Ibis Styles Lyon Bron Eurexpo

Beautiful hotel with theme arcade games. Very nice. Enough free parking spaces. Clean room and enough space. The breakfast was in Novotel, with more choice than normal in Ibis Styles, but the service was a disaster. Many staff members, but like running chickens. They put egg in the microwave (it’s not fresh), you need to wait almost 10 min before it’s ready, and then it’s still cold. Also 2x need to wait 5mins for croissants, and also for fruit. Normally I spend about 45min max at the breakfast, but now it was 1u20(!) because of the very slow service. With more than 700kms to drive that day it wasn’t a nice surprise. The staff where very friendly, that was more than ok.

The identity of the hotel is a little confusing; there is at least one other “ Ibis” very nearby, and the hotel entrance and reception is prominently headed “ NOVOTEL” with “ Ibis Styles” in smaller lettering,without any distinguishing logo, beneath, The Novotel reception and restaurant are modern and attractive.The receptionist gives directions to the “Ibis” and makes it clear that the Ibis breakfast is in the Ibis section, not the Novotel restaurant.After walking the length of a smart Novotel corridor,the era of woodchip paper,painted over in basic bright colours ,is reached in the” Ibis”. Having just come from three ( 3 and 4 star) hotels in Rome and north Italy ,I thought the Ibis expensive for the room facilities offered.There was no fridge or hot drink facilites;not even a bottle of water.The bathroom had a basic doorless shower,only one towel per person,and not even a toilet brush.The firm bed would have been comfortable without the pointless soft foam mattress topper,which caused it to feel excessively hot.Only being early May, the airconditioning was not functional,and the busy road discouraged having the windows open.The space between the outer plastic window frame, and the inner wooden one, had many cobwebs. To mention a positive aspect,we had a good meal at the Novotel restaurant,and breakfast in the bare Ibis breakfast room was of the usual standard.

Price very correct for a family of 4 and breakfast included. Breakfast not great (but I’m picky) but better than going on a search for a cafe in a place we don’t know with young children. Clean, no frills, friendly staff and good atmosphere. Perfect for a stop over. 24hr Check in which suited us well as we arrived at 3am!

There are family rooms available, but I decided to book two separate rooms for the family (My son and me - my wife and daughter). I did not regret! It was cheaper! It was not easy to find the hotel, I was at the wrong Ibis first, but got directions and found it perfectly! It's located outside the city center and close to the freeway, which is perfect to get on the road again! It's pretty close to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais (perfect for kids - if you still want to visit something before going home). There is also a pool - far too crowded to send our kids - and it's next to the restaurant so that makes a pretty fair combination if your kids don't like sitting down a lot :-) There is a good restaurant located at the hotel, perfect after a long drive! Cosy beds, clean bathrooms... we had a great night sleep! The breakfast buffet was really crowded in a too-tight place, I could imagine that people would leave to stay covid-safe, but if you don't mind just have and enjoy your breakfast! It's perfect!

Staff were friendly and efficient. Rooms were nice. Food was appalling and expensive.

Really cool place to stay. Great design (my kids are loving it). Stuff is fantastic, nice and helpful. Breakfast excellent. The only thing I do NOT like ist that beer costs 8 Euros! It is way to much for 0,5 Heineken.

Nice experience in this Ibis hotel. You need a car to reach Lyon, though. There isn't much in the area around, but it's very quiet. It was a great choice for the Fête des Lumière. Cheaper than all the hotels in downtown, clean and friendly staff. Breakfast was also good with some home-made jam and nutella.

Very family friendly.