We stayed as a family in late July having flown into Marseille late. It is vital that you take the D5 in Martigues, if not the one way system takes you all around the houses - we ended up being taken there by the Police Municipale and they were not immediately sure where it was located. You can access the site and your room after 11:00 if you email the hotel for details and with a little fiddling around it worked.
Basically this is a motel; the rooms open directly onto an external corridor. But, the air con. works and had been left on to cool our room down, the rooms are clean if a little basic and the staff are very friendly. (Most speak English but do try out your French.)
The breakfast is good and reasonably priced. We booked ahead on the Campanile website. If you book 30 days in advance you can get a very good rate and with breakfast this all worked out at £28 per head.
So good a bolthole from Marseille, good value but slightly basic. (Also our non-smoking room smelt of smoke, though our daughters did not.)
- Campanile Marseille Martigues
