Pépite rare 8 personnes au cœur battant du Vieux Lyon

😊: location was good. 😢: wasn't particularly clean, especially the bedlinen. Bathroom still had previous guests dirty makeup wipes. Entrance was broken and missing tiles (looks like they were mid renovation?).

😊: Nice place to stay at..

😊: A fabulous apartment with so much atmosphere. Great views over the rooftops and the ringing of the church bells delightful Yes lots of stairs but no issue for healthy people. Train station truly right outside the front door.. 😢: The stairs are numerous but we were aware of the lack of elevator and the workout was beneficial.

😊: Location was awesome. Nice living area. Very clean and well supplied (except for bread/kitchen knives). 😢: The experience we had on our arrival was the worst example of communication and entitlement from an owner I have ever experienced. We started requesting details on how to check in from 4 days before our stay but were completely ignored. We continued to have no response even as we arrived in Lyon. As check in arrived, we were stood outside the door unable to get in and so we tried calling and sending more messages but received no responses. Check in therefore felt more like an Escape Room (if you like these, then this is great value). There are seemingly 2 ways to approach this challenge. You can do what other guests have done, according to local residents, and smash your way through the door to gain access. This I would say is beginner mode. Alternatively you can play on hard mode and try to figure out 3 different codes to get through 3 different locked doors. We started by pleading with local residents to buzz us in so we at least could get out of the cold and dark. Unfortunately, the residents only use keyfobs and so the majority don't even know the code themselves. But we got a stroke of luck and must have trustworthy faces as we quite quickly managed to find someone who gave us the code to the outer door. The second door was the biggest challenge and it was 2 hours before we managed to find someone who knew this code. What was telling was that, as we were sat outside the door, none of the residents were surprised at all! This is not an uncommon occurrence. But with the flow of residents we were able at least to get through the door, even if we knew we wouldn't be able to leave without leaving a 'sacrificial holiday lamb' to wait behind to open the door for the rest of us. The final challenge is 2 part - finding the right apartment and finding out a 4 digit code to a lockbox containing the key. As we had read the reviews complaining about all the stairs (not an issue for us but FYI it's about 140 steps) we guessed it was on the top floor..