On the plus side, the staff are friendly, the breakfasts excellent, rooms well done and it's next to the tourist police station which is a reassuring presence in this honeypot for professional hasslers. On the minus side, there's no bar, the pool is tiny, and it seems way overpriced. Friends stayed at the Hotel Casa do Amarelindo, and that's the... more

We stayed three nights at this hotel on a recent trip to Salvador. The hotel is brand new, run and owned by French people. They have 17 rooms spread over 4 floors of a restored building on one of the main squares of the Pelhourino - the old part of Salvador de Bahia. The restoration has been beautifully done and... more