France Marseille Hotel Mariette Pacha The Best Hotel Deals

Covering 3 floors, the air-conditioned hotel offers 21 rooms as well as various facilities including a 24-hour reception desk with a hotel safe, a cafe, a TV room, a public Internet terminal, room service and a car park. Tucked away on the appealing place du Septembre square, close to the city and just 200m (656ft) from the sea, this quiet family-run hotel puts a contemporary twist on Provence's traditional buttercup yellow and sky blue decor and is great value for the price.

Creatively configured to be adapted for a range of accommodation, the single 'eco' rooms have their own showers (neatly fitted into alcoves), and private use of a toilet located outside the room. These can also be combined with an adjoining double, with an additional external door to create family rooms that offer independence for kids (and privacy for parents!). All rooms are soundproofed and air-conditioned, rooms on the 1st floor have individual climate control. Many of the 21 rooms have French windows opening to little balconies with views over the square. The hotel handily has its own private parking on-site. Attractive public areas, including the breakfast room, and the central stairwell and corridors are light-filled, though there's no lift, hence no wheelchair access.