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Le Petit Nice Passedat
Le Petit Nice Passedat sits on the Anse de Maldormé on Marseille's Corniche Kennedy, with the Frioul islands and the Château d'If visible out at sea and the Vallon des Auffes and Plage du Prophète a short walk from the door. The Passedat family has run the hotel since 1917, and the rooms, reworked with architect Rudy Ricciotti, favor raw materials and open sightlines over partitions. There are only 19 of them across two floors, which keeps the place feeling closer to a private house than a resort. What no other address on this stretch of coast can match is what happens downstairs: Gérald Passedat's gastronomic restaurant, Le Petit Nice, holds three Michelin stars, and a second, more relaxed room, Le 1917, sits beside it, so the kitchen is as much the reason to book as the sea view. Outside, a seasonal pool runs from March through October, the terrace and garden face the water, and there is a small library and a diving club for anyone who wants to get into the sea rather than just look at it. Rooms carry minibars, bathrobes, and air conditioning, and staff work in French and English. Breakfast and an extra bed both cost extra, and pets are welcome only in certain rooms for a fee, so it is worth confirming details before arrival. This suits someone traveling for a serious meal and a quiet room to recover in afterward, not a group filling a pool day or a family that needs connecting rooms as a given. Nineteen rooms, two restaurants, three Michelin stars: a kitchen with a hotel attached, not the other way around. Nineteen rooms sit above Gérald Passedat's three-Michelin-star restaurant on Marseille's Corniche, family-run since 1917. It suits a serious meal and a quiet room after, not a pool-day group or a family needing guaranteed connecting rooms. This is a restaurant with rooms attached, not the reverse.
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What to Know Before You Go
Where you'll be
A few notes on your visit.
Check-in
From 16:00
Check-out
Until 12:00
Size of property
19 rooms across 2 floors
Cards accepted
Visa, Jcb, Master Card, American Express, Diners Club
Electricity
230V · 50Hz · type E socket
Meals
Information about the type of meals included in the price is indicated in the rate details.
Children and information about extra beds
Fee for an extra bed: 70.00 EUR per night.
The number of extra beds depends on the room category. You must take a look at the information about the size of the selected room.
Special living conditions
Deposit is required. Cost: 500.00 EUR per room per stay.
Pets
Pets are allowed for an additional fee. Price of accommodation: 70.00 EUR per stay.
Extra info
The seasonal pool will be open from March to October.
The hotel provides free spa and solarium services.
National rating
The official rating (number of stars) was awarded by the French Agency for Tourism Development (ATOUT France).
Useful information
The seasonal pool period is March - October. This hotel has connecting/adjoining rooms, which can be provided depending on availability. To request connecting/adjacent rooms, please contact the hotel directly using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Pets are only allowed in some rooms.; The hotel has other restrictions related to pets (an additional fee is charged, the amount of which is indicated in the fees section). To arrange for pets in the room, contact the hotel directly using the contact information from the booking confirmation letter.
Additional payments
The following payments and deposits are collected by the hotel during the provision of the relevant service, upon check-in on arrival or check-out on departure.
Extra charge for breakfast: EUR 37.00 per person (approx.) Pets: EUR 70.00 per pet per night Payment for a folding bed: EUR 70.00 per night Perhaps the above list is incomplete. The amounts of payments and deposits can be specified without tax and are subject to change.
The stay of children under the age of 18 is not subject to city tax. The above list contains all the fees indicated by the hotel. However, the amount charged may vary depending, for example, on the room being booked or the length of stay.

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Le Petit Nice has occupied this stretch of Marseille coastline since 1917, run across generations by the Passedat family. Architect Rudy Ricciotti later reworked the interiors with minimalist, raw materials and few partitions, keeping views open toward the Frioul islands and Château d'If from the property's two villas and rooms.
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