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Novotel Vieux-Port shares the Sofitel's address and its spa, for less. It has a pool, the MAGATE restaurant, a poolside bar and rooms for up to four by the Pharo, about 5.5 road miles from MPCT by our routing.
Breakfast is €24 (about US$25) from January 1, 2026, per Accor — a clear price, which many pages here don't give.
The car park on site has no rate, and Accor names no ride to the ship.
Book it for a family room with a pool, and book a taxi for the morning.
Book it if
- You want the Sofitel's spa at a Novotel price
- Four of you need one room
- A known breakfast price, €24, helps you budget
Look elsewhere if
- You want the 5-star version next door.
- You need parking prices before you arrive.
- You want to be near MPCT.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Novotel Vieux-Port publishes.
MAGATE restaurant, a poolside bar with a terrace, and the wellness area shared with the Sofitel, per Accor.
The Novotel shares the Sofitel's address, but Accor lists no ship shuttle for either. Taxis and Uber both reach Novotel Vieux-Port, so it’s a booking, not a puzzle.
Breakfast is €24 from January 1, 2026, per Accor.
Accor gives no cruise-terminal distance for the Novotel. Our routing gives about 5.5 road miles to MPCT and 1.7 to J4 — the same address as the Sofitel. Allow more than our 11-minute routing from Novotel Vieux-Port — that figure assumes clear roads through the city.
A car park on site without a price, per Accor, and nothing on keeping a car for the cruise.
Night-Before Score: 26 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing the airport is about 16.0 miles from Novotel Vieux-Port, and the ship about 5.5 — figures for empty roads, not the A7 at rush hour.
Accor doesn't mention airport transport — the A1 bus reaches Saint-Charles; from there it's a taxi to the Pharo.
The Novotel shares the Sofitel's address, but Accor lists no ship shuttle for either.
Accor gives no cruise-terminal distance for the Novotel. Our routing gives about 5.5 road miles to MPCT and 1.7 to J4 — the same address as the Sofitel.
From MRS without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, the airport to Novotel Vieux-Port is about 16.0 road miles, roughly 26 minutes with no traffic. From the A1 at Saint-Charles (€15 (about US$17) single), Novotel Vieux-Port is still a taxi ride across the old port; MSC puts the airport-to-port taxi at about €50 (about US$55). More: the airport page.
A car park on site without a price, per Accor, and nothing on keeping a car for the cruise.
Parking for your stay: On site, at the address it shares with the Sofitel; no rate printed.
The Novotel shares the Sofitel's address, but Accor lists no ship shuttle for either.
Accor gives no cruise-terminal distance for the Novotel. Our routing gives about 5.5 road miles to MPCT and 1.7 to J4 — the same address as the Sofitel.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Novotel 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 J4Two terminals, one taxi either way: about 5.5 road miles from Novotel Vieux-Port to MPCT and 1.7 to J4, by our routing, and no page we read says which lines use J4, so read your documents before Novotel Vieux-Port books the taxi. See the Marseille cruise guide.
Source: marseille-port.frDistance
~5.5 mi, our routingAccor gives no cruise-terminal distance for the Novotel. Our routing gives about 5.5 road miles to MPCT and 1.7 to J4 — the same address as the Sofitel.
Source: all.accor.comShuttle departures
No shuttle statedNo ship shuttle at Novotel Vieux-Port means no departure board — just a taxi, an Uber or your own car, about 11 minutes to MPCT on empty roads, by our routing.
Source: all.accor.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedA car park on site without a price, per Accor, and nothing on keeping a car for the cruise.
Source: all.accor.comThe port’s own lot
€15 per 24 hours at MPCTNovotel Vieux-Port offers a car park on site, unpriced. The published option is MPCT’s own lot, €15 per 24 hours per its operator, pay at the machines in the luggage area, per MSC — about 5.5 road miles away 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
Pool · Food or bar on siteMAGATE restaurant, a poolside bar with a terrace, and the wellness area shared with the Sofitel, per Accor.
Breakfast
Not freeBreakfast is €24 from January 1, 2026, per Accor.
Address
Boulevard Charles Livon, by the Pharo36 Boulevard Charles Livon, 13007 Marseille
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Novotel Vieux-Port publishes it. Before you book, ask Novotel Vieux-Port about the parking rate and luggage storage; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
None stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
On site, at the address it shares with the Sofitel; no rate printed
Breakfast
€24 from January 1, 2026
Pool
Pool; wellness area shared with the Sofitel
Pets
Pets are welcome, per Accor.
Food and drink on site
- MAGATERestaurant
- Pool barWith a terrace
Rooms
Classic 23 m², Executive and Premium 27 m², Deluxe 31 m²; 2 to 4 people.
Accessibility
Novotel 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 welcome
- A 4-star, per Accor
- Same address as the Sofitel
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3:00 PM, check-out 11:00 AM.
- Rooms 23 to 31 m², for 2 to 4 people.
- Breakfast €24 from January 1, 2026.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The parking rate
- Luggage storage
- Lift access
Every hotel fact here comes from Novotel Vieux-Port’s own pages or its brand’s, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the parking rate.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Novotel Vieux-Port: the Marseille cruise guide, Marseille cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up by the Pharo, sharing the Sofitel's spa.
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Novotel Vieux-Port FAQ
Does Novotel Marseille Vieux-Port share facilities with the Sofitel?
Yes — the wellness area and fitness centre, per Accor. They share an address.
How much is breakfast at Novotel Marseille Vieux-Port?
€24 from January 1, 2026, per Accor.
How many people fit in a room at Novotel Vieux-Port?
Two to four, in rooms of 23 to 31 m², per Accor.
What is MAGATE at the Novotel Marseille?
The hotel's restaurant, per Accor, with a poolside bar and terrace.
What time is check-out at Novotel Marseille Vieux-Port?
11:00 AM, with check-in at 3:00 PM, per Accor.
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