Hotel Unique
Sao Paulo · Brazil
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Character and identity
Ruy Ohtake's half-moon, ocean-liner silhouette has been a Paulistano landmark since 2002, propped on two concrete pillars in Jardim Paulista and punctured by oversized porthole windows. Inside the 94 rooms, João Armentano's white-on-white interiors lean Jetsonian, with surround-sound speakers tucked into headboards and tubs angled toward the city below. The rooftop Skye, run by Dijon-born Emmanuel Bassoleil, mixes Brazilian, modern European and Japanese cooking alongside a ruby-red pool that turns into one of São Paulo's see-and-be-seen bars at sundown. Downstairs, The Wall's 60-foot vertical spirits display fronts a 300-title library. Service is polished, multilingual and quietly efficient.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples, fashion and media types, and weekenders who want architecture as the main event. The rooftop scene, complimentary Havaianas, basement pools with underwater music and waterslides, and the Skye Bar crowd suit travellers who treat the hotel itself as the destination and don't mind being a taxi ride from most things.
Should look elsewhere:
Families with children (the indoor pools are explicitly adults-at-play, though small dogs are welcome), serious swimmers, and anyone wanting to walk to dinner. The cooking at Skye is solid rather than a reason to book, and entry-level rooms feel tight; foodies and space-hunters should adjust expectations.
Bottom line
This is a piece of architecture you sleep inside, and that conviction matters more than any single amenity. Book a room along the building's curve rather than a standard, come for the rooftop and the design rather than the kitchen, and time a stay around Grand Prix week or a Skye Bar evening if you want the full Paulistano scene at full volume.
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What this place offers
- 24-hour room service
- Bar
- Gym
- Meeting rooms
- Outdoor pool
- Pet friendly
- Restaurants
- Spa
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi in public areas
