Hot Bed

A Stylish Sanctuary, Brazilian Style

By Mary Gostelow

THIS MONTH:  São Paulo

WHERE? The Diplomat Suite at the splendid Grand Hyatt São Paulo in the heart of the Marginal Pinheiros commercial zone.

WHAT? It’s tempting to stay longer in your Serta bed, but once you’re up, you’ll be greeted by a sybaritic shower and fabulous Brazilian Granado toiletries.

WHY? Spend the morning in Daslu, Eliana Tranchesi’s exotic destination department store, to pick up the latest from Brazil’s hottest designers.

The WOW factor: After shopping, refuel with Adriano Kanashiro’s creative Japanese cuisine at Kinu; then relax with the four-hand Amanary Experience, a classic Swedish massage combined with reflexology and deep tissue treatments, at the hotel’s Amanary Spa.

(Mary Gostelow is editor-in-chief of WOW.travel, the online magazine of kiwicollection.com. She is also a regular columnist for enRoute magazine.)