The Bar/Lounge at Mama Shelter Marseille

"Room to Book: Top-of-the-line Mama Suites, still a relative bargain, are just under 500 square feet, with two 27" iMacs, and an adjoining lounge furnished with found-wood rocking chairs and a sofa begging you to flop"

"There’s a restaurant and bar on site and on-site parking"

"And outdoors, Mama Shelter’s yellow-striped courtyard hosts a pastis bar where guests can sip their way through more than four dozen variants of the city’s beloved anise-flavored tipple"

"For in-hotel nightlife, with its cool pastis bar, local artisanal beer, and great live music on weekends, it's a good bet"

"Even if you’re not staying, swing by for a snack at the restaurant and bar, which takes its visual cue from Marseille’s thriving street-art scene"

"And, in the summer, there’s always the beach: ask the staff to book you a sun lounger in the hotel’s private section"