Pestana Bahia Hotel

good, but to far from good beach and center

I was there to visit a school which I work with near Pelourinho. And, this was a working vacation so I needed a safe place to work, with good internet access. I liked the hotel a lot, the staff was superb, the place was clean, great amenities. I ended up using the Internet access through Vex, which cost about $10 a day. I did not mind this fee, though it always seems like something a 4 or 5 star hotel should provide for free. I found out after setting it up that I could not use it for more than one device, which meant I could not use it with my smart phone and laptop (and I needed to sync these across the network at times). And, when I left, I accidentally clicked on a different page and found out that I could have paid $12 for a month of service through the Internet company (Vex) that provides the network service and get unlimited access at the hotel and 40,000 other places around Brazil and the world. It seems unfortunate the hotel would not tell me this as I am sure they get a cut. I just felt cheated, even though it was a small amount and it colored the impression I had of the hotel.

i'm very very disapointed to my travel to this hotel. after i take individual reservation on the web and saw that other person have problem with some friend visit them. i send few message to hotel for have more information and how much money i need to pay for fix the problem i never received the answer for the price and i need to pay near double of price for my friend. Very very bad and why never person of service send me this information. the internet no work good. i need to take cable for fix problem. the brunch not at the level of 5 stars ....... maybe 2 no more for around 140 raes.... and a lot of other thing very bad ... only point possitif on this hotel is security is very well

This hotel has all of the basic ammenties that you would expect to see in a first class hotel. I was annoyed by a few things like the extra daily charge for internet usage and the ants in my bathroom. I also got sick off something I ate at the pool. The staff was helpful, but I would not necessarily say friendly. They were not rude or anything, but that extra warm touch was lacking. Overall, its in a great location, has a nice pool,decent gym, nice rooms and amazing views. I've stayed at another hotel in the area and would prefer to stay there if I return to Bahia because I think its a better value.

Great!

Americas Best Inn Greenville SC was anything but ! I arrived to check in a bit early on April 20 2008 at 9:30 a.m. I was informed by several of the permanent residents that the landlady never was out of bed before 11:00 am ( check in time ),so one of them went to wake her, so the lobby could be opened. When she arrived ~ 20 minutes later I was obliged to wait while she secured the aggressive dog that had been shut in the lobby all night. Deciding to give the place a fair evaluation and because I needed a restroom I decided to at least look at the room reserved. Stepping through the lobby I avoided the paper towel on the floor which had been thrown down to soak up the dog pee. The bathroom had no light and the toilet paper was stained with something blue to the saturation point. I was offered my choice of two rooms one I could not get into (key didnt work) The one I did enter was dirty. dirt smears visible on box spring and armchair, undusted, the carpet so worn there was no pile in places, room smelled very musty. I went back to the lobby to return keys. As I was leaving I slipped on a large puddle of dog urine in front of the entrance doors and went down on one knee ! The proprietor did ask if I was OK. I replied that I thought so.