 As a lone female traveller I found that the Raval area at night had some unsavoury characters which made me look over my shoulders a little but in the daytime I was ok and just tried to be as streetwise as possible The Hospital gardens and Boqueria Market were conveniently within 5 10 minutes walk and the port was about 15 minutes walk which was useful as I made use of one of the boat tours which ran from 12 15pm as I was there out of season 
 I loved the decor There was a really artistic and relaxing ambience My room was superb and so were the panoramic views from the terrace The Hotel is wonderful and the staff were really pleasant for that reason I d return 