Central Park Flat Jardins

“Very good location and services”

We spent one night in this flat for 3 persons, which offers decent services in a good location near Av Paulista (5min walk) and Rua Oscar Freire (10min walk) in Sao Paulo. Staff is friendly and helpful with luggage. Room was clean and well equiped. The small rooftop with a pool is nice to enjoy... more

We spent one night in this flat for 3 persons, which offers decent services in a good location near Av Paulista (5min walk) and Rua Oscar Freire (10min walk) in Sao Paulo. Staff is friendly and helpful with luggage. Room was clean and well equiped. The small rooftop with a pool is nice to enjoy the view. Breakfast is very good, with qualitative offer.

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“Sleep quality is ok. Eat elsewhere.”

Good profile on websites , and handy for the Avenue Paulista. In reality it’s just comfortable and serves a purpose to rest . Staff everywhere glaring from entrance to the lobby , lift area and then none in the breakfast room to tidy up . Food here was very poor, dreadful standards , for both eve... more

Good profile on websites , and handy for the Avenue Paulista. In reality it’s just comfortable and serves a purpose to rest . Staff everywhere glaring from entrance to the lobby , lift area and then none in the breakfast room to tidy up . Food here was very poor, dreadful standards , for both evening meals and breakfast . In the morning the place looked a mess at 8.30. Coffee was yuk as was most of the spread, all cheap and budgeted to a clientele that deserved better. 2 small blocks up the hill to the main avenue , plenty of choice around here to eat , nice Japanese and Michelin rated restaurants.

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“Faux chique”

Located in the neighborhood of Jardins, an upscale, fancy area of São Paulo. The street itself is pretty quiet which is nice. And within walking distance you’ll find yourself in a bustling area of restaurants, shops and museums. Central Park Flat has all the exterior looks: modern, nice lobby/r... more

Located in the neighborhood of Jardins, an upscale, fancy area of São Paulo. The street itself is pretty quiet which is nice. And within walking distance you’ll find yourself in a bustling area of restaurants, shops and museums. Central Park Flat has all the exterior looks: modern, nice lobby/reception, valet parking, doorman. It’s also a residential flat: people live here. But it became clear pretty quick that looks can be deceiving: 1) Arriving in our room the light didn’t work (no one checked that during the last clean up?) So we already immediately had to request maintenance, which came within 15 minutes. Great service on that. 2) the room was not meant for 3 people, even when that is what we booked for. The 3rd bed looked like a hospital bed. And was placed in the room where it didn’t really fit: in front of the balcony doors. But there wasn’t really anywhere else it could go either. The couch should have been a sofa-bed. 3) The double bed in between the wall and wardrobe was also less than ideal as there’s barely any space to comfortably pass next to it (am I to assume you’re supposed to crawl in from the feet end?), and only 1 side gets a side table, with 1 wall socket. 4) The kitchenette came with a mini fridge and microwave, and 2 sets of dinner plates and cutlery. Another indicator that this was not meant to be a 3 person room, even when the booking said so and they should have prepared for that. But I don’t think this room is usually booked for 3 people. Hence the removable hospital-like bed that damages the floor. 5) The bathroom mirror had a large internal damage on it that kinda blocked some visual. 6) The WiFi was spotty in the room, better by the door. The network is open and unprotected which personally I find a bit odd especially in this day and age? 7) Breakfast has a lot of options but at the same time is very limited: like a lot of bread and sweets, but no yogurt of any kind. There is cereal which I guess we are to put in milk instead. Cheese and ham, but no white meat option. There are no tags explaining what is what which would be helpful honestly. I’m guessing no gluten free options for those wanting… All in all, it’s not a bad place to stay. Not at all. But I wouldn’t call it more than average, and I’ve had average that were better honestly. While it looks like 5 stars, it ended up being an average 3 star stay for us. They do have a very nice pool, and that was the best thing about our stay.

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