UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa
Restored fishermen's casas on Trancoso's historic Quadrado, reimagined by former Diesel creative director Wilbert Das, with an aventurine quartz pool, a beach bar in an old boat and the Vida Spa.
Fasano Trancoso
Isay Weinfeld's low-slung bungalows face the natural pools of Itapororoca beach, south of Trancoso, with a 500-metre deck, a 50-metre pool, a garden spa and two Fasano restaurants.
Etnia Casa Hotel
Yoruba-named design villas in a 7,000-square-metre grove of Atlantic Forest a short walk from Trancoso's Quadrado, each with its own kitchen, terrace and pieces by Bahian artisans.
Pousada Estrela d’Água
A barefoot-luxury Roteiros de Charme pousada right on Praia dos Nativos, with 28 suites and bungalows in tropical gardens, two pools, a spa and the Quadrado about a kilometre away.
Villas de Trancoso
A ten-room boutique hotel set in a 13,000-square-metre garden of palms and orchids that runs down to Praia dos Nativos, with a spa, beach bar and Bahian cooking.
Vila Naiá
Eight stilted wooden houses and suites by architect Renato Marques on the near-deserted beach of Corumbau, south of Caraíva, with full board, solar power and a private nature reserve.
Pousada Tutabel
A beachfront pousada on secluded Itapororoca beach south of Trancoso, with suites in a main manor house and garden, a two-suite villa with private pool and Bahian cooking.
Pousada Capim Santo
One of Trancoso's most traditional pousadas, a few steps from the Quadrado, with 22 rooms in a tropical garden, chef Sandra Marques's seafood cooking, a beach space and a wellness programme.
Mata N’ativa Pousada
An eco-chic pousada of twelve bungalows on the banks of the Rio Trancoso, 400 metres from Praia dos Nativos and a short walk from the Quadrado, with a pool and river kayaking.
