The 30 Best Hotel Openings of 2021

More than a decade in the making, the 60-room Rosewood São Paulo, housed in a former maternity hospital, anchors the mixed-use Cidade Matarazzo development. Contrasting with the landmark building is Jean Nouvel’s new vertical garden tower, and along with Philippe Starck’s guestrooms and Benedito Abbud’s lush landscape architecture, it is a standout. Equally noteworthy is the property’s deep connection to Brazil. Interiors, for example, brim with native Brazilian stone and indigenous woods like jatoba. itauba, and tiete chestnut. The national narrative is reinforced by the more than 450 works from contemporary Brazilian artists that are featured throughout the hotel, including vivid paintings by Ananda Nahu that wrap the sixth-floor corridor and handpainted titles inspired by Brazilian flora and fauna created by contemporary artist Sandra Cinto that line the rooftop pool and bar area. Photo courtesy of Rosewood Hotel Group