Hotel Atenea Port
Port views and beach access on the Maresme coast
About this hotel
Hotel Atenea Port sits in Mataró, close enough to the Rodalies train station to make Barcelona a realistic day trip and with direct beach access for evenings once a park day is done. The spa and pools give tired parents somewhere to actually recover, while the beach itself gives kids of any age a second kind of water day that doesn't involve queuing for slides. Some rooms carry port views, a genuine point of difference in a catchment mostly built around inland or roadside properties, and the fitness centre gives parents a way to move on the days the pool alone isn't enough. The strongest fact here: a hotel that pairs direct beach access with a full spa in the same stay, genuinely rare across this list.
- Beach access
- Spa
- Pools
- Rodalies station nearby
Our take
This suits a family who wants the beach and the water park in the same trip, using Mataró as the coastal anchor and Illa Fantasia as a planned day out by car. The Rodalies connection makes a Barcelona day easy too. Families who want to be right beside the park itself, or who have no interest in the coast, will find better-matched options elsewhere on this list.
- ✓Book a port-view room early; these are a limited category and go first in peak summer.
- ✓Use the Rodalies station for a Barcelona day trip rather than adding it to the same day as the park.
- ✓Reserve spa slots ahead in July and August, when coastal properties here fill their wellness bookings fast.
Why we love it
- Direct beach access for evening swims
- Some rooms with port views
- Spa and pools on site
- Rodalies station a short walk away
Why guests love itAfter our Illa Fantasia day we drove straight back to Hotel Atenea Port and went from the car to the beach with the kids still in their swimsuits. Having the sea right there, plus a hot tub for us once they'd gone to bed, made this feel like a proper coastal holiday rather than just a base for the water park. The Rodalies station made our Barcelona day painless too.