HOTEL ESCALE OCEANIA MARSEILLE VIEUX PORT

We came by car which was a bit of an ordeal. The front desk person was superb. She patiently stayed on the phone with me while I directed my husband to the hotel which has so little street presence that we missed it twice. It is near the port which was why I chose it. However it Is minimalist in that for an alleged deluxe room there was no minibar or towel bar that warms towels. The room was awkwardly designed in that the separate toilette was buried at the back of a walkin closet. The breakfast room was placed in the center of the building, so it had no windows, just a blank, brown wall with no attempt at decoration. The buffet breakfast was good. Last thing: we stayed in room 512 which had a definite odor, as if something had died in the air ducts. We warned them about it when we left. Not recommended.

Good hotel in great location by port, easy to get to from Airport we took Coach to main Station then walked about 20 mins to Hotel. Had room on 5th floor with great little balcony that got sun all day with great views. Bed was bit too soft for us, bad drain smell occasionally wafting from sink, kettle kept cutting out before boiling which we reported but wasn't changed and proper mugs for tea/coffee would have been better than very small paper cups. Everything in walking distance from Hotel, plenty of restaurants and bars very close.

Lots going on, including street entertainment, on the promenade to watch from the window/ double Juliet balcony. We had a triple room with en-suite; shower and wash basin and separate toilet (without wash basin). Complimentary nice toiletries and tea tray but only small disposable paper cups. Lovely, plentiful, hot and cold buffet breakfast. Breakfast was on inclusive offer with our original booking and worth it. (As coffee alone everywhere in Marseille is between 3euros-4.6euros per small cup.) Hotel is next to metro station and market stalls. Did hear the street cleaners outside during the night, cleaning up the market area. (No market stalls on Mondays). Short walk to burger king, mc donalds and starbucks for bigger paper cups! We would return to this hotel without hesitation.

Good hotel in a perfect location with very helpful and welcoming staff. At the Vieux Port, near the metro station. Easy to walk everywhere and close to many tourist attractions. Plenty of restaurants around with outdoor seating, famous seafood and amazing view.

Great location. Good marks, not great marks, on most everything. Sadly, our room had a strong odor of cigarette smoke. Leaving the windows open pretty much removed that smell, but this was a disappointment. Still, we'd probably give it a try again. Location excellent. Room had a great view of Vieux Port.