Cour des Loges Bar

The bar at Cour des Loges is an upscale hotel bar at 6 Rue du Boeuf in Vieux Lyon, the Renaissance quarter in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, France. The hotel occupies four connected Renaissance-era houses arranged around a courtyard covered by a glass roof, and the bar uses this setting to offer a calm alternative to the livelier pubs along Rue Saint-Jean. The crowd consists of hotel guests, couples, business travellers and locals looking for a quieter, more polished evening, generally adults from their late twenties upward. The atmosphere is refined and hushed, conversation-led rather than boisterous, and smart-casual dress is the norm, with no strict code reported. Music is incidental, usually soft background selections rather than DJs or live acts. The drinks programme focuses on cocktails and wine, with classic and house cocktails, a selection of wines including regional bottles from the Rhone Valley and Beaujolais, plus spirits and champagne. Cocktails at this level of hotel typically cost roughly €14-20 (about $15.70-22.40), and the setting is part of what is being paid for. Hours are reported as daily from late afternoon to about midnight, and visitors should confirm on courdesloges.com, as seasonal changes are possible. There is no cover charge, entry is free for anyone buying drinks, and reservations are advisable for groups and for weekend evenings because the courtyard has limited seating. Bottle service in the nightclub sense is not part of the offer, though wine and champagne can be ordered by the bottle. The hotel sits a short walk from the Vieux Lyon metro stop and the foot of the Fourviere funicular, so it fits well into an evening of walking the old town, with dinner nearby followed by a final drink in the courtyard.