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3.0 of 5
23 Cours Charlemagne, 69002 Lyon, France
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BEST WESTERN Hotel Charlemagne
Ranked #32 of 156 hotels in Lyon
4.0 of 5 stars 156 Reviews
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Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“U get what U pay 4”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012

This hotel isn't the best hotel ur going to find, but it serves it's purpose. if you are looking to stay in Lyon for a while, then I wouldn't recommend it. If you're looking for a place to crash for a day , then yea - it'll do.

Breakfast wasn't ready at the time indicated in the morning. Elevator's are old. The front desk help was useful, and polite. so no complaints w/ service.

I like the location. near the station was helpful to us, we walked from the station to the hotel. the people in Lyon were helpful on the light rail train that runs along charlemagne street. it was easy to get to Ars from here, so it wasn't too hard to get to see the shrine of st. jean maria vianney.

also, it is nearby brasserie georges restaurant - walking distance. and we really liked that too, since we had a good time there.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Tehran, Iran
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Comfortable 3 star hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012

Greatttttt for a 3 star but not more ... the location is not convenient ,although its a short walk to the Gare Perrache station but in order to reach the city center on foot you need to cross the station . rooms are super quiet and comfortable , breakfast is just ok but nothing special to offer , so basic . good for a business trip but you can defiantly find better hotels under this expensive price !

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Nyon, Switzerland
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Convenient location but nothing exceptional”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011

Good location: 150m from the Perrache (TGV) train station. But not very convenient coming from the city centre, as you have to go through the station to get back to the hotel. There's a covered parking next to the station with a preferential rate when staying at the hotel. We had no problems finding a parking space in a side street next to the hotel when arriving in the evening.
Room was spacious, clean and quiet, with a small balcony ("privilege" room). But the bed was far too soft.
Breakfast was okay but nothing exceptional, basic continental breakfast buffet.

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Never again”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2011
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We were very disappointed about this Best Western Hotel. First of all, the location is not great. The hotel is located just south of Gare Perrache in a neighborhood with a lot of prostitution in the street. If you go downtown at night, you always have to cross the station which is known for being not safe at night.

The hotel rooms are in bad shape and need renovation. They are clean, but that's pretty much all.

When we arrived at 11 at night, we got a smoking room on the very warm third floor. At the time of reservation we asked for a non smoking rooms since we don't smoke!!

When I went downstairs to ask for a different and non smoking room on a lower floor, the older men (night concierge?) at the front desk was extremely rude. He told me that the hotel didn't have non smoking rooms and he didn't have any other rooms left. I urged him to give us another room and finally, after he made fun of me, we got a non smoking room on the first floor.

Unfortunately, that room was facing the very noisy street and we barely slept for 4 nights. We didn't have a choice, it was either a smoking room on the third floor or a noisy non smoking room on the street side.

The elevator didn't want to move to the third floor and got stuck on the ground floor. Apparently our 2 suitcases were already too much weight for the elevator, so we had to send up our suitcases by elevator and walked the stairs ourselves. The last day the elevator broke down.

One night we had a drink at the bar. The bar tender was hanging around. The counter top of the bar was very dirty, not a place where you should serve drinks or food.

Breakfast is good. Service wasn't. When we got to the restaurant at 0950am, we were already told that service finishes at 10am which was a kind of an unpleasant welcome.

I would never recommend this hotel to anybody.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Good practical choice”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2011

stayed here for a night on business. It's a good, practical choice in a convenient location. The rooms are a decent size, you don't pay over the odds for what you get and the breakfast is good. Not the kind of hotel you remember for the rest of your life but you won't regret it

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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  • Best Western Charlemagne
  • Best Western Lyon
  • Lyon Best Western
Address: 23 Cours Charlemagne, 69002 Lyon, France
Price range (per night):* INR4,013 - 8,527

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