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Maisons du Monde is the family pick on the Vieux-Port. Family rooms sleep up to five and some suites have kitchens, on Quai des Belges at the head of the harbour — about 5.0 road miles from MPCT by our routing.
The kitchen is the useful part with children: supper in the suite, not a table for five on a busy quay. There's no restaurant on site, per the Michelin Guide.
Breakfast is the gap. It's served in the lounge, and one summary called it included, but the listing we could confirm doesn't — so we don't score it.
Book it for five in one room, and ask the hotel straight out whether breakfast is in the rate.
Book it if
- Five of you want one family room
- You'd rather cook supper in a suite's kitchen
- You'd like adjoining rooms for the family
Look elsewhere if
- You want a restaurant on site.
- You need breakfast confirmed as included.
- You're driving and need parking listed.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Maisons du Monde publishes.
No restaurant on site, but suites with kitchens and a lounge for breakfast and tea, per the Michelin Guide.
No transport to the ship on the listing. Ask Maisons du Monde to book a taxi the night before, or open Uber in the morning; it runs in Marseille around the clock, per Uber.
Breakfast and tea are served in the lounge, per the Michelin Guide. A summary of the listing called it included, which we couldn't confirm, so we don't score it.
Its Michelin Guide listing gives no cruise-terminal distance — our routing gives about 5.0 road miles to MPCT and 1.2 to J4. Our no-traffic figure from Maisons du Monde to Porte 4 is about 10 minutes — your check-in time decides when to leave, not the hotel.
The Michelin Guide's listing doesn't mention parking, so plan on a public garage or MPCT's €15 (about US$17) lot.
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
Maisons du Monde is about 15.4 road miles from Marseille Provence and 5.0 from MPCT — our routing, not the hotel’s. Question marks are rides you arrange.
Its Michelin listing doesn't mention airport transport. Quai des Belges is a short taxi from Saint-Charles, where the A1 bus stops.
No transport to the ship on the listing.
Its Michelin Guide listing gives no cruise-terminal distance — our routing gives about 5.0 road miles to MPCT and 1.2 to J4.
From MRS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, the airport to Maisons du Monde is about 15.4 road miles, roughly 25 minutes with no traffic. The A1 stops at Saint-Charles for €15 single, and Maisons du Monde 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.
The Michelin Guide's listing doesn't mention parking, so plan on a public garage or MPCT's €15 lot.
Parking for your stay: Not mentioned.
No transport to the ship on the listing.
Its Michelin Guide listing gives no cruise-terminal distance — our routing gives about 5.0 road miles to MPCT and 1.2 to J4.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Maisons du Monde and go straight to MPCT — the airport page covers the A1 bus, the taxis and the transfers.
Which terminal
MPCT, Porte 4 · or J4From Maisons du Monde, our routing puts MPCT at Porte 4 about 5.0 miles away by road and J4 about 1.2, and MSC's own page names MPCT, so check your documents before you book a car from Maisons du Monde. See the Marseille cruise guide.
Source: marseille-port.frDistance
~5.0 mi, our routingIts Michelin Guide listing gives no cruise-terminal distance — our routing gives about 5.0 road miles to MPCT and 1.2 to J4.
Source: guide.michelin.comShuttle departures
No shuttle statedWith no Maisons du Monde shuttle, your check-in time sets the clock, not a timetable — our no-traffic routing is about 10 minutes to Porte 4.
Source: guide.michelin.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThe Michelin Guide's listing doesn't mention parking, so plan on a public garage or MPCT's €15 lot.
Source: guide.michelin.comThe port’s own lot
€15 per 24 hours at MPCTAgainst no parking on its listing, the port’s lot at MPCT charges €15 per 24 hours, or €150 (about US$170) for 10 to 30 days, per MPCT; MSC’s page prints €14 (about US$16). It’s about 5.0 road miles from Maisons du Monde, 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
KitchenNo restaurant on site, but suites with kitchens and a lounge for breakfast and tea, per the Michelin Guide.
Breakfast
Not statedBreakfast and tea are served in the lounge, per the Michelin Guide. A summary of the listing called it included, which we couldn't confirm, so we don't score it.
Address
Quai des Belges, the head of the Vieux-Port43 Quai des Belges, 13001 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 Maisons du Monde. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included and parking, so ask Maisons du Monde when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not on the listing.
Extra fees
None stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
Not mentioned
Breakfast
Served in the lounge; inclusion unconfirmed
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
- LoungeBreakfast and tea service
Rooms
62 rooms; family rooms for up to 5; suites with kitchens; adjoining rooms.
Accessibility
Maisons du Monde’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Air conditioning
- Luggage storage
- Pets allowed, charges apply
- No restaurant on site
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Our facts come from its Michelin Guide listing; the hotel's own site wasn't reached.
- 62 rooms; family rooms sleep up to 5; some rooms adjoin.
- Check-in 3:00 PM, check-out 11:00 AM.
- Luggage storage and air conditioning are listed.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- Parking
- Its star category
Every hotel fact here comes from the Michelin Guide’s listing for Maisons du Monde, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether breakfast is included, and parking.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Maisons du Monde: the Marseille cruise guide, Marseille cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up at the head of the Vieux-Port, on Quai des Belges.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Maisons du Monde for the night before. No payment on the form.
Maisons du Monde FAQ
How many people can stay in a family room at Maisons du Monde Marseille?
Up to five, per the Michelin Guide; some rooms adjoin, and some suites have kitchens.
Is breakfast included at Maisons du Monde Hôtel Marseille?
We couldn't confirm it — breakfast and tea are served in the lounge, per the Michelin Guide.
Does Maisons du Monde Marseille Vieux Port have parking?
Its Michelin Guide listing doesn't mention any. MPCT's own lot is €15 per 24 hours if you're driving to the ship.
Can I leave bags at Maisons du Monde Marseille?
Luggage storage is listed, per the Michelin Guide; check it covers the morning you sail.
What time is check-out at Maisons du Monde Hôtel & Suites Marseille?
11:00 AM, with check-in from 3:00 PM, per the Michelin Guide.
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