We spent three nights at Casa Amarelindo over New Years 2011/12. We were extremely impressed with all aspects of the hotel. The building has been renovated extremely well, the rooms are spacious and decorated and furnished to high standards. The rooftop bar has fantastic view across Salvador bay and serves great caiprinhas! They have a superb swimming pool, perfect for cooling down after walking around this fantastic city. The food is excellent, delicious breakfasts. The staff are extremely helpful, informative and friendly. Gilles and Didier the owners, are superb hosts and made us feel very welcome indeed, and also threw a great party on New Year's Eve! We cannot recommend this hotel highly enough, it is excellent.

My fiancée and I stayed here for 2 nights then one more night in January 2012.
On arrival, we were warmly greeted by the 2 owners with pre-filled guest cards & complimentary drink voucher. Our second time there we received an upgrade which was greatly appreciated.
The rooms are extremely spacious with comfortable beds & great sized bathroom.
The pool area is small but we were told it is the only hotel in the old part of Salvador with one.
The location is in a pedestrian only street with only a few blocks over from an area of town that we were advised to stay clear of.
We pretty much only ate at the restaurant there and enjoyed all meals thoroughly.
Breakfast was nice as well with the exception of very slow service, so if you do have a tour booked, go to breakfast early so you have plenty of time.
The rooftop bar has a great view but on our last night we waited up in the bar for service, rang downstairs & still no staff came until my fiancée went downstairs, even then we had to wait. Another couple were there but ended up leaving, considering this is a bar open to the public, not what we expected.
We had an early 5am checkout, and the staff member on the counter did not come to my aid when I was coming down the stairs with a suitcase then proceeded to make us wait for 5 minutes while he went out the back.
Overall this is a lovely hotel with great owners who need to pass their customer service skills onto some members of their staff.

We spent two nights in November 2011. The place is charming and design exclusive.
Our room was spacious and friendly. The breakfast was delightful and the restaurant plants and decorations exceeded any expectation. We also had dinner at the hotel and the menu is well balanced and food excelent. The roof bar and pool are also wonderful.
The hosts are extremely friendly and helpful. It is a great place with exquisite service.
We will definitely go back.

We spent 3 nights in Salvador in December 2011 and were charmed from the moment we arrived. The hotel design retains all the natural character of the building with the modern facilities you would expect from a first class boutique hotel - great design, lovely rooms, pool and attentive service. The breakfast choice was a delight and we also enjoyed a lovely meal in the hotel one evening. The hotel provides plenty of information - we particularly liked the list on reception of the live music or dance events happening that day. As a result of this, we saw Olodum which was amazing... The general ambience of the hotel created by Didier and Gilles is warm and welcoming, with a great selection of Brazilian music to remind you that you're in the heart of musical Brazil and that you should get out and enjoy it!!
All the staff were extremely friendly efficient and helpful, the pool was lovely and service excellent - in short a really great place to stay!