Barceló Raval

+ Fräscht hotell med en fin rooftop terass. - Alldeles för dyr frukost. - Hotellet befinner sig i ett väldigt otrevligt område, sunkigt, slitet och ingen gata du vill vistas på för länge.

Helt ok hotell men standarden kunde ha varit bättre. Rätt ruffigt närområde. Trevlig personal men ingen bra städning. Väldigt mörka rum. Mörka tapeter. Varför?

Oh yes, they have the mandatory natural size horse lamp and other similar design gimmicks typical of many hotels of the 2010's. So, it's a cool spot if you like that kind of style. Our stay was smoldered by the first thing happening was being robbed of a backpack in the lobby. Not exactly the hotel's fault, as this is Barcelona and I should have been more careful, but it was at bad start anyway. I carried our bags to the person handling the luggage room, but as he was busy attending other guests, I put the first load down next to them and went out to the car for more. When I came back less than a minute later, our daughter's backpack was gone. Dizzy from a heat wave, I didn't notice at first. When we later discovered it and told the staff, the front desk manager started sifting through CCTV footage and pretty soon found the incident. She recommended me to file a police report early next day, as the closest police station (Mossos d'Esquadra) has a person specialized in helping tourists and he starts at 8:00 AM. I must say he was a true star, very friendly as we went through all the forms and getting me copies for the insurance company. As I said, the theft was not the hotel's fault, but our daughter was very sad, naturally. A little extra attention from the staff would have been truly appreciated when something like this happens. Not a compensation, but an upside of sorts.