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College Hotel vs Auberge de Jeunesse de Vieux Lyon

Both College Hotel and Auberge de Jeunesse de Vieux Lyon are praised by expert reviewers. On balance, College Hotel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Auberge de Jeunesse de Vieux Lyon. College Hotel is ranked #3 in Lyon with accolades from 6 publications including Fodor's, Rough Guide and Michelin Guide.

College Hotel
College Hotel
8 / 10
5 Place Saint Paul, 69005 Lyon
From $96 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Located on the right bank of the Saône within the heart of Vieux Lyon, this three-star hotel offers 39 small but well-furnished bedrooms; some with private terraces or balconies." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Decorated in stark-white minimal style, most rooms come with nifty views over the Saône and Lyon." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"There’s much that’ll make you smile about this wonderful schoolthemed hotel, from the chairs plastered to the facade to the library-like reception and the breakfast room furnished like a classroom."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"Desks, a pommel horse, geography maps: everything here evokes the schools of yesteryear, and all in a designer style."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"The ultrastark white-on-white minimalism of this hotel's guestrooms is quite startling (which is to say, not everyone will appreciate it)." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Craving a flashback to your school days? There is no dandier address than Collège Hôtel, housed in an elegant 1930s building near Vieux Lyon." Full review
Auberge de Jeunesse de Vieux Lyon
Auberge de Jeunesse de Vieux Lyon
7 / 10
41-45, montee du chemin Neuf, 69005 Lyon
From $0 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Meeting Rooms
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Stunning city views unfold from the terrace of Lyon's only hostel, and from many of the (mostly six-bed) dorms." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Modern hostel set in a steep part of the Old Town with great views over Lyon. Dorms sleep four- to six people."
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If you want to avoid the climb from Vieux Lyon métro station get the funicular to Minimes.
The Telegraph The Telegraph
7.0
"It might be a hostel, but this characterful address with burnt-orange façade and sage-green woodwork is an institution among business travellers and families as well as backpackers." Full review