I literally Just checked in. We're staying on the 4 th floor (very top) and the view is AMAZING! I…read morehaven't even been here for an hour but I'm BLOWN AWAY by this hostel. The front desk attendant Meeri is so incredibly delightful, helpful and cheerful! She helped my sister and me pick out what to do and places to go giving specific details. Merri deserves her own 5 star review. This review is based on first impressions that I do not anticipate to change. Hostel has bar, kitchen, breakfast for €5 (haven't tried yet) and laundry facility in basement. I am so excited to call this place home for the next 2 days!

Some of the rooms have lofts, and I slept in one. It is two mattresses on the floor right next to…read moreeach other. They decided to put an older man, who had clearly been drinking, right next to me, so effectively we were sleeping on the floor right next to each other. Not cool. I asked to move and the guy at the desk acted like I was crazy for asking. He gave me a private room but with a lot of hassle. The rest was good, hostel is nice, clean, and close to everything. No wifi in the rooms, and it barely works in common ares.

I loved staying at this hostel because you could walk to the beach. Also, there are nice…read morerestaurants such as the O Zen La Mer, El Carino, Brasserie Equinox, Sports Beach Cafe located at the beach-all very affordable places to eat and the food at all restaurants range from 4-5 stars! My room had four beds-it was very clean and very safe place. The hostel has a nice bar and lounge area. There are washing machines and dryers, so you may wash your clothes. The hostel serves a French petite breakfast, 7:30 AM. Moreover, I liked the fact that the hostel was closer to the beach than the other hostels located in downtown Marseille. The beaches on the Southern end of Marseille are cleaner and have nice outdoor showers. Welcome to Auberge De Jeunesse Bonneveine Impasse du Docteur Bonfils 13008 Marseilles, France 04 91 17 63 30 ajmarseille.org Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, France! Bring your snorkel, mask, and fins! Bathing suit top optional! http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sugexp=tsh&cp=56&gs_id=l&xhr=t&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1366&bih=600&q=Marseille+13008,+Provence+Alpes+Cote+d+Azur,+France-map&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x12c9c70bcf28c8ed:0x1c0819a950b6ccb0,13008+Marseilles,+France&gl=us&ei=3Ml6TqHtDOnXiAL15Z2zDw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabler/2008838449/in/set-72157603155889870!

From the owner: Près du parc Borély Au calme près du parc Borély, l'auberge de jeunesse Bonneveine propose des…read morechambres à deux lits ou des dortoirs de quatre à six lits. Certaines chambres sont équipées de douches privatives. Côté pratique, cafétéria, laverie et consignes automatiques viennent compléter les services proposés. Des formules de pension ou demi-pensions sont également proposées.

Vertigo is near it all. What a gem of a hostel! Out of our 12 night Euro trip, Vertigo was our…read morelongest stay at one place. Had two different rooms and loved both of them. Enjoyed the staff while going and leaving and especially enjoyed the community living room area in the first building. It made me feel at peace. Highly recommended and hoping it stays just as good as we experienced it.

As with most hostels, this is pretty no frills--but, i was impressed that it is a clean facility…read more I stayed in a two bed room--the beds were bunk beds. There was a bathroom and shower and a locker without a lock. They provide breakfast--which was nice! The price for my room was 27Euro per night. The location is ok--near vieux-port (and the metro stop there) and slightly touristy--but, close to less touristy areas--so, not a huge deal. I would most likely reccommend this place, but, would warn ppl that like most hostels--it's pretty bare bones--not bad if you just need a bed and a cheap one at that! Also--free wi-fi--major bonus!!

This was the most disgusting place I have ever stayed at in my life. My bed was made up of 50%…read moreplastic and 50% duct tape. My sheets had both yellow and brown stains on them, and are in general an off-white/tan color. The walls have random holes in them, the windows are so grimy that we could barely see out into the sketchy alley way behind the hostel. The room is very dark and there is an enormous spider carcass stuck to the lounge room ceiling, with a live spider eating the dead one! The breakfast here is a piece of bread with jam and a cup of coffee. There is one moldy toilet and two nice showers for all 20+ guests and another 10+ employees. Some of the other guests here included a certifiably insane, emaciated woman who talks to herself constantly, and a man with spiky hair who lurks in the hallway. The doors to our bedrooms do not even have latches or locks, so they do not close fully. The window latches are all broken, so the windows bang open and close with the 50mph winds that blew during our stay.The paint on the ceiling is peeling off in huge flakes. Everything is dirty and gross. The towels feel like sand paper. It does not feel safe! The staff are the loudest of all the guests - they stay up late playing guitar and being rowdy in the living room. I would never ever stay here again.

Nice location in the center of Marseille, friendly stuff, modern rooms, very clean . so pretty nice…read morehostel to stay. 10 minutes from the Old Port

The only day I stayed in Marseille and I chose this to stay. I understand maintenance for water…read morepipes take time but I waited for water since 12noon for 8 hours right now. They still didn't fix the problem. I could not even flush the toilet or wash my hands. Okay, forget about this. Talking about the cleaning, the cleaning stuffs were not professional at all. Even though we (customers) were in front of them, some of them simply just do not know what cleaning is by hiding all the dust/food crumbs in between the sofa or places that people do not notice. I would not recommend this hotel at all unless you like the location of it. Plus, they asked for €0.75 more for some tax which is already stated on the booking information/email. I don't know if it is a thing or not, but the wall is pretty thin and you can hear clearly from the other room in your room.

From the owner: Dans un château Napoléon III Situé dans la campagne marseillaise, ce château du XIXe siècle domine…read morela ville et la rade, il abrite quelques 90 lits réservés aux adhérents des auberges de jeunesse. Vous pourrez profiter des espaces verts et de terrains de sport (volley, basket). Il y a même un terrain de camping pouvant accueillir une vingtaine de tentes. Il est plus prudent de réserver.

I thought it might be helpful to travel goers to write a follow-on review of Hotel Laurence. I…read morereceived the following email from the hotel manager after leaving a candid review: Hello, i read your reviews about us and Cassis ans i will follow you during all your honeymoon trip to see if you have loved something or if you are defintily unsatisfied madame. life is short enjoy. and just for your information i was very sad for you about this problem not laughing at you, so stop think all the persons are rude. Have a good day and happy honey moon in france , i hope ti for you regards. Nadia Daoudi Cassis travelers be warned. Hotel Laurence will gladly make your reservation, inexplicably cancel it without informing you, force you to find somewhere else to sleep without apology, and then stalk you and harass you with emails.