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Le Flâneur Guesthouse is a really cool, eco-friendly hostel!
The Location
This hostel has a great location, only a two-metro-stop ride from the train and main bus station and is also only the same distance to get into the heart of the central tourist zone. If you prefer to walk to save money, each is about a half-hour walk.
Rooms and Bathrooms
The rooms here are large and spacious. Each bed and pillow are quite firm and clean and comfortable. Each bed is assigned a locker, which slides under the bed -- you can put your bags into here for safe keeping. If you do not have a lock, then you can hire one at reception.
Some dorms have a bathroom attached and others do not. There is a male and female bathroom in the large dorm room with a shower and toilet in each one for use. There is also a large bathroom with toilets and showers on the other side of the building. They are all clean and quite nice as bathrooms to use.
Common Spaces
This guesthouse has loads of common space and loads of things to do within that space. At the far right end as you enter the building after reception, you will find the kitchen. It is large and has everything you will need for cooking during your stay. Next to this is a dining area with tables and chairs for sitting around and enjoying your meal. Further on to this are couches and coffee tables if you want to lounge about and chat with people. Here, they keep their guitars and ukulele, and there is also a piano, though it's tuned badly. The reception area off there also has a bar if you want to relax and enjoy your evening with a few alcoholic beverages.
Along from this is a library where the shelves are loaded with books and DVDs. If you feel like having a movie night, there is a TV in this area and a few comfy couches where you can sit and enjoy a movie. And then of course there is the outside area for the smokers; there is a hammock and tables and chairs out here as well. The whole hostel is very well set out to cater for all kinds of needs and interests and has utilised its space well.
Summary
This really is a great place to stay if you are spending some time in Lyon! We cannot recommend it enough!
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Globetrotter
Hostelz.com Staff Reviewer
Published on Sep 19, 2017
Location and Contact
Location
From Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, with car, you can take the A432>A43>Rue Berliet>Rue de l'Epargnie>Rue March Bloch, driving for 30 minutes (26 kilometers).