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Bienvenue Chez Sylvie

Guesthouse with free breakfast, 7-minute walk to Bellecour Square

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Travelers find authentic Lyon charm at Bienvenue Chez Sylvie in the city center. The property serves local cuisine for breakfast and offers a sunny terrace for relaxation. Practical amenities include convenient laundry facilities and luggage storage for hassle-free exploring.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Hot Tub
  • Laundry
  • Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Double Room (Orchidée) | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room (Orchidée)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(16 reviews)

Highlights

Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Portable fan
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Jetted bathtub
Free bottled water
Desk
  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
18 Montée des Épies, Lyon, 69005

What's nearby

  • Lyon Cathedral - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Bellecour Square - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Place des Terreaux - 17 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Hôtel de Ville de Lyon - 17 min walk - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Vieux Lyon Station - 4 min walk
  • Lyon Saint Paul Station - 13 min walk
  • Saint-Exupery Airport (LYS) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Grive - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Têtedoie - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Restaurant Café du Soleil - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Johnny Walsh's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪La Piazzetta - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Bienvenue Chez Sylvie

Guesthouse near Bellecour Square
Located close to Place des Terreaux and Hôtel de Ville de Lyon, Bienvenue Chez Sylvie provides free breakfast (local cuisine), a terrace, and laundry facilities. For some rest and relaxation, visit the hot tub. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
  • Smoke-free premises, a front-desk safe, and luggage storage
Room features
All guestrooms at Bienvenue Chez Sylvie have amenities such as free WiFi, dining tables, and free bottled water.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with jetted tubs and free toiletries
  • Wardrobes/closets, portable fans, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Things to do

  • Hot tub

Family friendly

  • Dining table
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Dining table
  • Free bottled water
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Desk
  • Portable fan

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Check-in

Check-in start time: 5 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Deposit is payable by wire transfer or by check and is due within 72 hours after booking the reservation.

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 5 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • An effective city/local tax rate of 5.50 percent will be charged
  • Hot tub fee: EUR 20 per accommodation, per night
  • Deposit is payable by wire transfer and is due within 72 hours of booking the reservation.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: EUR 5 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Bienvenue Chez Sylvie Guesthouse Lyon
Bienvenue Chez Sylvie Guesthouse
Bienvenue Chez Sylvie Lyon
Bienvenue Chez Sylvie Lyon
Bienvenue Chez Sylvie Guesthouse
Bienvenue Chez Sylvie Guesthouse Lyon

Frequently asked questions

Is Bienvenue Chez Sylvie pet-friendly?

Yes, cats and dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of EUR 5 per accommodation, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Bienvenue Chez Sylvie?

Check-in start time: 5 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Bienvenue Chez Sylvie?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Bienvenue Chez Sylvie located?

Located in Lyon City Centre, this guesthouse is within 1 mi (2 km) of Bellecour Square, Place des Terreaux, and Hôtel de Ville de Lyon. Lyon Confluence Shopping Center and Part Dieu Mall are also within 2 mi (3 km). Vieux Lyon Station is only a 4-minute walk and Minimes - Théâtres romains Station is 6 minutes.

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Reviews

Bienvenue Chez Sylvie Reviews

10

Exceptional

10

Cleanliness

10

Location

10

Staff & service

10

Eco-friendliness

10

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 53 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sylvie is a wonderful host - very friendly & helpful. The room is very spacious & well equipped. The view is wonderful & we appreciated the tasty daily breakfast. Thank you for a great stay in Lyon!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darrell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sylvie was a lovely host and her breakfasts were excellent. She shared a lot about the city and what highlights we might be interested in seeing. Would definitely stay at Bienvenue Chez Sylvie on our next trip to Lyon.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay in old Lyon

We had a lovely 2 night stay at Chez Sylvie, everything was perfect. As many have said previously, Sylvie is a fabulous host and really enjoys having people stay at her bed and breakfast. Great location in the old town of Lyon, and the steep hill really gets the heart racing! What an amazing city, so much to see and especially the beautiful Basilica at the top of the hill overlooking the city!
Hill climb up to Chez Sylvie
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sylvie has poured her heart into this beautiful and historic home on a quiet street with lovely views. The spacious room is at the top of the house. Her breakfasts are abundant and delicious and her company is fun! We feel lucky to have found her and her home. Sad to leave!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed meeting our host, Sylvie, each morning for a delicious breakfast! Sylvie had wonderful suggestions for travel in Lyon and could answer any questions. Her place is so lovely and quiet on the cobblestone streets of Vieux Lyon. We highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sylvie was a delight to be with and so very welcoming and helpful. The room was lovely and fresh, with good views, good amenities, and a powerful shower. If I have the chance to come back, I would stay here again, not only for the room, but for Sylvie herself.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sylvie is an absolute treasure - she bends over backwards to accommodate her guests. The room itself is very spacious and comfortable and breakfast is simple but satisfying. Fair warning - there is a short but steep walk leading up to her place and even more stairs to the room after that, which can make large suitcases a bit of a challenge. Also, Sylvie's English is limited. My spouse is fluent so this was not an issue for us. That aside, our stay was very pleasurable and I would highly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is beautiful and the view from the room is amazing. Sylvie is a wonderful hostess and strives to make your stay memorable. You do need to be in reasonable shape to walk the hill to get there, as well as to climb the stone stairs to the room. Given that, the short walk to shopping and restaurants makes the hill well worth it!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One of our favorite bed and breakfasts ever

Sylvie's BnB is absolutely amazing. We have done a lot of world travel, and Sylvie's place is unmatched. Her service is amazing and the room is exceptional. The location is central to many places in Vieux Lyon, making it very walkable. Sylvie is a spectacular host.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I absolutely loved the property and the room. I'm looking forward to returning.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sylvie’s little Gem!

Our stay with Sylvie was brilliant. A perfect host who was welcoming, very friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. She wanted us to have the best possible Lyon experience. Freshly made and beautiful breakfast every day. Sylvie always goes above and beyond to make her guests happy. Location perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Unn Christel Berg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We spent three wonderful nights in Sylvie's place. The room was big and airy with a good bathroom and a jacuzzi. Very nice breakfast every morning at a time of our choosing. I need gluten- and lactose-free food, and that was not a problem. We really recommend this place.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jelena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fab stay

Such a homely cozy stay, Sylvie was an incredible host. The breakfast was fantastic.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ashleigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect Location, Even Better Host

We had such a lovely stay at this charming bed and breakfast tucked away in the historic old quarter of Lyon. The location was perfect—easy walking distance to so many great restaurants, shops, and beautiful sites. The space itself was super cute and cozy, full of character that matched the charm of the area. Our host was absolutely wonderful—so sweet, welcoming, and genuinely fun to be around. We really enjoyed the breakfasts each morning, not just for the delicious food, but also for the great conversations we had with her. She made our time in Lyon even more memorable, and we felt like we were staying with a friend rather than just renting a room. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a place with heart and hospitality in one of the most beautiful parts of the city.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a nice clean room situated smack dab in the middle of Old Lyon with easy access to a plethora of bouchons, cafe's, boulangeries, restaurants, and anything else you want to eat. We found it very cozy and despite a slight language barrier we communicated very well with our very accomodating host, Sylvie, and her husband Joseph. Since we are Cajuns, it was a highlight of our stay to be able to immerse ourselves in a real French environment and we would certainly stay here again. The only downside was the climb up the street and the stairs inside, but you can do it in stages to catch your breath.
View from the room
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hosts are a most charming couple and they went out of their way to make us feel welcome. They helped with our luggage which was a godsend for two eighty year old travelers.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hervé

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly owner who welcomed us and was present for any request. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First and foremost, the host Sylvie is a rare gem. She cares and is deeply invested in her role providing a comfortable atmosphere and setting. You will not find a better host than she. Warm, graceful, accommodating, organized, thoughtful and funny are just a few of her qualities. The room is gorgeous and cozy. All amenities are provided; she has thought of all the essentials and then some. The view of Lyon from the room is amazing. On a clear day the Alps are visible in the far distance. For breakfast she is extremely generous, happily caters to your preferences and remembers them. The location in vieux Lyon is incredible. There are tons of cafes and restaurants within just minutes walking. Whether it’s traditional Lyonnais fare or more modern and creative, the food is of the highest order, in keeping with Lyon as a world culinary capital. Museums and parks are also easily walkable distances. For a homey, personalized experience you cannot do any better than to stay with Sylvie. I will definitely be returning, whether as a tourist again—there were a few things I didn’t get round to doing—or as a retired person. That’s how much I loved the place and experience.
Stayed 13 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alfredo

Amazing property, wonderfully placed near city center, and in excellent condition. But the best of all is wonderful Sylvie who makes you feel really at home. We highly recommend it
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Casey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The owner was amazing! She is a great host and made us feel so special. The house is stunning and is in old Lyon. We walked everywhere we wanted to go.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful local experience.

Our stay was wonderful. Host Sylvie is an absolute gem. Very attentive and helpful. Wonderful breakfast and we loved conversing with her in broken english and google translate. Not good if you dont like steps or steep streets.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly Recommended

This is a beautiful room in a historical home near Old Lyon. Sylvie make a wonderful local breakfast each morning and is happy to recommend fun things to do each day if you’re curious. Sylvie also booked a car to the airport on the final day so there was no stress. Great experience!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Risa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sylvie's lovely home is well located in Vieux Lyon right near the river. She is very helpful and friendly, and serves a great breakfast. Perfect for the solo traveller who wants to meet a Lyonnaise! Merci Sylvie!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable accommodation in 'Le Vieux Lyon'

I loved this B&B, which is in an interesting old house, well situated in 'Le Vieux Lyon'. The room was very comfortable and well equipped and it was very quiet. Sylvie and her husband are very friendly and welcoming. Breakfast is served in their lovely kitchen/ dining room. There are lots of good restaurants close by. I would definitely recommend this accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful stay and a wonderful host! An old mid-1600 building in thre old city. Wonderful restaurants near by. Owner makes a different breakfast each day and her food was excellent. One draw back, it is not for people who have trouble walking hp stairs, there are plenty. Plus, the taxi drops you off at the bottom of the hill and a short stteo walk to it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
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