Address: 129 rue servient , Lyon 69003, France
In an unsightly 1970s tower loved and cherished by Lyonnais, The Radisson might well be a ubiquitous hôtel d'affaires full of suits. But it has one extraordinary feature that graces every room in the house - a panoramic view of Lyon.From street level, cross the lobby and ride the lift up to reception on the 32nd floor. Ignore the out-of-place frescoed scenes of Tuscany decorating the wall and look instead at the circular rows of balconies, inspired by the traboules of Vieux Lyon. No, it's not your imagination; that is a bird singing (visit the aviary on the 36th floor). Rooms are on floors 33 to 39 and sport identical furnishings - white bed linen, beige accessories and an original watercolour of Lyon. But the pièce de résistance is the view filling vast floor-to-ceiling windows on the outer edge of the circular tower. Want to wake up to Fourvière's basilica and mini Eiffel Tower? Then ask for a superior or business room.
From street level, cross the lobby and ride the lift up to reception on the 32nd floor. Ignore the out-of-place frescoed scenes of Tuscany decorating the wall and look instead at the circular rows of balconies, inspired by the traboules of Vieux Lyon. No, it's not your imagination; that is a bird singing (visit the aviary on the 36th floor). Rooms are on floors 33 to 39 and sport identical furnishings - white bed linen, beige accessories and an original watercolour of Lyon. But the pièce de résistance is the view filling vast floor-to-ceiling windows on the outer edge of the circular tower. Want to wake up to Fourvière's basilica and mini Eiffel Tower? Then ask for a superior or business room.
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Check-in / Check-out Earliest check-in: 3:00 PM Latest check-out time: 12:00 PM
US$176.00 per night
(US$88.00per person per night)
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Snag tickets for a concert by the National Orchestra of Lyon or an evening of jazz or world music at the Auditorium de Lyon (tel: 04 78 95 95 95; 82 rue de Bonnel, 3e). Pre- or post-performance, feast on a gastronomic dinner with fantastic views of Lyon's skyline at L'Arc en Ciel (tel: 04 78 63 55 00; 129 rue Servient, 3e), atop the Tour Lyonnais.
Nicknamed 'le crayon' (the pencil), the rust-coloured Tour du Crédit Lyonnais was built between 1972 and 1977. It stands 164m tall, measures 44m in diameter and has 39 floors above and four below ground.
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