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Mercure Vieux Port is the practical one by the Bourse. It has its own private car park, a bistro open until 11 pm and a 12:00 PM check-in, about 4.8 road miles from MPCT by our routing.
That early check-in is the quiet win if you land in the morning. Most hotels here start at 3 or 4 pm.
Every room sleeps two at most, so a family needs two rooms. Breakfast comes only with some rates, and Accor doesn't price the car park.
Book it if you land early, and ask what the car park charges before you drive in.
Book it if
- You land early and want the room at noon
- You're driving and want a car park on site
- Late drinks at LE FRIOUL until 11 pm
Look elsewhere if
- Three or four of you want one room.
- You need parking prices before you arrive.
- You want breakfast whatever the rate.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Mercure Vieux Port publishes.
LE FRIOUL bar and bistro, 8 am to 11 pm, and a fitness room, per Accor.
The Mercure's page offers no cruise transfer. Colbert metro is 300 m away, per Accor. From Mercure Vieux Port, a taxi or an Uber covers the trip; Uber runs in Marseille, per Uber.
A buffet from 6:30 am, included only in some rates, per Accor.
Accor puts the Vieux-Port a 5-minute walk away — the old harbour, not a cruise terminal. Our routing gives about 4.8 road miles to MPCT and 1.1 to J4. By our routing the drive from Mercure Vieux Port to MPCT is about 9 minutes on empty roads — so leave room for real ones.
A private car park on site, per Accor, without a price — and nothing on keeping a car while you sail.
Night-Before Score: 28 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
From the airport it’s about 15.2 road miles to Mercure Vieux Port, and from the hotel about 4.8 to MPCT — our routing, with no traffic. Question marks are rides you arrange.
Accor doesn't mention airport transport — from Saint-Charles, where the A1 bus stops, it's a short taxi or a walk down to the Bourse.
The Mercure's page offers no cruise transfer. Colbert metro is 300 m away, per Accor.
Accor puts the Vieux-Port a 5-minute walk away — the old harbour, not a cruise terminal. Our routing gives about 4.8 road miles to MPCT and 1.1 to J4.
From MRS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, the airport to Mercure Vieux Port is about 15.2 road miles, roughly 24 minutes with no traffic. The A1 stops at Saint-Charles for €15 (about US$17) single, and Mercure 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.
A private car park on site, per Accor, without a price — and nothing on keeping a car while you sail.
Parking for your stay: Private car park on site; price not printed.
The Mercure's page offers no cruise transfer. Colbert metro is 300 m away, per Accor.
Accor puts the Vieux-Port a 5-minute walk away — the old harbour, not a cruise terminal. Our routing gives about 4.8 road miles to MPCT and 1.1 to J4.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Mercure 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 4.8 road miles from Mercure Vieux Port by our routing. Terminal J4, by the Mucem, is about 1.1, and your documents say which one Mercure Vieux Port guests need; more in the Marseille cruise guide.
Source: marseille-port.frDistance
~4.8 mi, our routingAccor puts the Vieux-Port a 5-minute walk away — the old harbour, not a cruise terminal. Our routing gives about 4.8 road miles to MPCT and 1.1 to J4.
Source: all.accor.comShuttle departures
No shuttle statedMercure 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: all.accor.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedA private car park on site, per Accor, without a price — and nothing on keeping a car while you sail.
Source: all.accor.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 a private car park on site, unpriced here. From Mercure Vieux Port it’s about 4.8 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 siteLE FRIOUL bar and bistro, 8 am to 11 pm, and a fitness room, per Accor.
Breakfast
Not freeA buffet from 6:30 am, included only in some rates, per Accor.
Address
Rue Neuve Saint-Martin, by the Bourse1 Rue Neuve Saint-Martin, 13001 Marseille
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Mercure Vieux Port publishes it. The gaps here are the car park's rate and pets — a call to Mercure Vieux Port settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free throughout
Parking for your stay
Private car park on site; price not printed
Breakfast
Buffet from 6:30 am; included in some rates
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Accor's page doesn't mention pets.
Food and drink on site
- LE FRIOULBar and bistro, 8 am–11 pm
Rooms
Classic 22 m², Superior 25 m², Privilege 30 m² — two people at most; twins available.
Accessibility
Mercure 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 allowedNot stated
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- History Museum100 m
- Centre Bourse100 m
- Colbert metro300 m
- Vieux-Port5-minute walk
- Notre-Dame de la Garde3 km
Distances as Mercure Vieux Port or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- Air conditioning
- A 4-star, per Accor
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in from 12:00 PM, check-out by 12:00 PM — an early check-in by hotel standards.
- Every room sleeps 2 at most.
- Free Wi-Fi throughout.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The car park's rate
- Pets
- Which rates include breakfast
Every hotel fact here comes from Mercure Vieux Port’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the car park's rate.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Mercure Vieux Port: the Marseille cruise guide, Marseille cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up by the Centre Bourse, 300 m from Colbert metro.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Mercure Vieux Port for the night before. No payment on the form.
Mercure Vieux Port FAQ
What time is check-in at Mercure Marseille Centre Vieux Port?
From 12:00 PM, per Accor — earlier than most Marseille hotels. Check-out is also 12:00 PM.
Does Mercure Marseille Centre Vieux Port have parking?
Yes, a private car park on site, per Accor, without a published rate.
Can a family of four share a room at the Mercure Vieux Port?
No. Classic, Superior and Privilege rooms all take two at most, per Accor.
Is breakfast free at Mercure Marseille Centre Vieux Port?
Only in some rates — the buffet opens at 6:30 am, per Accor.
Which metro station is near the Mercure Vieux Port?
Colbert, 300 m away, per Accor; the History Museum and Centre Bourse are 100 m away.
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