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Our favourite rooms: If you can, nab one of the four independent bungalows – these offer vast amounts of space and privacy. Painted in the hotel’s signature terracotta tones, they’re around 30-feet high, with huge sliding shuttered doors and windows. There are two bungalows that consist of adjoining suites – ideal for families – but, like the two smaller upper level rooms, these don’t have quite the same level of wow-factor as the standalones.
Packing tips: Bring snorkelling gear for checking out submarine spectacles, reliable shoes for jungle tramping, and a novel or two for when you fancy indulging in some hammock time.
Also: There’s a sublime diving spot right in front of the hotel, thanks to the coral reef that stretches 10km out to sea.

Bahia hotels: Fazenda São Francisco, need to know

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Fazenda São Francisco

Bahia, Brazil[view map]

Style: Hamptons-inspired beach bungalows
Setting: Palm-lined Corumbau sand bar

Backed by virgin forest and fronted by two kilometres of white-sand Corumbau shoreline, the terracotta-toned farm Fazenda São Francisco offers a taste of wild South Bahia without compromising on contemporary luxury. Its cluster of ruddy modern bungalows are set back from the sea, each one boasting towering ceilings, sliding shuttered doors and a modern sense of style that takes its cue from the warm and woody interiors of the Hamptons.

Need to know

Rooms: 10 suites, including four standalone bungalows.
Rates: US$590–US$840, including all meals and as much coconut water as you can drink. Taxes and service are 15 per cent extra.
Check-out: Midday. Guests are welcome to remain at the hotel grounds throughout the day.
Facilities: Beauty treatments and massages, gardens, DVD/CD selection, free WiFi in some areas. In rooms: CD player, minibar.
Poolside: Directly in from of the restaurant terrace, there’s a large rectangular salt-water pool tiled in an invitingly dark shade of green flanked by adjustable wooden loungers.
Eco-friendly: An organic garden provides fresh fruit and veg to the hotel kitchen, and fish is caught from the ocean nearby. Solar power is used where possible, and surplus water is used to irrigate the gardens.
Also: The fazenda has bikes available to borrow – there’s nothing quite like speeding along the sands of the hotel’s two-kilometre private beach.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant: Attached to the hotel’s lounge area, São Francisco’s restaurant is a long rectangular room with floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors. The menu is classic Bahian, emphasising fresh seafood and great steaks.
Dress code: Big beads, sarongs and other blissed-out beachy garb.
Top table: The restaurant has a decked terrace for eating alfresco – by far the most romantic spot to sit down for dinner.
Last orders: Since all meals are taken at the hotel, staff will contact you during the day to determine what time you want to have dinner.
Room service: There’s no formal system in place, but staff will bring food to your room on request.
Hotel bar: There isn’t a defined bar area but you can sample a variety of drinks throughout the resort – the lounge area by the restaurant comes complete with comfy sofas, coffee tables and heaps of stylish magazines to flick through.

Other facilities

Children: Under-threes are free. For children aged four and up, adult rates apply (triple occupancy costs US$790–US$1,125. Baby cots, high chairs and a children’s menu are available.
Weddings: This hotel is suitable for weddings. More info…

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