Othon Bahia Palace, Salvador

Advantages: Nicely restored tourist friendly old town
Disadvantages: The ladies hunt in packs

...Salvador, in the state of Bahia, north east Brazil (or São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos as it was named in the past) was the first colonial capital city of Brazil and, although power shifted to Rio de Janeiro in the late eighteenth century, then to Brasilia in 1960, it retains much of it's past grandeur and colonial architecture. One of the main reasons to come here, however, is the wonderful mix of cultural influences that make the cuisine, music and lifestyle here so different even to other parts of Brazil. The population of over three million, consists mainly of people with African origins descended from slaves, although there have been many other strong influences through Salvador's history. Salvador is also famous for it's carnival and street parties. The final stop on my extensive two-week tour of Brazil was to Salvador... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: friendly people,very cheap,and such a pleasant laid back feeling,even the ant leave you alone...
Disadvantages: all inclucive,airport imigration very slow,the government said they were trying to speed things up,but after the horrendous tragidy in america.i think slow imigration and security is something we will all have to get used to.which can only be a good thing

...1,if peace harmony and a never ending beach is your thing then praia'which actually means beach'is the place for you.we walked 11 kilometres one day and apart fron sand and palms,saw only 3 other people,local fishermen at that. 2,take time to learn a little bit of portuguese as no one speakes english and this can make life very difficult..british people are somewhat of a novelty at the moment,and are liked very much,the only problem is that alot of people from the british isles are traveling to bahia,but unfortunately most are plumbing for the easy option of the dreaded all inclusive,one such place is 'costa de suipe' which is purpose built.we hired a car for the day 'which was 50 real'real is pronounced heal,we drove up to costa de suipe thinking we could have a look around and a bite to eat... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Fantastic food, excellent location, great pool, gem of a hotel
Disadvantages: Not recommended for young travellers wanting nightlife

...We visited Riu Palace Tres Islas in Fuerteventura last August for a weeks break. The previous year we also went to Fuerteventura but stayed at a hotel called Bahia Real Atlatis Palace further into Corralejo's town. The resort is located 3 km from Corralejo, 35 km from airport and is situated in the middle of 10 sq m of sand dunes, with the beach on your doorstep. On our previous holiday in Fuerteventura, each day we walked to the Blue Flag beach which is where Hotel Riu Palace Tres Islas sits on and we decided that year that the following year we would stay at that hotel. We booked flights and the hotel ourselves and got a taxi from the airport to the hotel. The cost will be between 30 - 40 Euros for the journey each way. We could have got a bus as the bus stop was nearby. The taxi ride to the hotel can best be described... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful