InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu

Lyon, France. 114 rooms and 30 suites and duplexes, including a Presidential Suite overlooking the Grand Dôme.

InterContinental Lyon – Hotel DieuLyon, France

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Address: InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu
20 quai Jules Courmont
69002 Lyon
France
Telephone: +33 4 26 99 23 23
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114 rooms and 30 suites and duplexes, including a Presidential Suite overlooking the Grand Dôme.
A restaurant with garden terrace, a bar beneath the Grand Dôme and a club lounge.
Spa, sports hall and a 1,500 m² conference centre with nine rooms.
Located on the right bank of the Rhône, on the Presqu'île, within Lyon's UNESCO-listed historic centre.

8 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1184
The Confrérie des frères pontifes founds a refuge on the site for travelling and local clergy.
1454
With the hiring of its first doctor, Martin Conras, the Hôtel-Dieu becomes a true hospital, one of the most important in France.
1532
François Rabelais is appointed physician and writes Gargantua and Pantagruel during his tenure.
17th century
Guillaume Ducellet leads a major expansion of the hospital.
18th century
Jacques-Germain Soufflot gives the building its grand wings and courtyards.
2010
The Hôtel-Dieu ceases to operate as a hospital.
May 2015
Plans are announced to convert the former hospital into a high-end shopping and dining centre.
2019
The InterContinental Lyon – Hotel Dieu opens in the restored building.