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Reviews of Hôtel des Facultés

104 Rue Sébastien Gryphe, 7th arr., 69007 Lyon, France

#126 of 126 hotels in Lyon

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Review Score

Based on 137 hotel reviews

5.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    5.9

  • Comfort

    5.9

  • Location

    8.1

  • Facilities

    5.5

  • Staff

    7.9

  • Value for money

    6.9

  • Free WiFi

    6.8

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  • Reviewed: March 7, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Because of a plane delay I got 30 mins after the check-in closing time. The person at the emergency number yelled at me, gave me wrong information about how to get in, just for arriving late and calling. Very rude and unnecessary.

    Good location. Great price

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: January 8, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not close to historic centre

    Cool places to go

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 6, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room smells a bit but totally was better than what I expected based on the previous comments

    The staff

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: August 7, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No toilet and shower in the room.

    The area.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: July 12, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 1 night

    The hotel charged me for another next night, when I didn´t accommodate in the hotel.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2023

    5.0
    Be careful
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything regarding the name of Hotel. In reality this hotel is Hostel

    Location and staff

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: March 29, 2023

    6.0
    Good basic stay, good location, friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Friendly staff, Basic room, good price,

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    some furniture need to be fixed (bed, light, shower), but still okay.

    friendly personnel and great location which is not touristy, but but still with lot of good bars and restaurants

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 6, 2022

    7.0
    Cheap basic accommodation close to everything, poor showers
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Shower was poor

    The price

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: June 30, 2022

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I booked a room for 2people. In the end it was just me alone spending two nights there. The room was changed into one with a small bed and also towards the main road, which in fact is really noisy at night - a downgrade one could say.. but the price stayed the same althought i discussed about it. The room smelled like cigarettes smoke. The toilette is really one the other side of the floor..

    It has its own vintage charme :) Everything is really small somehow . And if u really dont expect any comfort its very reasonable to stay there. There is no ventilator in the room which would be really a nice little investment for summernights ...

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: June 13, 2022

    7.0
    excellent value for money! would stay here again for a weekend getaway
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights

    the toilets werent the cleanest, but apart from that, everything was perfect !

    the room was a very good size for a weekend stay. the facilities were close to the room and functional. The bed was very comfy! The location was ideal to catch the metro or tram

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: May 29, 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Smell, not very comfortable, we couldn’t pay by card

    Best price in town, works for 1/2 nights

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: January 5, 2022

    7.0
    Treat location with basic but sufficient facilities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The shared bathrooms in the hallways were really smaller and crammed. They were sufficient, but not great.

    The location was amazing and the staff spoke great English. The room was simple but really sufficient with a great bed and a small desk.

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: December 21, 2021

    5.0
    You get what you pay for
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Only one small towel No daily housekeeping Shower a little too basic -- there could at least be a shower head holder

    Friendly staff Room decent (size and view onto street)

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: December 10, 2021

    5.0
    Cheap but not sufficient
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The building is very old and stinky and there is no elevator. The toilets were dirty and smelly. We could hear everything that was happening on the corridor. It's far from the old town.

    We arrived after check-in hours but it was very easy to check-in and get the keys of our room.

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: December 9, 2021

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 1 night

    Personal doesn't speak English, only French. They have to call booking and they call me in order to communicate.

    Location

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: November 9, 2021

    6.0
    Good for a quick night close to town and the bus station.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 1 night

    Bathroom is kind of far from room and tiny.

    Good cheap room with a pretty good location close to down town and the rivers.

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: September 11, 2021

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No lift, difficult to up. Noise from street cafe

    Location, later check in

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: June 22, 2021

    5.0
    Fair
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 1 night

    Super hot without air-condition. All the night I couldn't sleep knowing that the day after i had to drive back home.

    Staff behavior.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: April 11, 2024

    8.0
    Amazing stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    All is very good

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 15, 2024

    4.0
    Had some major flaws
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Comfort Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Im used to budget hotels and dont have super high expectations regarding cleanliness. But I had really problems with the state of the bathroom and the walls overall. Strong smell of mothballs or something. The remote control had no batteries (just realized it on night two, when staff was gone). didnt have WLAN passwort in my room, got it from neighbours, but WLAN didnt work at all. The fotos look much better (simple but clean) than the actual place.

    The location was nice. The staff very friendly, when around.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: October 5, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was great for the price and location. It’s a bit simple but everything was clean

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: September 25, 2023

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 1 night

    bedbugs, terrible comminucation with the hotel about the issue

    fast check in

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: September 22, 2023

    1.0
    Hotel shouldn’t be running! Save yourself the stress!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Budget Double Room with Shared Shower and Toilet
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I stayed at L’hôtel des Facultés on the 17th August (I was in room 15) and the room was BED BUG INFESTED!! Unfortunately the bed bugs came home with me without realising!!!! It is costing a lot of money to put right. Not only have I chucked out my mattress, ruined clothes washed at high heat to kill the bed bugs but I am worried it’s all over the house now too. :( This has never happened to me before. I am disgusted! The thing is, when I called nearly 2 weeks later, staff made inadequate attempts to treat the room. Sounds like they DIYed it rather than getting professionals to thoroughly decontaminate the room at source. Hence why it isn’t just my review complaining about the same issue. It isn’t being resolved. So save your money and avoid this place!!! I didn’t use the communal shower- didn’t want to take the risk, it was so grimey. Toilet was just about usable. I’ve smelt better smelling public toilets). The hallway and stairs were grimey and there was a strong smell of cigarettes and urine. Not proper bedding- no duvet, just 2 blankets (I think i know why now… bed bugs) but you would expect a well done bed from any hotel regardless of the price! Couldn’t connect to free wifi. No staff available at reception after 7pm. WISH I HAD READ ALL THE COMMENTS BEFORE STAYING HERE! :( It was my worst hotel experience ever. I had to leave a review because I don’t want anyone else to suffer from the hotel’s lack of care and therefore their disregard for public safety. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!

    Stayed in August 2023

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