Skip to main content
  1. Hotel reviews homepage
  2. France hotel reviews
  3. Rhône-Alps hotel reviews
  4. Lyon hotel reviews
  5. Reviews of Pilo Lyon

Reviews of Pilo Lyon

10 Montée des Carmélites, 1st arr., 69001 Lyon, France

#29 of 126 hotels in Lyon

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 502 hostel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    8.4

  • Facilities

    8.7

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free WiFi

    8.6

100% verified reviews

Real guests. Real stays. Real opinions.

Read more- opens a dialog box
Write a review

Showing 1 – 25

  • Reviewed: 3 June 2024

    9.0
    Cost effective, friendly supportive atmosphere
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was towards the top of a very steep hill - I was glad I wasn’t dragging heavy luggage. Not a complaint - just something to be aware of. If you have older bones (🙂) or a label of flexibility - request the bottom cube!!!!

    Friendly staff. Clean bathroom. Lovely communal gatherings in the evening where you could partake as little or as much as you wished. Good soundproofing

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 June 2024

    10
    Satisfied
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 18-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Is really good hosted in Lyon

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The mattress felt rubbery, a little higher quality would’ve perfected the stay. 💕

    The hotel is stylish, clean and lively. There was events in the lobby / restaurant area connected to a spacious courtyard. The rooms were minimalist and fashionable, especially the bathroom convinced.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bicycle racks in the courtyard are in the open, so bring a cover or risk you gear getting drenched if it rains.

    Not much to complain about regarding the stay itself!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard XL
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything

    Everything

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 May 2024

    10
    Wonderful site provides facile accesses to pivotal landmarks, including Cathedral and Lugdunum.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 18-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Lyon comprises of a wonderful urban site. With so much sprawling throughout the metropolis, as well as adjacent areas (such as Villeurbane), having wonderful printed maps (which are sufficiently detailed, but facile for most visitors to follow) would be great. You have limited supplies of those. Hopefully, you have more of them. However convenient the Internet services are, those Internet systems run into issues. Visitors from Britain, United States and East Asia often have only domestic services, necessitating them to use the WiFi at hostel. Elsewhere, the WiFi usually run into issues. Thus, having printed copies of maps of Lyon would be great.

    I enjoyed the wonderful associates (staff members/ employees). Their endeavors enhance the service qualities for the visitors, as well as for me. In fact, they help me with WiFi uses. I greatly appreciate them for helping the visitors (who book the nights to stay there) to procure essential services. Helping them to print key documents from WiFi and accommodating the needs of current young adult families with young children (under 10 years-old) comprise some of these key services. We appreciate your special evening gathering events. Some of your associates (employees/ staff members) procured wonderful cocktail drinks (such as rums). I thank them for those worthwhile services, which many visitors and I gladly paid for them. I thank you all for Free Breakfast included, on behalf of visitors (who book to stay at your site for several consecutive nights).

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 18-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Everything was great. Wifi could be better and the beds were not that comfy, everything else was great.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    10
    Enjoyable and fun stay in a brand new hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 18-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    Brand new equipment, the staff has a constant smile

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    -The breakfast wasn`t really good, there was always something missing and the staff took a long time to bring it The rooms are not well -Rooms are not well soundproofed. The surroundings are not noisy, but if someone is loud in the corridor (for example children shouting early in the morning), then you can hear everything in the room.

    -Super friendly staff -Nice and vibrant common area -Good location -Hotel is new and clean -Spacious bathrooms

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Everything was super good!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I have to wait for someone to return the hairdryer. They only have 2 hairdryers Narrow corridor to my bunkbed. I have to bring my own lock for locker My food got stolen and they failed to find the culprit. Lift is long wait.

    Staffs. Fast response to complaints and take it very seriously. Large locker. In room toilet and bathroom and clean.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 18-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This is easily one of the best hostels in the world. Each staff member is super kind and in contagious joyful spirits from check in to check out 💞. Thank you so much for everything - 10 +++💖. Beds were lovely cosy and comfy and had great privacy with the curtains provided at the end of the bed and all areas in the hostel were spotless clean. Breakfast was very nice (I chose express breakfast) Fabulous hostel in Lyon and the hostel has great facilities - also a luggage storage. Would love to stay here again in the future and highly recommend Pilo Hostel.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    8.0
    Very nice place, but not truly a hostel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 18-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beds are quite loud and also had travellers 50+ in my room despite the age cap of 30- something theoretically being in place (which just felt a bit awkward). The place lacked a bit of hostel atmosphere even in common areas.

    Quite nice standards of the rooms, a lot of events, good cafe downstairs. Very helpful staff!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The distance between bus top and hotel little bit far and so many stairs

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    Clean & Modern. Good cafe downstairs and great laundry facilities for hotel guests. They also upgraded up for free.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    bed was not design properly, it was so hard to get up and out from the bed. in japan capsule bed are very comfortable.

    good ambiance and facilities

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bed was huge, and even if the kids slept with us, we were super comfortable!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    10
    Definitely come here for a good time!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Sometimes the room was a tiny bit noisy from the machinery

    Very accessible, friendly, spoke great English, had a great restaurant and bar

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard XL
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some cards are not accepted. Check in might be way faster.

    Nice staff, clean rooms.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    10
    Absolutely… 100% I would stay here again. Highly recommended!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    None.

    The hostel was absolutely people friendly. Great hippie vibe. Safe. Helpful. Answer all my questions. Great for writers and poets! I was able to finish up a writing submission on time.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 10-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Modern hotel, with a lovely view from my room. Convienient with a restaurant at the property, as well as a kitchen, loundry facilities and a room for working. Kitchen staff was especially welcoming and nice.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 April 2024

    9.0
    A well located, friendly atmosphere and good price for what you get. I would come back.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 18-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The tables tend to have bread crumbles that could be cleaned more often but nothing that would ruin an experience. I think some guests should lower their voice when speaking inside the rooms, maybe a sign inside the room would work. But most of them are friendly and polite.

    The guys in the front desk are nice, food is a bit expensive but it is good I think. Beds are comfortable and even though they have some vinylish material to protect them, they are fresh to sleep. Coffee was good and I could send some emails from the restaurant, something that is appreciated.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 April 2024

    10
    I was a solo female traveler, stayed there for 2 nights in the mixed dormitory, there wasn't a moment I didn't f
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 16-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No comment

    Loved the pods, bathroom was superclean even though I was in 16 people room.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    10
    Sweet & worth it
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 18-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location is a bit hard to get but not that bad though

    Friendly staff & welcoming vibes. Clean and good breakfast !

    Stayed in April 2024

Showing 1 – 25

We Price Match
We Price Match
Low rates • No booking fees • Find cheaper? We'll refund the difference!