Les Bords De Mer

My experience: Me, my wife and my little baby boy booked executive deep sea view room with a large terrace ( room 14 ) for one night with breakfast to celebrate my baby first birthday. From the very beginning the communication with email via Maia and Julie was clear, perfect and very warm and welcoming even we asked for each details about a birthday cake with tons of details. Arriving to the reception was amazing and welcoming with hot towels and welcome drink, everything went smoothly, fast and informative Room with lovely colours that matches the sea view, super clean, freshly scented with sea like scent, we got a surprise for our baby which was very nice from the staff. Bed is very comfortable. Terrace with fresh sea breeze is amazing. Quality of the toilet products is super. We got the best cake in Marseille( thanks chef ) Breakfast is amazing, tasty and using high quality ingredients. Finally we had been to many hotels in Marseille, this hotel is the best. They really know what’s the true meaning of hospitality. Special thanks to the amazing kind staff Thanks, Maia and Julie

The staff is super friendly and competent; the place is clean. However, the Deluxe room we booked barely had space for us to open our suitcases and lacked basic items like shelving space to put our clothes or luggage. You will be happy to wake up with an unmatched ocean view with the sound of the waves but you have to be comfortable in a very tiny space.

The good: amazing staff, the views from the room and good location. We were greeted with a warm smile and thankfully well spoken English and since we were a bit early to check in, also a glass of wine. The view from the room was fantastic and when we decided to go exploring I realized the hotel was pretty close to everything, about 20 minutes on foot. |The lacking: the room was incredibly small with very little storage for clothing. The balcony was also very small making it difficult to settle in for the view. The top floor pool is very small and so cold that it wasn't enjoyable to swim (there were also all the seagull droppings...) and there isn't any shade for lounging. The final let down was breakfast, at 28 Euro a person I was expecting an outstanding meal but that was not the case. My wife ordered well done scrambled eggs and basically got a bowl of egg soup and when she asked to have them cooked more they sent back two hard boiled eggs in the shell. The bacon was so well done that it was practically inedible and my french toast was so sweet that I couldn't even finish half of it. ||I would stay at the hotel again but I would not eat at the restaurant. The prices are very high and you don't get the quality of food for that price.

We wanted a break with a mix of (1) relaxing by the pool or on the beach and (2) sightseeing.||Objective 1 was quickly dashed as this is a very small hotel (20 rooms) with a tiny rooftop pool and no shade. The neighbouring beach was excellent for swimming but not so good for lounging around - no shade and very busy.||Objective 2 was 100% met. Location for access to the city and coastline was perfect, either walking or via the excellent buses.||VERY GOOD…||Location, location, location!!! Sandy (Plage des Catalans) beach is literally next door, a number of excellent restaurants within 5 minutes walk, La Vieux Port 15-20 minutes walk or, to save time, a choice of bus stops within 2 minutes walk. Bus service brilliant - Number 83 was our constant friend!||Wonderful sea views from every room. We had a lovely room on the 1st floor with large balcony (upgrade), superb shower room, comfortable bed, excellent double glazing to shut out street noise.||Staff all very helpful, with Julie winning the award for the best smile!||Lovely food but expensive compared to other restaurants in the immediate area.||NOT SO GOOD…||The roof top pool is ingenious but tiny. Enough room for two at a time maximum. There are sun loungers but no shade.||Our balcony was spacious but only had chairs, not loungers, so we thought our upgrade was a waste of money.||The room was tasteful but designed without enough thought to practicality - no drawers so most of our belongings sat on a small worktop all week!||The roof top bar sounded lovely but was never open when we were thirsty.

Amazing view if you are Ocean Side. Also cool roof top bar WHEN it’s convenient for them to have it open. Rooms are definitely small, but most importantly you DO NOT control the thermostat in YOUR room! It’s from the front desk. We sleep at 65 degrees, about 17 Celsius. When we told the front desk to set it, they looked like we asked for the solution to world peace. Then the next night they set it to heat only, so it was 25 Celsius. And then for the a leaving gift, the elevator was not working so from the 4th floor we got to move 3 weeks of luggage. We did like the general friendly attitude, yet it was an attitude not actual. I’d give this 5 stars if the service attitude was followed actions, but it’s not, it’s just lip service.

Stayed two nigths and was a great location. On the Corniche and just along from Catalan beach at the begining of the coast. Away from the hustle of the Vieux Port yet easily walkable and reachable , so the best of both worlds. Felt like 15 mins to reach Vieux Port on a pleasnat walk in, and and there was always plenty of people about at all times of day and night, so felt safe. It was also easily reachable by the 83 bus that runs constantly from the Vieux Port along the coast. There is a stop just across the road from the hotel to arrive and to leave right next door.|Views are stunning, across the bay from the bed rooms that have wall to ceiling glass. The bathroom has a blind you can pull down for privacy and still see a view through your side, and the bedroom has a sliding glass door to open for air. Air con in the room was fine, but when arrived was off, but they fixed it and staff can operate, fix and repair air con from reception.|Nice complimentary drinks in room and some biscuits and fruit on arival.|Roof top bar was nice for a drink and views before you go into town. Sound wasn't such an issue despit Catalans beach being a busy city one. Could hear abit of cars at times in night, but then silence and wasn't an issue for me.|Staff very pleasant and helpful. Big shout out to the young man who wrote me a suggestion of beaches to visit close by and further a field. There is a small spa in the basement and I took a massage that was good. On my last morning i went to the roof top pool. Totally desrted and just lovely views from up there.|All in all a lovely relaxing stay, with great views a super location and nice staff.

The location is not near town but it’s right by the beach so depending what is your preferred activity to determine if the location is good or not. 99% of the staffs are SO nice just one lady at the night shift is a bit off. The rooms are very nice but a little pricy for what we get The pool is very small like a box but excellent view

A beautiful stay with amazing views of the Mediterranean Sea. My wife loves the beach and this location was perfect. We could sit on our balcony and watch the sunset. Loved our stay!