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Beautiful new hotel in a very old building. Restaurants nearby are excellent, some of the best food I've ever had. Easy to get to the metro across the bridge to the airport or train station. Easy to get to the top of the hill for a lovely view of Lyon. Very walkable and vibrant neighborhood with university students. Recommend all the bars and restaurants nearby.

One of the nicest hotels I've ever stayed at. Room was massive with a side living room and ceiling window. Beautiful old building. Delicious breakfast with friendly staff. Perfect location for visiting lovely Lyon. Would come back again!

We had an excellent stay at this hotel. They gave us a very roomy upgrade to a nice suite that had 2 bedrooms. This worked great for our family. It also had 2 bathrooms. It is nicely located in the old Lyon. This hotel has the historical details representative of Old Lyon, but with the rooms being modern. Our room had an espresso machine with coffee pockets and tea maker. Also a safe. But no refrigerator. But they did have purified water with water carafes in the lobby. This was very convenient. You could also fill your water bottle. Easy walking to many restaurants, cafes, and shops. The bathroom is modern with plenty of towels and a very, very nice shower. Their sister hotel, the College Inn is directly across the street which has a very spacious dining area for breakfast and leather couches for lounging and reading. Lucy at the hotel desk was super helpful and really enthusiastic. She helped us with some navigation tips and site seeing. We really appreciated her help on our navigation challenges and site seeing ideas. I only had a few frustrations. The lobby for coffee and breakfast is very small and uninviting. Upfront email correspondence was not very good. I finally had to call to make the reservation. My questions regarding the College Inn were never answered. ( i finally gave up) The person working the phone on the 2 days I called did not speak English very well which doesn't bother me but first said he couldn't take my credit card because the management would do that. Only for him to call me back 5 minutes later wanting my credit card. When I was in Lyon I walked over to the College Inn. Online reviews claimed Academie was in the heart of old Lyon (more upscale) and the College inn on the outskirts (more downscale). This isn't true. Honestly, their Lobby is 4 times the size of the Academie Hotel. A very spacious lounge area and dining area. The Academie had a very small; very small - tiny dining/lobby. We did not eat breakfast at the hotel and preferred to walk to a patisserie that had coffee so we could enjoy the local patisseries. But the College Inn has a big buffet. If you prefer a full breakfast and are staying at the Academie, you can arrange that. I'd go to the College Inn for a full breakfast. the other thing that bugged me was if I went down to the lobby just to get a cup of coffee they charge you for that. I think coffee should be free in lieu of what i'm spending. ( I will note here that I like a cup of coffee with breakfast and not an espresso. ) Lastly, the hotel sent us a form to speed up our check-in. It had a great questionnaire about what we needed at check-in. I was very impressed with this. But there is 1 problem. They didn't follow up on any of the items on the checklist except our pickup at the train station. They sent a very good driver and I was appreciative of that. But they didn't bother to follow up with the questions like: what do you want in your room in regards to toiletries. What help do you want site seeing. None of the questionnaire I filled out online prior to our stay that they sent was followed up on. When I asked the hotel desk clerks they had no idea what I was talking about. All in all I'm giving this hotel 4 stars for the room and the excellent onsite hotel staff. We took the speed train from Paris which was excellent. Only 2 hours to Lyon. You have an amazing selection of restaurants, its quieter then Paris in a good way. And it has the perfect combination of colorful buildings, the architecture. I highly recommend a visit to Lyon. And I'm glad we stayed at the Academie Hotel. See my reviews for restaurants. Have a good trip!

Beautiful newly renovated hotel. Wonderful location.

Pésima atención, primero dijeron que no estaba pagada la habitación lo cual era incorrecto y hasta que les enseñamos el cargo en la tarjeta ya buscaron en su base de datos, fuimos en diciembre y no tenían cobertores extra, con la excusa de que se les acabaron, no pusieron shampoo en la regadera, nos hicieron una reservación para tomar el taxi de regreso y el taxi nunca llegó. |No volveremos