Charming Villa on Brazil's beatiful beach

Our stay at Paradise Beach House was fantastic and exceeded all our expectations. It all started with great communication with the owner and the property management. They were able to answer all our questions before and during the trip in a timely fashion. We (me, wife and 2 kids) arrived around 8pm christmas day and Tribos had someone at the house to let us in, give us a tour and provide us keys. This person also helped us with our bags and parking, which is across the river in town (very convenient). Tribos also called restaurants for us as we drove up from Salvador airport to find out what was open on xmas night. The property is more beautiful than the pictures. It was all lit up when we arrived and provided a great welcome. The tower is a great feature and allows for a great view of the ocean in one direction and the tree tops of Imbassai in the other. The location is superb with easy beach access right next to the house. Once on the beach, one direction are 4 great barracas and the other is the river's end. There are daytime dining option right next to the house and daytime/evening options right across the river, up the river and a short walk up the main street through town. Imbassai is a fantastic, small beach town that felt shared by tourists and locals alike. Did not feel overrun or crowded. It was very tranquil and easy to relax. It was a great place to spend time and use as a home base for day trips to Praia do Forte, Salvador and other great nearby beaches. We had the benefit of our stay (downstairs) overlapping with the stay of the owner (upstairs). He provided us with great tips about where to go and best ways to get there. We also appreciated the mid-stay cleaning he offered us. Very gracious. We had no issues with the property. Plumbing, washing machine, internet and kitchen all worked well. Place is so well decorated. Also appreciated the water and fruit that awaited us. Great verandas and sitting areas. The only problem was being conflicted about maximizing our time at such a great house or going to the beach and seeing the sights. I guess not a bad problem to have...hope to visit again soon. Thank you for being great hosts.

Einfach paradiesisch, ruhig, sauber, sicher. Man will für immer dort bleiben.

Het huis ligt daar waar je het niet verwacht:tussen het riviertje en het strand verborgen in het groen.Huis erg goed ingericht met alles wat je nodig hebt.Ron en Sander,de huiseigenaren was geen moeite te klein om het naar je zin te maken.Wij hadden het geluk om bijna iedere dag bezoek te krijgen van schattige aapjes(Tamarinen),die hun bananenschijfjes kwamen halen. Verder kun je heerlijk buiten zitten op het terrasof liggen in de hangmatten.Strand is eindeloos lang;je kunt eruren lopen of je gaat ergens ziten en een heerlijk koud biertje of cai perina drinken.Kortom wij hebben genoten en als je een auto hebt kun je van alles en nog wat ondernemen.O.a. is de historische binnestad van Salvador een bezoekje waard.Kortom wij hebben genoten en de lokale supermarkten zijn goed gesorteerd.Ook zijn er genoeg restaurantjes.Ron en Sander,jammer dat onze vakantie voorbij is,maar wie weet,komen we weer eens een keertje.Hartelijke groeten,Annette en Carlo.

The house itself is beautiful and well located.The views from the tower are stunning.The gardens are lovely and the vegetation around the house is gorgeous. The area is nice and quiet. However, we had mixed feelings about it and I'd like to be as fair as possible about this review. It was great to be so close to the beach especially because we had 3 children with us (nine people in total). The house is spacious but has a strange lay out and is in need of attention. The water pressure in all toilet cisterns was weak and also in all the showers, except for the shower upstairs which was excellent. Some of the door handles kept falling off. It wasn't possible to lock some of the bathroom doors for privacy. None of us stayed in the outside cabin. The lighting inside the cabin was very poor; there was no ceiling light, only some very dim lights. Two of us (aged 15 and 20) slept in the room downstairs that has no direct access to the main house. We had to give them the backdoor keys. This room was in a terrible condition and should not have been made available. There were signs of water infiltration in the walls and a strong smell of dump. We felt sorry for letting the boys there but there was no other way as they felt that staying in the cabin would be worse. We had an adult and a child in each of the two rooms that are actually inside the house. The bathroom of one of rooms has a door that leads to the utility area and can't be closed. They placed a tall fridge in front of it but the door remains a bit ajar as it can't actually be locked. I stayed in the separate flat upstairs with my two children (age 18 and 11). We all slept in the same bed and not that well. There was a spare single bed/sofa in the living room upstairs but no curtains in the many glass doors/windows in there and the air conditioner was in the bedroom. We also had problems with flickering lights on the veranda and in the tower. The light in the tower could never be switched off and flickered all day and night. I think the wiring needs to be looked at. The gentleman who greeted us with the keys was very nice and helpful. We were grateful that there was mineral water to drink when we arrived and we reciprocated by leaving some there. We used the kitchen downstairs which was small but well equipped. It would have been nice to have some floor mop or cloth in case anyone spilled anything on the floor. Overall, it's a good house which has the potential to be much better.