La Residence du Vieux Port, Marseille
Expert reviews
“Externally as attractive as a multistorey car park, this portside hotel scores big on interior design and views. Its rooms are self-consciously retro – think bold primary colours, art in the styles of Miró and Mondrian, ’50s-style furniture and Anglepoise lamps – and most come with port-view balconies.”
“The flat glass-and-concrete facade of this postwar structure grants all the port-facing rooms here broad views of the Vieux Port all the way to Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde. The Modernist rooms are nicely done up in Mondrian-esque primary colors with 1950s-style artwork and handsome black bathrooms.”
“Step straight from the crowds and bustle of central Marseille into a warm, colourful sanctuary with fabulous views of the harbour and top transport connections. This four-star, family-owned hotel belies its stark exterior to offer a boutique, welcoming, slightly quirky experience.”
What guests liked
- Central location
- Comfortable beds
- Great breakfast
- Terrace
All you need to know
The Hotel La Residence du Vieux Port grants guests an unobstructed, breathtaking view of the beautiful ancient port of Marseille from its rooms. The hotel itself exudes a homely aura. Its modern concrete structure with vibrant local hues is a thoughtful tribute to Le Corbusier.
You’ll find subtle nods to French cultural heritage sprinkled throughout, including art pieces dedicated to the Provençal masters and a hint of Art Deco. The Vieux-Port Hôtel de Ville metro station is just a short two-minute walk away, and the Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde is 2.3 kilometers distant.
La Residence, a charming boutique hotel, is a perfect destination for a weekend retreat.
La Residence effortlessly combines timeless features such as private balconies and abundant Mediterranean sunlight with modernist furnishings and minimalist contemporary design. Most rooms boast balconies with views of either the city or water.
Complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and minibars are standard inclusions in modern rooms.
The upgraded rooms and apartments flaunt bright decor reminiscent of the 1950s, giving them an individual yet fashionable flair. Suites come with separate living areas.
A cheerful bistro-style restaurant with a terrace is available. The hotel also includes two meeting rooms and two colorful lounge spaces.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
3 August 2025
Great place
Everything was up to my expectations location is excellent many restaurants are around the area staff are very friendly housekeeping are excellent
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1 August 2025
Fabulous
Love the views, stunning. Love the location, unbeatable. The staff were kind & helpful too.
31 July 2025
Fantastic view, central location
Great location and a FANTASTIC view. The hotel was easy to find, with lots of car parks nearby. The bustly port had a great ambience and the view even during the night was so good I had to sleep with the curtains open!
24 July 2025
Excellent location and fabulous views.
We have stayed at this hotel before and loved the view and the location.
23 July 2025
Wonderful experience
The location is fantastic, the interior design and layout of the suite was superb, the staff was ready friendly and helpful. A wonderful experience for us!
21 July 2025
Wonderful experience. Will definitely recommend to others
We didn’t have time for breakfast. The staff was extremely helpful!! The location superb
21 July 2025
Overall highly recommend this great hotel and we will come back, I’m sure.
Fab location; wonderful views of the Vieux Port and beyond from our balcony. Very friendly and helpful staff, and a relaxed retro vibe which suited us down to the ground. The hotel is family-run, so it’s mercifully free of that uniform, corporate branded style. We splashed out on a suite right at the top and it was a super-stylish space, with cinematic windows and classic mid-century modern furnishings and really comfy bed. And a really good sized bathroom. Too marks for cleanliness. We loved it.
My one criticism is that we felt the breakfast was a bit mediocre and probably a bit over priced.
20 July 2025
Excellent service
Prior to arriving, one of our group fractured their pelvis whilst out cycling. The hotel went out of their way to ensure he had everything he needed to make his stay comfortable.
15 July 2025
Comfortable. Great location.
Cool apartment! Amazing location!
Smart tvs but no WiFi so no Netflix. No interest in connecting it to the available admin WiFi that was available. For the price per room this should be available. Dropping off bags and parking is a bit of a drama.
15 July 2025
Marvellous stay in a lovely family hotel with great views of the port
Lovely family hotel. Makes a change from the big chains
15 July 2025
Fabulous
Location Courteous front desk
Bathroom tended to water overflow when taking shower
6 July 2025
Exceptional
Location
4 July 2025
Very good
Great location at the old port. With comfy bed and a view! A bit of a small room for the price we paid but totally understandable as its peek tourist season in Marseille. Lots of ignorant tourists roaming the streets. Nice toiletries, great shower and towels.
3 July 2025
Very good
Excellent location and views of the port. They kindly held my bigger luggage whilst I was away on a week’s tour. Very helpful!
24 June 2025
Beautiful, old style residence in great location. Good sleep quality. Great view over the old per
Lovely food - tasty and good choice..this includes hot, cold food, salmon, cheese, pastries
Some juices were at the backorder the breakfast bar and hard to reach
19 June 2025
Perfect location and very walkable
Great location friendly staff
Dated but still comfortable
19 June 2025
A central but relaxing stay
Really comfortable bed, great location, great view, smooth check in and reduced fee parking.
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19 June 2025
Nice view from the balcony- well situated-
Loved the location and the view from the balcony
We asked for a wine bottle opener and the attitude to lend us one was a bit comical. The staff person said if we did not bring it back, they would charge us 15 euros (an inexpensive wine bottle opener that cost maybe 5 euros and which shoudl probably be made available to all guests at a 4 star hotel!)
18 June 2025
A really good place from which to explore Marseille
Lovely location right on the port
The carpets
17 June 2025
Good location
Great location Good breakfast Nice view
14 June 2025
Great location.Nice hotel Very good staffing.
Great location by the port and near restaurants and transport hubs.
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12 June 2025
Very good
Location
11 June 2025
Very good
The hotel is beautiful and centrally located. They were helpful with the taxi.
I'd like you to recommend a space in the hotel where you can rest if they can't give you a room if you arrive early.
11 June 2025
Fantastic view in one of the best spots in Marseille
An unbelievably good view from the balcony. The room was spacious with a large bathroom and enough room to easy move around both sides of the bed. The breakfast was a good spread with continental and american buffet. The staff were very helpful and friendly and we really enjoyed all of our stay.
The exercise room was a little small. As others have noted, some aspects of the rooms are a little dated, but personally I liked the style.
7 June 2025
Lovely hotel, fabulous location, wonderful view and exceptionally helpful staff.
Very helpful staff, lovely room and faculties with a fantastic view.
It was occasionally noist but nothing the hotel clan do about that! Just police/ambulence sirens and occasionally noisy motorbikes roaring past.
5 June 2025
Wonderful place to stay.
Great central location with wonderful view of the Old Port. Friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend.
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2 June 2025
Great hotel in great location
view, room, central location, easy access, common spaces, etc.
31 May 2025
Fantastic view!
Great location and fantastic view from balcony. Reasonably 'quiet' location as the busier bars are on the other side of the port later at night. It was clean and comfortable. Mattress had some sort of foam topping which made the bed too hot. Please stick to proper mattresses and natural fabrics. The room and bathroom were clean and spacious. Aircon worked fine. I didn't hear any noise from guests next door. Good breakfast. I would stay again for an overnight stay.
Mattress.
30 May 2025
Exceptional
Location, reccomend restaurant for dinner - Ciel, view from room
27 May 2025
Very good
Location- great staff
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24 May 2025
a great location, that served its purpose for 4 night stay
Excellent location to visit everything in the city. Overlooks the port, very scenic. Staff were welcoming. Room was a good size with balcony, but dated in the bathroom, and a carpeted floor , not great in hotels.
The decor in the corridors is somewhat dated, part of the charm perhaps ? but not a great first impression on arrival. Overall , feel the hotel presentation in dining room is very good, but not so good in other public areas.
19 May 2025
Perfect for my brief stay!
Excellent location.
18 May 2025
Lovely hotel
The amazing views from the balcony and interior of lounge and reception.
Bit stingy with tea and water in the room. 2 teabags for the day. Only water on arrival day.
13 May 2025
Exceptional
Excellent location, superb view, lovely friendly staff, kettle & fridge in room, comfortable bed, excellent restaurants nearby
12 May 2025
Fabulous.
Location and superb view from 7th floor toward the old harbour.
9 May 2025
Superb location
The location and views are superb
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26 April 2025
Fabulous stay in Marseille.
Brilliant location. Fantastic views. Staff friendly and polite. Room was clean and pleasant
19 April 2025
Very good
Excellent
18 April 2025
Great location, beautiful views. Big rooms for Europe.
Location was beautiful!
Noise outside
17 April 2025
Very good
A very nice place with excellent staff, a great location and a lovely60’s vibe
13 April 2025
Stay for the Location
Great Location and staff. Older property and a bit worn .
8 April 2025
Very good
The location was wonderful for our short stay. Lots of restaurants nearby, the Hop On, Hop Off bus, the ferry and many attractions were easy to access.
3 April 2025
Wonderful location and service
Wonderful friendly service, large room with a beautiful view.
31 March 2025
Staff very friendly
location brilliant
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29 March 2025
Marseille, a city that just kept giving. An excellent choice for a short holiday
Perfect location- close to Historic Le Panier, the amazing docks, a good selection of bars (cravalle), cafes and shopping. The views from the room overlooking the docks, sitting in the sun…
27 March 2025
Fabulous
- The location - Very friendly and helpful staff - Has a very nice style
The bathroom didn't have any towel racks.
21 March 2025
Our stay was exceptional and we will definitely be back
The staff was incredibly friendly and the location was perfect.
19 March 2025
Excellent
View from all windows
Price
13 March 2025
Great location with nice view of the harbor.
Right on the port, close to museums and churches and restaurants.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Street parking
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
3 August 2025
Exceptional