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Ohtake's inverted arch gives Hotel Unique a profile unlike the towers around it. Circular windows punctuate the copper-toned facade, while the curves continue through the corridors and some of the accommodation. The interior design is by Joao Armentano; Gilberto Elkis shaped the landscape and the red rooftop pool. These are not incidental credits. The three disciplines make the building, rooms and outdoor spaces feel connected, even as each has a different purpose.

The design has a playful side, particularly in the windows and the colorful indoor pool area. It also has enough practical substance for a working city stay: guest rooms include desks and Wi-Fi, and there are spaces for meetings as well as leisure. Rather than treating the architecture as a monument to be observed from outside, Unique lets guests inhabit it. The perspective from a round window can make an ordinary view of traffic, trees or neighboring buildings feel distinctly local.

The hotel lists 68 rooms and 18 suites. Its Deluxe rooms measure 30 square meters and offer views toward either Ibirapuera Park or the residential Jardins area. They have work space and can be connecting, a useful detail for families. Premium rooms expand to 35 square meters, with a glass division between the sleeping and work areas. Both give you the circular-window character without requiring a suite.

For more space, the 58-square-meter Paulista room has a reading chair, a work desk and a Victorian-style soaking tub. Its floor follows the building's curve, a detail the hotel calls the infinity floor. The Mayfair suite is a different proposition: two round windows in one room, a tub integrated into the space and a 60-square-meter footprint. Compare these layouts, not just the category labels. The relationship between bedroom, bath and sitting space changes noticeably as you move up the range.

Longer stays or a need for a separate living area point toward the Broadway or Rodeo Drive suites. The Broadway is 85 square meters with sleeping and living areas; the Rodeo Drive has two rooms and broad views over Jardins and the park. The larger Champs-Elysees suite adds an equipped pantry and can connect to a Deluxe room, which makes it particularly relevant for a family traveling together. Views and connecting arrangements depend on the specific accommodation, so they are worth confirming when selecting a room.

Across the range, the interiors are calmer than the exterior's sculptural silhouette might lead you to expect. Wood floors and considered lighting soften the geometry. That contrast works in a city where a day can involve several neighborhoods and a long journey between them. A room here is both a place to pause and another way of seeing Sao Paulo.

Skye Restaurant & Bar occupies the roof, overlooking Ibirapuera Park and the skyline around Avenida Paulista. Its red pool is a defining part of the setting, but the roof is also a place to eat and spend time above the streets. In daylight, the park supplies a rare band of green in the view. After dark, the mood becomes more social. Travelers seeking a hushed rooftop should know that Skye is a restaurant and bar with an active evening atmosphere.

French chef Emmanuel Bassoleil leads the hotel's gastronomy. Skye's menu moves among Brazilian, Japanese, Italian, French and other influences, a range that reflects the city's food culture more convincingly than a single imported restaurant concept would. Vegetarian and vegan choices are also a substantial part of the menu. Breakfast and room service sit within the same culinary program, so dining is not confined to a special-occasion dinner on the roof.

For a drink at ground level, The Wall occupies part of the lobby beside a library of books on design, art, architecture and related subjects. It offers a change of scale from Skye's panorama. The two spaces give the hotel different social registers: a lively outlook over Sao Paulo above, and a smaller room to settle into below. Neither requires leaving the building after a full day out.

The rooftop's heated red pool, designed by Elkis, is 25 meters long and has underwater music. It belongs to the visual identity of Skye, yet the hotel states that swimming in it is reserved for overnight guests. Restaurant visitors can enjoy the rooftop setting without the same pool access. That distinction matters if the red water is one of the reasons you are choosing a room here.

Inside, the pool area draws on the blue, green and yellow of the Brazilian flag. The hotel describes a 24-meter stretch for swimming, along with a slide and dry and steam saunas. The yellow pool is therefore not simply an indoor version of the rooftop scene. It is a more sheltered place for a swim or a slower interval between city plans, while the slide introduces the sense of humor that runs through Ohtake's design.

A Technogym-equipped fitness center sits by the indoor pools. The massage room, designed by Armentano, offers body and facial treatments using Caudalie products. It is a treatment room rather than a sprawling destination spa, an important distinction for travelers comparing city hotels primarily on wellness facilities. Here, the appeal lies in having a meaningful choice of movement, water and treatment without making wellness the entire purpose of the trip.

The address is Avenida Brigadeiro Luis Antonio 4700, in Jardim Paulista. Ibirapuera Park is nearby, with its paths and cultural sites offering a counterweight to Sao Paulo's dense urban routes. Jardins restaurants and shops, Avenida Paulista and the business areas around Itaim and Faria Lima are all relevant to a stay here, although journeys across the city still need planning. The immediate streets are more residential than the busiest commercial corridors.

This location makes sense for a visitor who wants both the park and the city rather than a hotel attached to a single office district. Start with Ibirapuera, then choose which part of Sao Paulo deserves the rest of the day; the scale of the city rewards that kind of focus. Congonhas and Guarulhos are the main airport considerations, but travel time is more useful than a fixed distance when traffic varies so much. Leave a generous margin for either transfer.

Unique also has dedicated spaces for meetings, celebrations and weddings, supported by the hotel's kitchen. That can bring a different energy to the property from a small, purely residential boutique hotel. For guests attending an event, the architecture gives the occasion an immediate setting; for those staying independently, it is worth thinking about whether a lively hotel suits the trip.

Pets are welcome, and the hotel presents a pet menu and a PET KIT with a bed and accessories for animals up to 20 kilograms. Its accommodation page specifies one kit in Deluxe or Premium rooms and up to two from the Paulista category upward. Anyone traveling with a pet should confirm the applicable room arrangement and conditions directly before booking, especially when more than one animal is involved.

Hotel Unique is most compelling when its parts are allowed to work together: Ohtake's architecture, a room with a framed city view, an indoor swim and an evening at Skye. It will suit design-minded travelers, food-focused visitors and business guests who prefer a hotel with a distinct social life. Those looking for a conventional, quiet corporate base may prefer a different address. Here, Sao Paulo remains visible in the building's form, on the plate and across the rooftop horizon.