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Reviews of Grande Hotel da Barra 4 stars

Rua Forte São Diogo, 02, Barra, Salvador, CEP 40130-170, Brazil

#71 of 169 hotels in Salvador

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 199 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.4

  • Comfort

    8.4

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    9.0
    Great location to base yourself while seeing the sights of Salvador
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location in a lively but safe part of Salvador. Very relaxing as it’s a beach resort out of the main city

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2025

    9.0
    Very nice hotel with really good service
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Basic Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Very well situated hotel close to the best beach in the area. It's a calm neighbourhood with several bars and restaurants just in a walking distance. Very nice corniche for a walk or jogging. Breakfast was excellent with a variety of salt and sweet. The rooms and bathrooms are spacious.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    7.0
    Great location but bit outdated
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Overall, the hotel is outdated and has had its best time. The hotel needs upkeep. The bathroom was small and very basic. The restaurant is great for breakfast (loads of choice) but a failure for dinner. Don't go there for dinner!

    Our room looked out over the beach which was great. So lively! Breakfast was really good. You can have breakfast outside next to the pool. Next to the pool is an amazing mural artwork made of tiles. Truly worth a look.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Basic Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The top floor restaurant was closed

    The hotel I have stayed in often. Love the location and the friendly staff. Was only passing through this time on the way to my mothers

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2025

    7.0
    Location was great but overprice for the infrastructural quality of the facility. I would say, a 3-star hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Infrastructure. Needs serious update

    Location and helpfulness of staff

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 June 2025

    7.0
    Great bed and pillows.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower pressure was weak (6. Floor) and the noise from the renovation happening at the second floor was annoying. The price of the water at the room minibar was far too high. Facility a bit old dated.

    The breakfast was great and the bed and pillows very good. Closeness for the beach and swimming pool was a big plus. All personal was SUPER kind! Rooms to the beach have an amazing view

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 May 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Triple Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room had no hot water most of the time

    Super friendly staff, great breakfast.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel facilities and rooms are brilliant. Restaurant and pool bar staff are very professional and friendly. Mixed experience with front desk, check-in was slow and a bit disorderly but otherwise they were good. Breakfast was good and sea view room was beautiful for sunsets really comfy beds too

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2025

    8.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Plus Twin room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It would have been nice to have more options in the breakfast

    Very comfortable and clean

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Twin Room with pool view
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I booked this hotel via Booking.com My clients got to the hotel and was told that only the first day was paid for. I know I paid for two full days at this property. There is no means to contact Booking.com to resolve this matter. I will never use Booking.com to make any future reservations for my clients.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Plus Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There's a hostel right next to the hotel that needs to be bombed out of the existence. That place does not care about other people

    Staff was just awesome. Great breakfast and pool area. Great location.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2025

    9.0
    It met my needs during the time I stayed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Family Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn't like the mattress on my bed. And I could have used a warmer blanket.

    I really liked the service provided by the team that works at the hotel.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 December 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location close to the beach and lots of bars and restaurants

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 December 2024

    8.0
    a good choice to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the AC is noise placed right in the balcony

    Excellent location and very nice staff.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 December 2024

    9.0
    best location within restaurants and splendid sunsets
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    excellent location with a nice staff ready to help.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 December 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had a sea view room with a balcony but the noise from a neighbouring bar was extreme every evening until around 10pm.

    Breakfast was adequate, staff had to be asked to refill fruit when the buffet was empty. A toaster would have been nice.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2024

    7.0
    Not what I expected
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noisy location. Besides the street noise, there is a bar next door with loud music until late hours. The whole hotel is plain and old. I would rate it 3 stars or even less. There is no light switches near the bed. There is one single power outlet under the table for the apartment.

    Breakfast Shower

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2024

    7.0
    Great location. Great staff. Could be better though.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 13 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The furniture is a bit older. The main elevator was out of service for most of the stay so we had to use the service elevator. The balcony door wouldn't lock and maintenance was unable to fix it. It is a nice hotel but I don't think that it earns its 4 star rating.

    The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The location was perfect, right across the street from the beach. The rooms were clean and secure.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It can be noisy at the front of the hotel and the Aircon units are old and noisy but efficient

    Great location for visiting the tourist sights and the beach

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2024

    8.0
    excellent location, hospitable staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Twin Room with pool view
    • Stayed 5 nights

    nothing

    the great attitude of the staff

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2024

    9.0
    Nice stay on the Barra beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Basic Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything else was perfect, but when we asked for an official taxi from the reception, we were rushed into an unofficial one. I requested to have a car with the meter on and this was promised to us, but there was none in the car and the driver asked us to pay more than a regular taxi would have cost. We refused to overpay, but this experience left a bitter aftertaste to otherwise such a nice hotel stay. That, and the bathroom could have benefited from some racks to hang the towels on.

    Good breakfast. Perfect location. Very nice pool area. Small gym was plus. Beautiful view from a hotel room, we had a balcony with a seaview. Restaurant staff was very polite and professional.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2024

    8.0
    Great for a touristic weekend in Salvador
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 6 nights

    There is some noise from the beach and the neighborhood bars, however they calm down around 22.00 so there was never any problem to sleep etc. The hotel has a simple interior and is a little old and worn, but everything works and is clean and all right.

    Great view from the balcony towards the sea. The hotel is close to the local beach, lots of stores and shopping center nearby. The location is between Rio Vermelho and Pelorinho so it is easy to get to the local tourist places. Nice bar/restaurant by the pool area. The hotel also has a gym that we used. The area has a lot of police presence, usually a police car is parked outside so it felt very safe.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2024

    8.0
    Better than initially expected!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Basic Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could use a bit of an update in style. Lots to offer for breakfast but was not the greatest food, except the crepioca with guava and cheese made to order, yum.

    Bedroom renovated and great with a beach view. Polite staff. The place does not look like much at first but it is in a great area and the place grew on us.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Breakfast too simple, few proteins and too much bread.

    Stayed in June 2024

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