Hotel Balladins Martigues

This place though not very fancy is very welcoming. The place is run by a small staff but they accomodate most of your demands. The rooms are well appointed except the washrooms which could have been a bit more spacious. The hotel lacks an elevator and for some it might be a deal breaker. The hotel has a heated pool and the same is well maintained. Food options are limited but well made and cooked to your taste. Overall I will say it's a cozy place which places the guest first.

Nicely refurbished hotel with a pool a short drive up the hill from Martigues with a forest behind it you could walk or run in. The staff / proprietor were welcoming and friendly and took time to chat to me and answer questions I had or recommend things to do or see either in or around Martigues. It had a feeling of being quiet and just enough out of the way to be private and not overly busy (I went at the beginning of August). My room was large (one of the larger hotel rooms I have stayed in) and had its own kitchenette with a hob, sink and fridge - Ideal if you like cooking while on holiday (not me, I prefer eating out) or storing bottles of water in the cool. The bed was comfortable. There was a smart TV which I didn't use (nice touch for those who watch TV while on holiday, which is not me), the bathroom was just the right size. The pool area was tastefully designed and decorated. Great to have a private pool to chill out in and around listening to the cicadas. It was very good quality for a reasonable price.

We stayed in this Inn due to a family wedding, we rented a lot of rooms not insignificant, in ours as a couple we discovered on our arrival, a room poorly cleaned, and fills with horror a toilet window, dotted with faecal stains, ,(photo available),questioned in the morning one of the officials pushed the joke by granting my wife a discount of 9 euros.This Inn is to be avoided, the 3 stars to throw in the toilet, we decided to file a report with the hygiene services, and if the facts allow to file a complaint.Such acts should be punished, and we will make every effort to achieve it.