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[QUOTE][B] "ALL HOTELS IN SAO PAULO ARE GIRL FRIENDLY"[/B], so that the question is definitively resolved![/QUOTE]
I sincerely doubt this is true. Also, it may depend on your definition of "girl friendliness" is. If requiring a large fee means non-girl-friendly, then this statement is definitely false.
[QUOTE=Davis150]I usually stay at the Ca'D'Oro, which offers a huge suite at a reasonable price, in central Sao Paulo, but I think they might be closed for renovations. I stayed at the Mecure in Jardims and hated it -- small room and paper thin walls... anybody have any recommendations? Thanks.[/QUOTE]Try Ibis hotels. Av. Paulista location is great and R$160 per night.
[QUOTE=Prosal]A megapole - and P4P heaven - like Sao Paulo deserves its own "Hotels & Apartments" ISG thread in my opinion.
With a sticky big bold headline [B] "ALL HOTELS IN SAO PAULO ARE GIRL FRIENDLY"[/B], so that the question is definitively resolved![/QUOTE]Again making posts like this as if your superior to others and trying to be the DON of this board. No one is that ABOVE everyone else where they should make posts like this. Just mean spirited responses that chase people away from writing trip reports and giving other info. I guess your happy since you think you bought a percentage of this board with your contribution.
[QUOTE=Smokers Rule]I sincerely doubt this is true. Also, it may depend on your definition of "girl friendliness" is. If requiring a large fee means non-girl-friendly, then this statement is definitely false.[/QUOTE]
Saw your post about Maksoud, when you've been swindled by the hotel's night shift ... sorry for you. This is undeniably not a pleasant experience. I stayed there once and brought back meninas from Love Story two nights in a row without any problems. This was, admittedly, a few years ago, so things could have changed.
Anyhow,if you can name a hotel in SP where girls are NOT allowed even with a fee (which is the usual meaning of "girl nonfriendliness"), I'll officially apologize for the misinformation.
[QUOTE=Bearsk]I stayed there, it was very good.
Not sure about GF and the how you get a girl to your room.
Comment, SG?[/QUOTE]
There is security by the elevators and they will ask you to register your guest and she has to present her ID at the reception which is photocopied by them. If you meet your guest by the front door there a 50-50 chance security will let her go up with you without asking for her credentials.
I was not swindled by the night shift. I had a girl visit me late at night from an escort service, and I had to pay the fee. I did not argue. That's how it goes at some hotels.
What I'm saying is that a blanket statement that "All hotels in SP are girl-friendly" is not really true, at least in my view, because of experiences like mine.
There are different levels of girl-friendliness. For example, some hotels allow you to have more than one girl. Some only permit one. Some charge for girls, some don't. Some don't allow girls at all. In Cuba, they don't allow girls at all, but you can always bribe security. In some hotels, you can sneak girls in or simply have them accompany you with no hassle. In others, this is not possible. What I am saying is that there is a continuum of girl-friendliness, and Sao Paulo does not fall at either end of it.
[QUOTE=Prosal]Saw your post about Maksoud, when you've been swindled by the hotel's night shift ... sorry for you. This is undeniably not a pleasant experience. I stayed there once and brought back meninas from Love Story two nights in a row without any problems. This was, admittedly, a few years ago, so things could have changed.
Anyhow,if you can name a hotel in SP where girls are NOT allowed even with a fee (which is the usual meaning of "girl nonfriendliness"), I'll officially apologize for the misinformation.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Smokers Rule]There are different levels of girl-friendliness. For example, some hotels allow you to have more than one girl. Some only permit one. Some charge for girls, some don't. Some don't allow girls at all. In Cuba, they don't allow girls at all, but you can always bribe security. In some hotels, you can sneak girls in or simply have them accompany you with no hassle. In others, this is not possible. What I am saying is that there is a continuum of girl-friendliness[/QUOTE]
You're quibbling.
:rolleyes:
Sorry guys, didn't mean to start a quibble. I believe Mecure charged me a guest fee and that added up big time. Anybody with a recent trip who can report? Ibis' rooms look a bit small, but that's a hell of a price. I don't mind guests having to check in, but would prefer to avoid a fee, and prefer a suite with a couple of rooms. Appreciate the help and suggestions so far.
[QUOTE=Prosal]Saw your post about Maksoud, when you've been swindled by the hotel's night shift ... sorry for you. This is undeniably not a pleasant experience. I stayed there once and brought back meninas from Love Story two nights in a row without any problems. This was, admittedly, a few years ago, so things could have changed.
Anyhow,if you can name a hotel in SP where girls are NOT allowed even with a fee (which is the usual meaning of "girl nonfriendliness"), I'll officially apologize for the misinformation.[/QUOTE]
To me GF around the globe means no joiner fee or extra charge at all. An ID check is good but is part of the service. To me any fee at all is tending towards non-GF.
[QUOTE=Davis150]Sorry guys, didn't mean to start a quibble. I believe Mecure charged me a guest fee and that added up big time. Anybody with a recent trip who can report? Ibis' rooms look a bit small, but that's a hell of a price. I don't mind guests having to check in, but would prefer to avoid a fee, and prefer a suite with a couple of rooms. Appreciate the help and suggestions so far.[/QUOTE]
Try any hotel under this banner. They don't mind if you have a guest in your room
[url]http://www.travelinn.com.br/redehoteis.asp[/url]
[QUOTE=Davis150]Sorry guys, didn't mean to start a quibble. I believe Mecure charged me a guest fee and that added up big time. Anybody with a recent trip who can report? Ibis' rooms look a bit small, but that's a hell of a price. I don't mind guests having to check in, but would prefer to avoid a fee, and prefer a suite with a couple of rooms. Appreciate the help and suggestions so far.[/QUOTE]Yes rooms are small, but mice for short stays. Can't beat the location. Ask where the 24 hour corner bakery is. Great food. The soup buffet is off the hook.
Driving in Sao Paulo.
I thought this was interesting how someone filmed driving from Morumbi to the airport.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksOgimAhLAA&playnext_from=TL&videos=IydfcIVgCO8[/url]
[QUOTE=Prosal]You're quibbling.
:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
Not at all. This is a serious distinction. A SP newbie needs to investigate about whether/how much/how often his hotel charges a fee. I made my post in an attempt to alert people to this fact.
This is not anything personal against you, by the way. I know what you mean and agree. If you come back with a girl in SP, you are very likely to have no problems. You may, in some cases and under some circumstances, have to pay a fee. That's all.
[QUOTE=Smokers Rule]Not at all. This is a serious distinction. A SP newbie needs to investigate about whether/how much/how often his hotel charges a fee. I made my post in an attempt to alert people to this fact.
This is not anything personal against you, by the way. I know what you mean and agree. If you come back with a girl in SP, you are very likely to have no problems. You may, in some cases and under some circumstances, have to pay a fee. That's all.[/QUOTE]
I agree with that. And it's one of the bigger differences between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
In Rio, you better check with the hotel, because in most cases you're not allowed to bring a lady friend to your room.
In Sao Paulo instead, at most, you'd have to pay a small fee.
Big difference.
[QUOTE=Safado Lover]Another link to a Brazil spanish forum. Some reports from Rio de Janeiro, Salvador de Bahia, Natal. [/QUOTE]
Long time, no see... Gato Safado.
Hey... it's a small world after all. ..........Innit?
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All the best.
Bondy