Fotografo de Bodas, Santiago

June 13, 2011

Cours des Loges was gracious enough to host us for a few nights in their BEAUTIFUL hotel. It is such a gorgeous place. And to me, the coolest thing is that the style of decoration actually does an amazing job of capturing the essence of Lyon with the old brick and the pastel colors and the style of architecture. It’s pretty incredible.

The manager, Franck, is from Lyon. The story is that he was living abroad, working for other hotels at the time, and he met the owner of Cours des Loges. When they talked, she knew she had to convince to come work for her hotel instead. So she told him to come back to his hometown and he did. Now Franck walks by his old school on the way to work every day. I love that sense of connection with the place.

My absolute favorite thing about the hotel was just that it is so true to Lyon. It hasn’t sacrificed comfort at all, but it doesn’t bow to the trends of uber modern design. It has kept the same style that belongs in this city.

The rooms have an old elegance to them, without being stuffy or pretentious.

When we arrived they had delicious chocolates, fruit and wine waiting in our room!

Mmmm, yummy croisants and pain au chocolate for breakfast!

So this is the interior patio. See what I mean? It is STUNNING. The whole building used to be apartments back in the day with an open air shared space in the middle. The hotel did put a glass roof on so it’s basically a giant sunroom.

The old stairways and twists and turns in the building make you feel like you’re lost in another era.

This is the breakfast area downstairs.

The spa and pool area is really cool looking! I love the bright colors.

Franck was very proud of the gardens and terrace areas, as well he should be. He was saying that in this part of town there is almost no space for anything green to grow. So it’s especially nice to have this little patch of nature inside in the hotel.

From certain points, you can see out onto the rooftop of the hotel and other nearby buildings. Franck also told us about how the local kids were causing problems because they would climb up onto the roofs and run around or whatever, and now the hotel has to do repairs.

Isn’t it a beautiful place?

Disclaimer: According to the FTC rules I have to tell you that the Cours des Loges sponsored our hotel stay. However, please note — I am not being forced to blog about this and I wouldn’t say any of it if it weren’t true.

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OMG Kyle, this hotel is BEAUTIFUL!

But more importantly, how much cheese did you eat?

We are leaving for France in 1 week for 1 month and I plan to eat a small country’s yearly ration of cheese. I am trying to use other people as a measureing stick for normalcy, so tell me…how much is TOO much?

Comment by Robin — June 13, 2011 @ 3:57 am

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So many cool details here! Love the ceiling that looks like a set of drawers.

Comment by Tall — June 13, 2011 @ 5:07 am

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Oh my gosh, this place is ridiculous.

Comment by Leah Muse — June 13, 2011 @ 5:59 am

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What a gorgeous place- I love it!!!

Comment by KMinNYC — June 13, 2011 @ 7:04 am

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I want to go there right this second.
Robin, Kyle doesn’t eat cheese because she is a weirdo, but as a fellow cheese lover I want to reassure you that there is no such thing as too much. Go wild.

Comment by Emily — June 13, 2011 @ 7:34 am

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Wow…that is gorgeous, nice shots Kyle!

Comment by Brian Davis — June 13, 2011 @ 9:10 am

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i want to go to there…

seriously gorgoues place, you captured it perfectly

Comment by Porter — June 13, 2011 @ 10:40 am

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LUCKY!!

Amazing capture of a beautiful place. The lighting is gorgeous.

Comment by Karen — June 13, 2011 @ 1:36 pm

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oh my days…..i could honestly live in that place!

Comment by jaimzh — June 13, 2011 @ 2:13 pm

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Wow, what a gorgeous place. I wouldn’t need any convincing at all to work there!

Comment by Kellee — June 13, 2011 @ 4:53 pm

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These photos make me want to go to Lyon asap!

Comment by Catherine — June 13, 2011 @ 7:30 pm

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kyle… you’re just amazing. i love the things you see and the way you see them. and i love the mirror shot of the two of you

Comment by ayesha — June 13, 2011 @ 8:16 pm

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really liking the processing and colors on these photos, kyle!

Comment by nadine — June 14, 2011 @ 8:29 am

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Amazing Kyle, I love your work and what an incredible hotel!

Comment by matt stanton — June 14, 2011 @ 11:47 am

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nice comps girlie! (and i like your dress

Comment by jessica lorren — June 14, 2011 @ 12:33 pm

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Beautiful indeed. Love the shot of you and Seba in the mirror with the frame. Very cool!

Comment by Joshua Gull — June 14, 2011 @ 2:10 pm

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Wow! I’d sell my car to stay here, great photos, beautiful light, and what amazing details they’ve set up at this place.

Comment by megan noonan — June 16, 2011 @ 2:18 pm

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Oh, god, I just adore places that still hold that archaic vibe. The architecture of this place looks absolutely gorgeous. I’d love to stay at a place like this … though I’d probably be so fascinated by my surroundings, I’d never want to go outside and explore!

Comment by Ceri — June 26, 2011 @ 1:14 pm

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gorgeous photography!

Comment by cailin — July 2, 2011 @ 7:02 pm

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This place is crazy awesome!! I love that inner patio!!

Comment by Heather — July 4, 2011 @ 5:38 pm

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