Casa Petunia Pousada Boutique
About this hotel
The walk to Farol da Barra takes about five minutes, past the shop at street level and out toward the lighthouse end of the beach, which sets the rhythm of a stay here more than anything inside the building. Rooms lean into their Indonesian furniture, mirrors and statues, and the small touches, 300-thread-count sheets, a stocked frigobar, a 32-inch LCD with satellite channels, keep things comfortable without feeling generic. Breakfast leans local: tropical fruit and regional delicacies served before the morning heat sets in, best eaten on one of the two terraces or in the garden below. The 24-hour front desk means late check-ins from a flight or a night out in Pelourinho, a ten-minute drive across town, are never a problem. It suits guests happy to trade beachfront glass towers for a smaller, decorated pousada with its own quiet garden corner.