" We will RockyPop you "This is the promise made by 96 keys from RockyPop Marseille sums up the philosophy of the establishment quite well. Like the brand's three other addresses - at Chamonix, Flaine and Grenoble - Marseille's new star plays the card of musical culture, the 7th art and the second degree, between dance steps and side steps. A music-loving hotel that swings the Mia between geek references and pop culture, with humour and elegance. Witness the stained glass windows in tribute to the 'Saints of Rock' - Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and others - or the 'Jul' room, in a completely different register...
Inaugurated at the end of July claims to be "Hybrid. And it's true that this newcomer to Marseille's hotel scene shines in its versatility. If only because of the variety of accommodation on offer at RockyPop Marseille. To wit 96 rooms, studios and flatsRockyDuo, RockySupérieure, RockyFamiliale and Penthouse, sleeping from 1 to 9 people, many with balconies. All of which will meet the needs of a business traveller for a night or a month - hence the interest of the kitchenettes - as well as those of a family wishing to explore the streets of Panier or the stands of the nearby Stade Vélodrome. The hotel has also established itself as a new base for celebrities invited by Olympique de Marseille for a match and/or VIP event.
When the seminar starts singing
Those responsible for the Assas group HotelsRockyPop's parent company, have taken advantage of the configuration of this building, which they have been renovating for almost a year, to transform this former Citadines residence into a lifestyle and hybrid address. This jack-of-all-trades hotel also combines business infrastructures with facilities that are less 'studious' at first glance. Vintage arcade terminals, table tennis and table football, karaoke rooms...". Girls Just Want to Have Fun "But the business clientele also deserved a bit of relaxation. After all, what better way to bring a team together than to sublimate or massacre great hits together, silver microphone in hand? " Bringing people together and entertaining, the motto that appeals to seminars "says RockyPop management.
Especially as the RockyPop Marseille has quickly established itself as a natural meeting point for local customers. Its location has a lot to do with it: just a stone's throw from the 'new' Place Castellane, the hotel is becoming the 'canteen' for many of the local businesses week after week. In its Grenoble establishment, RockyPop at 80% can already count on customers from outside the hotel to fill its tables: enough to inspire and challenge the management of the newcomer from Marseille.
A single menu, but three atmospheres to vary the pleasures by taking a seat in the brasserie corner with its 40 seats, the Dolce Vita area (46 seats) or the one dedicated to the Mediterranean (68): the menu concocted by Chef Paul Quignon highlights traditional brasserie cuisine rooted in the local heritage. And since Marseille doesn't usually complain about the weather, the terrace under the pergola and the rooftop 'camouflaged' on the heights also make all the difference.
MICE and coworking on the menu
This roof terrace is one of the many areas that can be reserved for corporate clients, but the management intends to open it up to the general public as much as possible. L'MICE offer from RockyPop Marseille boasts a business area of 90 m2 which can be divided into two rooms, and a sub-commission room (24 m2) for meetings of up to 8 people. The hotel has recently added a coworking to local and visiting business customers. Nomadic workers who will naturally be watched over by Steve Carell's face, aka Michael Scott in the series The Office, an essential link between the world of work and that of humour, in the pure RockyPop vein.
Marseille will be - forever, of course - the first major business destination in the RockyPop network. But its founder is already eyeing up other business cities. Lyon, Lille and Bordeaux are among the cities being studied by the Assas Hotels group. Brussels has also attracted interest. In its search for a new opportunity, management is not forgetting a number of prerequisites, the 'essentials' that limit the field of possibilities. The brand's specifications cannot do without large-scale communal areas, or an outdoor space - be it a terrace or a rooftop. In any case, the (re)configuration of former Citadines-type residences seems to correspond to the brand's structural needs, with the addition of an ever-present 'MamaShelterian' inspiration. All that remains is to wish RockyPop the same growth, while retaining its own identity and an undeniable sense of service, humanity and humour, of which the teams remain the best ambassadors.
