDG Spotters Site .
Spotting ** No reports but
judging by the location some rooms may overlook the approach to
the 2 northerly runways. A short walk outside of the hotel will
give views.
Photos ** No
reports from the hotel itself however the hotel is only a 10
minute walk away from one of the best spots at CDG for talking
approach pictures.
Value
* Exepensive, plan to pay around £100 a room per
night
This hotel can be booked
through
For a list of other hotels in
the CDG area please
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Map of hotels and viewing spots at CDG Airport
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