After seeing the other reviews on TripAdvisor, we booked for 3 nights at BnB Les Amis. Our correspondence was via email with Phillipe, who was very cordial, and we looked forward to our visit.

Several days prior to our arrival, we received an email telling us to meet Phillipe in front of a store near the address of the BnB. This seemed a bit odd, but we figured maybe the door was hard to find or something. We set the time and place to meet via email, as we were not traveling with a cellphone. When we arrived at the meet location, there was no one there to meet us. We waited for half an hour on the street with our bags, until finally I went for a walk to see if I could figure out where the door was or to find a phone from which we could call the owners. I found the large metal gate pictured on the website and used a callbox to call the owners (thankfully, I speak and read french). A woman answered and told us to go back out in front of the store where she could come get us (instead of letting us just wait by the gate where we already were with our luggage). She came in a few minutes and led us into the condominium complex. It should also be noted that the woman who greeted us did not speak English (or if she did, she opted not to). Again, thankfully my french was fine, but if you are not a french-speaker, this experience would have been even more unpleasant than it was for us.

The whole experience of our arrival gave us the feeling one gets when one goes to stay with a relative one hardly knows after one's mom has called in a favor- the host is willing to let you stay there and not exactly unfriendly, but not warm either. We were shown the terrace (which was beautiful and had an amazing view) and invited to sit there. The condo also had a living room, dining room and kitchen, but it was unclear as to whether or not we were invited to use them (again, reinforcing a certain sterile, "weird Auntie" kind of vibe). Our hostess remarked that she had been expecting several other guests, but they hadn't yet arrived (were they perhaps also abandoned in front of the store??). I don't think they ever arrived, but I can't be sure. We were shown our room which was small but also had a lovely view over Marseille. What it didn't have was a private bathroom- instead, the water closet and bathtub room both had doors off the landing at the top of the stairs. As we did not know if there were other guests or what their bathroom situation was, and as you would have to go out onto the landing to use the toilet, I would be hard-pressed to describe the bathroom as "private", but I suppose maybe it was. There is no air conditioning, either, although there was a nice breeze. Still, the room was a bit hot during the night.

Breakfast the next morning was fine, if not remarkable- fresh bread, yogurt made in house, decent coffee.

We never saw Phillipe or Jean-Laurent. Perhaps if they had been there, the warm reception reported by other guests would have made us more inclined to overlook the other issues we found. Instead, we opted to lose the cost of the three nights we had reserved (and paid for), and move to another lodging with better facilities and where we were received more warmly.

My husband and I found B&B Les Amis de Marseille on Trip Advisor and all the positive reports were completely accurate. We stayed in the furnished studio with kitchen which was just perfect for us. We could shop for all kinds of delicious food just steps away in the many shops, so we had a wonderful breakfast every morning of fresh bread, crossiants, brie, Laughing Cow, fruit, coffee and orange juice. The studio was such a nice little place, with the charming patio, and all the comforts of home. As many others have written, the best part of staying here was meeting Jean-Laurent and Philippe, they couldn't have been more accomodating, and friendly. Our whole purpose of the trip (from Southern California) was to see Leonard Cohen in concert on 3/7 at Le Dome, but heartbreakingly, the concert was postponed until Sept. Jean-Laurent and Philippe found out the same day we did and were so helpful and soliticious about it, even making their own phone calls to speak in French with the concert venue to be sure we would be reimbursed for the cost ot the tickets. We went on to Paris a week later, but so enchanting was our visit at B&B Les Amis de Marseille that we nuture hopes to return in September and stay there again.

My boyfriend and I stayed at Les Amis de Marseille in August.

We had a wonderful time mainly due to the fantastic hosts, Jean-Laurent and Philippe. Every morning we woke up to delicious home made breakfast and a beautiful view and the sunset is breath-taking. Jean-Laurent and Philippe were extremely helpful with helping us to plan our daily adventures and pointed us into the right direction time and time again with idea's for beaches, restaurants and sites.

The rooms were spacious, beautifully decorated and reasonably priced and it felt like home away from away from home. The location is ideal, 15 minute walk away from the harbour, the main shopping street and close to the metro(underground) - all downhill. The walk home is a bit tougher as majority of it is uphill, however there are plenty of buses to get you back.

We had a wonderful time, made some wonderful friends (JL and Phillippe) and will hopefully be back in the future. Julia and Mark (London).

We stayed in this place for five days and certainly got much more out of our trip to marseille thanks to the very nice owners. They were very helpful and provided a lot of information about places that were worth seeing. The place itself was very comfortable with a wonderful view over the city. The b&b locates very near to the city centre, but in a peaceful area. Noise from streets don't reach the top floor of the house. We were happy about making a good choice where to stay.