UXUA Casa Hotel

UXUA Casa Hotel is a boutique hotel located in Trancoso, Bahia, designed and built by Wilbert Das, Creative Director of Italian label Diesel S.p.A. from 1993-2009.

About

UXUA Casa Hotel features ten unique casas which blend into the historic center of Trancoso, a small fishing village on Brazil’s idyllic southern Bahian coast. Four casas are restored fishermen homes on the 16th century town green called the Quadrado, while six others sit in a lush garden. The casas were created by designer Wilbert Das in collaboration with local artisans using traditional building methods, reclaimed materials, and Brazilian antiques and art. The design blends rustic elements with contemporary comfort and roominess, and fuses in an innovative way indoor and outdoor living spaces to take advantage of a year-round, tropical climate. Service includes two restaurants specializing in traditional Bahian cuisine, a spa, a unique swimming pool of healing aventurine crystals, and a beach lounge created from old fishing boats.

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