Atenea Port Barcelona Mataró

The hotel is near the train station and town and in the port marina area . It is a lovely hotel with pool and pool bar and gardens . The rooms are big and beds comfortable . Didn’t use the restaurant in evening as there were lots of places to eat in marina area . Breakfast was very good . Most staff very helpful and welcoming . The train to Barcelona goes three times per hour so very convenient for sightseeing . Also lots of walks along coastal path .

The rooms looking over the marina are quite noisy at times and soundproofing between floors and rooms but very good as you could hear footsteps all the time of neighbours in rooms above and beside us . Also basketball pitch below but outside hotel grounds attracted local youths who played to accompaniment of loud rap music at 8 am Monday morning - they were moved in by security but did return . None of this really detracted from our enjoyment of our stay though .

This is the perfect holiday destination for visiting Barcelona without staying in the city. A large room with a view over the port and fully air conditioned. Very clean room, with large bed and bathroom with plenty of space. Reception staff were exceptionally welcoming. Swimming pool and breakfast facilities excellent. Pay car park outside very convenient and at a fair price.

Honestly, could not think of anything!

First of all: we have stayed at this hotel over ten times, so it is obvious that we really like it. The sea side rooms have lovely views over a small boat harbour. The outdoor pool is very nice, as is the outdoor bar/restaurant area. The location in general is superb, near the beach (and to be frank, there is not really any other hotel with a comparable location in Mataro) The parking is reasonably priced and the parking boxes are really large (though there is rather little space when reversing our of them if a car is parked on the other side of the aisle)

The breakfast menu has not changed at all during the ten years that we have visited the hotel, and that meny more or less lacks vegetables. The staff in the breakfast restaurant are friendly and pleasant, but overwhelmed. If arriving at breakfast around 9.30 in high season, it is difficult to find a free table - also because many tables have not been cleared in a timely manner after the breakfast guests left. The rooms are quite nice, but this time we had troubles with both the phone and the safe, and eventually, the key cards. Some savings have also been made - there used to be separate and on the fancy side shampoo, conditioner etc. Now there is just one dispenser for all purposes in the shower.

Would be great if, before checking me in, the room hadn’t been left open for who knows how long and then filled with mosquitoes (dozens of them). Because I was too lazy to deal with them after 20 minutes, I just used (very strong) mosquito repellent for the night, which prevented bites — but the sound during the night was like a mosquito air show. Very poor quality control from the hotel. (P.S. I did not ask for a new room, Moscito Hotel was fully booked)