ibis Sao Paulo Paulista

Ibis hotels are relatively the same around the world. Generally good. This was fine. Rooms are very basic but clean and comfortable. Small but I was out most of the time. I booked this hotel purely because of location. Right in the heart of a busy main road with shopping and restaurants nearby as well as transport links and a few museums. Tourist attractions in Sao Paulo are spread out across the city so wherever you stay, you will need to take some form of transport to get there. It's a big, bustling city. I loved this location which was perfect to come back to. There was a bar downstairs too. Staff were pleasant. This is a safe area. Parts of Sao Paulo are not very safe but this was fine. If your looking for a good location, basic but clean room, comfortable bed and a hot shower, then this is perfect. The hotel had a nice atmosphere.

I spent only one night in ibis Paulista. Very nice and helpful service at the reception, security and restaurant. Easy to reach all places in São Paulo by public transport or cab. Diogo at the reception was very prefessional.

A visit between Christmas and New Year to this hotel was a rewarding experience. Unbeatable location on Ave Paulista and easy access to two metro line stations. Breakfast was quite sufficient. The only real problem was the intermittent wifi with the 10th floor being badly affected at times with a wifi signal that comes and goes. This should be fixed without delay

Stayed 4 nights on a brief visit from Canada. Checked-in by Jessica, who was pleasant and helpful. Clean and comfortable room with a nice walk-in shower. Breakfast started at 06:30 and was the best we have had at an Ibis. Only disappointment was the coffee - and in Brazil ! Steps from a Metro station and the excellent transit system. Likely to return next year and travel outside of the City.

As they say: You generally know what you will get when you opt for an Ibis Hotel. The hotel is centrally located. You have quick access to public transportation, a 24 hour store across the street, a mini-fridge, excellent AC, a tv with CNN in English and a French channel. The breakfast was excellent. Each day had some different cold and hot options. They had gluten free bread as well. In our case, the room was immaculate and the staff cleaned it well all week. Where we were not as thrilled is that we were told that it was a king size bed but it is barely a queen size bed. In terms of toiletries; it is the minimum. We would have appreciated more than 2 towels since I used them on top of the cardboard pillows. Other Ibis offer courtesy water bottled when you arrive. But this one did not even have glasses. I was surprised that there was nobody who spoke English at the front desk. We needed a doctor and it was a young guest of the hotel who helped us. To top if off, our luggage were lost so we were trying to tell them to let us know as soon as they arrive. We finally checked in. Google translated it and brought the translation downstairs. We might be wrong to expect English to be spoken but we have been all over the world using Accor and never had that problem.