Hotel Unique in South America's New Glamour Capital

by Jaime El-Helw (RSS feed)
Jan 27th 2008 at 8:02AM

Hotel Unique in Sao Paulo, Brazil is a breathtaking achievement by local architect Ruy Ohtake. It is easily recognizable as it resembles a big slice of watermelon; with dramatically sloping sides and flat-topped roof and round, port-hole-style windows for the seeds. It is a sleek, cutting-edge structure and so attracts a lively clientele; it is the IN place to stay if ever in the "helicopter-capital of the world". The average room price here is approximately $360 USD. They have all the amenities that one comes to expect of a luxury boutique hotel and is the perfect spot for the young and hip traveler or the newly-wedded-- this place will let you get to know someone in a hurry. This hotel features guest rooms with bathroom walls which disappear with a push of the button and one of the chicest bars in the city -- don't even show up unless you're a perfect ten. If you're traveling solo, you are sure to meet at least one someone special in the lobby. It has an informal, chill vibe with the requisite Brazilian trip-hop music and a few lounge chairs grouped around low tables. A chilled bottle of champagne greets the incoming guests, great for breaking-the-ice. And check out the crimson-red pool on the roof -- I don't know what to think here; probably something you have to experience before you decide, wonderful for a sultry late-night swim or just wildly unnatural?

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RodMart Jan 28th 2008 7:28PM

A better title would be "South America's Kidnap Capital". If you ever go to this hotel just make sure you rent a bullet proof car.

Edson Ishida Jan 29th 2008 10:57AM

I'm used to go there, the pool even has underwater speakers... at night not only the pool is red but also the lights of the umbrellas..

There's a nice restaurant, and a lounge with a bar next to the pool deck.

The ambient was designed by Joao Armentano, a famous Brazilian designer, while the architecture was made by mr Ruy Ohtake as written in the review.

There's no need to go with bullet proof cars, as it's not Rio de Janeiro. Sao Paulo is not so dangerous if you know where not to go..

Pamela Feb 1st 2008 8:33AM

I've been there too and the people I work with there all have bullet proof cars (GM Trailblazers) and their children must be protected 24/7. However they have a comment, "It is a shame when a million thieves ruin it for the rest of us 22 million peaceful residents"

You can keep the hip and flash...I'll take my safe little island in the Caribbean, The Cayman Islands, where I've lived for twelve years tax free, with a higher standard of living than the USA, and I can walk the beaches at 2AM without a single concern.

Real Estate here is still the best deal I've seen in the world. (again, no property taxes!)