People who spend a few days in São Paulo usually choose between a hotel and a short-term rental. There is a third path: the apartment inside a hotel. It is the model You Stay runs in Vila Olímpia, and in this piece we explain how it works and when it makes sense.
What it is, in practice
These are 32 m² apartments, with an equipped mini pantry (minibar, microwave, Nespresso machine), inside a working hotel. You use the apartment as your own, with privacy and space, and you have access to the hotel’s structure and service: 24-hour reception, cleaning, a pool, sauna, gym and restaurant.
The layout changes from one apartment to another: some have a separate bedroom and a sofa bed in the living room, others have a more open space. All of them sit in a building that is also a hotel.
What it solves
A regular hotel has service, but puts you in a room, with no kitchen and no space to work or host someone. A short-term rental gives you the space, but usually has no reception, no cleaning during your stay and no support if something goes wrong in the middle of the night.
In an apartment inside a hotel you can have a quick meal whenever you want, you have a work desk and room for the family, and the reception never closes.
Who it suits most
- People here for work over several days who need space to work without being stuck in a room.
- Families and groups of three or four, who use the mini pantry and sleep in the same apartment.
- People here for an event or trade fair who add a few leisure days, with the hotel structure.
How You Stay does it in Vila Olímpia
You Stay runs renovated apartments inside two hotels in Vila Olímpia, São Paulo. Each unit has an equipped mini pantry (minibar, microwave, Nespresso machine and utensils), complimentary still water and coffee capsules. The stay includes 24-hour reception, cleaning, a pool, sauna and gym. Support is direct through WhatsApp, from the first contact to check-out.
See the options and prices for your dates at book, or get to know each apartment type at apartments. When you book direct, you pay the rate without the platform commission.