Hotel le Corbusier

What an amazing experience and opportunity to stay at this beautiful piece of architectural history! They are a bit understaffed but everything was ok. Air Conditioning works great, which is important for Marseille summers! The bathrooms are a bit dated and awkward, but they are landmarked and required to be preserved in original condition and design. The rest of the building is also beautiful and amazing, and there is a great architectural bookstore on the level of the hotel lobby. The rest of the building is condo/coop apt owners who live there as their home. NOTE: Before you book and stay, research when/how to get on one of the official city government tours of the building. You don't have any advantage being a hotel guest. I couldn't take either of the tours that I saw go by because I didn't pre-book. The website to book a room is a bit clunky, but I was able to get it to work and check in was straightforward. Breakfast in the cafe on the balcony with a view is a must. And, it's not even expensive! Highly recommend!

A unique hotel in an architecturally inspiring building. The staff are amazing and so helpful and friendly. The owner Dominique is an inspiration and informative. The chef went out of his way to provide me with the most amazing vegetarian dinner which wasn't on the menu. He did it bespoke for me. The whole stay was truly amazing.

Enjoyed Beautiful Heritage apartment‼️ Breakfast is average French buffet. Less vegetables..

I am only covering an experience in the cafe and did not stay. But be wary - do not expect a warm welcome. I tried to pay for my coffee and croissant by card. I missed a sign at the bar that said min spend of €20. I offered to pay more than the bill. The owner said that it was the law to have a minimum spend. I’m not French, but I doubt it. The point is that it will be easy to get in a dispute in this place. In the end, I paid nothing and there was a lot of muttering and gesticulating. Not a satisfying experience for either party. But very disappointing/ unnecessary for me to feel the anger of the person berating me. NB visiting the building for those interested in Le Corbusier is recommended.

Building is kept well and coffee was great on the small restaurant terrace overlooking the city

Do not stay here, it is awful. The hotel is on 2 floors - 3 and 4 - in original Corbusier built building and it has not been updated or changed since then. Which gives you old, dirty, shabby and very manky decor and is far from clean - do not think it is cute 60’s. I wanted to run a mile from here when we arrived but unfortunately during Olympics. And extortionate rates - paid over €400 a night, it is not worth €40. The service appalling too - we did not get a hand towel on day 2., The shower gel/shampoo was watered down beyond belief and when we used it all, not replenished. WiFi pretty useless, if you managed to get connected, it drops a lot so not very usable. The closet doors are impossible to open, the safe could not be worked, the bathroom door does not close at all. It is the worst place I have stayed at in a very long time, if not ever. We travel a lot and this was a horrible experience and sadly leaves a bitter taste despite enjoying the Olympics in Marseille.