This accommodation is superbly located to provide easy access to Lyon and surrounding countryside by way of the Lyon Metro station Saint-Jean. This station is about 200 metres away from the front door of the apartment block. Host Isabelle's Vieux Lyon apartment provides two bedrooms (one double bedroom, one larger bedroom with two single beds), lounge/dining room, kitchen, bathroom, separate toilet, entry hall. The apartment was tidy though a little dusty. There is a vacuum cleaner and cleaning products so we undertook to vacuum the bedroom floors. The kitchen has a good size refrigerator, kitchen sink, full size front loading washing machine, work bench and now has a brand new electric combination cooktop (4 plates), oven and small dishwasher. The cooking utensils could be expanded. There was no egg flip for example. The beds are very comfortable with clean and fresh sheets, pillows and doonas provided. There are plenty of towels, etc. The apartment lounge and bedroom windows look out over trees and bush and if you look up you see the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourviere on top of the steep hill. The apartment is quiet though the very near-by Cathedral Saint-Jean clock chimes each quarter hour and the bells sound the hours day and night, which can be charming. Vieux Lyon is an amazing place to stay with its narrow, cobble-stoned streets and old buildings. There are numerous restaurants, pubs, boulangeries, two wine caves, a mini-supermarket, boucherie, fromage shop within a few minutes walk. The walk across the Soane River into the shopping precincts located around Place de Bellcour takes 10 to 15 minutes. Our party of three stayed for 10 nights and thoroughly enjoyed Isabelle's apartment. We intend to return. Note there is no television. WiFi and internet connection were very good and high speed.
Isabelle was a kind and thoughtful host with very quick responsiveness to our requests.