Rua Vieira de Morais 1960, Aeroporto, Sao Paulo, Brazil | (888) 635-3814
Within walking distance of the Congonhas-Sao Paulo Airport
Standard business hotel-style rooms
On-site Cafe Berlin serves international fare
Free continental buffet breakfast
Free airport transfer shuttle every 15 minutes
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Fitness center with variety of equipment
Four meeting rooms
Fee for parking
Decor is bland and a bit soulless
Mediocre breakfast offerings
Some guests report hallways smelling of food, rooms of cigarettes
Wi-Fi can be spotty
Located a 10-minute walk and five-minute drive from the Congonhas-Sao Paulo Airport, the mid-range Transamerica Executive Congonhas is a standard business hotel that's popular with business travelers, flight crews, and those with early flights to catch from the domestic airport. The 153 rooms are unremarkable but pleasant, with flat-screen TVs, wood floors, and small bathrooms. The airport location lacks commerce and there's not much to do beyond getting to and from the airport, but the hotel does have a fitness center, meeting facilities, and free, basic buffet breakfast. Note that there's a fee for parking.
Disclaimer: This content was accurate at the time the hotel was reviewed. Please check our partner sites when booking to verify that details are still correct.
Scene
Modern, plain hotel popular with airport travelers and flight crew
As a result of the hotel's location near the airport, the scene here is transient, and guests are usually only booked in for a night or two. Flight crews, business travelers, and tourists with early-morning flights out of Congonhas airport make up the majority of the guests here. The nine-story building's plain exterior is painted in an off-white color that matches the many multi-story residences in the neighborhood. The small lobby is a modern mixture of white tile and multi-hued marble, with small seating areas of black leather chairs on tan, shag area rugs.
Location
Within walking distance of the Congonhas-Sao Paulo Airport, with a free airport shuttle
It's a 10-minute walk from the Congonhas-Sao Paulo Airport and getting to the airport takes almost as long by car due to one-way traffic. The city's international airport is a 35-minute drive away. The surrounding area is residential and doesn't have much in terms of commerce, but there are shops and restaurants at the airport. Despite its airport location, the hotel is not that far from some of the city's major attractions and business areas; for example, the Sao Paulo Museum of Art is a 20-minute drive away and the Jardins district takes around 15 minutes by car, barring traffic.
Rooms
Plain, straightforward rooms with flat-screen TVs and small bathrooms
In keeping with the general aesthetic of the rest of the hotel, rooms are plain and bland, but generally pleasant, with light-wood floors, plain, office-style furniture with dark-wood finishes, and striped bedspreads in hues of tans and beige. All rooms come with air-conditioning, minibars, wall-mounted flat-screen TVs, ironing boards, safes, and free Wi-Fi. Bathrooms run small and simple, with stall showers, hairdryers, makeup mirrors, and single sinks with dark marble countertops. Past guests have complained about cigarette odors in some of the rooms.
Features
Business facilities, fitness center, and free continental breakfast buffet
Amenities at the Transamerica are naturally geared toward business travelers and those making a quick touchdown in Sao Paulo; features include four meeting rooms and a small gym with treadmills, free weights, and a few weight machines that are showing their age. One of the hotel's most striking features is its free continental breakfast, which is served buffet style and features a modest variety of juices, pastries, fruits, and hot dishes. Other meals are available throughout the day at the mediocre Cafe Berlin. A laundry service is available and there's a free shuttle between the hotel and the nearby domestic airport that runs every 15 minutes. Parking is available for a fee.
