Spent a very lovely four days at Aliona's. Everything was as we had expected and Aliona was very gracious about sharing her space-- especially with two teenagers! The apartment is definitely conveniently located to shops and restaurants, and while Raval has a bit of a reputation for being on the rougher side, we found it an interesting place to launch from and less chock full of tourists than other areas we visited. Aliona's sweet cats were a plus for my animal-loving 13 year old too!