Sao Paulo hotellit Vila Mariana

Plussat: Great and helpful staff, nice breakfast, great hostel bar atmosphere. Safe and calm area.

Miinukset: Dorm room quite small. Not much space to put your stuff. One bunk bed less would be much better. Little bit far to walk to metro station.

Plussat: Great location Friendly staff Amazing building

Miinukset: Rooms are a bit crowded.

Plussat: Building itself is an old mansion, location

Plussat: Fantastic, supportive and friendly staff in all areas of the hostel. This is coupled with great facilities, wonderful breakfast and in a safe and inviting area of the city. A must stay.

Miinukset: Sometimes it's hard to secure a bathroom in the morning for a shower or the toilet when busy.

Plussat: Clean, cute, big bathrooms with hot showers. Hammocks outside. Close to Congonhas airport. Convenient for metro. Good area.

Miinukset: Drawn out check-in process. Twin room actually means bunk beds in what is a very cramped room. You have to make your own bed, which had dust underneath it. They tell you during check in to ring the dooorbell for the front door at night, which we heard from our room (room 4) past midnight, as well as the conversations held in the sitting room downstairs and reception. They also make you sign something during check in to say everyone has to be quiet after 22:30, but the sound carries up to the rooms from downstairs and we heard many people beyond midnight, including staff. We had an inadvertent 5:45 wake up call when the first people passed through reception talking and the staff started banging around preparing for the breakfast (that isn’t even included in the rate and it R$15 extra). The staff also put the radio on loud downstairs from around 7:30 (although it didn’t matter for us as we’d been awake since 5:45). The blinds in the room were pretty useless too letting a lot of light in, so there was no hope of going back to sleep. Had to log back into WiFi regularly, as it kicked you out every 2 minutes. Have one hairdryer for the entire hostel, so it’s tough if it is already in use. When we needed it, it was in one of the bathrooms with someone who took over an hour to shower, so we were unable to use it at all. Luggage storage is charged separately after check out. It is only R$10 but I don’t see the justification for charging at all. Just leaves a sour taste. No effort from any of the staff to engage with us about our stay or offer any advice. A lot of the staff were surly, just giving one word answers to questions, or sitting around in the guest area using their phones or chatting to one another. Could be good but needs work.

Plussat: Clean rooms in a cool area of Sao Paulo- lots of places nearby to eat and drink. Fun, friendly staff

Miinukset: Had to wait for the bathrooms.on more than on occasion, also you had to pay to leave your bags. It was cheap, but this is standard practice in most hostels.

Plussat: Beautiful building. Nice bar and great facilities. Clean rooms and plenty of shared spaces. Walking distance from nice park and interesting museum (Contemporary Art Museum) with great view over the city

Miinukset: Small rooms, slightly packed. Simple breakfast not included (15 real)

Plussat: Exceeded my expectations! The staff is super friendly and willing to help and the rooms are clean! The common areas are nice and cool as well! :) I will definitely stay there again!

Miinukset: There’s not enough space to store a bigger luggage. I only had a hand luggage but some travelers carry bigger ones.

Plussat: The building and its furnishings. Friendly customer-contact staff.

Miinukset: No ale at the bar (despite a sign saying they have IPA) and you're banned from bringing it in from anywhere else. The bar prices might be ok for well paid holidaymakers, but long-term backpackers can't afford them. You can't sit up on the lower bunks if you're more than 5ft 6in tall (1.65m). This is not a party hostel but it is used by late-night club-goers who want a dark dorm to sleep in throughout the day.

Plussat: Food. Breakfast was delicious. Rooms were big and spacious. Amenities were above and beyond.

Miinukset: Bathroom was too small compared to the room size. The toilet had problems too.

Plussat: Staff extremely helpful and friendly. Comfortable bed.

Miinukset: Hotel wifi didn’t work in the breakfast room.

Plussat: The location is close to AV Paulista. The staff are polite and helpful. The receptionist Attila is very kind and polite.

Miinukset: The WiFi is very very slow. And the breakfast should have more variety.

Plussat: People at front desk very friendly.

Miinukset: Everything was good.

Plussat: Large room with separate living room. Microwave in the room and a large fridge. Staff were helpful and bathroom was very nice

Plussat: Really good

Plussat: location, breakfast, staff

Miinukset: towels had a smoke smell, rooms are noisy (could hear next door guests as well as street noises), parking was crowded and confusing.

Plussat: food and room

Miinukset: Still have not got the invoice by email up to now, though I have asked the reception desk for many times by email and telephone call

Plussat: Location, breakfast.

Miinukset: I am staying here for 8 nights in 13 days and asked for a late checkout and was not even heard nicely and request was shot down.

Plussat: location, staff, especially the bar. Breakfast is good too.

Miinukset: the room I was given is far from being a 4 stars. I had to make another booking for the upcoming days to get a room that was in line with the standard of a 4 stars hotel. Apparently they are renovating the hotel, but I find unfair to have such a big gap between the 2 types of room, the first one was maximum a 2 stars to be generous.

Plussat: Beautiful hotel in perfect location. Easy to travel the city from here. Walk to Paulista shopping and many other shops and restaurants. Staff provides great service and most speak English. Breakfast, included with room, is amazing. Lunch and dinner buffets and ala cart items are also delicious. Rooms are spacious, modern and clean. Area is very safe. This hotel is a gem in Sao Paulo.

Miinukset: It was perfect.

Plussat: Just a really comfortable stay with a great view of the city. One day one of the staff invited me up to the 24th floor for a view of the whole city.

Miinukset: One night, there was a couple next door that woke me up with their commotion. Seemed like the walls were very thin, as I could hear everything they were saying... and doing. Was a little disturbing that I could hear so clearly.

Plussat: Clean

Miinukset: Tv and other noise at breakfast Prefer quiet or low soothing music

Plussat: Great location, very, very helpful staff. I want to come back and stay again at Radisson São Paulo

Miinukset: All was good

Plussat: The breakfast array of foods and quality of food was outstanding.

Miinukset: The service at breakfast was slow. At dinner, the wine list -- particularly for wine by the glass -- was really pathetic. Very few choices and they weren't very good.

Plussat: Great place - lots of cafes and shops nearby for breakfast, laundry etc. Very close to metro. Great room and helpful staff.

Plussat: Room is very clean and silences, also with great view

Plussat: Staff very friendly

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: very confortable, had a good stay and good breakfast.

Miinukset: when air conditioner was on, environment was very dry, a humidifier might have been nice, but nothing really to criticize.

Plussat: We liked of the comfortable of the bed.

Miinukset: The sink was not flow. I think it need fixed.

Plussat: very comfortable, i had a good shower and a good night of sleep

Miinukset: nothing to dislike i had a great stay

Plussat: Quiet rooms, nice shower.

Miinukset: Breakfast needs improvement. Untrained staff on the restaurant. A small favela is growing in front of the hotel.

Plussat: Looked clean overall.

Miinukset: Air conditioner was hard to regulate.

Plussat: Great bed and shower.

Miinukset: Small issue with the flush.

Plussat: All is good. Nothing to complain

Miinukset: Internet sinal Poor TV channels