Hotel Calstar

I arrived in Sao Paulo at night from the Pantanal and needed a place to stay. I quickly looked online for hotels in a central location at at reasonable price and came across the Hotel Calstar. I was a bit skeptical but decided to give it a try for one night. In the end, I decided to stay there all 3 nights of my time in Sao Paulo before going home. First off, the rooms are very clean. They provide a clean (packaged) towel, along with flip-flops for use in the room. The room came with a hot water shower, safe for storing valuables, air conditioning (not usually needed but still nice), a mini-fridge, and wardrobe/dresser with a couple hangers for clothes. The price is also very good. During other trips to Sao Paulo I used to stay at another hotel in the Liberdade neighborhood which was double the price of this hotel but the same level of quality. The area is a bit sketchy at times, especially night (honestly all of Sao Paulo is in my opinion), but overall very close to the Republica metro station so it's easy to get around. It also also super close (2 minute walk) to Edificio Copan. There are a number of good restaurants nearby as well at different price points along with shops selling typical Brazilian snacks. There is also a mini-mart about 3-5 minutes away that was good/convenient for buying water, snacks, etc at low prices. Lastly I want to acknowledge a few staff members. There is a lady that wears glasses at the front desk/reception that was very polite/helpful. Also my safe box in my room was not working and the technician that fixed it and works for the hotel was also very good/positive. Note: Breakfast is included in the price but I did not try it during any of my 3 days so I cannot comment on the taste/variety.