Hotels in Badalona

The Amaina Spa sets the tone for a stay here: an adults-only pool, a chromotherapy sauna and an ice room used most afternoons, then the rooftop infinity pool at El Far in the evening for the view over the Port of Badalona. Dinner rotates between the hotel's three spaces depending on the mood, formal at Tela Marinera, lighter at El Fanal. It's built for couples and solo spa travellers rather than families, and the adults-only spa rule makes that clear from the start.

The draw here is simple: step out of the hotel and the beach is already there, part of the same Costa de Maresme sand that runs north past smaller resort towns. Families settle into the sociable lounge in the evenings rather than heading out, and the short walk to the train station makes a single day trip into Barcelona easy without committing the whole stay to sightseeing. It's not a hotel built for nightlife or spa treatments, more a straightforward beach base that keeps repeat guests coming back.

This reads as a city-break hotel first, built new enough that the rooms and beds still feel fresh, which reviewers notice and mention often. The seven-minute drive into central Barcelona makes sightseeing straightforward without central-city hotel rates, and the fitness centre covers a workout that Badalona's smaller beachfront properties don't offer. Breakfast runs through several formats, useful for a group with different tastes. It's not a beach hotel, and anyone expecting sand nearby should look elsewhere in the city instead.

The family rooms here solve the problem most beach aparthotels don't: cooking for children on their own schedule rather than a restaurant's. The kitchenette and coffee machine cover early mornings before the two-minute walk to Platja dels Pescadors, and the terrace gives a spot for meals outside once the youngest ones are settled. It stays quiet and residential rather than lively, which suits families more than travellers looking for nightlife within walking distance of the room.

A stay here reads as low-key and self-sufficient rather than full-service: the kitchenette turns grocery runs near the old town into actual dinners, and the two-minute walk to Platja dels Pescadors means mornings can start on the sand before the day gets busy. The terrace makes breakfast outside easy, and the parquet-floored unit feels more like a small flat than a hotel room. It won't suit anyone wanting a pool or a restaurant downstairs, but for a self-catering beach base, the location does most of the work.