InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu
Presqu’île, France
The former Hôtel-Dieu hospital gives this riverside hotel an unusually grand setting. Historic courtyards and the lofty Le Dôme bar sit alongside Jean-Philippe Nuel’s contemporary bedrooms, so the building’s scale remains part of the experience. Epona serves Mathieu Charrois’s regional cooking, and central Lyon is close at hand. Room views differ considerably: request a Rhône-facing category if watching the river is a priority, rather than assuming every room overlooks the water.