Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
tours 10am Sat Jul & Aug, 2pm every other Sat Sep-Jun)
From
(per person €6.50;
the tourist office.
Croisières Marseille Calanques
Offline map
Boat Tour
( 08 25 13 68 00;
www.croisieres-marseille-calanques.com
,
in French; 74 quai du
Port, 2e)
Boat trips (narrated in French) from the Vieux Port to Cassis (€25),
passing the Calanques.
Sleeping
CASA HONORÉ €€€
Boutique B&B
( 04 96 11 01 62, 06 09 50 38 52;
www.casahonore.com
; 123 rue Sainte, 7e; d
€150-200; Vieux Port)
Los Angeles meets Marseille at this four-room
maison d'hôte
built around a central courtyard with a lap pool shaded by banana
trees. One complaint: bathrooms are partitioned by curtains, not doors.
HÔTEL RÉSIDENCE DU VIEUX PORT €€€
View Hotel
( 04 91 91 91 22;
www.hotelmarseille.com
; 18 quai du Port, 2e; d €180-200, apt
€260; Vieux Port)
Marseille's top view hotel got a makeover in 2010 in
vaguely Jetsons-meets-Mondrian style, with swoop-backed furniture and bold
primary colours. Every room looks sharp, and has a balcony with knockout views of
the old port and Notre Dame.
LE PETIT NICE-PASSÉDAT €€€
( 04 91 59 25 92;
www.passedat.fr
; Anse de Maldormé, 7e; d from €370;
)
Marseille's very best small luxury hotel is home to virtuosic
Gerald Passédat
(menus €85-250;
Luxury Inn
Tue-Sat)
, Marseille's only three-Michelin-star restaurant.
HÔTEL SAINT-FERRÉOL €€
Small Hotel
(
04 91 33 12 21;
www.hotelsaintferreol.com
;
19 rue Pisançon, 1er; d €99-120;
Vieux Port)
On the corner of the city's prettiest pedestrianised street, this
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