Mama Shelter Lyon 3 stars

friendly, clean, very good breakfast

Loved having a drink in the terrasse and the weekday breakfast which is as good as the weekend brunch. Just a little disappointed with the room decoration which lacked charm

Very friendly staff,room is comfortable.

Nice stay, good location, friendly though somewhat indifferent service. Mold in the shower should be addressed.

You will know from the other reviews that this is a hotel which is aimed at a young/party demographic. I fairness, there was a pretty wide range of ages staying but it definitely attracts and suits a younger crowd. We paid about Eur170 for a twin room, breakfast and parking on a Saturday night. It was less than half what we would have paid at the upscale Accor properties in the city centre (M Gallery, Sofitel). What impressed me most is that 'money is spent' on all the right things. The quality of the breakfast was fantastic (fresh juicing machine, eggs to order, and all the branded items were to quality ones). The bed linens were very comfortable and felt high-end. Food in the restaurant was very good and so on. What else impressed: - the staff were charming and fun. Great team - the wifi is off the scale (500mbps) - it was 35c in Lyon and the air-conditioning was 'US powerful'. Rarely the case in France. - I liked the minimal, bare concrete decor. It will age well. To improve/consider: - the rooms are tiny. This isn't somewhere to spend time in your room. - by packing in the rooms to achieve a certain pricing possibility, there doesn't seem to have been much space left over for anything else. Lots of dirty linen stored in hallways, no gym, nowhere to lounge (other than sitting at a table in the dining room) - we wanted to be in the 7e for my son's university, but the location isn't central for sightseeing. No more than 10 mins walk off, but not central. - the car park is a nightmare to navigate. I rented an estate car and had to be very very careful. I would stay at a Mama Shelter again. Better than Marriott's new Moxy brand (which looks like a brothel version of a Premier Inn), and I find Ws to be a bit irritating (and way more expensive). Great concept if this fits your need and mood.