Salvador, Hotel Vila Gale Salvador

Excellent hotel. Cozy rooms, good service. The location of the hotel is very good.

Hotel is worn...needs a lot of updating (ie mold in the shower, furniture is visibly worn, windows not cleaned). Although the rooms are non-smoking, some rooms reek of cigarettes. I had to change rooms 3 times to find one that fit the price I paid.

BEWARE: the food in the restaurant is inedible. Breakfast buffet, which is included, is passable. It is a crime that a hotel of this sort does not have a decent chef.

Staff friendly...although if you really want to resolve something, go direct to management. I had to devote a day to getting the internet connection to function.

I will be returning, but with my expectations set much, much lower.