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The Presqu’île lies between the Rhône and Saône and provides a useful central-city reference.

The verdict

The Presqu’île lies between the Rhône and Saône and provides a useful central-city reference.

Fit notes and month scores are editorial proposals from dated 2026 research, not guarantees.

Strong for

  • • Food
  • • Culture
  • • Cities
  • • Romance

Weaker for

  • • Nature
  • • Adventure
  • • Beach

What Lyon actually is

Purpose
The Presqu’île lies between the Rhône and Saône and provides a useful central-city reference. Split walking time between this district and Old Lyon, and assess hotel access to the particular side of the river you want to explore. Presqu’île is useful for a central base, while Vieux Lyon prioritises historic streets. Plan river crossings and hillside visits deliberately.
Energy
Food-led and social, with traditional bouchons, two rivers and Renaissance streets.
What feels different
France's food capital, with hidden passageways threading through its old town.

Dated cost examples

Six dated, itemised examples from 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-25: 6 nights and 7 days for two adults sharing one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed in October 2026, cover ground costs only, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.

Dated planning illustration for two adults sharing one room, 19–25 January 2027: seven days and six nights, flights excluded. Hotel prices are public room-table observations from 2 October 2026, not checkout-reconciled quotes. Breakfast allowances, drinks, activities and marked transport lines are MTC gross estimates, not supplier quotes or free attractions. Not bookable, not a quote and not an annual or calculator default; do not scale it linearly to a different party.

EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included. The InterContinental includes breakfast (12 credited once); the other two are room only. Each reserve combines 10% hotel VAT and a conditional taxe de séjour reserve. Every total shows the provisional tax reserve and the subtotal before it. Each example is headed by its hotel's name; the listing order follows room price, not quality.

Campanile PRIME Lyon Centre Berges du Rhône · Example A

Total for two adults

3,078.51 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 181.71 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 22.44 EUR taxe de séjour reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 2,896.80 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. An event-week price. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits. EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included.

219.89 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 1,384 EUR (stay) = 1,384 EUR ≈ 1,563.64 USD

    Source-backed: Campanile PRIME Lyon Centre Berges du Rhône — Standard Room, one queen bed; room only. 1,384.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 138.4 EUR (stay) = 138.4 EUR ≈ 156.36 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows prices before tax, so one 10% reserve is added on the displayed amount. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 22.44 EUR (stay) = 22.44 EUR ≈ 25.35 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Lyon taxe de séjour reserve of 22.44 EUR: the official 2026 3-star rate of 1.87 EUR per person per night × 12 person-nights. That rate already includes the département's 10% additional tax, which is not added again. The 2027 rate is unconfirmed, and the provider's own display (2 EUR) differs; not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 16.5 EUR (person-lunch) = 231 EUR ≈ 260.98 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 20.5 EUR (person-dinner) = 287 EUR ≈ 324.25 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 45 EUR (direction) = 90 EUR ≈ 101.68 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) and a central hotel, each way; an allowance, not a Rhônexpress ticket price.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 10 EUR (ride) = 120 EUR ≈ 135.58 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for rides between the Presqu'île, Vieux Lyon and the hills; not a quoted fare.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Sirha admission and regional trips are NOT included.

Hotel: Campanile PRIME Lyon Centre Berges du Rhône — Standard Room, one queen bed; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online.

Campanile PRIME Lyon Centre Berges du Rhône · Example B

Total for two adults

3,331.59 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 181.71 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 22.44 EUR taxe de séjour reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 3,149.88 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. An event-week price. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits. EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included.

237.97 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 1,384 EUR (stay) = 1,384 EUR ≈ 1,563.64 USD

    Source-backed: Campanile PRIME Lyon Centre Berges du Rhône — Standard Room, one queen bed; room only. 1,384.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 138.4 EUR (stay) = 138.4 EUR ≈ 156.36 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows prices before tax, so one 10% reserve is added on the displayed amount. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 22.44 EUR (stay) = 22.44 EUR ≈ 25.35 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Lyon taxe de séjour reserve of 22.44 EUR: the official 2026 3-star rate of 1.87 EUR per person per night × 12 person-nights. That rate already includes the département's 10% additional tax, which is not added again. The 2027 rate is unconfirmed, and the provider's own display (2 EUR) differs; not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 16.5 EUR (person-lunch) = 231 EUR ≈ 260.98 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 36.5 EUR (person-dinner) = 511 EUR ≈ 577.33 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 45 EUR (direction) = 90 EUR ≈ 101.68 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) and a central hotel, each way; an allowance, not a Rhônexpress ticket price.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 10 EUR (ride) = 120 EUR ≈ 135.58 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for rides between the Presqu'île, Vieux Lyon and the hills; not a quoted fare.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Sirha admission and regional trips are NOT included.

Hotel: Campanile PRIME Lyon Centre Berges du Rhône — Standard Room, one queen bed; room only. Cancellation and payment: Non-refundable; pay online.

Hôtel Alexandra · Example A

Total for two adults

3,398.90 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 223.04 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 34.32 EUR taxe de séjour reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 3,175.86 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. An event-week price. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits. EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included.

242.78 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 1,631 EUR (stay) = 1,631 EUR ≈ 1,842.70 USD

    Source-backed: Hôtel Alexandra — Standard Double Room; room only. 1,631.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 163.1 EUR (stay) = 163.1 EUR ≈ 184.27 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows prices before tax, so one 10% reserve is added on the displayed amount. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 34.32 EUR (stay) = 34.32 EUR ≈ 38.77 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Lyon taxe de séjour reserve of 34.32 EUR: the official 2026 4-star rate of 2.86 EUR per person per night × 12 person-nights. That rate already includes the département's 10% additional tax, which is not added again. The 2027 rate is unconfirmed, and the provider's own display (3 EUR) differs; not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 16.5 EUR (person-lunch) = 231 EUR ≈ 260.98 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 20.5 EUR (person-dinner) = 287 EUR ≈ 324.25 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 45 EUR (direction) = 90 EUR ≈ 101.68 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) and a central hotel, each way; an allowance, not a Rhônexpress ticket price.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 10 EUR (ride) = 120 EUR ≈ 135.58 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for rides between the Presqu'île, Vieux Lyon and the hills; not a quoted fare.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Sirha admission and regional trips are NOT included.

Hotel: Hôtel Alexandra — Standard Double Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; nothing to pay until 16 January 2027. The price includes a dated 8% discount funded by the booking site.

Hôtel Alexandra · Example B

Total for two adults

3,651.98 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 223.04 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 34.32 EUR taxe de séjour reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 3,428.94 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. An event-week price. Room only: all 14 breakfasts use the MTC allowance; optional hotel breakfast prices are not credits. EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included.

260.86 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 1,631 EUR (stay) = 1,631 EUR ≈ 1,842.70 USD

    Source-backed: Hôtel Alexandra — Standard Double Room; room only. 1,631.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 163.1 EUR (stay) = 163.1 EUR ≈ 184.27 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows prices before tax, so one 10% reserve is added on the displayed amount. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 34.32 EUR (stay) = 34.32 EUR ≈ 38.77 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Lyon taxe de séjour reserve of 34.32 EUR: the official 2026 4-star rate of 2.86 EUR per person per night × 12 person-nights. That rate already includes the département's 10% additional tax, which is not added again. The 2027 rate is unconfirmed, and the provider's own display (3 EUR) differs; not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    14 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 168 EUR ≈ 189.81 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast for all 14 breakfasts, because no breakfast is included.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 16.5 EUR (person-lunch) = 231 EUR ≈ 260.98 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 36.5 EUR (person-dinner) = 511 EUR ≈ 577.33 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 45 EUR (direction) = 90 EUR ≈ 101.68 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) and a central hotel, each way; an allowance, not a Rhônexpress ticket price.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 10 EUR (ride) = 120 EUR ≈ 135.58 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for rides between the Presqu'île, Vieux Lyon and the hills; not a quoted fare.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Sirha admission and regional trips are NOT included.

Hotel: Hôtel Alexandra — Standard Double Room; room only. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 18 January 2027; nothing to pay until 16 January 2027. The price includes a dated 8% discount funded by the booking site.

InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu · Example A

Total for two adults

5,808.77 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 470.47 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 47.52 EUR taxe de séjour reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 5,338.30 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. The priced room is a Premium King river-view room, not a standard room, during an event week. Breakfast for two is included, so 12 breakfasts are credited once and two outside breakfasts are budgeted. EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included.

414.91 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 3,689 EUR (stay) = 3,689 EUR ≈ 4,167.83 USD

    Source-backed: InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu — Premium King Room, RIVER VIEW (not a standard room); breakfast included for two. 3,689.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 368.9 EUR (stay) = 368.9 EUR ≈ 416.78 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows prices before tax, so one 10% reserve is added on the displayed amount. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 47.52 EUR (stay) = 47.52 EUR ≈ 53.69 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Lyon taxe de séjour reserve of 47.52 EUR: the official 2026 5-star rate of 3.96 EUR per person per night × 12 person-nights. That rate already includes the département's 10% additional tax, which is not added again. The 2027 rate is unconfirmed, and the provider's own display (3 EUR) differs; not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    2 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 24 EUR ≈ 27.12 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast. The room includes breakfast for two, so 12 breakfasts are credited once and only two outside breakfasts are budgeted.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 16.5 EUR (person-lunch) = 231 EUR ≈ 260.98 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 20.5 EUR (person-dinner) = 287 EUR ≈ 324.25 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 45 EUR (direction) = 90 EUR ≈ 101.68 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) and a central hotel, each way; an allowance, not a Rhônexpress ticket price.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 10 EUR (ride) = 120 EUR ≈ 135.58 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for rides between the Presqu'île, Vieux Lyon and the hills; not a quoted fare.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Sirha admission and regional trips are NOT included.

Hotel: InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu — Premium King Room, RIVER VIEW (not a standard room); breakfast included for two. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment, pay the property.

InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu · Example B

Total for two adults

6,061.85 USD

Includes a PROVISIONAL tax reserve of 470.47 USD (10% hotel VAT plus a conditional 47.52 EUR taxe de séjour reserve). Subtotal before the reserve: 5,591.38 USD. The tax is mandatory, not optional, but this is a calculated reserve — not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum; replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice. Dated illustration, NOT checkout-reconciled and not an annual or calculator default: hotel prices are public room-table observations in whole local currency; deposits and unlisted extras are unknown, not zero. Hotels are listed by observed room price alone, not quality. The priced room is a Premium King river-view room, not a standard room, during an event week. Breakfast for two is included, so 12 breakfasts are credited once and two outside breakfasts are budgeted. EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included.

432.99 USD per person per ground day

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  • Hotel, six nights — observed room price

    1 × 3,689 EUR (stay) = 3,689 EUR ≈ 4,167.83 USD

    Source-backed: InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu — Premium King Room, RIVER VIEW (not a standard room); breakfast included for two. 3,689.00 EUR as displayed. A dated public room-table price observed 2 October 2026 in whole EUR; not an exact checkout quote. Converted cents add no supplier precision; deposits, holds and unlisted local charges are unknown, not zero; future availability and discounts are not guaranteed.

  • Provisional hotel-tax reserve (mandatory tax, calculated)

    1 × 368.9 EUR (stay) = 368.9 EUR ≈ 416.78 USD

    Source-backed: Provisional hotel-VAT reserve: the room table shows prices before tax, so one 10% reserve is added on the displayed amount. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Conditional city/accommodation-tax reserve (calculated)

    1 × 47.52 EUR (stay) = 47.52 EUR ≈ 53.69 USD

    Source-backed: Conditional Lyon taxe de séjour reserve of 47.52 EUR: the official 2026 5-star rate of 3.96 EUR per person per night × 12 person-nights. That rate already includes the département's 10% additional tax, which is not added again. The 2027 rate is unconfirmed, and the provider's own display (3 EUR) differs; not reconciled. The tax is mandatory, not optional; this is a calculated reserve, not an observed checkout total or a guaranteed maximum. Replace it with the actual charge and never pay any part twice.

  • Breakfast allowance per adult (not a hotel or café price)

    2 × 12 EUR (person-breakfast) = 24 EUR ≈ 27.12 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): 12 EUR per person-breakfast. The room includes breakfast for two, so 12 breakfasts are credited once and only two outside breakfasts are budgeted.

  • Lunch per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 16.5 EUR (person-lunch) = 231 EUR ≈ 260.98 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Dinner per adult (menu benchmark)

    14 × 36.5 EUR (person-dinner) = 511 EUR ≈ 577.33 USD

    Source-backed: Brasserie Georges — current seasonal menu. Lunch: cheese ravioli 16.50 EUR per adult. Dinner A: skate wing with potato 20.50 EUR. Dinner B adds a lentil salad 8 and vanilla crème brûlée 8 to the same main = 36.50 EUR. Public consumer prices are counted once; tax and service are not itemised online. A seasonal benchmark, not a January guarantee.

  • Additional drinks allowance per day for the two of you

    7 × 12 EUR (party-day) = 84 EUR ≈ 94.90 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Optional budget for additional drinks only.

  • Airport car allowance, each way

    2 × 45 EUR (direction) = 90 EUR ≈ 101.68 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for one car for two adults between Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) and a central hotel, each way; an allowance, not a Rhônexpress ticket price.

  • Local ride allowance for the two of you

    12 × 10 EUR (ride) = 120 EUR ≈ 135.58 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Planning budget for rides between the Presqu'île, Vieux Lyon and the hills; not a quoted fare.

  • Optional city activities allowance per adult

    2 × 100 EUR (adult) = 200 EUR ≈ 225.96 USD

    MTC gross estimate (not a supplier quote): Discretionary; no named ticket is promised. Sirha admission and regional trips are NOT included.

Hotel: InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu — Premium King Room, RIVER VIEW (not a standard room); breakfast included for two. Cancellation and payment: Free cancellation before 12 January 2027; no prepayment, pay the property.

Not included: Flights, Visas and insurance, Shopping, voluntary tips and regional trips, Refundable deposits and card holds

Reference exchange rates dated 2026-10-01: 1 EUR = 1.1298 USD. Your card rate at payment may differ.

Rate source as recorded in the research: ECB reference, 1 October 2026: EUR 1 = USD 1.1298. Hotel and menu prices are in euros. Not a card or retail rate

Practical notes

LYS is the airport. The January sample falls in Sirha week, so treat it as an event-week benchmark. The hotel examples share a six-night baseline; they are not a required trip length.

Limits of these examples

Covers central Lyon — the Presqu'île and Vieux Lyon. Sirha admission and regional trips are excluded. Prices are dated snapshots for 19–25 January 2027, not year-round ranges or calculator defaults; exact checkout totals were not verified. EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included.

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Who it suits

  • • Couples
  • • Families
  • • Groups of friends
  • • Solo travellers

Timing and seasonality

Spring and autumn suit city walks; winter offers cultural visits indoors. Summer has outdoor events, but no individual event is included in the budget.

Getting around

LYS is the airport. The January sample falls in Sirha week, so treat it as an event-week benchmark. The hotel examples share a six-night baseline; they are not a required trip length.

Honest trade-offs

  • • Covers central Lyon — the Presqu'île and Vieux Lyon. Sirha admission and regional trips are excluded. Prices are dated snapshots for 19–25 January 2027, not year-round ranges or calculator defaults; exact checkout totals were not verified. EVENT WEEK: 19–25 January 2027 overlaps Sirha Lyon (21–25 January). These prices are an event-week benchmark, not an ordinary January average, and no event uplift is quantified; Sirha admission is not included.

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    Researched and checked on 2026-10-02. Every cost source, with its link and check date, is listed with the dated examples above.