Le Relais de Paris Lyon Bastille is a typical white Parisian building with a characteristic sky blue awning, 500 metres from Place de Bastille and the Gare du Lyon railway station.

The 46 guestrooms are laid out over five floors and feature cheerful patterned fabrics and simple modern furnishings. All are equipped with satellite television, Internet connections (surcharge) and direct dial phones. The private bathrooms come with hair dryers, and wake up calls are available on request.

Buffet breakfast is served in the vaulted stone cellar and includes cereals, pastries, cheeses, jams, fruits, yoghurts, orange juice, coffee, tea and chocolate. Guests can store valuables in the safe deposit box at the front desk, open around the clock, and there is a high speed Internet access point. The handsome Place des Vosges, the oldest square in Paris, is one kilometre from the hotel, and the PΦre Lachaise Cemetery, final resting place of many famous historical figures (a major attraction being the grave of Jim Morrison), is two kilometres away.

The Gare de Lyon railway station is 500 metres from the hotel and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is 35 kilometres away, an approximate driving time of 45 minutes.