Hotel Juma Ópera

“The best of Manaus”

Lovely, charming hotel, right across from the Opera House, whose dome is reproduced in the restaurant's roof. The restaurant has the best ceviche ever, and the hotel staff is knowledgeable, efficient, and extremely helpful in all respects.

“Great stay in Manaus. Perfect location”

Excellent, great location and Juma Lodge is great too. Staff generally very helpful, nice pool and very nice breakfast

“Great location and service, would definitely stay again.”

Specifics: Eight days and eight nights. Positives:  Perfect location. You are right across from the Opera House with a view of the dome from the rooftop pool. Largo de Sao Sebastiao (the public square) is adjacent, with a variety of restaurants, shops, and great people watching.  Attentive sta… lisää

Specifics: Eight days and eight nights. Positives:  Perfect location. You are right across from the Opera House with a view of the dome from the rooftop pool. Largo de Sao Sebastiao (the public square) is adjacent, with a variety of restaurants, shops, and great people watching.  Attentive staff. Ask and you shall receive! Everyone was very gracious (thanks Jose!) and genuinely seemed to take an interest in how my day was and what I thought of things. Luggage was brought up at 2:30AM on arrival (impressive!).  Amenities are consistent with a 5-star property: rooftop pool, spa with sauna/steam room, and full bar. The pool in particular was my favorite, I had the entire area to myself early in the morning and late at night. Spa experience (90-minute deep tissue) was memorable.  Absolutely fantastic restaurant, I mean really good. They have three menus: Amazon-influenced, a “regular” menu, and a casual menu. I usually eat at a hotel at least once and then explore locally, however I ended up eating here most of the time and had to pry myself out on the last day to try places on the square. The guys in the kitchen deliver, no question.  Housekeeping was excellent and fun to deal with. Spotless cleaning and regular replenishing of the mini-bar.  Cost is very reasonable. My room was less than $300 a night, less than half of what I would have expected to pay. Negatives (yes, these all fall under “First World criticisms” and were minor inconveniences):  The property looked good but seemed in constant need of repair. One of the elevators was out for the first two days so I had to take the stairs to the pool. One of the canopies poolside was cordoned off for a few days then taken down. Sulfur-smell around my second room but not overwhelming.  Air-conditioning broke in my first room so I had to move to a second (smaller) one mid-stay.  Some minor communication difficulties with staff, but admittedly their English is better than my Portuguese. Overall:  Would I stay again? Absolutely. I’d learn a little Portugese and happily spend another week here… or bookend a trip to the Parintins Festival with a couple days here on either side. Thumbs up.

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