I think it would be hard to do better than staying in Nico's place. Nico was a great host. He greeted me when I got there and showed me around, had a few suggestions of things to see in Lyon, and let me use his washing machine (even gave me a Tide pod) and nice big drying rack to get all of my clothes clean. But the most important thing is the location. It is perfect. Nico's apartment is on a beautiful old narrow street between the two rivers, closer to the Saone than the Rhone, but not too far from either one. Also quite near a metro station. You can see a lot easily with that place as a starting point. The apartment itself is clean and tastefully furnished and the bed is comfortable. I would highly recommend Nico's place to anyone needing a place to stay in Lyon.