ibis Styles Marseille Vieux Port 3 stars

This was the first night of our honeymoon. The hotel was nice, breakfast was good, reception helpful, but our room was not good. The air conditioning was broken, there was a bad smell, the curtain was hanging off and there was no water or tea or coffee in the rooms. We arrived at midnight and climbed the stairs to the 5th floor before we realised.

The Pros Well located hotel with lovely staff who were always pleasant and cheerful. Continental breakfast was plentiful and freshly squeezed orange juice was a nice touch. The room is a good size , with a comfortable bed and good size bathroom. Short distance to harbour and really enjoyed walking through the ethnic alleys of Noailles, round the corner from hotel. There are plenty of halal eateries nearby, you will be spoilt for choice. Metro and tram stops are close by too. Now the cons : we had a 5th floor room and the lift was out of service for the 3 nights we were there. My husband has mobility issues and climbing stairs was really difficult for him. We asked but could not be moved to another room. The other big negative was that the air con was not working and the weather was really warm. We resorted to having both windows open but this made it noisy at night and we had lots of mosquito bites.

Positive: Had a 3 night stay in Marseille. I loved the central location and was extremely surprised by the rich breakfast offer compared to the price I paid for. Room was a little noisy due to the tram in front of the building, but did not interrupt my sleep. Room was very basic, but in good condition. Negative: No option to connect any device with the TV and only one non-french speaking channel available. This makes the TV in the room completely useless for international travelers. A small fridge/minibar would have been nice to store some groceries.

Staff were very friendly, location was excellent, the room was clean and beds very comfortable. We really enjoyed the breakfast. Couldn't ask for more.

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