Campanile Lyon Sud Feyzin

You know it was okay. Clean, warm and comfortable enough. Formulaic and a tad cell like but the parking was secure and the service friendly. But don 't book unless you 're okay with views of industrial estates, factory units and oil refineries because that 's were you 'll be staying! Oh, and the restaurant 'isn 't ' on weekends... So you 'll be offered a buffet which may suit some but not others. Do not go to the Solaize steak restaurant nearby. That would be a mistake.

I've already mentioned this in my review of the Campanile Lyon Sude Feyzin hotel: I've had some of the best food of our whole holiday over here! I would have never expected it, during a simple overnight stay while on the Route Du Soleil to souther France. Our booking for the hotel included dinner and breakfast. Breakfast itself was great: wide choice, good quality products. Dinner allowed us a choice from a few meals (unless we paid a little bit extra to go outside our booked bundle . I had a great salmon dish, my wife had the lamb shank (tender and juicy!! . The restaurant might not look very glamorous, but the food's all there! Awesome stuff!

Stayed overnight on way south. Rooms were clean and comfortable as previous Campaniles. Biscuits were available in our room. Restaurant had limited menu because it was a Sunday night. 3 courses, buffet starters and dessert and choice of two main courses (no vegetarian option but you could have large salad for a main course). Very good value and better offer than that on main menu so no complaints. Confit de porc or Sete pie (squid and tomato). Both were very nice and tasty and the frites were fresh. Laure, was exceptionally attentive, a credit to the hotel and looked after us well. The location would be tricky to find without a satnav and we still went wrong! Based on an industrial estate, seemed a bit odd but Lyon is a big city and it was close to the main road to go into town or exit to go south. Parking is free and plentiful. Secure at night with a locked gate. Some garden area for children to get some exercise or pets, it seemed dog friendly. Would stay again if only to see the hostess.

Weird place for a Campanile next to a power plant with signs in the surrounding streets in case of an emergency. We were greeted by a locked reception (opening hours displayed were not adhered to) and a phone number to ring for assistance the automatic book in machine wasn 't working so that was not an option. Weekend restaurant menu was non existent no choice was a set meal or nothing! Unless you were French and could bluff your way through with mention of allergies etc. and the cheek of course. which one French couple did. Now our language skills in France are pretty good having lived there for 15 years at one point, but we didn 't have the cheek to do it! We will in future avoid this particular hotel.

Very friendly staff and perfect reception room spacious and comfortable meals excellent