Hotel Unique

From the moment you arrive, it is quite clear, given the stunning nautically inspired architecture, Hotel Unique is beyond compare. This sense of distinction, of approaching the hotel experience in a novel way, continues inside with suites featuring flooring that curves up and transforms into a wall, along with a pool that boasts a unique water slide. As you sample eclectic dishes at the rooftop restaurant and bar, browse art and design books in the library, and work out with a personal trainer at the fitness center, it becomes clear why Condé Nast Traveler named this urban sanctuary the Best Hotel in South America. Hotel Unique more than lives up to its name.

Hotel Unique appears as if a gargantuan cruise liner has docked among the skyscrapers of São Paulo. What’s inside is even more surprising, with highlights that include circular windows in guestrooms and a bar that is home to a 60-ft wall decorated with rows of gin, whisky, vodka, and rum. The crown jewel is the rooftop sundeck, with its unusually colored crimson pool and panoramic views of São Paulo.