New Hotel Colón
A short walk from the beach at Platja del Varador
About this hotel
New Hotel Colón sits a confirmed short walk from Platja del Varador, one of Mataró's beaches, giving a family a second kind of water day that doesn't involve a car or a queue at Illa Fantasia. The hip on-site restaurant and bar suit an evening out without driving anywhere else, and the fashionable, laid-back rooms lean more city-hotel than resort. Toddlers get sand and shallow water at the beach, teens get a bar the parents can actually enjoy too, and the whole property works well as a coastal counterpoint to a water-park-heavy trip. The strongest fact here: genuine walking-distance beach access in the middle of Mataró, a real point of difference from the inland hotels on this list.
- Beach nearby
- Restaurant and bar
- Free Wi-Fi
- City location
Our take
This suits a family wanting a proper beach within walking distance to balance out the water-park days, without needing a car for every single outing. The hip restaurant and bar add a bit of city character too. Families who want a full spa resort or a countryside pace should look toward Mas Salagros or the coastal spa hotels elsewhere on this list instead.
- ✓Walk to Platja del Varador on a rest day rather than driving to Illa Fantasia every day of the trip.
- ✓Book the restaurant early on a Friday or Saturday night; it draws a local crowd beyond just hotel guests.
- ✓Confirm parking arrangements directly, since this is more of a city hotel than a car-first roadside property.
Why we love it
- Short walk to Platja del Varador beach
- Hip on-site restaurant and bar
- Fashionable, laid-back rooms
- City-centre Mataró location
Why guests love itWe alternated Illa Fantasia days with beach mornings at Platja del Varador, just a short walk from the hotel, which meant we never needed the car for a rest day. The restaurant downstairs became our default dinner spot by the third night, and the kids loved having sand and slides in the same trip. It's the kind of practical detail that only stands out once you're actually living it with tired kids in tow, not something you'd notice from a listing photo alone.