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Melia PaulistavsHotel Unique
Hotel Unique and Melia Paulista are both rated very highly by professionals. On balance, Hotel Unique ranks significantly higher than Melia Paulista. Hotel Unique is ranked #1 in Sao Paulo with praise from 14 sources including Forbes Travel Guide, Rough Guide and DK Eyewitness.
Melia Paulista
Rough Guide
Oyster
Av. Paulista 2181, Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo 01310-300
From $70/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
"Comfortable, efficient and friendly, this is an excellent business hotel situated in the heart of Avenida Paulista’s banking district, an easy stroll to excellent restaurants and right by the metrô."
Upper-middle-range
"The 398-room, 23-floor Melia Paulista hotel is distinguished mainly by its superb location on Paulista Avenue, Sao Paulo's main thoroughfare." Full review
Hotel Unique
Oyster
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
BlackBook
Rough Guide
Forbes Travel Guide
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Telegraph
Afar Magazine Show All Reviews
Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, N0 4700, Jardim Paulista, Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo 01402-002
From $307/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Luxury
"The 95-room Hotel Unique is a trendy pick near Sao Paulo's equivalent of Central Park." Full review
"Shaped like a slice of watermelon, this 95-room property created by renowned Brazilian architect Ruy Ohtake is a design junkie’s dream." Full review
"The most self-consciously designer hotel in Brazil, the Unique is a giant half-orange on stilts, with 7-ft (2-m) wide porthole windows and a splendid cavernous lobby."
"Within walking distance of Parque Ibirapuera and the Modern Art Museum, and bordering the jungle environment of the Pan American building, this property is fresh and dramatic." Full review
"Architect Oscar Niemeyer's apprentice Ruy Ohtake took a step away from his boss' penchant for concrete and headed natural, with weathered copper siding and wood to visually stabilize."
"Paulo’s most fashionable Ruy Ohtake-designed hotel looks rather like an extraterrestrial cruise ship."
Recommended
"Far from being gimmicky, however, the luxury hotel strikes a balance between stylish and eccentric." Full review
"An ambitious architectural wonder in South America’s biggest city, packed with decadent delight for glamorous grown-ups, from the ruby-red rooftop pool to the oversized porthole bedroom windows." Full review
8.0
"Is it a slice of watermelon? Or a ship run aground? The Unique is a hotel designed to be like no other in looks, but is up there with the best in terms of comfort and service." Full review
"Hotel Unique in São Paulo, Brazil is the perfect destination for couples looking to celebrate their honeymoon in the sexiest way."