HO36 Hostel Lyon

I only visited this place for one night, but there’s nothing to complain about. Everything is very clean and quiet. I like the fact that the bathrooms are outside the rooms, so you can shower very early oder very late and nobody cares. The community area downstairs is beautiful. The area around the hostel might seem a bit sketchy but I always felt very safe. The surrounding is not very pretty but when you arrive at the hostel, with its facade and lightning, you will feel welcomed immediately!

Great stay! The location is excellent, just a 2-minute walk to the tram stop. The beds were really comfortable, and the place was generally clean. The staff were so sweet and helpful. Also, the people in the room were very respectful. I would recommend it.

This hostel is absolutely wonderful! The rooms and beds are comfortable, clean and have lots of space. The location is convenient and quiet. Best of all though is the staff. Every staff member is friendly, kind and helpful. The staff really makes your stay perfect in every way! Myriam is an especially kind and caring staff member - she is welcoming, generous, knowledgeable, and a perfect host. I give this hostel my highest recommendation! Thank you to the staff of HO36 for making my stay in Lyon truly memorable.

Tbh, I thought this was a pretty great hostel. The rooms are clean, beds are comfy, and the cafe / bar area downstairs is nice and viby, which you don't always get in hostels ie it's actually a nice place to hang and work or read etc., and seems like there's a nice mix of people staying in the hostel and locals too. It's not super central but central enough to walk everywhere. I never personally felt unsafe, and was out til midnight / 1am on a couple nights. Some great food spots nearby too. I can't speak to other people's specific experiences, but it feels like some of the more negative comments here are from mismatched expectations ie if you're looking for a hotel in the centre of the old town, this is not the spot, if you're looking for a nice relaxed hostel with good vibes, this is a pretty decent option

The personal space were nice and clean but sometimes the neighbor bed might be disturbing in term of sound and smell. The aie inside were quite warm. Don't know if they open the heater or not. Worth the price but expect the bed when booking it

Great hostel. The cafe downstairs makes it perfect for anyone that needs to get some work done. Best nomad spot to spend some time in Lyon. I fully recommend the Boulangerie that’s one block from it .

This hostel seems to have good reviews overall but I'm leaving some essential info anyway that not many people bothered to mention. I booked this place through another website and from the photos uploaded there I quickly judged the room would have 2 bunk beds, hopefully with a shared bathroom within - and I was completely wrong. 3 bunk beds for each room and the showers allocated for 3 rooms were only two. 2 showers for 18 people? Of course there are many hostels which might have even worse conditions, but at least those basic pieces of info should've been mentioned or shown on the photos. I had too much expectation. At least each bed had curtains as some other reviews mentioned. However no shared kitchen or fridge provided, I had to ask the staff members and it seems you have to make requests every time you'd like to store something in the fridge. Perfect accommodation for someone who literally needs a bed. + after the stay I can reaffirm the slow and passive attitude of the staff along with other reviews. Someone went into my upper bed to turn the bed light off, as I left the curtains wide open whilst gone in the bathroom. I didn't feel safe about this where my personal belongings were left unprotected - as anyone could've done the same with their stuff if it's an "upper bed" - and reported it to the staff, their attitude was "so what, your stuff didn't disappear and he didn't have any bad intention we think." Bravo, guys, I feel so welcomed.

I’m a latina woman in her late 20s staying at the hostel during the second week of September 2025. I do feel it’s important to share some of my thoughts cause I read many of the reviews when I was coming and they made me terrified. Although I think every experience shared is valid, I feel other people might have the wrong impression so I’m here to share how it went with me. I arrived at the hostel around 9am (check in is at 4pm), wet from the rain and VERY sick, probably with a fever. I came from Paris where they apparently were not super happy I’m a tourist with no French skills so honestly, I wasn’t hoping for staff to be welcoming at all. At arrival, I spoke with Clemence. I told her I hated to be this straightforward but I was feeling extremely weak and she either let me wait at the cafe they have downstairs or she’d call an ambulance. For my suprise she is THE KINDEST PERSON EVER. I’m from Brazil and we take hospitality very seriously. This woman is AN ANGEL. She provided me with a cup of fresh water, put my luggage on the luggage room that is locked by the employee (different from what I read in some comments, it is very safe), and accommodated me on a sofa so I could rest a bit. She ensured I could check in as soon as my room was ready, what happened around 1pm. I deal with serious health problems and I have no idea what would’ve happened without their help. The whole staff is incredibly sweet. All of them fluent in English and willing to help. During the night, around 1am, I learned there will be a strike in France the day I’m leaving and the night shift guy, Mohammed, helped me to call the bus company and all. Again, incredibly helpful staff. About the area: it is a neighborhood full of immigrants, so it may feel a bit weird, but def not like some comments described it. I didn’t see a bunch of drunk men messing around on the streets (at least not during the day). The hostel is incredible comfortable for an old building. There are no elevators or ac. I don’t recommend coming during summer. But it is clean, one of the first in Europe I stayed in and it doesn’t smell like mold (even if there is carpet in the rooms). Showers are good and quite spacious. There is indeed two showers and two restrooms per floor. My personal favorite: the keep a shower rag, so you don’t have to step on cold floor when you leave the shower (I hate it when hostels don’t give u that). Bunks beds are normal, I didn’t find them narrow at all – they are the size of the one I have back home. There is a luggage lock beneath them that fits a lot but if you have a 23kg suitcase like I do, it wont fit. I left it in the luggage room and took my essentials with me. They provide you with filtered water, a electric teapot, a microwave, etc There is a fridge in the kitchen that you can ask the employees to use. I brought my own tea and they let me use the tea filter free of change <3 The hostel is close enough from Perrache station to come by foot in case you are unlucky as me and arrive during a national strike. There are many restaurants and a Carrefour and Lidl close by. I’d come back! <3 Note for the owner: the heart of your hostel is your employees. I was amazed by the quality of their service. Please, value them <3