I stayed in this hotel for 5 days in room 232. The room was big, had a small balcony overlooking the pool. It had A/C, flat screen tv and free Wi-Fi. The hotel is in a very good location, steps away from the beach, restaurants and 3 miles from the historic town of Pelourinho and the public market. The hotel... More

I stayed in this hotel for two nights and did not enjoy very much. It is pretty basic: the first room I got was so hot that I immediately had to change, but the other one was not much better. The furniture is old, everything is actually old, and it is not very clean. Next to it is a beach,... More

This hotel was on the older side and was definitely showing signs of age. The hotel itself had security in front of it, but was just a block away from a very un safe area. Wireless internet was "down" for the 2 days we were there. The best feature of the hotel was being right on the beach. Otherwise, this... More

We stayed in room 241 of the Grand Hotel de Barra, from August 9 to 18, 2011. On entering the hotel the reception area is like a dark dank cave with little or no light. Staff working in reception, don’t seem to be able to speak Spanish or English. The rooms are old, tired and worn with a communicating door... More

The Grand Hotel de Barra is anything but Grand I'm afraid. The entire place is crumbling away and it probably isn't such a bad thing. The rooms are in poor condition and are not secure, the food is appalling and the location is not great. It seems good at first as it is next to the beach but it is... More

The Grande Hotel Da Barra is supposedly in the best section of Salvador and directly across the street from Barra Beach. There are restaurants you can walk to (read my restaurant reviews). Some of the hotel rooms overlook the ocean, as ours did. Some other rooms overlook the pool. We had been told that the area is very safe. The... More

We shifted to this hotel after being unimpressed with our previous pousada, and were so delighted that it was only slightly more expensive but had a pool, gym (gym is not great but the treadmill works and it has some free weights), helpful English-speaking staff, good sized rooms with a balcony, free internet, and a very good breakfast buffet. Thought... More

I liked the hotel. It's just in front of the beach of "porto da barra", the room was big and well manteined for brazilian standards. The breakfast was excelent. In the map it seams closer to Mercado Modelo, but by taxi it takes a bit more than expected (it cost us 25 reais from the hotel to the Ferry terminal... More

So i just got off the plane back from Salvador and man what a trip this hotel really saved my stay there. why well fist of all its just across "Porto da Barra" which is a really cool beach for meeting people and travelers (20 to 30) i agree that the hotel itself is kinda "stock in time" but isn't... More