Frommer's Review
This may be the best place in Salvador to experience the look and feel of an old colonial home, despite the fact that the entire two-building structure had to be gutted and rebuilt. Inside there's a lobby with parquet floors and a floor-to-ceiling atrium, plus an open kitchen, small bar, and back terrace with a fabulous view of the bay. Loads of original artwork and intriguing bric-a-brac festoon the lobby, restaurant, veranda, and other common areas. The rooms all have high ceilings, period furnishings, and comfortable queen-size beds, but are different enough one from the other that a full rundown is in order. Among the luxo rooms, no. 5 is the best. A split-level apartment, it has the bed on one level and a separate sitting area on another, plus its own large terrace and hammock. Room no. 3 has a similar layout but its balcony faces the street. Room no. 4 is vast but somewhat quirky. It covers half of the top floor of the house, and features both king-size and queen-size beds with room left over for a dining table and infinitude of closets. It's the only room lacking in air-conditioning, but thanks to a good cross draft you really won't miss it. The six standard rooms all feature queen-size beds with good linens, and small, clean, and functional bathrooms. Nos. 8 and 9 have small balconies and views of the bay, while 6 and 7 face the street. Room nos. 1 and 2 have oblique side views. Room nos. 10, 12, 13, and 14 are to be avoided, either because they lack a bathroom or windows or both. Room no. 15 shares a bathroom in the hallway, but makes up for it by being remarkably cheap, bright, high-ceilinged, and spacious. None of the rooms have TVs, but there is a common TV, books, and games in the lounge area.
Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; lounge; laundry
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