Trafalgar Hotel: Holiday Inn Prado (Marseille)

In Marseille, misterpiggy stayed at the Holiday Inn Prado, which was a standard tourist hotel. It was located on a very busy commercial street. He would have liked to roam around the hotel neighbourhood had more time permitted.

The rooms were a good size with sufficient storage.  Misterpiggy doesn't remember if they had free wifi or not.

The bathroom was ok and nothing remarkable.  One thing misterpiggy noticed was that at a lot of the hotels where he stayed, they had this glass divider which did nothing to stop water from leaking onto the floor.  Also, you couldn't lean on it, in case it broke.  misterpiggy thought it was a tad dangerous.

Yet another wall safe that was not attached nor functioning.

The view from the room.

Misterpiggy though that breakfast was alright.  Nothing special, but enough food to go around.

Misterpiggy's rating:

Size: 1
Comfort and storage: 1
Bathroom: 1
Roomsafe: 0
Breakfast: 1
Convenience and access: 0
Cleanliness: 1
View: 0
Quiet: 1
Free Internet/Wifi: 0

Score: 6.0 out of 10. Misterpiggy would stay here again.  A mostly average hotel stay.

Day 7: Marseille, Arles and Avignon

Another sunny and somewhat chilly morning as bus driver Marc drove along the coast on the way to Notre Dame de la Garde.  A local tour guide accompanied the group this morning and provided some historical insights about Marseille.

He again demonstrated his amazing driving skills as he drove up the narrow and winding roads leading to the Basilica.  There were cars, big trucks and other tour busses coming back down the road and everyone squeezed by with inches to spare.  Here are some pictures from Notre Dame.

The second stop of the morning was at the old port near the town hall district.

Afterwards, was a visit to Arles to see the old Roman arena and architecture.

By late afternoon, the tour bus reached Avignon. After check-in at the Mercure hotel, misterpiggy did some exploring around the Palais du Pape, had an early dinner and then visited some shops.

Here's Misterpiggy's review of the Mercure hotel in Avignon.