Hostel20 Lyon Centre

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The general vibe, friendliness, views, facilities, and location were all incredible - I’ve never felt such a welcoming dynamic from both the staff and the people staying. Thank you so much.

The cleanliness of the bathrooms/showers/the curtain in my bed didn’t work but the common spaces make up for this.

Good Price, awesome view from the terrace, nice people!

It’s kind of basic, some things didn’t work and the kitchen is very small. And you have to be aware that it’s a youth hostel aswell so there might be school classes staying there.

The staff was friendly, and I guess the view? The room per se wasn't a total catastrophe either.

This was my second time in the city and I thought I'd try a different place, and in this case support an establishment affiliated with Hosteling International. In hindsight, it was a mistake. It's really hard to recommend, knowing there are other hostels in Lyon where you will pay more or less the same, but get better. Claims to have bicycle parking, which is true but we are talking about the flimsiest bike rack - the one that only holds the wheel - and in a location that is potentially really easy to access from the main road. Taking the bike inside was a hard no. Shower rooms are decrepit, one of them was flooded. Scarce breakfast (not buffet) but at least cheap in the simplest configuration. This BTW was also confusing AF if you try booking from the HI France website. The hostel either doesn't have quiet hours or it doesn't enforce them given that when I was there, they must have had an entire class or something, and they sang and were noisy well past midnight.