The Best Boutique Hotels in Trancoso, Bahia

At the hands of former Diesel creative director, Wilbert Das, UXUA has evolved into a mecca of enviable and subtle style. The hotel and spa on Trancoso’s ancient village green, the Quadrado, has 11 casas each built out of Bahia’s natural materials, nestled among its trees and tropical plants and decorated with handcrafted rustic minimalism. As well as a pool lined with green aventurine quartz, they have beds on the beach and a shipwrecked boat for a bar.

Describing itself a “farm on the edge of a semi-deserted beach” Hotel Fazenda Calá & Divino couldn’t sound much more heavenly. Its location on Praia do Espelho, one of Trancoso’s neighboring beaches, puts it off the beaten track, leaving it drenched in darkness at night and the first to see the sun rise in the morning. The hotel has eight bungalows and a couple of suites. The living rooms are accented with indigo, woven hammocks sway between trees and sundowners are taken on a polished wooden terrace. A winning combination of luxury and solitude.