Aparthotel Le Couvent, Marseille

6 Rue Fonderie Veille, 13002 Marseille, France (show on map)

Expert reviews

New York Times review:

“Marseille’s most discreet hotel might be Le Couvent. Occupying an unmarked 17th-century stone building, the sprawling mansion-like space has no restaurant, spa or other amenities — just 10 stylish contemporary apartments outfitted with vintage pieces, art and books.”

Featured in New York Times’ 36 hours in Marseille.

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Aparthotel Le Couvent, Marseille. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.6 out of 5.0

Ranked 1st in Marseille

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All you need to know

In the heart of Marseille’s historic district, a renovated seventeenth-century convent opens its doors to temporary visitors to Marseille just behind the Old Port, alongside the Place de Lenche, near the Museum of La Vieille Charité. Le Couvent Marseille is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur area, close to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations and the Les Terrasses du Port Shopping Centre. The aparthotel is 2.2 kilometres from Fausse Monnaie and 2.3 kilometres from Plage de Maldorme. Marseille Provence Airport is 26 kilometers away from the hotel.

The structure of the building dates back to the seventeenth century and was once a royal foundry before being taken over by the Jesuits. It is a former convent and reappeared in the city of Marseille’s heritage following the French Revolution. Nowadays, the hotel owners are deciding to open the convent to guests for insight into the heritage after several years of hard effort.

The convent currently has fully equipped apartments following a complete makeover. The beautifully planned, furnished and decorated nine luxury apartments make it an amazing place to stay for tourists. A fully furnished kitchen with a microwave, a dining space, a flat-screen TV, a washing machine, and a private bathroom with a shower and hairdryer are included in each unit. Moreover, the hotel has the best places in Marseille nearby. You may dine in one of Marseille’s best restaurants or go to the creeks, the Château d’If, or the Pointe Rouge Metro beaches.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

5.0

Yana

27 May 2023

Exceptional

The apartment is in a very central yet quiet location. The host is very pleasant, and the apartment is clean and comfortable.

I would have liked an option for an earlier check-in and a later check-out.

4.0

Jean-francois

9 May 2023

Very good

Lovely and very amenable host. Location is excellent. Room is in a converted convent. Spacious and quiet. Excellent for couples.

TV didn't work but didn't really matter.

4.0

Howard

11 April 2023

Great location and comfortable apartment. Need to improve on details.

Location was excellent.

We were without hot water for showering for first day. We were left standing outside the property with another client for 20 minutes before someone came to the door to let us in.

4.0

Caroline

14 November 2022

I would recommend

The property is beautiful, quirky and spotlessly clean. I loved it. The location was fantastic. Everything there on your doorstep.

I found it a bit pricey. I spent 3 nights in October and it cost around £450 UK sterling or 500 euros for those 3 nights. I could have gotten a nearby hotel room a good bit cheaper. But I can't fault the apartment. It was fantastic.

4.5

Roy

2 November 2022

Unusual, quirky, quiet, spacious and comfortable aparthotel accommodation in central location.

Le Couvent is on the edge of the Panier district and a few minutes walk from the northern quay and bustle of the Vielle Port. Panier is the oldest part of town and is now very boho chic; artisan shops, super epic graffiti (in a city of already epic graffiti) and numerous small restaurants running disproportionate areas of outdoor tables. Yet our room was blissfully quiet. Breakfast in your room is very easy, with an excellent boulangerie and adjacent patisserie just down the Rue Caisserie. Other breakfast options are also available locally. On arrival, the proprietor provides a list of good local places to eat and advice on finding a decent enough supermarket for the other breakfast basics 6 minutes walk away. A taxi from (mainline train and bus station) Gare Ste Charles will get you there in 5 minutes. Having got to know the city, we got back to GSC at the end of our stay via public transport; the bus on Rue Caisserie and the metro system will get you there for under 2 Euros each.

No much. The rooms are cavernous, tastfully and very comfortably furnished and quiet. (See above.) Our particular room had a broken click-clack waste in the wash basin and a hair dryer that didn't work. But neither were dealbreakers for us. The building itself is accessed up a steep side street. Once inside, there is no lift. If hauling your case, (or yourself,) up over 50 steps to the top floor, (around 30 to the 1st floor) is not your idea of a holiday; book somewhere else. We could live with this and were rewarded with a lovely stay. Our room overlooked a kindergarten playground. Conceivably that might get a bit noisy at times. But it was half term when we were in town. We never saw a single child.

4.5

Gina

28 October 2022

would definitely stay there again, loved it

fabulous location, spacious, clean, helpful staff/management, quiet but central.

only a view of a dark alley out of only one window. We had mosquitoes at night, a net around the bed or a screen on the window would help.

5.0

Pippa

25 October 2022

Exceptional

Central. Quiet at night. Clean, comfortable, classy. Lovely conversion.

V steep steps down to bathroom. Possibly a little tricky for elderly/ infirm!

4.5

Andrew

11 October 2022

Good location, nice appartment

Good location, spacious, large bed

Nothing really

4.5

Suman

11 October 2022

Enjoyed our stay used kitchen and dishwasher to prepare a meal with easy cleanup.

Nice large apartments with amazing location to the port and museums. staff was great and provided recommendations for restaurants and nearby activities. wi-Fi is great.

Was a bit of a wait to get into the building. Check in instructions say to message when you’re there or to call but make sure to ring the doorbell for us someone was inside. We arrived around 1pm and they let us have the room early.

4.0

Househk

10 October 2022

Very pleasant stay. I would go back.

Excellent location. Very spacious room (suite 2), well appointed kitchenette, super comfy bed. Many food/where to go recommendations at check-in.

The opening of shower sliding door is very (very) narrow. The room doesn't have a lot of natural light. Some cleaning details could be improved.

5.0

Christine

6 October 2022

loved it!

really good location, very clean and well equipped

5.0

Pierre

3 October 2022

Exceptional

The place is amazingly well located - all building well renovated - the small apartment are spacious enough - well equipped. Very quiet even in the middle of the city. In addition great bed. Charming place The Lady owner is very helpful

The place is difficult to access especially with suitcase

4.5

Patricia

26 September 2022

Loved the location, the air-conditioning was much appreciated (just the right amount).

We didn't know of any breakfast, but we liked making coffee and having a small refrigerator for milk yogurt..

The stairs were a bit daunting, but we made it up them!!!

4.0

Ludovic

26 September 2022

Very good

Atypical hotel in a former covent. Beautiful design, great neighbourhood

Difficult access to the place, no lift.

4.0

Jane

13 September 2022

Living in such an historic property was special.

In the historic centre you will find magnificent, ancient buildings, atmosphere, traditional people and trades.

But also in the historic quarter you will find steps, stairs, steep cobbled streets. We knew this and it cannot be changed.

4.0

Anna

4 September 2022

Comfortable space in a great location

Excellent location, very comfortable facilities- had everything we needed. Being a former convent the building had a lot of character. Would definitely stay here if in Marseille again.

One plate in the kitchen had been put away without being cleaned before our stay- this was pretty minor though. Also would be good to warn guests before their arrival about the performance space down stairs- we got told off for talking while coming down the stairs when we didn’t know a performance or rehearsal was taking place. Again, a fairly minor thing.

4.0

Stabile

22 August 2022

Very good

the position, the kindness of the owners

the rooms are not all furnished like in the pictures

4.0

Clare

22 August 2022

Would recommend this for a stay in Marseille

The apartment was situated close to the Old Port and in the old district of Marseilles so was ideal and it felt quite safe. The staff communicated well with me about locating the apartment and were helpful with information on where to go to eat. I could have phoned them at any point during my visit if I needed anything. The apartment was very spacious and well equipped. The bed was comfy and the shower was walk-in and spacious. The linen was clean and plentiful. The apartment was no. 10 and had adequate ventilation as it was very hot outside.

The apartment was on the top floor so quite a few stairs to get the bags up and down. The air-conditioning could be improved to be more effective. There were dirty cups and glasses in the cupboard. No sponge for washing up so had to buy one. The ceiling light in the kitchen/lounge didn't work so had to use my phone light to get in. This apartment had no doors and the shower was in the bedroom so more suitable for a couple.

4.5

Jennifer

2 August 2022

Fabulous

Accommodation was very clean and comfortable.

It was a little hard to find at first but after we found its location we were very happy with the near distance to the port.

5.0

Cheryl

29 July 2022

Stunning accommodation in great location

Stunning property, very artistic, great location. Lots of restaurants within close proximity - we ate at Barrio 28 (a stones throw from the property) would recommend.

Stairs to the accommodation (didn't bother us but may others) No air-conditioning just fans so can get very hot.

5.0

Pat

28 July 2022

Exceptional

The location was excellent

Lack of air conditioning

4.5

Kristaps

27 July 2022

Fabulous

Good location, bigger room than we booked.

A few ants, nothing bad, but my wife was distraught about them.

4.5

Rosette

26 July 2022

great place, great location, spacious and clean!

great location super close to the old port, spacious and very lovely flat, very nice decoration and very clean.

the only downside is that there was no AC in our room, only a fan but it wasn’t enough to be honest, especially nowadays with all the heatwaves we’re experiencing.

4.0

Rob

4 July 2022

Beautiful accommodation created by people who care.

The ‘feel’ of Le Couvent is fabulous. it’s a credit to the owners. Beautifully restored. Elegant and yet welcoming. Fantastic location in La Panier and one of the areas most significant buildings. The shower is fabulous.

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4.5

Marilyn

4 July 2022

Fabulous

The facilities, charm and location were exceptional. Well equipped, extremely clean and all amenities.

We were in a heat wave and despite having many fans it was very warm at night and a bit difficult to sleep with the heat and humidity.

Hotel facilities

General

  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Heating
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning

Services

  • - Private check-in/check-out
  • - Strollers

Parking

  • - Parking garage

Miscellaneous

  • - Key access
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - Fire extinguishers

Reception services

  • - Invoice provided
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