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New Hotel Le Quai - Vieux PortvsMama Shelter Marseille
Both New Hotel Vieux Port and Mama Shelter Marseille are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Mama Shelter Marseille scores significantly higher than New Hotel Vieux Port. Mama Shelter Marseille comes in at 91 with praise from 9 reviews including Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
New Hotel Le Quai - Vieux Port
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Independent
3 Bis Rue Reine Elisabeth, 13001 Marseille
From $140/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Frommer's "Located close to the port, this hotel lies in a six-story, turn-of-the-20th-century building." Full review
Fodor's "In the heart of things, at the crossroads of the Quai du Port and the Quai des Belges, this old, urban hotel is being slicked up a little bit more every month." Full review
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Ask for a corner room overlooking the ports.
Lonely Planet "Sophisticated, central and decorated with an eye for detail, the rooms in this hotel are themed according to exotic locales such as Mexico, India, Morocco, Japan and Africa."
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Request to move rooms during your stay to try out more than one style.
Independent "Right by the Vieux Port, the rooms are large, attractive, and perhaps most importantly, quiet. You can also expect comfortable extras such as rain showers, fluffy bathrobes, L’Occitane products"
Mama Shelter Marseille
Travel + Leisure
Rough Guide Frommer's Fodor's
Wallpaper
Condé Nast Traveler
Jetsetter
The Telegraph Lonely Planet Frommer's Show All Reviews
64 Rue de la Loubiere, 13006 Marseille
From $74/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Travel + Leisure "It’s only 10 minutes on foot to the city’s historic center, but the hotel’s buzzy restaurant and bar makes Mama’s house a destination in its own right." Full review
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Ask reception to book you one of 40 beach chairs reserved for guest use at the beach next to Skate Park Borély, which is a few miles' drive away.
Rough Guide Star
"Eagerly awaited Marseille sister of the hip Paris original, combining stylish design and boutique hotel comforts... with budget prices."
Frommer's "Tucked into the hipster cours Julien district, this unique hotel is the brainchild of designer Philippe Starck." Full review
Fodor's "Designed by Philippe Starck, the rooms although smallish try to make you feel as though you're staying in a shishi hotel—iMacs mounted on the wall—but with cheaper hotel rates." Full review
Wallpaper "Philippe Starck has always had the measure of the style-hungry traveller." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A six-story, 127-room hotel in this year's European Capital of Culture, in a quiet, mostly residential neighborhood within strolling distance of the artsy Cours Julien district and the old port." Full review
Jetsetter "Playful and affordable Philippe Starck-designed hotel with foosball, DJs, and a strong sense of whimsy." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Designed by Philippe Starck, Mama Shelter aims to bring urban chic within the range of everyone (not least the urban chic themselves)." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The brainchild of Serge Trigano, son of Gilbert (Club Med creator), this affordable-chic new kid on the block opened with a bang in 2012." Full review
Frommer's "Rooms are bright and cool, from the modular furnishings to the wall-mounted Macs offering dozens of free on-demand movies...this is an excellent bet for a contemporary taste of France’s second city." Full review
