Hôtel de l'Abbaye Lyon - Boutique Hôtel

The accommodation in Lyon boasts clean, comfortable rooms with stylish decor and spacious beds. It also offers good breakfast, convenient location near the old town, and exceptional, friendly staff service.

I love boutique hotels with character and charm, and Hotel De L'Abbaye fit the bill. It is in a lovely location, my room was large and beautifully appointed. The food and staff were all amazing, and being a solo traveler, I appreciated the feeling of being safe. I would definitely stay here again, and I highly recommend Hotel De L'Abbaye.

In general, I felt that Hotel De L'Abbaye is a welcoming and charming hotel in the French "abbey style". The hotels' physical location is charming being so close to the basilica next door and its proximity to downtown Lyon. The bedrooms while small are spotlessly clean and the beds are very comfortable and bathrooms are well appointed. The AC is very effective. As with other reviewers, I was concerned that the shower requires one to step into the bath which, unless you're extremely careful, can prove dangerously slippy when exiting. This could - and should - be remedied. There are a few other downsides which caused me to lower my rating : first, parking - the hotel has no on site car park. I was at a loss to understand why there is no valet parking or why there is no set down area (which is effectively on the public street). Consequently, guests arriving in their own cars have to take their cars across the Rhone river to a third party car park where the hotel has a parking arrangement (there is a charge for this). It only takes about 7 minutes assuming that is you know where you're going but that doesn't detract from the fact that it's nonetheless awkward and, if you're not familiar with downtown Lyon, you will need definitely good guidance (or at the very least Google maps). I didn't dine in the hotel but I did have breakfast and my definite impression was that it fell short of the standard one would expect for a 4 star hotel charging €18 per person.