In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Of the nine high-ceilinged cabanas, five are positioned on the beachfront, steps from the surf. Book one on either end of this first row for more privacy and uninterrupted views. Each one has been built from sustainable Amazon wood, with palm leaves shaping the 20-foot high roofs. Decor is sparse and simple to emphasise airiness and space.
- Packing tips
- There are no TVs here, so if you need a distraction beyond the stunning scenery, pack a holiday bookshelf.
- Also
- If you’re visiting between June and November keep your eyes on the ocean – it’s breeding time for the local whale community and you can usually spot the Jubarte whales gathering around Bahia shores.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A canoe trip down the Barro Do Cahy river
Tauana Hotel
Bahia, Brazil[view map]
- Style
- Eco-chic seashore shacks
- Setting
- Blissful Corumbau beachfront
A clean-lined bubble of bliss beside an untouched swathe of Brazilian beach, the eco-resort of Tauana comprises just nine wooden cabañas, each one boasting a thatched ceiling 20 feet from the ground and an enormous muslin-draped bed. Interiors evoke the Danish modernism of the Sixties and Seventies (the owner’s an architect), but the exterior’s the real looker – tall palms, sugary sands, and azure ocean stretching out into infinity.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Nine cabañas.
- Rates
- BR$1,250–BR$1,500, including all meals; excludes 10 per cent tax.
- Check-out
- Entirely flexible, depending on occupancy.
- Facilities
- Massage treatments, library, free WiFi (around the hotel office), bike and kayak loan. In rooms: minibar, indoor and outdoor showers, Mundo Est toiletries.
- Poolside
- There's no pool, but the sea and river running beside the hotel are ideal for bathing.
- Eco-friendly
- Water is solar heated, and waste is recycled or composted. Tauana has also implemented a sewage treatment system to protect the land and all food is sourced locally.
- Hotel closed
- June.
- Also
- There’s a six-night minimum stay over New Year. Smoking is allowed throughout. The hotel can arrange airport transfers from Porto Seguro by 4x4, plane or helicopter.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Meals are served in a tall wooden building at the centre of the resort. Cuisine is simple local fare, mostly sourced either from the organic vegetable garden or local fishermen’s nets.
- Dress code
- Laid-back to the point of horizontality.
- Top table
- Dine alfresco and by candlelight on the decked terrace at the front of the restaurant, with sweeping ocean views.
- Last orders
- Dinner’s available until 10.30pm.
- Room service
- Staff will happily bring snacks and drinks to your room between 9am and 10pm.
- Hotel bar
- There’s no bar, but guests can enjoy drinks in the main building – the terrace outside the restaurant has cosy outdoor sofas, ideal for aperitifs.
Other facilities
- Children
- This hotel is better suited to couples - leave the children at home!
Smith card offer
A canoe trip down the Barro Do Cahy river
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Tauana Hotel
Fazenda Riacho Grande s/n
Corumbau
45890-000 Pradol