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College HotelvsHotel du Simplon
Both properties are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, College Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Hotel du Simplon. College Hotel ranks #2 in Lyon with recommendations from 6 sources including Frommer's, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
College Hotel
Frommer's
Fodor's
Rough Guide
Michelin Guide
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph
5 Place Saint Paul, 69005 Lyon
From $96/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
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 "Decorated in stark-white minimal style, most rooms come with nifty views over the Saône and Lyon." Full review
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 "Desks, a pommel horse, geography maps: everything here evokes the schools of yesteryear, and all in a designer style."
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 Telegraph8.0
"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
Hotel du Simplon Rough Guide Lonely Planet
11, rue Duhamel, 69007 Lyon
From $69/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast buffet
Rough Guide "The unprepossesing exterior actually conceals a homely, and very popular, little hotel. ... The rooms...are cosily decorated."
Lonely Planet "If it's a heart-warming dose of old-fashioned chivalry you need each morning, then the well-run house of Madame Alix Reverchon comme autrefois is an enchanting choice." Full review
