Globe & Cecil is truly a gem of a Hotel. Clean, spacious, well lighted, large rooms, friendly staff, speak English, breakfast included. We found this Hotel pulling our suitcases down a street in the rain at 9:00PM after being surprised at what (my fault) turned out to be not what we expected at another Hotel. (checked out) Upon arriving in the lobby of the Globe et Cecil wet, tired, frustrated, we were pleasantly rewarded with vacancy, which we jumped at for the next four nights. The room was very large, big bath, separate water closet, stall shower, two sinks, tub, well lit, corner room. Staff lady on duty is terrific, came to our rescue just when we needed a lift. Rate was good for the high quality of the Globe et Cecil The location is terrific, right around the corner from the Place Des Celestins & The Celestins theater, a block from the pedestrian only shopping street, restaurants row is another three blocks away, and other places to eat all around the Hotel. One in particular is, L Amboise, two blocks around the corner on D'Amboise Place. A fabulous little restaurant, not to be missed. Take the walking tour of Lyon, at the Tourist Office down the block and across Louis IV Platz, well worth the time. You will get to see the Traboules. Also the bus tour which goes to more parts of the city and also across the river as the walking tour. Walk everywhere, it is a great city to explore. The tour of the textiles is also one that is very worthwhile. Enjoy Lyon, it is a treasure

This is the worst hotel in downtown lyon ,no service available ,noisy ,dirty and it has not been renewed for at least 30 years .Be carefull it's also overpriced because of the central location ...a nightmare

My husband and I stayed at Globe et Cecil for two nights. I was not impressed with the hotel although the location is excellent. We were first placed in a room facing the street. There was no ventilation except to open the window. We requested a move to the back and the person at the desk was somewhat defensive, saying it was a quiet street and the room at the back would be smaller. Well, it was quieter as we had to open the window to get some air! However, the room had a barren quality with not one decoration on the wall. The breakfast was adequate and in a nice room. We didn't dare ask for breakfast in our room after the very drole but unnerving review by another tripadvisor member. The person at the desk was efficient but somewhat brusque. I'm sure one could do better. Although the locale was central, I think I would have been happier in a "neighborhood" with some flavor.

The staff may be nice, but watch out for the management. When you give your credit card details to confirm your reservation, they immediately help themselves to a 'deposit.' Deposits are rarely required by European hotels, but get this - the Globe et Cecil takes not 10%, not 20%, but ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the room price.
Some deposit! If guests book a month ahead, these greedy people are earning interest on a significant pile of cash. Pity they haven’t spent some on updating the lift.