needed an inexpensive but convenient hotel for business trip...O_Xenus' review is spot on...clean, free internet, and compared to the other hotels in the area, great value.

Neither the hotel nor its neighborhood are particularly charming or traditionally "marseillais", however the hotel is quite decent, clean, not noisy. Public transportation is close and convenient. People at the reception very helpful. Rates in the average, a bit on the expensive side. Most importantly, internet is free and it works!

The property is well located near the ‘Foire de Marseille’. Although is on the main street, make sure to ask for a quiet street facing the inside court. Our room was very quiet and the staff was helpful. Parking is a problem as there is a daily market and you cannot park in the street. There is parking next door but it was full. The restaurant is not very professional. The ‘Classic Cesar’ salad was not a Cesar salad (no anchovies, no parmesan cheese). With the lack of staff in the kitchen, some selections were not available. Drinks came in a smaller quantities (25 cl instead of 33 cl) – again with no real credible explanation. The restaurant closes at 10:30 but…the vacuum cleaner was used before…A sign that the priorities are not the customer. Stay in the hotel but I confirm what other people have written before: avoid the restaurant – even for breakfast, it is not worth the money and the service is just…unprofessional.

The Holiday Inn in Marseille is a perfectly decent hotel, probably at the upper end of what you'd expect from a Holiday Inn. The main drawback is its location on a noisy non-descript avenue a good 10-15 minute walk from the sea front. The hotel itself is modern, comfortable and functional. Some people in our group complained about the state of their bathrooms, but mine was fine. The staff were friendly and the breakfast spread pretty good. For France, I'd say the rooms are quite large. Again, this is not a charming hide-away: it's a convenient hotel, but very well run for what it is. There's what they call a mini-gym, which sums it up pretty well - enough machines to burn up some energy, but not for a real workout. There's a bar and restaurant, but I never used them. If your goal is tourism, I'd look for something near the old port, though that part of town can get a bit seedy at night whereas the area around the hotel is very quiet.