As a traveler who spends >200 nights in hotels annually, I've gotten very picky about my choice of homes away from home. The Lumiere passes the test with flying colors.

Other hotels tried in town: Pullman, Holiday Inn, Mandarin Park Plaza, Mercure/Amrath, Van der Valk. Pullman is better but more expensive and too formal for my taste for long-term stays; Van der Valk is passable for a few nights; I found the others unacceptable.

The decor is conservative contemporary, and the staff extremely friendly and caring -- they give you that "family" feeling I value for long term stays as opposed to the formalism of upscale hotels. The decor is upscale, but isn't overdone - similar to what I have at home. The beds are comfortable pillowtops - a great night's sleep for an American who usually can't sleep on Europe's rock-hard beds (if you need American-grade "medium" softness, stay here; if you need "plush", stay at the Pullman). Cleanliness was impeccable - the only problems of note were a couple of rooms where the drywall had a few scratches that needed touching up.

I've stayed in both their standard and executive rooms. Felt just as comfortable in both - the biggest difference I saw was the executive rooms were a touch larger and had a tub in addition to the walk-in shower. Standard rooms only had a walk-in shower. The showers are spacious and comfortable - not typical European.

The hotel itself doesn't have a restaurant. They have arrangements for a reasonably-priced full continental breakfast with the bakery next door (EUR9,50). I eat light, so I skip that and just stop by the bakery every morning for the muffin and coffee to go special (EUR1,95). Ask the staff at the bakery to teach you a word of Dutch a day while you're there - they like that. For other meals - go wandering. There must be 50 good restaurants within 500m.

The location is perfect for short and long stays. It's in the pedestrian-only shopping areas, on a quiet side street that closes up shop at 18:00. I can walk 100m in any direction and find a plethora of good cafes, bars, and restauarants, and face none of the noise when I get "home".

Getting there by car and finding the "Hooghuis" parking garage where they have a contract proved challenging - it's set back from the street making it a bit hidden - you'll turn left onto the sidewalk just before the big iron sculpture. Be prepared to circle downtown for 15-20 minutes to get back there if you miss the turn. The pay surface lot on the right side of the street is easier to find. Driving a car around downtown Eindhoven is tricky in general - so be alert.

I'd say it's about 800m from the train station - pedestrian streets all the way, and for me it's walking distance. You can also look for the #19 or #407 buses from the train station (get off at Hooghuis, the stop in front of the surface parking lot).

With one exception, all rooms have the amenities you expect. The rooms don't have irons, but they are available on request from the front desk. All rooms are equipped with a mini-fridge (not a minibar - it's for food you bring). There is a guest washer/dryer (free including the detergent - the dryer works well). Of course, they have the usual pay-through-the-nose laundry service as well. If you're staying long, there is a full-size Albert Heijn grocery next to the train station.

I found it particularly convenient for working at the High Tech Center. The bus #407 to HTC runs every 15 minutes during commuting times and stops just across the street (50m to the end of the walking street then cross the street - 2011 bus fare is EUR2,40).

My benchmark for long-term stays is Marriott. The Lumiere is a half-star lower in decor and has no room service, but can compete on all the other fronts.

The room was stylish, the hotel directly in the pedestrian zone. Excellent free WLAN, friendly staff, just a little bit expensive (I paid 130 per night plus 12 Euro for parking and 9 Euro for the breakfast)

I reserved a room for my relatives from Germany. The hotel is very clean and the staff is friendly. But then the problems started.
The airco in the bathroom wouldn't turn off at night so they could hardly sleep. The next morning this was reported and they promised ("a promise is a promise") to fix it or give them another room which they would hold back. Late that night they returned (23.30)
and the airco still wouldn't stop after use. The other promised! room was given away to other guests. So they didn't fix anything during the day although they promised. The next morning again this was reported, and they offered not to bill this night which is okay.
And again they promised to fix the airco. But again they didn't do anything so the 3rd night also gave a bad night sleep. :((
Specifically I told them at least 3 times to send the bill to me as they were my guests. The bill was sent directly to thèm. I reported this and I also got a bill. However they never sent a letter with a creditnote or with an apology to my relatives after
a 3 night bad sleep in their hotel and a bill they should never have received. After I called the manager they kept on searching for excuses why everything went wrong: miscommunication within the staff etcetc... (everyday there was a different staff member at the reception).
I think the quality of a hotel in general is defined by a good service at all times whatever happens. Lumiere did not live up to this.
I was ashamed to my relatives they got such terrible service in Lumiere. The limit was they received the bill and never even got an excusenote.
I will never again recommend people to stay in Lumiere. They don't take you to serious when things don't run smoothly...

What a gem of a place! The hotel is right in the heart of the main shopping district and has a very 'swish' feel about it. Our room was ENORMOUS with all mod cons. Given the location there are no views to speak of, but we weren't in Eindhoven for views. This is probably one of the nicest, if not the nicest room we have stayed in which, given the price we paid (around £90) is pretty amazing. We will definitely use the hotel again.