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Mama Shelter Lyon vs College Hotel
Both hotels are praised by expert reviewers. On balance, College Hotel scores marginally better than Mama Shelter Lyon. College Hotel is ranked #3 in Lyon with praise from 6 sources including Fodor's, Michelin Guide and The Telegraph.
Mama Shelter Lyon
Oyster
The Telegraph
Fodor's
Jetsetter
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
13 rue Domer, 69007 Lyon
From $74 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The 156-room Mama Shelter Lyon is a mid-range hotel in the Jean Macé district in easy walking distance to public transportation."
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The Telegraph
7.0
"I had to smile when staff at Mama Shelter told me the place was not a hotel but 'un lieu de vie' – a living space."
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Fodor's
"Guests are wrapped in the angular embrace of minimal, gadget-happy rooms that make up for their size with artsy touches and a general atmosphere of too-cool-for-school fun. "
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Jetsetter
"Philippe Starck-designed hotel full of color, cocktails, and company."
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Frommer's
"For those who prize style above location, this well-known hipster hotel with furnishings by Philippe Starck could be the ticket."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Lyon's branch of this trendy hotel chain has sleek decor, carpets splashed with calli-graffiti, firm beds, plush pillows, modernist lighting and big-screen Macs offering free in-room movies."
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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."
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Fodor's
"Decorated in stark-white minimal style, most rooms come with nifty views over the Saône and Lyon."
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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)."
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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."
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