Hotel Bahia do Sol

Excellent location. The restaurant food was quite good. Overall, it's a good hotel for a stay of one or two nights.

The only downside was the bathroom—not a major issue, but it felt a bit outdated, and water tended to leak outside the shower area.

The highlight of the stay was the free breakfast. A nice variety of choices with authentic feel to them as well. We selected this hotel because of the Breakfast reviews so I did have higher expectations, but I was definitely satisfied with the breakfast. The hotel is close to convenient stores, relatively close to the beach, and definitely safe. I could see staying here again if travelling by myself. Front desk staff was proficient in English, which one does not get too much of in Brazil in general, let alone Bahia.

Bathroom was a bit small, especially the shower area, but this is comparing it to 4.5+ star hotels which I normally try to stay at for our annual Christmas trip. Compared to dining at restaurants in Salvador, the tastiness of the breakfast lacked the unique Bahia flavoring. Since the hotel and the street is elevated, one is not as close to the beach as it appears from a quick glancing of the map.

Excellent location

Elevator on maintenance the whole time

Large room with sea view

Breakfast rather poor quality