Hotel Raval House - Photo Gallery

Was a bit apprehensive before arriving to stay at this hotel given some of the terrible reviews I read before going. All I can say is that I cannot disagree strongly enough with them! The hotel itself is very trendy, clean, modern, well kept. The reception staff were very friendly and helpful throughout our entire stay. We stayed in a superior room (203 - which I would recommend) which was a corner room with en suite, bedroom & open plan sofa/living area & Juliette balcony. Initially I felt the room was a little small and dark however I then realised that the wooden shutters slide out of the way and both window doors can open! This let a lot of light in and felt like we had a full balcony which was lovely. It faces on to the back of the hotel and other apartments round about but doesn’t feel blocked in. We didn’t have any issues with noise during our stay at all. Housekeeping visited daily and refreshed our towels. The shower was powerful and had good temperature control. The bed - mattress and pillows - was super comfy! I can’t fault the room at all other than the fact there was no fridge. It is room only of course rather than self-catering so you can’t expect such facilities but even a small mini fridge would be a welcome addition to store water overnight or such like. With regard to location - this is probably what I was most apprehensive about. The area certainly isn’t the cleanest or nicest, however, I have experienced worse. There are plenty of locals and other tourists about, as well as quite a high police presence (which seems to be the case in the surrounding area of Las Ramblas anyway, not just in Raval) so I never felt unsafe at any point. There are a few undesirables who linger around the area but they don’t seem to bother with you. My advice would just be to keep your wits about you and your bag protected from pickpockets at all times - which again I would say goes for anywhere in Barcelona! It certainly wouldn’t put me off returning to this hotel again!

Arrived back in Barcelona from 12 day cruise on board the MSC Magnifica and had an overnight stay in this three star hotel just off Las Ramblas so it’s very central Must say I was pleasantly surprised how inexpensive it was as we are talking about a very central location for this city The hotel itself was clean and staff very helpful ,the rooms clean tidy if a downside they were a bit stark and clinical but comfortable and bathroom was lovely Breakfast was also included in the price and was plentiful and warm This hotel has a rooftop pool but alas never got chance to use it but was lucky enough to have a room with a balcony and hope to stay there again when I once again visit this beautiful city