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Marseille offers a good selection of hotels for all budgets. The hotels we have selected have been divided into four pricing categories:
$$$$ (over € 150)
$$$ (€90 to €150)
$$ (€50 to €90)
$ (under € 50)
The above prices are the lowest standard rates for a double room, including VAT and room tax but excluding breakfast, unless otherwise specified.
Business
Hotel Mercure Vieux Port
Located in the centre of Marseille and overlooking the Vieux Port, this is the oldest hotel in the city (established in 1860), and now a four-star hotel after an extensive refurbishment. Many famous writers have stayed here, including George Sand (who eloped here with Chopin in 1839). The hotel boasts 73 air conditioned, soundproof rooms featuring antique Provençal style furniture, air con, mini bar, satellite cable and pay per view TV, voicemail and Wi-Fi. There is 24 hour service but no car park. The hotel made the Condé Nast Traveler Hot List in 2005.
4 rue Beauvau, 1e
Tel: (04) 9154 9100.
Website: www.mercure.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
Sofitel Marseille Palm Beach
Located by the sea between the Vieux Port and the Convention Centre and offering a unique view of the Prado Bay, the renovated Palm Beach has 150 rooms and 10 suites, all with sea views. The hotel offers non -smoking floors, TV pay per view, fitness centre, swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, jogging course and landing stage. Wi-Fi is available, and these is also a manned business centre, fax machines, secretary and translation services, as well as 10 meeting rooms (accommodating up to 600 people) and an auditorium.
200 corniche J F Kennedy, 8e
Tel: (04) 9116 1900.
Website: www.sofitel.com
Price: $$$
Luxury
Le Petit Nice Passédat
Marseille's most exclusive hotel is an exquisite 19th-century villa in Hellenic style set in lush gardens on a rocky promontory overlooking the Mediterranean. Run by the Passédat family since 1917, and a member of the Relais & Chateaux group, there is no denying the hotel is pricey (it even charges extra for breakfast on the terrace), but the rooms are exceedingly comfortable and beautifully decorated, the service is top notch and the restaurant one of the best in town. The views over the bay are fabulous, especially at sunset.
Anse de Maldormé, corniche J F Kennedy, 7e
Tel: (04) 9159 2592.
Website: www.relaischateaux.com
Price: $$$$
New Hotel Vieux Port
The New Hotel Vieux-Port is a first-class hotel which enjoys a great location right on the banks of the Old Port (Vieux-Port). A good choice for business or leisure travellers alike, the hotel is close to many attractions, including the Canebière, La Major Cathedral, the fish market and the departure point for the ferry to the Chateau d'If. It is also conveniently located for eating out, shopping and entertainment venues. The guest rooms are comfortable and well appointed with modern amenities, including cable TV and a mini-bar. Room service is also available. The staff is multilingual and can assist with car rental and other guest services.
3bis rue Reine Elizabeth, 1e
Tel: (04) 9199 2323.
Website: www.new-hotel.com/vieuxport/en
Price: $$$$
Moderate
Le Corbusier
Architecture buffs will relish the opportunity to stay at this Le Corbusier's post-war vision of the future: the hotel in the Unité d'Habitation of the Cité Radieuse, a landmark of contemporary architecture (some say urban utopia), nothing less. Conceived to address East Marseille's overcrowding problem in the 1950s, Le Corbusier's grand scheme was to accommodate thousands of local residents in ‘off the ground' self-contained units. While many of the hotel's 21 rooms tend to be on the small side, they are well kept and comfy enough, and the rooftop garden offers seascapes to die for. The hotel is only four metro stops away from the centre of town, and 30 minutes from the airport.
280 boulevard Michelet, 8e
Tel: (04) 9116 7800.
Website: www.hotellecorbusier.com
Price: $$
Hotel Lutetia
Conveniently located in a quiet street close to the famous Canebière, and only 200m from the railway station, this is a charming, comfortable hotel in the heart of the city, with easy metro access. The hotel is well kept and the 29 rooms come equipped with telephone, TV with Canal+ and free Wi-Fi Internet connection in the lobby.
38 allées Léon Gambetta, 1e
Tél: (04) 9150 8178.
Price: $$
Other Recommendations
New Hotel Bompard
Located in a quiet area in the hillside over the Corniche is the New Hotel Bompard. Surrounded by beautiful gardens (make the most of them and have breakfast on the terrace), the hotel offers a relaxed atmosphere combined with professional and efficient service. All 46 rooms come with colour TV, direct-dial telephone, radio, air con and complimentary newspaper. A welcome bonus: the hotel has a swimming pool.
2 rue De Flots-Bleus, 7e
Tel: (04) 9199 2222.
Website: www.new-hotel.com/bompard/fr/
Price: $$$
Sofitel Marseille Vieux Port
Nestled between the rocky headland of the Pharo and the Fort St Nicolas, the four-star Sofitel Vieux Port offers a unique panoramic view of the city. The hotel boasts a swimming pool, eight meeting rooms accommodating up to 150 people, TV pay per view, a cocktail bar and a gastronomic restaurant.
36 boulevard Charles Livon, 7e
Tel: (04) 9115 5900.
Website: www.sofitel.com
Price: $$$
$$$$ (over € 150)
$$$ (€90 to €150)
$$ (€50 to €90)
$ (under € 50)
The above prices are the lowest standard rates for a double room, including VAT and room tax but excluding breakfast, unless otherwise specified.
Business
Hotel Mercure Vieux Port
Located in the centre of Marseille and overlooking the Vieux Port, this is the oldest hotel in the city (established in 1860), and now a four-star hotel after an extensive refurbishment. Many famous writers have stayed here, including George Sand (who eloped here with Chopin in 1839). The hotel boasts 73 air conditioned, soundproof rooms featuring antique Provençal style furniture, air con, mini bar, satellite cable and pay per view TV, voicemail and Wi-Fi. There is 24 hour service but no car park. The hotel made the Condé Nast Traveler Hot List in 2005.
4 rue Beauvau, 1e
Tel: (04) 9154 9100.
Website: www.mercure.com
Price: $$$-$$$$
Sofitel Marseille Palm Beach
Located by the sea between the Vieux Port and the Convention Centre and offering a unique view of the Prado Bay, the renovated Palm Beach has 150 rooms and 10 suites, all with sea views. The hotel offers non -smoking floors, TV pay per view, fitness centre, swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, jogging course and landing stage. Wi-Fi is available, and these is also a manned business centre, fax machines, secretary and translation services, as well as 10 meeting rooms (accommodating up to 600 people) and an auditorium.
200 corniche J F Kennedy, 8e
Tel: (04) 9116 1900.
Website: www.sofitel.com
Price: $$$
Luxury
Le Petit Nice Passédat
Marseille's most exclusive hotel is an exquisite 19th-century villa in Hellenic style set in lush gardens on a rocky promontory overlooking the Mediterranean. Run by the Passédat family since 1917, and a member of the Relais & Chateaux group, there is no denying the hotel is pricey (it even charges extra for breakfast on the terrace), but the rooms are exceedingly comfortable and beautifully decorated, the service is top notch and the restaurant one of the best in town. The views over the bay are fabulous, especially at sunset.
Anse de Maldormé, corniche J F Kennedy, 7e
Tel: (04) 9159 2592.
Website: www.relaischateaux.com
Price: $$$$
New Hotel Vieux Port
The New Hotel Vieux-Port is a first-class hotel which enjoys a great location right on the banks of the Old Port (Vieux-Port). A good choice for business or leisure travellers alike, the hotel is close to many attractions, including the Canebière, La Major Cathedral, the fish market and the departure point for the ferry to the Chateau d'If. It is also conveniently located for eating out, shopping and entertainment venues. The guest rooms are comfortable and well appointed with modern amenities, including cable TV and a mini-bar. Room service is also available. The staff is multilingual and can assist with car rental and other guest services.
3bis rue Reine Elizabeth, 1e
Tel: (04) 9199 2323.
Website: www.new-hotel.com/vieuxport/en
Price: $$$$
Moderate
Le Corbusier
Architecture buffs will relish the opportunity to stay at this Le Corbusier's post-war vision of the future: the hotel in the Unité d'Habitation of the Cité Radieuse, a landmark of contemporary architecture (some say urban utopia), nothing less. Conceived to address East Marseille's overcrowding problem in the 1950s, Le Corbusier's grand scheme was to accommodate thousands of local residents in ‘off the ground' self-contained units. While many of the hotel's 21 rooms tend to be on the small side, they are well kept and comfy enough, and the rooftop garden offers seascapes to die for. The hotel is only four metro stops away from the centre of town, and 30 minutes from the airport.
280 boulevard Michelet, 8e
Tel: (04) 9116 7800.
Website: www.hotellecorbusier.com
Price: $$
Hotel Lutetia
Conveniently located in a quiet street close to the famous Canebière, and only 200m from the railway station, this is a charming, comfortable hotel in the heart of the city, with easy metro access. The hotel is well kept and the 29 rooms come equipped with telephone, TV with Canal+ and free Wi-Fi Internet connection in the lobby.
38 allées Léon Gambetta, 1e
Tél: (04) 9150 8178.
Price: $$
Other Recommendations
New Hotel Bompard
Located in a quiet area in the hillside over the Corniche is the New Hotel Bompard. Surrounded by beautiful gardens (make the most of them and have breakfast on the terrace), the hotel offers a relaxed atmosphere combined with professional and efficient service. All 46 rooms come with colour TV, direct-dial telephone, radio, air con and complimentary newspaper. A welcome bonus: the hotel has a swimming pool.
2 rue De Flots-Bleus, 7e
Tel: (04) 9199 2222.
Website: www.new-hotel.com/bompard/fr/
Price: $$$
Sofitel Marseille Vieux Port
Nestled between the rocky headland of the Pharo and the Fort St Nicolas, the four-star Sofitel Vieux Port offers a unique panoramic view of the city. The hotel boasts a swimming pool, eight meeting rooms accommodating up to 150 people, TV pay per view, a cocktail bar and a gastronomic restaurant.
36 boulevard Charles Livon, 7e
Tel: (04) 9115 5900.
Website: www.sofitel.com
Price: $$$
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