Vila dos Orixas Boutique Hotel

Ten split-level bungalows on the Bahian coast, each one rustic on the outside and quietly contemporary within, all of it reachable only by boat or small plane. Brazilian hardwoods run alongside whirlpool baths and proper modern fixtures, and the kitchen leans on whatever the ocean just gave up, folded into Bahian flavors. Fishing, sailing, and nature walks fill the days, which is another way of saying the wilderness does the programming here.