Marseille will very welcome a new grandiose luxury hotel: the InterContinental Marseille – Hotel Dieu, expected to open doors by March 2013. Perched atop Le Panier, in the oldest part of France’s second largest city, InterContinental Marseille – Hotel Dieu is a majestic 18th century building transformed from the former Hotel Dieu. The building is also a listed monument.
Originally designed by a nephew of the renowned architect Mansart, the building boasts superb staircases, vaulted passageways and large terraces and, as an added bonus it overlooks the city, offering spectacular views of the Vieux Port and the very ornate Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica. This five-star hotel, when it opens will offer guests with 194 rooms, including 22 suites. 72 of these rooms provide breath-taking, panoramic views of the Vieux Port.
Nominated European Capital of Culture in 2013, the ancient city of Marseille with its present day booming tourism and cruise industry is full of an animation and excitement that will woo all visitors.
Entrusted to the capable hands and creativity of Jean-Philippe Nuel, the hotel draws its inspiration from the Mediterranean Ocean, cradle of civilization. The InterContinental Marseille – Hotel Dieu will ensure that this unique Marseille experience includes your palate: in addition to the 80 seat brasserie restaurant that extends onto an outdoor terrace with a superb view, the hotel also boasts a gastronomic restaurant of 40 seats proposing local fish and seafood specialties.
For relaxation and some tranquil calm, the hotel proposes the Clarins Spa managed by Deep Nature, 1,000 sq m equipped with an indoor pool, two saunas and a hammam, together with six beauty treatment booths. This serene haven, decorated with contemporary editions of traditional Provencal wash bowls and lavoirs, offers guests a soothing, reinvigorating plunge into the warm and sensual waters of the Mediterranean.
The InterContinental Marseille – Hotel Dieu is capable of hosting an array of events in its 1,000 sq m conference centre. In addition, its cultural centre will serve as a showcase for its ancestral, architectural heritage.
A sustainable pilot project, the InterContinental Marseille – Hotel Dieu is the first hotel ever to be restructured subject to an environmental quality certification. This certification requires scrupulous monitoring of stringent specifications, especially in the choice of building materials, energy and water management, visual comfort, acoustics, and in the quality of air and water.