We absolutely loved our week in Mon Hotel Particulier. Now that we have stayed there, we wouldn't want to stay anywhere else when visiting Lyon or Vieux Lyon.
We took a taxi from the airport, and texted our arrival to Jean Luc before he met us at Place du Change, from there he helped us with our luggage to our apartment. We passed through an old wooden door, a wrought iron door, and up an ancient stone circular staircase, before coming to our doorway. The whole experience brought us back in time.
The front of our apartment (bedroom and living rooms) looked out onto the main "street" Rue St. Jean, but the windows let no sound in at all. This made for great privacy and sleeping. The back side of the apartment (our kitchen and dining area) looked out over a beautiful shared courtyard.
There was a washing machine (soap they supplied) and a clothes drying rack, and iron for our use, which came in handy for us. The kitchen was fitted with a dishwasher (soap supplied) and all of the modern amenities. The shower offered a rain shower and handheld device and was large and modern. This was great, especially for my tall husband. They had a hair blow dryer available, which was great for me!
Our particular place had our bedroom with a queen sized bed, dresser, side table, and closets, a living room with fireplace, big screen TV (we didn't watch), coffee table, comfy couch and cozy chair, a kitchen and dining area to seat 6, as well as a sitting room with pull-out bed and drop down desk. For just the two of us, it was a great space to come together or have our own private space for time to read or relax. Their free internet offers an excellent connection. There were sliding "barn doors" to open up 3 of the rooms to form a large L shaped room.
The bed linens were fresh and cozy, we slept so well, which is very important when we were trekking all around the city by day, so this was essential and appreciated. We are fussy sleepers that can be troubled with back aches in the wrong bed. We had no back aches sleeping here, only restful nights. There were extra pillows and quilts in the storage closet.
It was great to have the kitchen since we ended up buying fruit, cheese, and yogurt at the market a few doors down. This was our daily breakfast. There was nice strong coffee and tea provided. If we had wanted to cook, they had all that we needed. And they had a beautiful selection of wine glasses if we had wanted to enjoy a local bottle at home. But the food all around Lyon and Vieux Lyon is too good to pass up, if you ask me, and I was on vacation, so cooking was not happening with me!
The entire apartment was modern and tastefully decorated. It was comfortable and had ample storage space for us to unpack our things and really live there for the week.
Jean Luc was over-the-top helpful with our luggage storage at the end of our trip, as we had a train out in the evening and check-out was at noon. He was available to us via text, call, or email. And he made sure we knew we could call on him if need be. He gave us pointers on our visit: sights to see and places to eat. You would consider him a friend, he is that kind and cheerful.
Vieux Lyon is so charming and we loved the old world feel and decor. Besides it was an easy walk over the bridge to visit the modern city of Lyon. We even walked all the way from our apartment over the two rivers to eat at Les Halles de Lyon-Paul Bocuse and back. (But next time, I would want to go the Les Halles early on in our trip, totting my shopping bag for supplies!) And on another afternoon we walked over the one bridge to and around the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon (to see the Matisse exhibit and all of the other amazing art they have!). But since we climbed the stairs and walked the ancient roads up to the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere and the ancient Roman ruins several days in a row, it was best for us to stay in Vieux Lyon. And we were thrilled to stay at Mon Hotel Particulier because of it!
We love to travel to new places, but should we return, we will try another one of their apartments sprinkled around Vieux Lyon, just for the experience, but we trust it will be just as wonderful as this time. In our opinion, Mon Hotel Particulier is one of the best experiences of the city!!!!