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Reviews of Novotel Paris Gare De Lyon

4 out of 5
Novotel Paris Gare De Lyon
2 rue Hector Malot, Paris, Paris

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 474 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 379 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 92 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 1000 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

JEFFREY

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, very helpful. Very close to metro which made travel easy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gloria Ximena, New York

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very well located with easy access to all places
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yankaday

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. The Metro is literally just outside and Metro Ligne 1 is the best metro line for getting to the major tourist spots. Lots of great dining options all around. The family had a fabulous time! Staff were very helpful and friendly
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Charles, Sanderstead

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 12 Dec 2023
Cher Charles,Nous vous remercions d'avoir pris le temps de nous partager votre avis. Nous sommes sincèrement navrés que votre séjour n'ait pas correspondu à vos attentes.Nous vous souhaitons une excellente journée,

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Holly

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It’s about Location
The furnishings in rooms were very simple, personally I like a bit more flair. . The breakfast buffet was good. Location good and close to station.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 12 Dec 2023
Dear Holly, Thank you for taking your time to share your review with us ! We are happy to know you appreciated our buffet breakfast and our convenient location. We hope you will come back soon

8/10 Good

Graeme

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andreea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was looking for a safe hotel close to Gare de Lyon, this hotel is just steps away from the Gare. Friendly staff, wonderful location.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Cher Guest,Nous souhaitons vous remercier d’avoir séjourné chez nous et d’avoir pris le temps de nous faire part de votre expérience très positive. Nous vous remercions pour l'avis formidable que vous avez laissé sur notre hôtel.Si vous souhaitez nous partager davantage votre avis ou vos suggestions, vous pouvez m'écrire à lea.plane@accor.com Nous espérons vous accueillir très bientôt lors de votre prochain séjour à Paris.Je vous souhaite une excellente journée,

2/10 Terrible

Shirwin

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Upon arriving in our room we noticed that it was visibly unclean, particularly the bathroom (there was other people’s body hair in the bathtub). There was construction happening outside our room (constant jackhammering) that began at 7:30am. Our room was not cleaned the first or second day of our stay. The second day of our stay we stepped into the elevator and noticed an overwhelming terrible smell. We looked down to see human feces on the floor of the elevator. At this point is was obvious that the standards of cleanliness at this hotel were unacceptable. We spoke to the managers Carla and Antoine, to let them know about these issues and to check out. We explained that we had no problem paying for the two nights we had already spent there, but we wanted to check out and be refunded for the remaining 8 nights that we prepaid for. The managers were extremely rude and unreasonable, refusing to refund us for the remaining 8 nights. The only thing they offered us was complimentary breakfast, given the disgusting condition of the hotel it is truly the last place in Paris I would eat. Our interactions with them were infuriating, they were dismissive and incredibly rude. They would still be able to rent that room out after we left, so there was no reason that they couldn’t reimburse us given the circumstances. We decided to leave and check in to an Airbnb which was lovely and clean. I will never stay at a Novotel Hotel again. Overall it was an awful experience.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Dear Shirwin,We thank you for taking your time to share this detailed review with us. We are sincerely sorry you were disappointed by your experience with us. Our team has already exchanged with you about all the subjects you mention but I am gonna address it also. Regarding construction noise in the street sadly, we can not do anything about it. We ask them to avoid strong noise in the morning but thats all we could do. Regarding your room, we do apologize for the event, however we offered you to change room and get an upgrade that you refused. We then offered you a stay in another Novotel hotel and you also refused. Regarding your room not getting cleaned the second day, you had put the "do not distrub" sign on your door.Regarding the incident in the elevator, we do apologize however we cleaned it directly when we realised it, it was a dog accident and not what your accusing. We are sincerely sorry your overall experience was disappointing.We wish you a lovely day,

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very happy to visit this hotel.
My second visit, always a pleasure to be there. A lovely pool to swim in as well. Food excellent, staff kind and helpful and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Dear Ann,We would like to thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. The entire Novotel Paris Gare de Lyon team and myself are happy to read that you had a good stay with us. We thank you again for your excellent review.We hope to welcome you very soon during your next stay in Paris. I wish you a pleasant day,

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Dear Sally,We would like to thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. The entire XX Paris Gare de Lyon team and myself are happy to read that you had a good stay with us. We thank you again for your excellent review.We hope to welcome you very soon during your next stay in Paris. I wish you a pleasant day,

8/10 Good

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Birol, Indianapolis

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
too many homeless and close the train station
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Dear Birol,Thank you for taking your time to leave us a review.We are sincerely sorry you were disappointed by the neighbourhood however we can not do much about the surroundings. We do have security to assure your protection in the esatablishment.I wish you a lovely day,

10/10 Excellent

Thierry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect setting and conditions when seeking for a stay close to Gare de Lyon.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Dear Thierry,We would like to thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. The entire Novotel Paris Gare de Lyon team and myself are happy to read that you had a good stay with us. We thank you again for your excellent review.We hope to welcome you very soon during your next stay in Paris. I wish you a pleasant day,

8/10 Good

Angelica

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super convenient location if you want to stay close to the train station. The park in front of the hotel did not feel safe at night. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Dear Angelica,We thank you for taking your time to share with us your feedback following your stay with us. We are happy you appreciated our convenient location just by the train station. We are sincerely sorry you didn't feel safe around the hotel. Be assured that we do our maximum to assure your protection and we have security guards in the hotel.We wish you a lovely day and we can't wait to have you back !

8/10 Good

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern hotel right next to Gare de Lyon
Really nice modern hotel very close to Gare de Lyon. We paid extra for a room with a balcony on the 5th floor - really nice to have an outdoor space to have breakfast. Nice pool to have a swim in the morning.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Dear Carolyn,We would like to thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. The entire Novotel Paris Gare de Lyon team and myself are happy to read that you had a good stay with us. We thank you again for your excellent review.We hope to welcome you very soon during your next stay in Paris. I wish you a pleasant day,

6/10 Okay

ATM JAFOR

Travelled with family and small children
Really dirty outside the hotel, saw a homeless person defecated a couple meters from the hotel entrance. Swimming pool is dark. Only good thing the train station is literally next door.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Oct 2023
Dear ATM JAFOR,Wr thnak you for taking your time to share with us your feedback following your stay with us. We apologize for the event you witness, indeed it is not normal. However what happens outside of uor establishment is hard for us to control. We do have security at the doors to assure your protection. We are glad you envoyed our convenient location,

2/10 Terrible

Gustavo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Aug 2023
Cher Gustavo,Afin d'améliorer notre qualtié de service, il serait pertinent pour nous de connaitre les raisons de votre mécontentement. Nh'ésitez pas à nous recontacter si vous souhaitez échanger à ce sujet.

8/10 Good

JOSE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Train station proximity
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Aug 2023
Dear Jose, Thank you for leaving us this nice review.We are happy you highlighted our convenient location.We can't wait to have you back.I wish you a lovely day,

10/10 Excellent

Celine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I recently stayed at the Novotel Gare de Lyon and it met all my expectations and more. I highly recommend it. I stayed 2 nights with my 13yo son, in a 1 queen bedroom. The staff accommodated us with providing a room that had a sofabed. The pool is a nice warm lappopl, the gym has everything you need, the breakfast is excellent and can fit any tastes and food reduction. Delicious food. There is also a kids game room with a small baby foot and playstation games. The location was great. My son and I picked up scooters and we t everywhere with them. There is a lot of restaurant and nighife around as well as point of interests.the Seine is within a walking distance. Of course not around the corner from the Eiffel tower but we did not mind. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Aug 2023
Dear Celine,Thank you for this lovely detailed review. We are glad you and your son had a great time with us and we hope you liked your visit of Paris.We are happy to know you particularly appreciated our pool, fitness and kids area. We hope you had a lot of fun there. I have shared your compliments about our rich breakfast with our Restaurant Manager. We can't wait to have you back !I wish you a lovely day,

10/10 Excellent

Armando

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Aug 2023
Dear Armando, Thank you for leaving us your nice review. We are happy you appreciated our convenient location. I wish you a lovely day,

10/10 Excellent

Arnold

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Aug 2023
Cher Arnold, Merci pour cette très belle note ! Nous espérons que vous avez passé un agréable séjour chez nous.Je vous souhaite une excellente journée,

8/10 Good

Ricardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Right next to train station.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Aug 2023
Dear Ricardo,Thank you for leaving your nice review.We are happy you highlighted our cinvenient location just by the train station.I wish you a lovely day,

10/10 Excellent

Giraux

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Aug 2023
Cher.e Mme ou Mr Giraux,Merci pour cette superbe note !Nous espérons que vous avez passé un agréable séjour chez nous.Je vous souhaite une excellente journée,

10/10 Excellent

Giraux

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
everything was perfect, people amazing and kind. room excellente. free bar each day.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Aug 2023
Dear Mr or Mrs Giraux,It is a pleasure to read your lovely review. We are happy that everything during your stay was perfect.We are also glad you appreciated our lovely staff members. I wish you a lovely day,

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and comfort
I will stay here any time for travel. It is just a few steps to the train station which means it is convenient for travel plus there are multiple food options nearby. The rooms are excellent and clean. Staff is great.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 3 Apr 2023
Dear Lisa,On behalf of the Novote Paris Gare de Lyon Team, we thank you for your kind words. We are happy you had a lovely stay with and that you particularly appreciated your room and our staff. Indeed we are well located 2 minutes away by foot from Gare de Lyon and we also habe food option in our establishment : a bar, a snacking store and a restaurant inspired by Southern France cuisine. Don't hesitate to discover them next time ! I wish you a lovely day,

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 9 Mar 2023
Cher William,Nous souhaitons vous remercier d’avoir séjourné chez nous et d’avoir pris le temps de nous faire part de votre expérience très positive. Nous vous remercions pour l'avis formidable que vous avez laissé sur notre hôtel. Nous espérons vous accueillir très bientôt lors de votre prochain séjour à Paris.Je vous souhaite une excellente journée,

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great, easy stay. Thank you!
We had such a lovely time, the staff were friendly and pleasant and very helpful. I had asked if we could leave our bags as we arrived early in Paris on the date of arrival and was offered a room as it was ready. This just made our day as we were able to freshen up and head out again. The room was a great size, bathroom spotless, the refreshments were such a nice touch and the place was so clean. The pool was lovely too.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 9 Mar 2023
Dear Victoria,We would like to thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to share your very positive experience with us. The entire Novotel Paris Gare de Lyon team and myself are really happy to read that you had a great stay with us.We are sincerely glad you had a lovely time with us and that our staff made your experience even better. I will share with our team your kind words. We thank you again for your excellent review.We hope to welcome you very soon during your next stay in Paris. I wish you a lovely day,

8/10 Good

Emanuele

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very satisfied, although I would include more veg friendly options at the restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 9 Mar 2023
Dear Emanuele,We would like to thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to share your positive experience with us. The entire Novotel Paris Gare de Lyon team and myself are happy to read that you had a great stay with us.We took note of your remark regarding our food options. We thank you again for your excellent review.We hope to welcome you very soon during your next stay in Paris. I wish you a pleasant day,

8/10 Good

Zhan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place and good staff
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 12 Dec 2023
Dear Zhan, We thank you for your lovely review !We are glad you had a great time with us !We can't wait to welcome you another time soon.

10/10 Excellent

Gaelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family Trip
Perfect room for a couple and 2 young kids. One of them slept on the sofa (very comfy) and the other in the baby cot (very clean). We had a very peaceful and warm night. We used the pool twice and the area was clean and well kept. The staff was friendly and helpful. The Nespresso in the room was a nice touch. The location of the hotel is great with plenty choices for diner and loads of metro option from Gare de Lyon.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

SANG CHULL

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Tem
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 1 Dec 2022
Dear Sang Chull, We would like to thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to share your experience with us. We are deeply sorry to read you didn't appreciate fully appreciate your stay. We would love to know more about what disappointed you in order to improve our service. If you feel like sharing you can contact me by mail.We thank you once again for your comment.We hope to welcome you very soon during your next stay in Paris. I wish you a wonderful day,

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenience to train station and it was very clean!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Léa, Community & Quality Manager on 2 Nov 2022
Dear Linda,We would like to thank you for staying with us and for taking the time to tell us about your very positive experience. We are happy to read your excellent review about our hotel. Your satisfaction is the best reward for our staff who work day after day to offer you a quality service. We are happy to read you appreciated our location. Indeed, we are right in the heart of Paris and just by the Gare de Lyon. In the train station you can get trains, metro and RER which give you access to all the city. We are also glad you highlighted the cleaness of our establisment. The satisfaction of our guests is the most precious thing. Be assured i will share your comment with Ana, the Chief of the Cleaning Team. We hope to welcome you very soon during your next stay in Paris.I wish you an excellent day,

10/10 Excellent

Harish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marcus

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jean Philippe, Brookline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located in Paris close to transportation hubs Surroundings with starnge crowd at night
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marcio

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Newly renovated rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, spacious room
Convenient location, near Metro (M1) and Train. Many restaurants. Rooms are clean & spacious with modern design.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pascale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved this hotel - great location near the Gare de Lyon, large room, quiet, very comfortable bed, and a balcony!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Natalia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Novotel le Gare De Lyon was a pleasant surprise! We booked because of location as we had to catch TGV train from that station, but it turned out to be a wonderful hotel, nice pool and work out room. Comply beds. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rockland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic staff! Went the extra mile. The hotel sits directly next to the train station. The metro, trains and buses were all in the same block. The breakfast buffett is well stocked and served from 7-11am.
Stayed 17 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast, clean rooms, quiet location after hours, close to transportation.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Deanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do not let the pictures fool you! This hotel is not user-friendly! Overpriced, and the pool is the only amenity. The air conditioning is a joke. The fridge is big enough to hold 4 small water bottles. The room size is small and the shower has a glass wall that is open to the rest of the room, who needs to watch their friends shower?! The beds are uncomfortable and the bedding and pillows suck. There is no ice machine in the hotel, but the staff in the bar were kind enough to fill up our ice daily. The daily buffet style breakfast was very nice. The only positive about the area is that it is close to a good metro station.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Antonio

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room cleanliness was very poor. Dirty walls and hair. Room was dark and uninviting. Check in was not friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Chee Soon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Giovanni

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ok
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay.
The hotel was very good for our overnight stay as we were catching an early train to Milan the hotel is next to the Gare de Lyon so it was very convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

SHERRIE, Cheyenne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Property was clean, everything good except for the air conditioning, the staff controls the temperature, could not get room to cooldown enough to sleep, on the 5 th floor. Staff controlled the temperature at a level that is unacceptable. Hotel advertises air conditioning, but doesn’t allow you to use it. Hotel would be great except for that. Do not recommend due to this.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022