The location of this hotel is difficult to beat, central, easy to find and made it easy to get around the Lyon Presqu'île. The first impression is quite good, the entrance old fashioned and discreet. Lyon has a very user-friendly short-term bike rental system... pick one up in any bike park, leave it in any other... The hotel has one bike park just outside (also a taxi rank) and another within a few hundred meters.

Staff were polite and helpful at all stages.

To anyone who doesn't like/can't do stairs... Do not stay at this hotel, for 2 reasons: 1) there are a few steps before you get to the lift and 2) the beautiful old-fashioned lift is very impractical and once during our short stay, it just wouldn't work.

The room was small; the double bed was small and not terribly comfortable. Our room was on the inside, giving on to... nothing, the backs of other buildings, mostly grey and uninteresting.

It was very hot for April and therefore the room felt quite hot. The A/C just made noise and stirred hot air around.

Room décor was tacky.. Green striped wallpaper... only one bedside table.. no tea/coffee making facilities ("only in the junior suites").. the curtains were not inspiring :) The room was clean and it was a non-smoking room. An amusing point... Why do they put an ashtray in a non-smoking room?

The bathroom was much better than the room.. not big but new, bright with a nice deep bathtub. Bath towels too small.

With its location, double windows and double entrance door, the room was nice and quiet and we were never disturbed by noise from corridors/other rooms.

Breakfast was OK, though the room felt crowded. A good assortment of bread, croissants, pain au chocolat or raisin, ham, cheese. Didn't care for the cooked stuff. Facilities for making your own egg and toast. décor in the breakfast room... red. no other word for it :)

So for the Carlton, no clear-cut answer.. It was OK and we might try it again, maybe a different room.

I stayed at the Carlton for 3 nights in August. I had a superior room, booked through accor website for 90 E a night (I could have booked at 65E a night but it would have been non refundable) I thought it was a great old hotel, emphasis on old. This is not the hotel to stay in if you want a brand new room - go to a Hilton for that. My room was absolutely charming but on the second floor with no view - be sure and ask for a view of the Plaza with the merry go round. The windows block out all sound so noise should not be an issue. Staff were pleasant enough although i did not ask for much. Breakfast in the room was the same price as in the breakfast room, which I have not found to be the case with other hotels. Bed and pillows were just fine and A/C worked very well although rug could really use a good scrubbing. The location could not be beat and overall I thought a good value.

The hotel is deceiving. It looks grand on the outside but the rooms are ancient and the air conditioning did not work. The bathroom did not have a partition so when you showered, the entire floor was soaked. The view was nice but it did not make up for the room. Parking was expensive and not close. The bed was not comfortable. Of all the hotels we stayed at in France, this was the only dissapointment. You had to ring a bell to be let in and out, that became very annoying, very quickly.

Once again we used trip advisor to find a hotel for us and once again we were not disappointed . The hotel was charming . I especiallly loved the wooden lift and the old fashioned feel about it .
The room was very well set out and the bathroom was excellent .
The staff were very helpful and made you feel as if they knew you. The location was perfect for wandering and seeing the sights and popping back with the shopping bags
We are already planning our next trip.