HotelChilli

This place is outstanding! I think It's the biggest Gay Sauna I've ever been to and one of the cleanest environments of it's kind! The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful and they even have a full layout and map of the entire venue on all three levels on three huge monitors and are ready to explain everything you need to know in fine detail. It also helps that they're super cute too!😘 Love the digital mag-lock lockers and the option to hire deluxe rooms is great. This place is endless from n open 24-7! Go check it out!

Hotel Chilli used to be great a few years back, but it has become an expensive, downhill experience. ​A couple of years ago, during Pride, I visited the place with a friend. There was a massive two-hour queue to enter. Once inside, there were no flip-flops available, the second-floor bathroom was flooded, the place was dirty, and it was packed. The bar only had two people working, and to make things worse, the lockers glitched and would not open. When the manager reset the system, ALL the lockers opened at once. Luckily, I was next to mine when this happened, but many people weren't, leaving their belongings completely exposed. ​I returned a few other times, and there was always an issue: cabins with non-functioning lights, perpetually flooded showers, slow checkouts, and bad attitudes from the staff. ​I went again during this year's Pride, and what a miserable experience: * ​A two-hour queue just to enter. * ​There were around 450+ people inside and NO WATER in the upstairs showers and bathrooms. * ​There were only two functioning showers for 450+ people on the ground floor. And only because management had converted two private cabins to open shower rooms. * ​The place was filthy; the toilets on the upper floors resembled latrines. ​I went back to reception just 10 minutes after walking in. I stated that I did not want to stay in a venue where I couldn't even shower, that I wanted to leave, and that I shouldn't be charged. The receptionist simply replied, "That will not be possible." ​For that dismal experience, I paid around R$450. ​The place has become an overpriced establishment that fails to deliver the basic services you pay premium money for.

I just went today (Fri 15 May'26) for the first time. I was reluctant to come thinking it was Friday and might not be worth it. Oh dear, how wrong was that thought! Despite being an ordinary Friday without any special event in the city or at the venue itself, and it's not month-end, I arrived towards 7 p.m. and it was reasonably busy already. Then more and more people started to come at 8 onwards. (P.S. I didn't get to stay much longer because I have a morning flight 😖) Imagine how busy it could be at weekend! Most clientele are either fit or blessed (or both!). I didn't spot any untouchable posers. Most guys were ready to have a good time, but of course you need to accept and respect that not everyone is for everyone. The place itself is clean, though I spotted some improvement work in progress in the toilets and shower room. Staff were professional and friendly. I didn't sense any drama queens with bad attitude behind the till. The price is accurate on the website. No drinks included, although you could ask for a tap water from the bar. Towel is charged separately (BRL20 on my visit), not sure if you could bring your own. Flips flops are available for free, no need to bring your own. It's not my first visit to Sao Paulo, so I'm not sure why I never came here on previous visits. If you're visiting SP and have been thinking about checking out this place, just come and have a good time!

I returned to Brazil to visit the sauna because some friends who live in Brazil and frequent Chilli Pepper recommended it and spoke very highly of it. When I arrived, I was very well received by the security team, and the security guard who searched me spoke English and was very helpful. I really enjoyed the experience and the attention from the security guard Eduardo, who gave me impressive attention and helped me a lot when I felt unwell inside. The only thing that bothered me was the hygiene on the second floor, but otherwise, Chilli Pepper deserves praise. I will return to Brazil more often and will definitely go back to the sauna. 😃

The steam bath was broken and the sauna not very warm and smelly. A pitty, because with a little more maintenance the place would be great.