Novotel Marseille Vieux PortvsMama Shelter Marseille
Novotel Marseille Vieux Port and Mama Shelter Marseille are both recommended by experts. Overall, Mama Shelter Marseille scores significantly better than Novotel Marseille Vieux Port. Mama Shelter Marseille comes in at #3 in Marseille with endorsements from 9 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
Novotel Marseille Vieux Port
36 Blvd Charles Livon, 13007 Marseille
From $101/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Star Service
"Near the exit of the Vieux-Port and Prado-Carenage tunnels, this property shares premises with its more stately, more expensive sibling, the Sofitel Marseille Vieux Port." Full review
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Be sure to book rooms with breakfast and/or parking packages.
Gayot
"Comfortable, functional, and spacious rooms with fine views."
Mama Shelter Marseille 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 Telegraph
8.0
"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