Lyon · Hotel shortlist
4 star hotels in the old town, Lyon
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These are my five favourites in Lyon, out of the 11 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.3.
Hotel Carlton Lyon - MGallery Collection is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Hotel Carlton Lyon - MGallery Collection
★★★★★4.6 from 1,282 reviews
Hotel Carlton Lyon - MGallery Collection comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,282 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 4 star property, found under city centre and around $374 a night on the dates we checked.
11 hotels in Lyon qualified for this list and five made it. Hôtel Bayard Bellecour is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Bara drink without going back out
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved
All five, ranked
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Hotel Carlton Lyon - MGallery Collection
★★★★★4.6 from 1,282 reviews
- Spa
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Hôtel Bayard Bellecour
★★★★★4.6 from 846 reviews
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Air conditioning
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3Hôtel Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux Arts
★★★★★4.4 from 1,488 reviews
- Spa
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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4Le Phénix Hôtel
★★★★★4.4 from 574 reviews
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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5Hotel Silky by HappyCulture
★★★★★4.3 from 1,325 reviews
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Airport shuttle
How this list was put together
11 Lyon hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
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