Activities at Hotel Lyon Metropole & Spa or nearby

• Accommodations:

  • 118 rooms & suites

• Dining options:

  • Restaurant Lyon Plage

  • Breakfast room

  • Lounge Bar

  • On the menu:

    • Cream of parsnip and pumpkin soup, with fresh cream and croutons

    • Festonati gratin with foie gras and confit of chicken

    • Teriyaki of prawns and duck, with coriander leaves and powder, courgettes, red chard sprouts and sesame seeds

    • Roughly chopped Charolais beef tartar, mixed-leaf salad and French fries

    • Fresh orange slices marinated un jasmine tea served with a Madeleine cake

• Meeting facilities:

  • 800 m2 seminar complex

• Sports/Relaxation facilities and services:

  • Lyon Plage Space Bien-Etre featuring:

    • 170m² air-conditioned body-building and cardio-training space

    • Outdoor Olympic pool

    • 25m indoor pool with soothing under-water music

    • Open-air hydromassage facility heated to 37° all year round

    • Jacuzzi

    • Hammam

    • Sauna

    • Aquagym lessons

    • Beauty Centre with variety of body & face treatments

    • Kids area for children aged 6 to 14

  • 11 Tennis courts where:

    • 4 indoor Green Set surface courts

    • 3 outdoor Green Set surface courts

    • 4 outdoor clay courts

• Other facilities or services:

  • Private car park

ABOUT LYON

431km (268 miles) SE of Paris; 311km (193 miles) N of Marseille

At the junction of the turbulent Rhône and the tranquil Saône, Lyon is the third-largest city in France. The city has a population of 400,000, with more than a million more people spread across the large urban area that surrounds it. Lyon is the center of an industrial region -- textile manufacturing is especially important. It's a leader in publishing and banking, and it's one of the world's silk capitals. Some of the country's best restaurants, including Paul Bocuse, are in and around Lyon. Such dishes as Lyon sausage, quenelles, and tripe Lyonnais are world famous. The region's succulent Bresse poultry is the best in France.

Lyon has urban sprawl, and some of the most humid summers in France. Still, it's much more relaxed and friendlier than Paris. Parks in full bloom, skyscrapers and sidewalk cafes, a great transport system, and a nightlife fueled by student energy invigorate Lyon, along with talented chefs, both young and old.

Lyon is the best base for exploring the Rhône region. It has the finest food in France and a historic core unequaled in the region.