France Vacation Review: Paris, Provence, Marseille, 12-Day Tour

Overall this travel company put together a nice travel package for us. First stop was Paris. This was my third trip to Paris and my wife's first trip. We spent 5 nights in Paris. The hotel was in a great location in the Latin Quarter. It was clean and the staff was great. My only issue was the room size, very small. Had I known how small, I would have spent more for a larger room that the hotel has. We had three different tour guides in Paris, all great. Traffic in Paris is horrible, we joked that it is worse than Manila. The people of Paris were friendly, helpful, and more open to speak English to this non-French speaker. Far different from my last two trips to Paris (1970 and 2012). Our next stop was Provence at our Hotel for 3 nights.  Very nice hotel, beautiful location. This was the high point of our trip. We had the same tour guide for the last half of our trip, he was great! The countryside is beautiful. If you're going to France, this is an area you must stay and see. Last stop was Marseille for 3 nights. The hotel is listed as 4 star, not sure why. Staff was nice, location at the harbor, clean, but our room A/C smelled of slight mildew and the bathroom had a slight smell of sewage. Staff sprayed air freshener and left us the spray bottle. Our tour guide was great, as he was in Provence. I choose Marseille, so it was my call. I should have chosen Nice. Overall, a great vacation.