Hôtel Lyon Métropole in Lyon

Smart hotel but paying to use the pool is too much
Our family room was spacious, clean and comfortable.

Parking was 11 euros to use the underground car park so we were happy to park for free in the open air car park over the road.

We booked this hotel because of the amazing pool. Unfortunately, I hadn’t noticed the small print in the booking that the pool is part of the spa facilities and only accessible if you pay the spa day-rate of 45 Euros per adult and 22 Euros per child per day. Given we arrived at 4pm and only had a couple of hours before dinner and then an early start the next day, we couldn’t justify this expense. Our kids were hugely disappointed and it took the shine off our experience here.

I also noticed a sign (and see from other reviews) that men and boys can’t wear swimming shorts with pockets in the pool. So my son and I would have had to buy new swim suits to be able to use it anyway.

I’d recommend the hotel make this clearer on their listings. I would expect to pay for a spa, but not use of a pool.

Lovely, remote and terrible value
Lovely hotel, but terrible value for money. As many reviews say, no pool access included. And the fee for a swim is too high if you don’t want the full spa facilities. There are other hotels with pools for far less. Spa is decent if you buy. Hotel is split - we stayed next door in an apartment block which was fine, but felt like a different hotel. So overall, okay, but would never go back.