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La Résidence du Vieux Port is the balcony on the harbour. Each of its 48 rooms and suites has a balcony, in a 1950s retro style, on Quai du Port — about 4.9 road miles from MPCT by our routing.
Our facts come from its Michelin Guide listing; the hotel's own site wasn't reached. That listing gives a restaurant, a bar, a gym and air conditioning, with check-in at 3:00 PM.
Parking is public and nearby, about €14 (about US$16) a day, per the Michelin Guide. Breakfast is available, with no price.
Book it for the view from the balcony, and confirm breakfast with the hotel.
Book it if
- A balcony over the harbour is the whole point
- You want a restaurant and bar in the building
- You're happy to park in a public garage at about €14 a day
Look elsewhere if
- You need breakfast priced before you book.
- You want details from the hotel's own site.
- You want check-in before 3:00 PM.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Résidence du Vieux Port publishes.
A restaurant and a bar, plus a gym, per its Michelin Guide listing.
Nothing on the listing about transport to the ship. From Résidence du Vieux Port, a taxi or an Uber covers the trip; Uber runs in Marseille, per Uber.
Breakfast is available, per the Michelin Guide, with no price and no word on whether it's included.
Its Michelin Guide listing gives no cruise-terminal distance — our routing gives about 4.9 road miles to MPCT and 0.8 to J4. By our routing the drive from Résidence du Vieux Port to MPCT is about 9 minutes on empty roads — so leave room for real ones.
Public parking nearby at about €14 a day, per the Michelin Guide; nothing on leaving a car while you sail.
Night-Before Score: 28 of 100
Scored only from what its listing publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
From the airport it’s about 15.3 road miles to Résidence du Vieux Port, and from the hotel about 4.9 to MPCT — our routing, with no traffic. Question marks are rides you arrange.
Its Michelin listing doesn't mention airport transport — the A1 bus to Saint-Charles and a short taxi to Quai du Port is the simple way.
Nothing on the listing about transport to the ship.
Its Michelin Guide listing gives no cruise-terminal distance — our routing gives about 4.9 road miles to MPCT and 0.8 to J4.
From MRS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, the airport to Résidence du Vieux Port is about 15.3 road miles, roughly 25 minutes with no traffic. The A1 stops at Saint-Charles for €15 (about US$17) single, and Résidence du Vieux Port is a short taxi or metro hop from there; MSC’s taxi estimate to the port is about €50 (about US$55). More: the airport page.
Public parking nearby at about €14 a day, per the Michelin Guide; nothing on leaving a car while you sail.
Parking for your stay: Public parking nearby, about €14 a day.
Nothing on the listing about transport to the ship.
Its Michelin Guide listing gives no cruise-terminal distance — our routing gives about 4.9 road miles to MPCT and 0.8 to J4.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Résidence du Vieux Port and go straight to MPCT — the airport page covers the A1 bus, the taxis and the transfers.
Which terminal
MPCT, Porte 4 · or J4MSC boards at MPCT, Porte 4 — about 4.9 road miles from Résidence du Vieux Port by our routing. Terminal J4, by the Mucem, is about 0.8, and your documents say which one Résidence du Vieux Port guests need; more in the Marseille cruise guide.
Source: marseille-port.frDistance
~4.9 mi, our routingIts Michelin Guide listing gives no cruise-terminal distance — our routing gives about 4.9 road miles to MPCT and 0.8 to J4.
Source: guide.michelin.comShuttle departures
No shuttle statedRésidence du Vieux Port runs no shuttle to the ship — book a taxi or an Uber, about 9 minutes to MPCT with no traffic by our routing, not a rush-hour promise.
Source: guide.michelin.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedPublic parking nearby at about €14 a day, per the Michelin Guide; nothing on leaving a car while you sail.
Source: guide.michelin.comThe port’s own lot
€15 per 24 hours at MPCTMPCT’s own lot at Porte 4 is €15 per 24 hours, per its operator — the published rate, not a hotel deal, against public parking nearby, about €14 a day here. From Résidence du Vieux Port it’s about 4.9 road miles by our routing.
Where the car goes while you sail · Marseille cruise parking, compared.
Source: en.croisiere-mpct.comThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA restaurant and a bar, plus a gym, per its Michelin Guide listing.
Breakfast
Not statedBreakfast is available, per the Michelin Guide, with no price and no word on whether it's included.
Address
Quai du Port, the north side of the Vieux-Port18 Quai du Port, 13002 Marseille
The listing we used
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as its Michelin Guide listing gives them for Résidence du Vieux Port. The gaps here are the breakfast price and its star category — a call to Résidence du Vieux Port settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not on the listing.
Extra fees
None stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
Public parking nearby, about €14 a day
Breakfast
Available; price not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Pets are allowed and charges apply, per the Michelin Guide.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantOn site
- BarOn site
Rooms
48 rooms and suites, each with a balcony, in a 1950s retro style.
Accessibility
Résidence du Vieux Port’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymYes
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Air conditioning
- Pets allowed, charges apply
- No Michelin Key on its Michelin Guide page
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Our facts come from its Michelin Guide listing; the hotel's own site wasn't reached.
- Check-in 3:00 PM, check-out 12:00 PM.
- Public parking nearby, about €14 a day.
- Air conditioning is listed.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The breakfast price
- Its star category
- Luggage storage
Every hotel fact here comes from the Michelin Guide’s listing for Résidence du Vieux Port, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm breakfast, and what the hotel's own site says.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Résidence du Vieux Port: the Marseille cruise guide, Marseille cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up on a balcony over Quai du Port.
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Résidence du Vieux Port FAQ
Do all rooms at La Résidence du Vieux Port have a balcony?
Yes, per the Michelin Guide: all 48 rooms and suites have one.
Where do you park for La Résidence du Vieux Port?
In public parking nearby, at about €14 a day, per the Michelin Guide.
What time is check-in at La Résidence du Vieux Port?
3:00 PM, with check-out at 12:00 PM, per the Michelin Guide.
Does La Résidence du Vieux Port have a restaurant?
Yes, a restaurant and a bar, per its Michelin Guide listing.
Is La Résidence du Vieux Port pet-friendly?
Pets are allowed and charges apply, per the Michelin Guide.
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