Salvador Mar Hotel

“Decent Value”

For the price paid I'd rate 4/5. The lobby is nice, as was the breakfast and pool area. Staff were great and the morning/night receptionist spoke genuinely excellent English. The room was better than other similarly priced hotels, though the AC was very bad and there was a gap in the window and a l… more

For the price paid I'd rate 4/5. The lobby is nice, as was the breakfast and pool area. Staff were great and the morning/night receptionist spoke genuinely excellent English. The room was better than other similarly priced hotels, though the AC was very bad and there was a gap in the window and a large open vent in the bathroom which allowed warm air to enter. That said, there was a clean fridge and TV (though no chair or desk). I transferred from the Andrade Plaza which is very bad, so for a similar price, this is 300% better for sure. Would recommend if desiring this area of Salvador. Unfortunately I had no WiFi connection in my room, which is something to note. I think their current overall rating is completely accurate.

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“Not the best, but will suffice if you want to save money..”

Hotel service: is pretty good. The staff doesn't speak English, we have to use google translator. They help you out with whatever you want or like, but is very difficult to communicate. Recommend learning Portuguese!! They have a lot of staff for a small hotel. Food: the burger was ok.. The mine… more

Hotel service: is pretty good. The staff doesn't speak English, we have to use google translator. They help you out with whatever you want or like, but is very difficult to communicate. Recommend learning Portuguese!! They have a lot of staff for a small hotel. Food: the burger was ok.. The mineral water did not taste good, we bought bottle water from the store and drank that only. The breakfast I did not try because there were flies around so I was scared. Orange juice tasted watered down. My friends said the food wasn't all that great. Room: their double is America's twin size. They count how many people you have in the room. You all have to fill out a paper with your info so they know whose in the room. It's kind of ghetto and can get drafty. The cooler has a hole around it and they just put these black cushion stuff to cover it and fill the gaps. It has a moldy wet smell. When you shower the water leaks onto the floor and the bathroom door doesn't lock or close, we use a towel to hold it closed.. Location: it's far from downtown which is like 30 minutes and with traffic can be an hour. Is close by a beach walking distance of 10-15 mins depending which part of the beach you want to go to. Best thing about the hotel is WIFI.. Some parts of our room we got it.. Others didn't, but the lobby had a good signal.. Overall it's better than a hostel and has things they def. need to fix like dripping water but it's decent enough to come back and sleep in every night.. You do get cable.. I would stay here if im on a tight budget but prefer somewhere else.

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