Marseille’s mayor has called for strict new laws to be put in place against Airbnb owners, asking them to also rent out a long-term property alongside.

InterContinental Marseille Hôtel-Dieu 1 Place Daviel, 13002 Marseille, France; The conversion of a 17th-century hospital into Marseille's most ambitious hotel could have gone terribly wrong.

In Marseille, says he wants to make landlords who rent properties on Airbnb ‘buy back’ another property to put up for long-term rental to increase housing supply.

With amazing food and architecture, beaches and boutiques, gritty Marseille — France’s oldest city — is firmly on the destination hip list.