Appartement cosy dans les calanques de Marseille

😊: Great location at the Calanques access point. Comfy apartment with everything you need. Host was very accommodating.

😊: All the appliances that you could need and it is well refurbished, although pots and pans are scratched beyond usability. The neighborhood, despite being next to a maximum security prison, seemed nice. Bus stop, restaurants and shops nearby.. 😢: Cockroaches and constant smell of moss. Especially in the bedroom. Essentially the whole apartment is a well refurbished basement. Entrance is in a corridor of other basements. The bug problem is well known to the owner and is not disclosed. There were multiple traps set under the countertops to catch them, but during the night they were crawling everywhere. Some got into our food an even in the coffee maker, difficult to catch, but there are some pictures attached. To make matters worse, no matter the problem we had, all responses were defensive instead of helpful (this is also visible in the responses to other comments about this booking). Booking issued a refund as it was not a place for a family to stay in..

😊: Very pleasant and spacious apartment ideally situated very close to bus route.. 😢: The only drawback i experienced was with the keys. The host's message did not make it clear that the keys were in a key box which was located not by the door of the apartment - which would be usual - or on the exterior wall but behind the metal bars of one of the exterior windows. It took me over an hour to trace this box and another 20 minutes to get it open to retrieve the key as the numerals on the dial were very hard to read from that distance outside the bars of the window and holding down the switch to get the lid of the key box open was very awkward because of the difficulty of getting my hands inside the bars of the window, Altogether an extremely unsatisfactory arrangement. On leaving on the Friday morning, it was pitch dark - there was no light in the window area and even with the light on my phone, it was impossible to see the numerals on the key box code or to get it open. I tried for at least 15 minutes before leaving the key in the small metal pail on the window sill. Not the secure arrangement I would have wished to follow, but it was quite impossible to access the key box properly, or to read the numbers on the dial in the dark. I strongly suggest the host relocates the key box to a position next to the door of the apartment, where there is a light to see by. Apart from this one stressful and inconvenient aspect, everything else about the apartment and about my stay and communication with the host (via Booking.Com) was excellent.

😊: We were in Les Baumettes district of Marseilles to be as close as possible to the Lea Calanques trailhead. This apartment is the closest you will find. And on the way is a really great and famous restaurant , Chez Zé. Contrary to other poorly substantiated reviews, there is plenty of light on this apartment ( see my photos ) . And a touch that few places with kitchens get right : salt , an expression of home and the flavor of life. And this place had even more spices and oil and vinegar. #care ! Other positive qualities: - good communication from the owners - sublevel makes this appointment naturally cool in the hot summertime - everything is new, especially in the - well equipped kitchen ... Great refrigerator, cutlery, dishes, glasses, cookware - comfortable huge bed - fancy rich soap - fast internet - easy check-in - clothes drying ring. 😢: Abridged instructions to connect to the internet... But I eventually figured out the 3-deep hidden dimly-lit menu accessible by touch activation to get to the QR code..