Hotel LutetiavsMama Shelter Marseille
Both properties are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Mama Shelter Marseille is preferred by most writers compared to Hotel Lutetia. Mama Shelter Marseille comes in at #3 in Marseille with praise from 9 reviews such as Jetsetter, The Telegraph and Rough Guide.
Hotel Lutetia
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
38 allee Leon Gambetta, 13001 Marseille
From $55/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Business Center
- Air Conditioning
- Fax / photocopying
"Pleasant two-star just off La Canebière, with soundproofed and a/c rooms with flatscreen TV. Cheaper rooms have showers; some Superior rooms have larger beds and there are two singles."
"A petite house with a thimble-sized lift that whisks guests up to modern, neat-as-a-pin rooms." Full review
Mama Shelter Marseille
Travel + Leisure
Rough Guide
Frommer's
Fodor's
Tablet
Wallpaper
Condé Nast Traveler
Jetsetter
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet Show All Reviews
64 Rue de la Loubiere, 13006 Marseille
From $74/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
"It’s only 10 minutes on foot to the city’s historic center, but the hotel’s buzzy restaurant and bar makes Mama’s house a destination in its own right." Full review
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Ask reception to book you one of 40 beach chairs reserved for guest use at the beach next to Skate Park Borély, which is a few miles' drive away.
Star
"Eagerly awaited Marseille sister of the hip Paris original, combining stylish design and boutique hotel comforts... with budget prices."
"Tucked into the hipster cours Julien district, this unique hotel is the brainchild of designer Philippe Starck." Full review
"Designed by Philippe Starck, the rooms although smallish try to make you feel as though you're staying in a shishi hotel—iMacs mounted on the wall—but with cheaper hotel rates." Full review
17.9
"The first Mama Shelter was a bit of a curveball for Paris — a bit edgy, quite budget-friendly, and clearly aimed at an audience that cares more for a vibrant crowd and less for..." Full review
i
Pure luxury addicts, perhaps, need not apply, though avoiding the boredom of excessive comfort is partly the point — this hotel, like all the newly spawned Mama Shelters, is anything but dull.
"Philippe Starck has always had the measure of the style-hungry traveller." Full review
"A six-story, 127-room hotel in this year's European Capital of Culture, in a quiet, mostly residential neighborhood within strolling distance of the artsy Cours Julien district and the old port." Full review
"Playful and affordable Philippe Starck-designed hotel with foosball, DJs, and a strong sense of whimsy." Full review
8.0
"Designed by Philippe Starck, Mama Shelter aims to bring urban chic within the range of everyone (not least the urban chic themselves)." Full review
Top Choice
"The brainchild of Serge Trigano, son of Gilbert (Club Med creator), this affordable-chic new kid on the block opened with a bang in 2012." Full review