Hotel Maison Montgrand, Marseille
Hotel Maison Montgrand is a hidden gem tucked away in the heart of Marseille’s historic city centre. This charming boutique hotel is set within an elegant 19th-century private mansion, with two adjoining buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. Recently renovated, the property beautifully blends classical architecture with modern Mediterranean design.
A standout feature is the sprawling 400-square-metre interior garden. It serves as a peaceful, leafy sanctuary where guests can escape the city’s energy. Beyond the rooms, the hotel functions as a cultural hub, hosting temporary art exhibitions and featuring a concept store that showcases local craftsmanship, including delicious regional biscuits.
The location is ideal for exploring the city’s rich history. You are just a stone’s throw from the iconic Old Port (Vieux-Port), the vibrant soul of Marseille. Whether you want to wander through the narrow, historic streets or head toward the coast, you are perfectly positioned to reach major landmarks.
Nearby, you can easily access the MuCEM museum with its striking contemporary architecture, or take a short trip to see the famous Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde. For a dose of nature and stunning coastal views, the breathtaking Calanques National Park is also within reach, making this hotel a fantastic base for both urban discovery and seaside adventures.
Expert reviews
“With its lifestyle boutique, restaurant, vast garden and frequent Friday night parties, Hotel Maison Montgrand is a Marseille tastemaker. The 49 rooms are done in minimalist style with smooth woods and muted tones.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 hours in Marseille.
“This bargain concept hotel shouts Marseille at every turn. Sited in two sister apartment blocks, simple new rooms share a massive communal space in the reception townhouse. This funky area features a nail bar, a perfumery, an outdoor restaurant, and a pour-your-own-Provençal wine dispenser.”
“This one-of-a-kind hotel packs boutiques, cafés, perfumeries and sleeps into two lovingly converted 18th and 19th-century townhouses. It’s nuttily conceptual: a higgledy-piggledy ground floor boasts a tea salon, beach store, perfumery, café and a vast bamboo garden, for instance.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Top location
- Great breakfast
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
Location
Recent guest reviews
20 October 2025
Loved the location
We loved the location
Shower was broken and water was cold
15 October 2025
Great location next to The Old Port, nice clean room, good breakfast
Friendly check-in, good clean room, great location just next to the old port. Nice breakfast outside in tree-covered large garden area.
9 October 2025
Very good
The rooms are nice and quiet; the dinner was exceptional
Breakfast is not that exciting, and there is very little space at the buffet. The dishes were partly washed by hand, which seemed a little unhygienic.
6 October 2025
Very good
The cleanliness
The room has no fridge no complimentary water and couldn't not control the temperature of the room
3 October 2025
Good position
The position was great
The shower and hot water. If Diane work
30 September 2025
Nice staff, medium rooms, excellent location
Location and staff.
No safe inside the room. Minimum furniture in rooms.
28 September 2025
Super location
Lovely hotel in a nice part of Nice. Rooms, which are spotless, are apartment style located in a number of buildings on Rue Montgrand. Contential breakfast served in restaurant or garden in main building. Great location close to Vieux Port. There's a square on the way to the Vieux Port which has lots of good quality restaurants. Felt safe in area around hotel.
21 September 2025
Central clean room in the heart of marseille.
It was very close to the harbour and easy to walk everywhere. Property also had a cool back garden where you could have drinks and dinner.
Room was a bit small.
19 September 2025
Lovely hotel. We will be back
The courtyard restaurant is a truly beautiful place
The food in the courtyard was a bit bland
18 September 2025
Our trip to Marseille was not long enough and I would stay here again on my return.
Great location. Parking was easy. Nice room, quiet.
Nothing
17 September 2025
We had a great stay, good value for money
Location is great, on easy walking distance from all the main sightseeing sites, hospitality and shops. The staff at the reception desk is very friendly and helpful.
14 September 2025
Lovely stay near Vieux Port!
Great location. Walking distance to Vieux Port. Easy access to metro. Lovely, accommodating staff. The restaurant is amazing! We enjoyed dinner in the jardin the first night. Great service, lovely environment, such GOOD food!
The room was a bit small.
11 September 2025
Chic boutique hotel in great location!
Lovely hotel in several old buildings, only a short walk from the Vieux Port. The area is good, great shops, restaurants and 5min walk to the Metro. Breakfast was excellent and dinner too! Bed was very comfortable.
Room was on small side but I think that's just the old building layout.
9 September 2025
Lovely old hotel in near to everything
Beautiful main building with lovely reception area and breakfast room. Outdoor private terrace which was lovely to sit in. Walking distance into the port and close to shopping streets. Good restaurants nearby. Delicious breakfast.
All the rooms are in separate buildings along the street. Our room was comfortable but no outlook. Theres tea and coffee facilities in the room but only paper cups which are awful to drink from as they get too hot. Really need china cups. No safe in the room.
5 September 2025
Good value for money, nice location.
Good location, great breakfast.
More hot options for breakfast, bathroom wood is breaking off near the entrance and rooms show wear and tear.
3 September 2025
Very pleasant
The location
Access into the main building reception can be difficult for impaired mobility
2 September 2025
Perfect for visiting Marseille or /and organising corporate meeting/events
Great service
28 August 2025
Perfect for a short stay
Excellent location and FANTASTIC restaurant- the food was fantastic and definitely the high point of our stay.
Provisions such as water in our room would have been great. The water pump on the ground floor wasn’t so helpful to us on the third floor.
28 August 2025
A great place to stay and catch your cruise
My family's stay at Maison Montgrand delightful! The staff at the reception was very helpful. The breakfast offered a wide range of delicious meals, ensuring that every member of our family, from the youngest to the oldest, was satisfied and well-fueled for the day ahead. The rooms were spotless and provided a cozy and comfortable retreat for our family and we appreciated the attention to cleanliness and detail. To top it all off, the internet service was incredibly fast and reliable, which was a big plus for streaming content and keeping everyone entertained for our short stay.
We had to carry our large boxes ourselves because the hotel doesn't have a porter. The family room was a bit small for 5 persons. We were cramped. The breakfast was great, but lacked a touch of veggies.
26 August 2025
Fabulous
Excellent central and convient location also very quiet. Very clean, brand new stylish room. Very friendly welcome.👍
22 August 2025
Fabulous
Great, friendly staff, clean, comfprtable, spacy, faboulous breakfast, excellent location in the heart of old town, close parking garahe
22 August 2025
Fabulous
Friendly & helpful staff and dining on the terrace was very nice, food was fabulous! Excellent location. Charming little bar and lounge.
Tiniest room I've ever stayed in.
17 August 2025
Great location, nice breakfast, comfy beds
Great location, nice breakfast, comfy beds
Nothing
17 August 2025
Great location, nice breakfast, comfy beds
Great location, nice breakfast, comfy beds
Nothing
12 August 2025
Very good
The breakfasts were great. Good selection and well stocked. Loved the tranquil garden! All the staff were wonderful.
It would have been great to have a fridge in the room.
10 August 2025
Pleasant
Great location to visit Marseille, in a quiet street. The staff was always welcoming and kind.
The room was a little bit small for two people, with no drawers or closet shelves, and not even enough space to roll out a yoga mat.
9 August 2025
Fabulous
Super location. We had a lovely big family room on the top floor, very comfortable. Staff very friendly and no problem leaving luggage even after check out in order to enjoy the city before our flight later that night.
Nothing. We read a lot of mixed reviews, especially about room size but we were very pleasantly surprised with room. (115)
9 August 2025
Very good
There is no parking at the hotel, but there is a loading area for the luggage right in front of the hotel and a paying public parking at 100m from the hotel. Staff was very friendly. Breakfast was very good, possible to eat outside on the cosy patio.
There is a free water dispenser on the ground floor, would be perfect if there was one on each level.
7 August 2025
Great place to stay to explore Marseille old town
Hotel is a complex of rooms in nearby buildings but the set up works really well . The breakfast wax great and the garden very nice to sit in at any time . Staff were charming and helpful . Quiet street with easy access to the port etc
6 August 2025
Great location
Great location. Big and comfortable bed
Small room, low ceiling. Should be freshened up
2 August 2025
Highly recommend best value for me in the best location possible.
Very nice hotel, beautiful garden. Love the Rituals soaps.
The room a bit smaller than expected.
28 July 2025
Pleasant
Clean room, good breakfast, convenient location, and a great bed with a comfortable mattress.
However, the large bed took up most of the space in the small room, making it feel a bit cramped. The price could also be a bit lower.
19 July 2025
Pleasant
The hotel is distributed across several buildings on the same street. The lobby, breakfast area and garden are very nice. We received a warm welcome when we arrived late at night and enjoyed a good breakfast. The hotel is conveniently located very close to the old port.
Our standard room felt a bit like a box and didn't have much natural light, but it was clean and comfortable.
15 July 2025
I recommend
Very well located, super friendly and helpful staff and good breakfast.
basic room is very small, but the staff gave me a bigger room on my return stay.
14 July 2025
Great place, great location, great staff, great bedroom.
Very well run hotel. Everything you expected was in place. The breakfast was perfect.
Pigeons in the courtyard trying to eat your madeleines.
10 July 2025
Fabulous
The staff were very friendly and it’s in a great location.
The rooms were a little on the small side but had everything you needed.
5 July 2025
Pleasant
Breakfast was the best of our whole trip,it was really a gastronomic success.
The lifts tiny.
3 July 2025
Excellent - will go back if go back to Marseille
Position near old port, v friendly helpful staff, excellent breakfast - and no room service room few buildings down the road worked perfectly
Nothing
29 June 2025
Great location
Great location in vieux port
Air conditioning was set to 23 Degs C which wasn’t cool enough as the temperature in Marseille was mid to high 30’s when we visited.
25 June 2025
Perfect central location in an adorable place
Perfect location. Cozy and very cute!
It was really perfect for 2 people. 4 may be tough with the loft as it gets warm but that's taste specific. Overall the place was great.
20 June 2025
very pleasant, would have liked to have stayed longer
i liked that the room was in an old building carefully restored.
one of the bedside lights wasn't working, shower screen was a bit rusty.
19 June 2025
An excellent, quiet base from which to explore Marseille.
Beautiful small hotel with comfortable and stylish rooms.
Unclear bar/restaurant facilities.
9 June 2025
Great location . Helpful staff
Loved the location and the decor of the hotel . Rooms clean and well serviced
9 June 2025
Pleasant
Centrally located near large car parks and easy to walk to the old port . Lovely atmospheric courtyard where you could have drinks or breakfast.
Lift was broken so we were allocated a different room across the road from the main building . The room was ok but the fabric of the headboard needed replacing - it had very large old stain on it . Not good considering the price of the hotel
4 June 2025
Haven in bustling Marseille
Welcoming staff, really well-designed room - despite being quite small - comfy bed and bedding. Lovely restaurant and gardens.
Teabags in the room would gave been good!
2 June 2025
Great location. Clean, comfortable.
The location. Clean room. Very comfortable bed. Staff friendly.
Hair dryer kept switching off. No iron in the room
2 June 2025
Perfect location - nice, clean hotel.
Was in one of the separate buildings which are definitely not as nice as the main building but perfectly nice.
Staircase was a bit grotty
1 June 2025
Our regular home from home in Marseille
Great location near to Old Port with an EFFIA parking lot at the end of the street. Staff are super-friendly to both people and dogs, which has served us well on numerous stays over the years. Good breakfast buffet in a charming courtyard.
Rooms on the ground floor can be noisy, and the elevator is tiny, so best travel light.
1 June 2025
Pleasant
Double room small for a couple
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Services
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
- - Luggage storage
- - Daily housekeeping
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
Parking
- - Parking garage
Activities
- - Temporary art galleries
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
Reception services
- - Invoice provided

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28 October 2025
Nice place to staz