Crazy Rich Marseille is a luxury travel guide to a 156-square-metre Presidential Suite, an 80-square-metre private terrace, private Calanques boat charters, three-MICHELIN-star seafood, Vieux-Port views and the wonderfully Mediterranean way wealthy people turn France’s great southern port into a private coastal playground.
For readers searching Marseille luxury travel, InterContinental Marseille Presidential Suite, private Calanques yacht charter, Marseille Michelin restaurants, luxury hotels in Marseille or premium things to do in Marseille, the city offers a brilliant formula: sleep above the Vieux-Port, spend the day on turquoise water and eat fish prepared at one of the highest levels in France.
中文导读：马赛的“Crazy Rich”非常地中海：156 平方米总统套房、80 平方米私人露台、私人游艇进入卡朗格国家公园、三星米其林海鲜和老港景观。这里的奢华不是把海挡在窗外，而是整天围着海来安排。
Did you know? InterContinental Marseille – Hotel Dieu’s current Presidential Suite is 156 square metres and opens onto an 80-square-metre private terrace overlooking the Vieux-Port and Notre-Dame de la Garde.
Book the Terrace Because Marseille Is an Outdoor City
The suite includes a large living room, walk-in closet, executive work space, marble bathroom and enough room to host private dinners.
But the crazy-rich feature is the terrace.
- 80 square metres outdoors;
- Vieux-Port views;
- Notre-Dame de la Garde in the skyline;
- space for drinks or private dining; and
- no need to leave the suite to understand why Marseille faces the sea.
Some luxury rooms need interior designers.
Marseille can simply open the doors.
Privatise a Boat for the Calanques
Marseille Tourism currently recommends private skippered boats, sailboats, catamarans and customised charters for exploring the Calanques National Park.
This is the city’s most obvious rich-person move.
- depart from Marseille rather than joining a large fixed tour;
- use an experienced skipper;
- stop for swimming where regulations allow;
- arrange lunch or dinner at sea; and
- let the protected coastline dictate the day.
The National Park regulates access carefully, so genuine luxury here also means using authorised operators and respecting the environment.
Eat Fish at Three-Star Level
The MICHELIN Guide France 2026 gives Marseille two three-star restaurants: AM par Alexandre Mazzia and Le Petit Nice.
Le Petit Nice is especially Marseille: its cuisine is built around Mediterranean fish and seafood, with the sea only metres away.
The wealthy diner can therefore do something wonderfully coherent:
spend the afternoon swimming in the Mediterranean and the evening eating an extraordinarily refined version of what lives in it.
Turn Bouillabaisse into a Serious Reservation
Bouillabaisse is one of Marseille’s defining dishes, but the rich-person version should not mean “make it expensive”.
It should mean understanding the fish, broth, service ritual and local tradition.
A good guide or knowledgeable restaurant turns a famous dish into cultural context.
Money buys dinner.
Curiosity makes it memorable.
Use the Vieux-Port Like a Luxury Living Room
The Old Port is Marseille’s natural stage.
A wealthy itinerary can keep returning to it: breakfast terrace, boat departure, afternoon return, cocktails, dinner and a late walk.
The richest cities often make their geography useful more than once per day.
A Crazy Rich Marseille Day
- Morning: breakfast on the 80m² Presidential Suite terrace.
- Late morning: private skippered boat toward the Calanques.
- Lunch: onboard, in a permitted coastal stop or back near the Vieux-Port.
- Afternoon: swim, sail and return slowly.
- Evening: three-star seafood or an ambitious modern tasting menu.
- Night: drinks overlooking the port because the terrace is still there.
Visit & Touring Vocabulary for English–Chinese Readers
- Marseille — 马赛 · Mǎsài
- Vieux-Port — 老港 · Lǎogǎng
- Calanques — 卡朗格峡湾 · Kǎlǎnggé Xiágǔ
- Notre-Dame de la Garde — 守护圣母圣殿 · Shǒuhù Shèngmǔ Shèngdiàn
- private yacht charter — 私人游艇包租 · Sīrén Yóutǐng Bāozū
- skipper — 船长 · Chuánzhǎng
- private terrace — 私人露台 · Sīrén Lùtái
- bouillabaisse — 马赛鱼汤 · Mǎsài Yútāng
- seafood tasting — 海鲜品鉴 · Hǎixiān Pǐnjiàn
- protected national park — 受保护国家公园 · Shòu Bǎohù Guójiā Gōngyuán
Continue with Top 100 Vocabulary for Visiting and Touring EU | Marseille.
References and Current Sources
- InterContinental Marseille – Hotel Dieu, Presidential Suite, current access October 2026.
- Marseille Tourism, private boat rental in the Calanques.
- The MICHELIN Guide France 2026, starred restaurant list and Marseille seafood selection.
Crazy Rich Marseille Is Luxury with Salt in the Air
The suite is enormous. The restaurant has three stars. The boat is private.
Yet the richest thing in Marseille is still the Mediterranean.