Need to know

Rooms

The hotel is comprised of nine individual casas.

Rates

BRL790–BRL2,150, including a buffet breakfast. There is an additional service charge of 10 per cent.

Check-out

Midday, though this can be flexible depending on occupancy; earliest check-in, 9am (again, depending on occupancy).

Facilities

Spa, gym, library, DVD library, laundry service, in-room spa/beauty treatments. In rooms: flatscreen TV, CD/DVD player, iPod dock, king-size beds, free WiFi, dining table, air-conditioning, minibar, Natura toiletries.

Poolside

Shaped like a lake and surrounded by a huge wooden deck, the hotel pool, constructed from thousands of green aventurine quartz stones, is big enough to do laps. It is gloriously surrounded by tall trees, coconut palms and flowering plants.

Children

Uxua Casa Hotel is very much an adult's playground, and children are only welcome at the hotel in July, October and December, and on Brazilian national holidays. At these times, cots are available for no extra cost and babysitting can be arranged.

Also

Personal chefs are available on request, and will prepare a meal of whatever you desire to be served to you in your private casa. Ask when you check in.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

We love the two-bedroom Gulab Mahal casa, which comes with a private tiered garden, a cushion-filled mezzanine, three bathrooms (two of them in the open air) and views of Transcoco's Quadrado from every angle. It also houses Indian-style stained-glass and carved-wood features, which date back to the 1970s ‘hippie invasion’ of Trancoso. We also adore the Casa do Avores honeymoon suite, which is built from recycled wood and is situated high in the trees.

Packing tips

Bring your iPod – all casas come with docking stations, and you can download as many bossa nova tunes as you like thanks to the free WiFi.

Also

This hotel is all about the details: hand-carved shower heads made from eucalyptus wood; sinks hewn out of giant tree roots; reclaimed wood and fittings, roof tiles recycled from traditional local homes; a swimming pool made from stones that some say have healing properties.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

The hotel restaurants may not have been given names, but they're certainly not an afterthought. Chef Veronica Portilho serves up fresh, locally sourced Brazilian cuisine – moqueca of lobster and king prawns, escondidinho of dried shredded meat, onion, chives, creamed cassava and coconut milk – in the hotel lounge or beside the pool. The atmosphere is informal and laid-back.

Dress code

The more casual the better. Flip-flops and shorts are perfectly acceptable – indeed, closed-toe shoes are positively frowned upon.

Top table

Getting a good table is never a problem. However, in the evening, we recommend going for a table overlooking the beach, at which you can enjoy views of sand and sea, not to mention the two adjacent hammocks, while you eat.

Last orders

Dinner is served till around 10pm, and caipirinhas are served in the bar until the last guests shuffle off to bed.

Room service

Guests can order from a full menu between 7am and 10pm.

Hotel bar

Overlooking the pool area, the bar (again, it has no name) has been constructed from local wood using traditional techniques. An old fishing boat serves as the drinks counter, and a thatched roof covers those who come here to sip the signature pineapple-and-ginger caipirinhas till the wee small hours.

Smith card offer A bottle of champagne in your room on arrival. Members staying five nights or more will receive a special Smith cocktail each, and a free candlelit meal for two in the beach restaurant

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Smith concierge

If you'd prefer to talk to someone, or don't want to book online, call our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you’ll get the best available rates, and we don’t charge a booking fee.

Uxua Casa Hotel

Quadrado, Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil