A Casa das Portas Velhas Boutique Hotel is a restored 19th-century Salvador manor filled with paintings, sculpture, and original fixtures. Its location on Largo de Palma puts it among many centuries-old buildings, including the 17th-century Church of Our Lady of La Palma. Its soaring works by Brazilian artists are just around the corner from the hotel.
Pelourinho, the most historic neighborhood in Brazil's most historic city, is just 1.25 km (0.7 mi) away. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to street music, craft markets, and public religious ceremonies. Mercado Modelo, the city's main market, offers souvenirs, and the adjacent square often hosts capoeira performances.
A Casa das Portas Velhas offers room service during limited hours. Wireless/wired Internet access is complimentary, so you can check your email throughout the hotel. Left your laptop at home? The hotel has computers available for guest use. When you're ready to relax, you can sink into a plush chair in the library.
This Salvador hotel has just 15 rooms, all individually decorated with period details. Beds have cotton sheets and headboards made from the house's original doors. TVs come with satellite channels, and the bathroom includes a hair dryer and a shower. There is an n-room safe and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Pros: The location of the hotel is a little off the main street. However, we took UBER everywhere and all of the cars were able to find the hotel easily enough. There was a lot of construction around the ...
Cons: The streets around the hotels have many slummy type residential dwellings and there are a few abandoned buildings just a couple of blocks from the hotel.
Pros: Buffet breakfast was very good. Some of the staff spoke English and they were very helpful. Few good restaurants just round the corner. Only short walking distance to Pelourinho, the historic centre. ...
Cons: The water in the shower stops every couple of minutes so you stand there waiting for the water to come back, brrr! There's a neighbourhood dog that kept barking in the night!
Pros: It was totally awesome! I really appreciate their serives and everything!!
Cons: We were served the wrong dish after waiting for over an hour, once we questioned, they didn't offer to take it and bring what we ordered. No apologies.
Pros: This is a perfect place for stay. Wonderful, atmospheric, clean rooms, perfect and very tasty breakfasts and dinners at the hotel restaurant. Very nice , supportive and friendly hotel staff makes the ...
Pros: A boutique hotel in the truest sense of the meaning. The renovation of the property has been exquisitely done bringing this old building into the 21st century while being able to preserve some of it&#...
Cons: On the negative side the bed is too soft the surrounding area feels unsafe (but that is a major problem in Salvador). On our second stay there was also a lot of noise (around 3 AM) inside the hotel (...
Pros: A boutique hotel in the truest sense of the meaning. The renovation of the property has been exquisitely done. the staff is also very attentive and helpful.
Cons: The bed is too soft. The surrounding area feels unsafe (but that is a major problem in Salvador)
Pros: Hotel with character, and very comfortable. Good air-conditioning, great shower, and good breakfast. Great value.
Cons: Other reviews are correct in saying that one must be careful in the neighborhood at night (I wouldn't recommend walking to and from Pelourinho, for example). But, the staff is careful to advise ...
Pros: Really very close to the historic part of Salvador. The hotel is a wonderful building with tasteful decoration. Great breakfast.
Cons: There is a lack of safety in the neighborhood after 8pm.
Pros: Right in between the Upper side and the lower side of the town...giving different options. Nice little hotel with an unusual decor, pleasant and helpful staff, solid wifi, short walk to pelourinho ...
Pros: The location of the hotel is a little off the main street. However, we took UBER everywhere and all of the cars were able to find the hotel easily enough. There was a lot of construction around the ...
Cons: The streets around the hotels have many slummy type residential dwellings and there are a few abandoned buildings just a couple of blocks from the hotel.
Pros: It was totally awesome! I really appreciate their serives and everything!!
Cons: We were served the wrong dish after waiting for over an hour, once we questioned, they didn't offer to take it and bring what we ordered. No apologies.
Pros: This is a perfect place for stay. Wonderful, atmospheric, clean rooms, perfect and very tasty breakfasts and dinners at the hotel restaurant. Very nice , supportive and friendly hotel staff makes the ...
Pros: A boutique hotel in the truest sense of the meaning. The renovation of the property has been exquisitely done. the staff is also very attentive and helpful.
Cons: The bed is too soft. The surrounding area feels unsafe (but that is a major problem in Salvador)
Pros: Hotel with character, and very comfortable. Good air-conditioning, great shower, and good breakfast. Great value.
Cons: Other reviews are correct in saying that one must be careful in the neighborhood at night (I wouldn't recommend walking to and from Pelourinho, for example). But, the staff is careful to advise ...
Pros: Really very close to the historic part of Salvador. The hotel is a wonderful building with tasteful decoration. Great breakfast.
Cons: There is a lack of safety in the neighborhood after 8pm.
Pros: Buffet breakfast was very good. Some of the staff spoke English and they were very helpful. Few good restaurants just round the corner. Only short walking distance to Pelourinho, the historic centre. ...
Cons: The water in the shower stops every couple of minutes so you stand there waiting for the water to come back, brrr! There's a neighbourhood dog that kept barking in the night!
Pros: A boutique hotel in the truest sense of the meaning. The renovation of the property has been exquisitely done bringing this old building into the 21st century while being able to preserve some of it&#...
Cons: On the negative side the bed is too soft the surrounding area feels unsafe (but that is a major problem in Salvador). On our second stay there was also a lot of noise (around 3 AM) inside the hotel (...
Pros: Right in between the Upper side and the lower side of the town...giving different options. Nice little hotel with an unusual decor, pleasant and helpful staff, solid wifi, short walk to pelourinho ...
