Since the turn of the millennium, three- and four-star hotels have continued to expand, accounting for 42 % of the total, well above the national average of 36 %. Attracted by new business tourism infrastructures, such as the new 3,000-seat amphitheatre at the Palais des Congrès and extensions to the exhibition centre, international brands such as Spain's NH Hoteles and Scandinavia's Radisson Blu have arrived in the city. Others have gone from strength to strength.
The capital of Gaul could have taken a break. But that was without taking into account the 2010-2015 tourist accommodation development plan, which provides for 15 % of additional hotel capacity. No part of the city, or even Greater Lyon, has been forgotten. For example, in the Part-Dieu business district, the French group Accor is preparing to open 315 new rooms in a single building. Opposite the station, it will bring together three brands under one roof: a two-star Etap Hotel with 108 rooms, a three-star All Seasons with 99 rooms, and a four-star Mercure with 108 rooms. Expected to open in October, these three very distinct establishments will each have their own entrances and public areas, although behind the scenes, several services will become one.
Another place, another atmosphere: the Hôtel-Dieu in the historic heart of the city. Under the aegis of the Inter Continental group, this former nineteenth-century hospice is being transformed into a luxury establishment. For hotel lovers "lifestyleIn the autumn of 2012, they should be able to push open the door of a Mama Shelter. Philippe Starck plans to transpose his New York-style, low-cost urban hotel concept to the Rhône. Whereas in Paris he chose the 20th arrondissement, in Lyon the designer has chosen the working-class Guillotière district. Something to suit all tastes and budgets.
Focus - Lyon: a mixed first half to 2011
