Pros

  • Upscale hotel designed by Renzo Piano, near Lyon Convention Center
  • Attractive guest rooms with luxe furniture and on-trend accents
  • In-room flat-screen TVs, minibars, and kettles
  • Upper-category rooms have espresso machines and balconies
  • Bathrooms with shower/tub combos, robes, and Molton Brown toiletries
  • Full-service on-site bistro that serves a continental breakfast
  • Swank lounge and bar with midcentury details
  • 24-hour fitness center with up-to-date equipment
  • 24-hour business center with printers and scanners
  • Executive Lounge with free breakfast, snacks, and drinks
  • Room service and meeting space
  • Free Wi-Fi throughout
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Cons

  • Far from Lyon's historic center
  • Bistro closes on weekends, and breakfast costs extra
  • Small fitness center
  • No on-site parking
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Bottom Line

Located outside Lyon's historical city center, this four-pearl hotel, designed by Renzo Piano, caters to business travelers attending events at the nearby Lyon Convention Center. The property's 156 guest rooms are stylish and well-equipped, with amenities like minibars and electric kettles. Upper-category rooms have notable extras, such as espresso machines and balconies with park views. Highlights include a swank lobby lounge and bar, a 24-hour gym and business center, and an on-site bistro, but it closes on weekends and breakfast costs extra. Travelers looking for an upscale stay in central Lyon's can check out Grand Hotel des Terreaux. 

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Amenities

  • Cribs
  • Fitness Center
  • Internet
  • Pets Allowed

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Hotel Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale

Scene

A sleek lobby and a swank lounge for design-savvy leisure and business travelers 

Designed by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano, the Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale occupies a modern building with a striking glass panel covering the facade. The sleek lobby has an espresso-wood reception desk, seating with attractive chrome legs, and overdyed denim-blue area rugs. The swank bar and lounge and colorful bistro are decidedly midcentury in style, with curved-back chairs and rows of brushed- gold, space-age pendants. The hotel attracts business, many here for conference, and on weekends, there are a fair amount of leisure travelers, especially couples. 

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Location

Convenient to Lyon Convention Center, but far from central Lyon and its sights 

Located outside Lyon's city center, Hotel Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale is a few doors away from the Lyon Convention Center, and close to the River Rhone and the massive Tete D'Or park. There are other hotels and a few restaurants in the immediate vicinity, but the area is not as ideal for most leisure travelers and tourists. 

  • Two-minute walk to Tete D'Or park
  • Three-minute walk to Lyon Convention Center
  • Three-minute walk to Amphitheater 3000
  • Five-minute walk to the Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Eight-minute walk to the Rhone River
  • 11-minute drive to Rue de la Republique shopping street
  • 17-minute drive to Place Bellecour
  • 21-minute drive to Perrache train station 
  • 21-minute drive to Historic Old Town (Vieux Lyon)
  • 22-minute drive to Fourviere Basilica
  • 29-minute drive to Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport
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Rooms

 Comfortable and stylish, and well-equipped with flat-screen TVs, minibars, and kettles

Modern guest rooms and suites are comfortable and stylish. Furniture has a warm, mahogany finish, walls behind beds don on-trend wallpaper, and spaces are accented with saturated hues, such as aquamarine or canary yellow. Standard amenities include air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs, minibars, electric kettles with free instant coffee and tea, bathrobes, and free Wi-Fi. Attractive bathrooms with wall-hung vanities, shower/tub combos with removable showerheads, hairdryers, and high-end Molton Brown bath products.

Superior Rooms are situated on the highest floors, and include balconies overlooking the nearby park, and luxurious extras like espresso machines, and spacious walk-in showers. Suites add living areas and work desks, plus separate bathtubs and walk-in showers. Executive Rooms on the first floor have the bonus of having access to the Executive Lounge, located on the eighth floor, and customized services that include a free breakfast.

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Features

Bistro and bar, 24-hour gym and business center, but fee for breakfast, and no parking 

Hotel Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale has ample amenities, with many catering to business travelers who frequent the hotel. The full-service Bistrot Rive Gauche on the ground floor serves a continental buffet breakfast for a fee, and lunch and dinner menus have classic meat and fish entrees, but the restaurant is closed on weekends. There's also a bar and lounge -- with an outdoor patio -- that has an extensive list of cocktails, Champagne, wine, whiskies, spirits, and light meals. 

Guests staying in Executive Club Rooms and Suites have the added perk of free access to the Executive Lounge on the 8th floor, with scenic views over the park. There's plenty of comfortable seating, magazines to browse, a flat-screen TV, and free Wi-Fi. A free breakfast is also served here, as well as snacks during the day.

Other features include a 24-hour business center with a printer and scanner, plus two meeting rooms and a board room. The gym is also open 24/7, but equipment is limited to two treadmills, two stationary bicycles, and an elliptical machine. The hotel offers room service, and Wi-Fi is free throughout, but there's no on-site parking, although paid parking is nearby. 

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Things You Should Know About Hotel Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale

Also Known As

  • Hotel Crowne Plaza Lyon - Cité Internationale

Address

22 quai Charles de Gaulle, Lyon 69006, France

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Hotel Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale

Scene

A sleek lobby and a swank lounge for design-savvy leisure and business travelers 

Designed by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano, the Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale occupies a modern building with a striking glass panel covering the facade. The sleek lobby has an espresso-wood reception desk, seating with attractive chrome legs, and overdyed denim-blue area rugs. The swank bar and lounge and colorful bistro are decidedly midcentury in style, with curved-back chairs and rows of brushed- gold, space-age pendants. The hotel attracts business, many here for conference, and on weekends, there are a fair amount of leisure travelers, especially couples. 

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Location

Convenient to Lyon Convention Center, but far from central Lyon and its sights 

Located outside Lyon's city center, Hotel Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale is a few doors away from the Lyon Convention Center, and close to the River Rhone and the massive Tete D'Or park. There are other hotels and a few restaurants in the immediate vicinity, but the area is not as ideal for most leisure travelers and tourists. 

  • Two-minute walk to Tete D'Or park
  • Three-minute walk to Lyon Convention Center
  • Three-minute walk to Amphitheater 3000
  • Five-minute walk to the Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Eight-minute walk to the Rhone River
  • 11-minute drive to Rue de la Republique shopping street
  • 17-minute drive to Place Bellecour
  • 21-minute drive to Perrache train station 
  • 21-minute drive to Historic Old Town (Vieux Lyon)
  • 22-minute drive to Fourviere Basilica
  • 29-minute drive to Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport
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Rooms

 Comfortable and stylish, and well-equipped with flat-screen TVs, minibars, and kettles

Modern guest rooms and suites are comfortable and stylish. Furniture has a warm, mahogany finish, walls behind beds don on-trend wallpaper, and spaces are accented with saturated hues, such as aquamarine or canary yellow. Standard amenities include air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs, minibars, electric kettles with free instant coffee and tea, bathrobes, and free Wi-Fi. Attractive bathrooms with wall-hung vanities, shower/tub combos with removable showerheads, hairdryers, and high-end Molton Brown bath products.

Superior Rooms are situated on the highest floors, and include balconies overlooking the nearby park, and luxurious extras like espresso machines, and spacious walk-in showers. Suites add living areas and work desks, plus separate bathtubs and walk-in showers. Executive Rooms on the first floor have the bonus of having access to the Executive Lounge, located on the eighth floor, and customized services that include a free breakfast.

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Features

Bistro and bar, 24-hour gym and business center, but fee for breakfast, and no parking 

Hotel Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale has ample amenities, with many catering to business travelers who frequent the hotel. The full-service Bistrot Rive Gauche on the ground floor serves a continental buffet breakfast for a fee, and lunch and dinner menus have classic meat and fish entrees, but the restaurant is closed on weekends. There's also a bar and lounge -- with an outdoor patio -- that has an extensive list of cocktails, Champagne, wine, whiskies, spirits, and light meals. 

Guests staying in Executive Club Rooms and Suites have the added perk of free access to the Executive Lounge on the 8th floor, with scenic views over the park. There's plenty of comfortable seating, magazines to browse, a flat-screen TV, and free Wi-Fi. A free breakfast is also served here, as well as snacks during the day.

Other features include a 24-hour business center with a printer and scanner, plus two meeting rooms and a board room. The gym is also open 24/7, but equipment is limited to two treadmills, two stationary bicycles, and an elliptical machine. The hotel offers room service, and Wi-Fi is free throughout, but there's no on-site parking, although paid parking is nearby. 

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Airport Transportation

  • Babysitting Services

  • Balcony / Terrace / Patio

  • Basic Television

  • Business Center

  • Cabanas

  • Cable

  • Concierge

  • Cribs

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Fitness Center

  • Internet

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Mini Bar (with liquor)

  • Pets Allowed

  • Rental Car Service Desk Onsite

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Tennis Court

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