Hotel du Simplon

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Bellecour Square

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Triple Room
Front of property
Flat-screen TV
Reception
Daily buffet breakfast (EUR 16 per person)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • Laundry
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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11 rue Duhamel, Lyon, Rhone, 69002
  • Place, Bellecour Square
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Place des Terreaux
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Part Dieu Mall
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Lyon (LYS-Saint-Exupery)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

Premium Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Classic Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Triple Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Quadruple Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

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About the area

Lyon

Heart of Lyon.A stay at this Lyon City Centre hotel places you steps from Place Carnot and within a 5-minute walk of Historic Site of Lyon. Textile Museum and Saint Martin d'Ainay Abbey are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Bellecour Square - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Place des Terreaux - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Hôtel de Ville de Lyon - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Part Dieu Mall - 5 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • Ampere-Victor Hugo Station - 5 min walk
  • Lyon Perrache Station - 6 min walk
  • Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Brasserie Georges - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪L'Espace Carnot - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Chez Micheline - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Shalimar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Perrache Tandoori - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Hotel du Simplon

3-star hotel near Bellecour Square
Hotel du Simplon offers its guests a library, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. WiFi is free in public spaces. Hotel du Simplon also features laundry facilities, dry cleaning/laundry services, and room service (during limited hours). Parking is available for a fee.

This 3-star Lyon hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 37 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Library
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
Hotel du Simplon offers 37 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. This Lyon hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Covered self parking on site (EUR 40 per night)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; EUR 16 for adults and EUR 8 for children

Things to do

  • Bicycle cleaning area
  • Bicycle repair station
  • Bicycle tours
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Library

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: EUR 15 per pet, per night
  • Food and water bowls are available
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 15.0 per day.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.65 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 16 for adults and EUR 8 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: EUR 40 per night
  • Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and JCB International. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Onsite cash transactions can't exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.

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Hotel du Simplon Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 386 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 449 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 127 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 1007 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 1007 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location Good service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant no frills stay. Exactly what I needed, just a bed and a bathroom
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is in a nice area
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good choice for an inexpensive hotel in Lyon. Good location. Simple clean and tidy rooms, courteous staff. No fridge in room and the bathroom while clean and tidy was 1970s vintage with shower in bath. You get what you pay for and I would recommend. Family rooms also a good option.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location for exploring. Friendly staff.

Great location for exploring on foot. Very friendly, helpful staff. Lots of good bars, cafes, restaurants, and shopping in the immediate vicinity. A little construction noise ftom outside in the mornings. Good value.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Flavio

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very attentive personnel at the place
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cynthia

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AC works well. Location is excellent, close to all forms of transportation as well as neighborhood restaurants. Staff are very helpful and friendly. The building is a bit older but well-kept. All in all, I am glad I stayed at Du Simplon.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room had no fridge and the hotel had no ice, very inconvenient!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Qiong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It is at a prime location. However the toilet has a strong odor and the hair dryer is a joke because it constantly shuts off after overheating.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
its clean enough but the upper bunk bed I think its too dangerous even for my 10 yo. The guardrails is too low as the mattress is too thick. The family room decor is a bit dated compare to the other rooms I can see in photo but clean enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you for your kindness 😘
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

cynthia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not sure why we were not offering the vip benefit
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay in Lyon

The stay was good and the staff were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lourdes

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We appreciated the warm greeting from Clotilde. The hotel is near the tram (roughly two blocks away) and the metro. The breakfast buffet is filling and costs e16.00/person. There are patisseries nearby and the U Express grocery store if you’d rather not have breakfast at the hotel. Please don’t complain about the size of the rooms! This is Europe and a charming hotel. If you want it super-sized, then go to the States. We had a lovely stay, in a quiet neighborhood and felt like one of the locals.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Pakize

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We booked a superior room for the bath tub on the Hotels. Com picture. They gave us a little static upon check in about not having to provide it for us, despite me spending $16 more for it. Then the elevator is not working and we have to carry luggage 3 floors… not a professional property. No coffee maker either. Unusual for 2024.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed in a double room for 3 nights and thought the place was very clean and comfortable. The hotel is a little tired in places but a great location for transport hubs and exploring the city. Good value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is a modest three star hotel and, at least in the case of my room, has small rooms. However the room was compact and designed to make maximum use of the available space. Everything was immaculate and the staff friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet is modest but tasteful. In short it offers excellent value for a hotel of this level.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mohammed

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gretchen

Liked: Amenities
Lovely
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carrie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient and clean for family

We loved our visit to Hotel du Simplon. The hotel is a few blocks from fantastic restaurants and a shopping district. It is also a block from running/biking paths along the river. We loved exploring Lyon from the convenience of Hotel du Simplon. The room was perfect for our family of four - bunk beds and a queen. Everything was clean. The staff was knowledgeable and gave us great recommendations. Wonderful hotel. Lots of convenient and safe garage parking available three blocks from hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024