Mama Shelter Marseille

About this place Mama Shelter Marseille

Mama Shelter Marseille is the city's most consistently recommended hotel for gay travellers who want a central location with genuine design credentials. Situated on Rue de la Loubière in the 6th arrondissement — on the edge of the Cours Julien neighbourhood — it is a short walk from the gay bars in the 1st arrondissement and the bohemian queer-friendly bars and restaurants around Cours Julien itself. The hotel is designed with Philippe Starck's characteristically irreverent aesthetic: bold graphics, unexpected materials, and rooms that manage to be individual without being difficult to sleep in. The rooftop terrace with views over the city is one of the best hotel terraces in Marseille. The restaurant and bar are social spaces open to non-guests. Gay-friendly in the full sense — this is a hotel that understands its LGBTQ+ guests and serves them without making a performance of doing so.