 The breakfast room is quite small resulting in some queuing and the choice felt quite limited after a few days of the same thing On one or two occasions I felt that couples who spoke Spanish were given tables ahead of me despite being behind me in the queue When I checked out for my trip to Sitges I was advised that I owed money for borrowing beach towels and parasols during my stay The in room literature asks guests not to take room towels to the beach but to get a beach towel from Reception but makes no mention of a charge In fairness though when I expressed surprise as I hasn t been told about this the hotel waived the cost straight away As with most hotels in Europe it seems the only English TV channels available were news channels whereas other countries had more variety Obviously I wasn t there for the TV but it would have been nice to unwind after a hard day s sunbathing with something other than world news 
 The hotel is excellently situated for the beach which is just a 5 minute walk away There s also easy access to the city from the nearby Metro station The staff were very friendly with a special mention to Melissa who went out of her way to help I broke my stay at the hotel with 3 days in Sitges and when I returned to the Atenea Mar for my last night she made a point of welcoming me back When I was unable to arrange a late check out on my last day the hotel was fully booked she advised I could store my luggage and then when I d finished enjoying my last day on the beach I could use the showers in the basement gym to freshen up and supplied me with a keycard accordingly All the benefits of late check out without the extra cost The hotel restaurant was also good The gym and spa were a good way to unwind Tea and coffee facilities plus iron and ironing board were supplied in the room as standard a nice touch 