Hôtel de France Gare de Lyon Bastille

Be aware of room 205!
Nice staff en redecoration but room 205 is a room with a window facing a small inner corridor/courtyard; the window cannot open, there is no view except 4 walls and it's always dark in the room (no natural light). Rooms facing the street are apparently as expensive yet have way better lighting/air.

Unacceptable Service and Unethical Behavior

I travel a lot all around Europe, because of my job, but something like this never happened to me!!

I stayed at this hotel for three nights, and after the first night, they tried to force me to change rooms because they had rented out the room I was already occupying! They even wanted to move my personal belongings without my permission while I was out of the hotel. I had to threaten to call the police to stop them from touching my things.

To make things worse, after I checked out, they attempted several unauthorized withdrawals from my bank account using the card I provided for the deposit. My bank flagged these suspicious transactions and contacted me. When I called the hotel to ask what they were doing, they claimed it was for a "city tax"—a tax I had already paid when I checked in!

This experience was completely unprofessional and unethical. I strongly advise against staying at this hotel.