Crowne Plaza Lyon Cite Internationale

"This hotel is located a bit of a walk out from Central Lyon but is in amongst a lot of restaurants and served well by public transport. The breakfast was very good. However a few things let it down - the sound proofing is poor for what is a very noisy location thanks to the concerts going on at the amphitheatre next door. The room was uncomfortably hot with the air-conditioning switching itself off after a few minutes and not wanting to open the window and make it noisier. They also switched the water off for several hours overnight on our last night - a known outage but no bottled water was offered during this time."

"An average hotel on the outskirts of Lyon. We arrived from the Airport in an Uber for around 34€. Check in was quick and we were assigned a room which was upgraded to a one bedroom suite. This was much appreciated as a Diamond Elite IHG Rewards member. Though I personally found the rooms and design a bit dated. It would be normal in a 4 star hotel to have a plug point next to the bed to charge your phone. Sadly this isn’t the case here. There was a fruit bowl left and a couple of soft drinks and some crisps which was a nice thought. The aircon wasn’t on cool mode, but the windows opened which was also appreciated. Breakfast was busy but nice quality food and juice and the design of the restaurant was lovely. It’s a shame that this theme did not spread through the rest of the hotel. We were pushed for time so used uber rather than public transport. It was too far to walk into the Old Town and an Uber was around €11 one way. Obviously this is not the Intercontinental, but for the rate paid, keep in mind that it’s really just a Conference hotel which needs a bit of updating and you’ll be fine! I can say we were well looked after."

"We were upgraded to a premier room, I am not sure how much more basic the standard room could have been though. The bed was huge which was good because the aircon didn't work, it was too noisy to leave the window open and it was very hot. It was all a little bit scruffy around the edges. I think it is the very basic orange/brown furniture that makes it look like a university halls of residence. The hot beverage tray is quite good, but there were spaces where there should have been more tea bags which made it look a bit stingy, there were 2 different ones provided. There was a dog barking on and off most of the afternoon about 3 door down which was very annoying as we had travelled a long way and needed a rest which we didn't get. The room over looked the river....and the bins, it is quite scruffy outside too. The blackout curtains were good! Parking is a lot at 15€"