Av. Paulista — Attraction in Região Imediata de São Paulo

Horrible stay, you get a code via whatsapp the same day of the arrival but...only for the room door you have no key to enter the building. Every time you need to enter you have to buzz and wait literally on the street to be identified and buzz in.

the area is desert and dark at night so it's scary,

upon checking the Toilet wasn't working and this is where things went from bad to worse, there is no one to communicate with in the building, there is a whatsapp number with automated/limited options so, useless.

I emailed Booking.com and the email provided by them (no answer) and called a number l found, the lady don't speak a word of neither english or spanish and my Portuguese is not great so, l had to google translate the issue, she said that because it was Friday night they will send someone next day between 08:00-17:00 and ask if l grant access to the room which l did.

Next day we spent all day out and went back to the room at 17:30 and guess what?

still  had no Toilet so I called again and a male who again doesn't speak either English or Spanish answered and told me that because it was a Saturday after 17:00 there will be no solution until Monday, we were there only Friday-Monday.

l was so upset and l asked for a refund so we could go to a decent hotel with a working Toilet and suddenly he spoke English and Spanish and witting 5 minutes i was moved to a different room.

you don't know how much you need working facilities until you don't have them.

Our flight back home was at 21:30 on Monday so l asked to leave the room at 13:00 instead of 11:00 and the answer was NO! And that my only options was to pay for an extra night.

PS:they never cleaned neither room in 3 days, not even offered us clean Towels.

l will...

It is a nice and safe street to walk through. It is an upper scale zone in Brazil / Sao Paulo, so it has police monitoring it.

Otherwise, this is a very standard street compared to other developed countries like Japan, parts of USA, Canada, etc. It is different in Brazil, because Brazil has many dangerous zones eg. flavellas, hence, this zone stands out for it’s safety and development.

It has Shopping Cidade São Paulo mall, nice place to visit, it is a mall so you can refill your Claro data, and good place ti withdraw cash from the ATMs.

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A Avenida Paulista é uma das mais importantes e movimentadas vias da metrópole. Com cerca de 2,8 km de extensão, a avenida conta com com amplas calçadas que convidam pedestres a explorar seus arredores.

Além de ser um importante polo financeiro e comercial da cidade, a Avenida Paulista também é conhecida por abrigar diversos pontos culturais de relevância. Dentre eles, destacam-se o MASP (Museu de Arte de São Paulo), um dos mais importantes museus de arte do Brasil, que se destaca não apenas por suas exposições, mas também por sua arquitetura icônica projetada por Lina Bo Bardi.

Outro ponto importante ao longo da Avenida Paulista é o Itaú Cultural, um espaço dedicado à promoção da cultura e da arte brasileira, com exposições, eventos, e atividades culturais diversas. Além disso, a Casa das Rosas, um centro cultural localizado em um belo casarão histórico, oferece uma programação variada de eventos culturais, exposições e atividades literárias.

A arquitetura ao longo da Avenida Paulista é diversificada, com edifícios modernos se mesclando a construções históricas. O vão livre do MASP é um dos pontos mais emblemáticos da avenida, proporcionando uma vista única da cidade. O local também é palco de diversas manifestações culturais, feiras de arte, e eventos ao ar livre.

Além dos museus e centros culturais, a avenida abriga diferentes tipos de comércios, restaurantes, bares, e espaços de entretenimento, que atraem tanto os moradores locais quanto turistas. A diversidade cultural e a intensa atividade econômica fazem da Avenida Paulista um símbolo da dinâmica e da diversidade de São Paulo, refletindo o espírito vibrante e...