Britania Hotel, Lyon

Advantages: A clean hotel in the heart of Barcelona.
Disadvantages: Web page not very trustworthy.

...This year was the first time ever I went on holidays at Easter. For reasons too complicated to get into, we left it a little late to book our hotel in Barcelona, and when searching online, found that we didn't really have as much choice as we had hoped for. Hotels were either very expensive, or about 20 km out of the city. Finally, we found Hotel Lyon through lastminute.com. Let me quote from the website: "Due to its perfect location Hotel Lyon is ideal for young tourists who want to discover the vibrant city of Barcelona while spending more for fun than for accommodation. Rooms are simple yet comfortable without any extras that would inflate the price". Reading the description, all sorts of alarm bells were ringing. My thoughts were running along the lines: For 'young tourists', read party animals, for 'simple yet comfortable... Read review

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Advantages: Wonderful city
Disadvantages: Pollution

...it is a 50 minute journey. Accommodation Lyon like any other major city offers a wide range of hotels at different prices. I personally stayed at the very reasonable and very nice Campanile Part-Dieu. This hotel was ideal. The rooms came with en suite bathroom and cable TV. The rooms were clean and the hotel itself modern and very well looked after. The best thing of all about the hotel though was its situation. Part-Dieu is one of the main areas in Lyon. Firstly, it is home to a large SNCF railway station that links Lyon with the rest of France. Secondly, and most significantly for anyone on holiday, the 'Centre Commercial' is here. This is a massive shopping centre with over 260 shops and spanning 4 floors; one of the largest shopping centres in Europe with all big name shops and some really nice places to eat. If you stay... Read review

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Advantages: Close to the Metro station, 2 stops away from the Bastille, lively surroundings, plenty of local shops
Disadvantages: Very basic and functional, small with tatty decor, scary lift

...------>>>I've just sorted the review into paragraphs, hope it pleases you and makes for easier reading, thanks for the comments and the tip!>>>------ I recently went on a short 3 day school trip to Paris, organised by our school Sixth Form. We were altogether a group of 16 students and 3 teachers. For us students the trip turned out really cheap as we paid only £50 per person (this included the Eurostar return tickets, a 3 day Metro ticket, and hotel accommodation). The real cost would have amounted to £169 but we got subsidies from the government. We stayed at the 2 star hotel "Les Relais de Paris Lyon Bastille", situated at less than a 3 minutes walk to the nearest Metro station and 2 stops away from "Le Bastille". The surroundings of the hotel were really quite charming and gave it a local feeling of a typical Parisian... Read review

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