Académie Hôtel Lyon

This hotel is located perfectly for exploring the old city of Lyon. Only A short distance from new city and shops and metro station is just A 5min walk. Funiculare/string is located at metro station. Rooms are excellent and breakfast is available is the hotel.

We stayed in an "Apartment" room at the Académie Hotel for two nights in August 2025. The location in Vieux Lyon is excellent, but unfortunately the overall experience fell short of expectations. - The room was marketed as an apartment, yet it lacked basic amenities such as plates, utensils, and any means to prepare food. - There was no minibar or mini-fridge. While not always standard in Europe, this stood out given that our nightly rate here was higher than at comparable hotels in London, Paris, Annecy, and Geneva, all of which included this feature. - The air conditioning was restricted to a minimum of 23°C and could not be adjusted lower, which made the room uncomfortably warm. - The bathroom light could not be switched off. No configuration of switches in the room resolved this issue, resulting in an awkwardly lit space at night. - Breakfast was disappointing. It is prepared by the front desk attendant, who was clearly overextended, and the quality reflected that. At €19 per person, the offering felt poor value—for example, the scrambled eggs were cooked in a pot and arrived broken into 100s of uneven fragments. - Luggage storage was unsecured. Bags were left in the open lobby, which was only intermittently staffed by a single employee. The property has strong potential given its location and charm, but the number of small but significant shortcomings makes it difficult to justify the price.

Great setup for family. Really liked decor and layout of hotel. Nice amenity to have sink in room and water flat and bubbly to put in glass bottles to take to room. Very clean and convenient.

From the outside, it’s doesn’t look like much- but the rooms were great .. so unique and beautiful- in old town right my all the action- one of our faves

We stayed with a larger group (our family + grandparents = 7 people) and appreciated the family suites- they came with two full bathrooms and a door that separated the sleeping areas. They were spacious and provided enough room for 2 adults and 1-2 kids to move around in easily. We appreciated the espresso machines/coffee as well as option to refill water pitchers with sparkling or still water from dispenser in lobby. Hotel is affiliated with the College Hotel across the street and this allowed us to do breakfast at their buffet; the Academie has a smaller breakfast set up that requires pre-notice; the buffet across the street was ample and had great staff as well. The location was ideal- right at the top of Vieux Lyon, where you'll find bouchons, shopping and access to the subway to get to all the other sights! Le Fines Gueules (bouchon) should not to be missed and just steps from the hotel's door.

The hotel more than met our expectations. Our family of 4 stayed in the room on the 4th floor and it had plenty of room for all of us. Would definitely stay again.