We Loved staying in this beautiful, inviting apartment, high above Lyon. Across street from Roman ruins, and only a very short walk to the funicular to get down to old Lyon. ( we loved walking the steep ancient stairs but used funicular when heading to museums). Beautiful paths & parks nearby for running and walking
Apartment is spacious, very clean & super quiet This area above the city is peaceful- sitting on the small balcony to eat breakfast was wonderful- great views of the mountains, treetops, and the entire city. Beautiful basilica a few blocks away has bells ringing a few times a day. The large windows make it sunny and in the evenings, all open to allow cool breezes
The kitchen is fully stocked with cookware, with a French press and an espresso machine! Perfect for cooking in.
Julie has decorated with lots of pottery, artwork. Bed is very comfortable, washing machine enabled us to do a little laundry after the hiking and biking along the two rivers in town.
Julie was super responsive to all questions, made everything easy. And had neighbors for assistance if we needed it but she was very quick to respond to our questions
There is minimal grocery shopping in this area, a couple of small shops which we didn’t try as we needed more items for several meals. But my husband took the funicular down our first morning to get croissants! , milk etc and was back in 30 min. That night, we stopped at a grocery at the edge of old Lyon to buy fish, fresh pasta, vegetables and those we could carry home up the funicula, then 2 min walk to the apartment. ( we later discovered the Basilica de Notre Dame de Fouviere
has many fresh pastries for purchase and that is 4 min round trip).
Shower is great, super clean. Toilet is in a separate room which was quite handy. And the elevator was appreciated!
If we can return to Lyon, we definitely want to stay here again for more nights