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InterContinental Marseille: A Timeless Hotel

July 21, 2017

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The InterContinental Marseille Hotel Review is part of the Round The Atlantic Trip Report.

Getting There: Uber is 45 euros but the bus is only 8 euros. Since it was my birthday and I was in a hurry, I took Uber. Since I was lazy and returning to the airport, I took Uber again.

The IC Marseille is a beautiful hotel that sits on a perch overlooking the Vieux Port. It’s like something from a movie. Indeed, it is featured in the TV series Marseille. The best part of the hotel is the view from the terrace, a view that was not available from my room.

a sign on a wall

Checking In

I rarely receive an upgrade from IHG hotels. My status comes from the IHG card so I don’t expect special treatment. Given that it was May, the off-season, and that it was my birthday, I thought that it was possible that I would get a room with a view. I did not. Instead, I was offered a view for an extra 40 euros a night. The guy checking in next to me was offered a view for an extra 50 euros a night, so at least I got the option of a discount. Both of us declined.

The Lobby

The lobby is spotless.

a hallway with black vases a room with a mirror and couches a hallway with large vases and a glass door a room with chairs and a table a pair of black vases on pedestals a hallway with a skylight a glass roof of a building

The Room

The room was big but basic. The view was of a courtyard that brought back anxiety from my previous stay in an insane asylum. The welcome amenity was not very tasty.

a bed with a white headboard and a black wall a bed with a desk and a painting on the wall a bed with a black and white blanket a desk and chair in a room a tv on the wall a chair and a table in a room a building with many windows a table with food and a book

The Bathroom

If a hotel bathroom has a rain shower, I’m in heaven.

a group of bottles of shampoo and a towel on a tray a white sink with faucet a bathroom with a bathtub and sink a shower with a metal shower head

The Terrace

I am glad that I didn’t pay extra for a room with a view. That money went towards espresso, champagne, and cigars on the terrace.

a city with flags on poles

a large white building with arched windows a tree in front of a building a building with many arches and tables and chairs a staircase with a black railing two glasses of champagne and cigar on a table a man drinking from a glass on a balcony overlooking a city a man sitting in a chair smoking a cigar and drinking wine

The Hotel Itself

The hotel is lovely by day or by night.

a group of buildings with a gate and steps a white flowers on a stone staircase a white flowers on a lawn a building with many windows and a staircase a gated entrance to a building Hotel Nacional de Cuba with stairs and a fence a road with a gate and trees in front of a city