A Casa Das Portas Velhas, Salvador
4 Star
Description
If there was ever a hotel that typified has managed to combine Salvador's historical past with its energtic present, it is the boutique hotel, A Casa Das Portas Velhas, literally, the House with the Old Doors. Carved from a ruin, the remnants of a corner building in Salvador's historic district, has the architectural characteristics of the early nineteenth century. With the feel of a luxury retreat in the midst of some fo the finest colonical architecture in the world, its small size allows total personal attention not associated with mainstream hotel chains. The hotel also offers lectures on the fascinating local culture and even Dance classes, focusing on the samba. Something not to be missed.
Rooms
Spatial restrictions necessitate that the hotel be small in size - only fourteen rooms or combinations thereof and one Porteiro (Doorman) Suite. Yet each apartment has qualities and amenities like any five-star hotel: centralized air-conditioning, imaginatively stocked minibars, anti-allergic pillows , fire detectors and alarm system, a centralized water heating system, cable television and DVD's, bedside access to the internet, ceiling fans, lush anti-allergic carpets, a centralized sound system, personalized security safes, gratuitous hygienic toiletries, monogrammed robes, slippers, and bed linen, room service, a modern security system - all contributing to the charm of this adorable haven.
Facilities
• A private "transfer service" to and from the airport.
• Daily access to one international (HERALD TRIBUNE) and one local (A TARDE) newspaper.
• Access to room service.
• Access to services of the business center, which include translation, legal, and/or business (investment) service referrals, as well as access to computers, fax and copy machines.
• Twenty-four hour access to the Internet from every apartment and from numerous locations throughout the premises.
• Access to a lending library in English.
• Access to a mini-fitness and exercise center with a super modern Jacuzzi for reviving tour-tired vacationers.
• A manicure, pedicure, or massage for guests staying longer than seven days.
• Access to an in-house baby-sitter.
• Twenty-four hour access to cable television.
• Daily access to post and parcel services.