Les Bords de Mer

Incredible location to stay in Marseilles. The ocean view from our room was stunning and we spent a lot of time on our balcony. The rest of the hotel was beautiful as well. The location is great with the beach right next to it and walking distance to the old harbor and lots of restaurants. We only had breakfast at the hotel which was delicious. The employees were also very friendly and helpful. The only minor negative point was the size of our room. With two people one has to sit on the bed for the other to be able to walk around. But I would always take that for the view. Strong recommendation.

No attempt to prepare our room earlier than 4pm after arriving early. To make things worse the facilities such as the bar and the restaurant aren’t open during the daytime so there’s nowhere for guests to be welcomed within the hotel except a tiny sun scorched deck on the roof. Don’t arrive at this hotel until 4pm and don’t expect to feel welcomed. The rooms are tiny. Our deluxe see view was so poorly designed, the bathroom had more space than the actual room. No space for suitcases, a pointless desk and chair, tiny wardrobe with doors which if opened totally blocked the room. The balcony doors couldn’t fully open because the bed is in the way. Hotel reception recommended and arranged a taxi to the airport which cost 90 euros and only accepted cash. A terrible hotel which I would not stay in again or recommend.

This hotel is way overpriced for what it offers. First there is no parking or even a driveway to safely drop off your luggage. There is no porter or anyone to help with your luggage. It’s on a very busy street with nowhere to stop. You’re lucky to get your bags out of the car without getting hit by a car or people biking rapidly by. The parking garage is a public garage that’s a 8 minute walk away. It’s about 45€ a night. The rooms are extremely small with barely any room to walk around the bed. The rooftop pool is unattended with about 6 old chairs and bird droppings around the edge as no one attends to it regularly. The “spa” is a small heated pool in the basement. Also unattended. We didn’t have breakfast but the buffet looked like minimal offering and mid