http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:24:05Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/20/122722/216 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/UxuaVF.jpg" class="top"> <p>Heading down to the Bahia region of Brazil, <i><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/style/2009/04/uxua-casa-hotel-by-diesels-wilbert-das.html">Vanity Fair</a></i> did us a favor by checking into the new and rustic <b><a href="http://uxuacasahotel.com/">Uxua Casa Hotel</a></b>, also known as the pet project of Diesel's creative director, Wilbert Das. Surprisingly, they don't gloss over the fact that at <b>$395&#150;$1,095 per night</b>, staying at the Uxua is the "fat wallet" kind of roughing it, but worth it if you want to immerse yourself in Bahian culture and craft. <p>When it comes to his work at Diesel, Wilbert must focus his creativity on clothing and concentrate on what's in current fashion, but with the Uxua, he had the freedom to play with interior design and utilize local woodworkers to elevate JetSetCD 2009-04-20T13:13:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/24/23333/7905 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Uxua.jpg" class="top"> <p>Wilbert Das, Creative Director of Italian brand Diesel, sure has the life. For one, he gets to flex his fashion muscles around the world with Diesel, but then he has the time and focus to bring a unique independent project to fruition deep in Brazil. Freshly opened this month, his <b>Uxua Casa Hotel</b>, pronounced oo-SHOO-ahh and meaning "marvelous," on the Bahian coast combines repurposed materials, traditional construction methods, and Bahia style to create something like a top secret rustic retreat. <p>True to a secluded nature of the property, there is no central building; instead, nine individual casas of different histories and personalities are anchored by an aventurine quartz swimming pool, restaurant, library, gym and spa, and the JetSetCD 2009-03-25T16:17:21-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/