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College Hotel vs Villa Florentine
Both properties are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, College Hotel ranks marginally higher than Villa Florentine. College Hotel comes in at 85 with positive reviews from 6 publications such as Rough Guide, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.
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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Villa Florentine
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Gayot
Oyster
Hideaway Report
The Telegraph
Frommer's
Michelin Guide
25 montee Saint-Barthelemy, 69005 Lyon
From $209 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"High above the Vieille Ville, near the Roman theaters and the basilica, this pristine hotel was once a 17th-century convent."
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Lonely Planet
"Perched on a Vieux Lyon hill well away from the tourist hubbub, this lavishly decorated villa is a refined choice."
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Michelin Guide
"On the Fourviere hill, this 18C Renaissance inspired residence enjoys an incomparable view of the town. In the rooms, refinement and classic styling are the watchwords."
Gayot
"This ancient architectural marvel atop "praying hill" is Lyon's crowning glory."
Oyster
Luxury
"A luxurious hotel perched on a hill above the city, with stunning views over Lyon from the outdoor pool and the Michelin-starred restaurant."
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Hideaway Report
90.0
"Beautifully situated Italianate villa-hotel, once a 17th-century convent, on the Fourvière hillside overlooking the rooftops of Lyon from the ancient Saint-Jean Renaissance quarter."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"Peace and tranquility are not hard to find at Villa Florentine, an old-world luxury retreat in a trio of chic Italianate Renaissance houses in the hilltop 'hood of Fourvière."
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Frommer's
"The hotel’s verdant landscaped terraces offer panoramic views over Vieux Lyon. The Italianate accommodations are spacious and comfortable. The annex offers modern and slightly larger rooms."
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Michelin Guide
"Within each of the twenty-eight individually styled rooms of the old nunnery is a mix of stark Italian modernist furniture with Renaissance reproduction pieces and contemporary artworks."
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