Novotel Marseille Vieux Port

The rooms at Novotel Marseille Vieux Port include Classic Double Rooms, with or without a sofa bed, an Executive Room with a sofa bed, a Deluxe Queen Room with Harbour View and a Premium Double Room. They have air conditioning and a private bathroom; several are soundproofed. The Classic and Executive rooms include a flat-screen TV and a minibar. Rooms with a sofa bed pair it with a large double bed, while Classic Double Rooms without a sofa bed have one double bed.

The Executive Double Room with Sofa Bed measures 27 m² and includes a coffee machine, a bathrobe and slippers. The Deluxe Queen Room with Harbour View measures 31 m² and overlooks the sea; it also includes a coffee machine, a minibar and toiletries. The Premium Double Room measures 30 m². The other rooms measure 23 or 27 m² and, depending on the layout, have a sofa bed and a large double bed or just one large double bed.

Novotel Marseille Vieux Port offers an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant, a bar and an on-site café. The Lacydon restaurant serves creative cuisine, and its terrace lets you enjoy a meal overlooking the Old Port. The pool bar serves cocktails. Continental and buffet breakfast can be served in your room; children’s menus are also available. Children under 16 sharing their parents’ room can enjoy free breakfast.

The 24-hour reception provides luggage storage. Guests have free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, room service and lift access. Facilities for guests with reduced mobility include toilets with grab rails and an adapted washbasin. Pets are allowed, possibly for an additional fee. Private indoor parking costs €26 per day and includes spaces accessible to guests with reduced mobility.

The Pharo district occupies the seafront south of the Old Port, between the gardens, fortifications and beaches in central Marseille. Walks here take you along quays, through green spaces and to open views across the harbour. It is an area suited to travellers who want to visit landmarks on foot, head to the port for an excursion or enjoy the coast without leaving the city.

Pharo Palace overlooks the landscape from its park, while Fort Saint-Jean and the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations tell the story of Marseille’s maritime history and its ties to the Mediterranean. Catalans Beach, 350 m away, offers a seaside break in the city. The Old Port, 1.1 km away, is the departure point for crossings to the islands and Château d’If. Saint-Victor Abbey is also worth seeing on the way to the quays. Saint-Charles railway station, 2.1 km away, connects Marseille to major cities; the Vieux-Port metro station makes it easy to get around the centre. Marseille-Provence Airport is 18 km away.

For a day of sightseeing, you can explore the area around the port in the morning, visit the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations and Fort Saint-Jean, then take time for a swim or a walk along the coast. In summer, the beaches and quays are very busy and the Mediterranean sun is strong, so bring water and take breaks in the shade. In spring and autumn, outdoor walks are still pleasant and you can explore the city at a more relaxed pace.