Barrudada Tropical Hotel

“Comfortable”

It's a good hotel, definitely. They've got a pool where you can feel you're in a tropical region. Very, very comfortable. It's old, but a good one. It takes 10 minutes on a cab to the city center. Probably the best in the city.

“Pretty good for two very short nights”

My stay at the Barrudada was rather extraordinary. I came for a quick project visit along Rio Tapajos, arriving at the hotel at 2:20 am just to leave for the field at 6:30. We came back at 9 pm the same night and left the hotel again soon after midnight. On the first night, the check-in was extrem… lisää

My stay at the Barrudada was rather extraordinary. I came for a quick project visit along Rio Tapajos, arriving at the hotel at 2:20 am just to leave for the field at 6:30. We came back at 9 pm the same night and left the hotel again soon after midnight. On the first night, the check-in was extremely efficient and I could actually sleep for over three hours in the room. It was a large, clean and somewhat barren room with a king-sized bed. The A/C was powerfully blasting cold air into the room, so that it felt a bit like being in a fridge. The A/C didn't go off when I left, so when I returned in the evening, the room was equally cold. On the second night, after a shower and a quick rest, I went down to the pool bar for a bite and a drink. The area was big and comfortable. I wish I could have stayed there for the following day. I ordered a caipirinha, which was very good. When I would have been ready for a second one, I was told that the bar was closed at 10:30 but beer was available. The food quite passable -- I ordered a meat stew and my colleague had fish -- and the portions were large. Unfortunately, I never the saw the hotel in daylight. It was located on high ground but I was not able to see the view. It was also a bit removed from the main street along the river where the action is. It is many years since I'd been to Santarem before this and the city has grown. Such a large establishment like the Barrudada didn't exist before.

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“Cultural event cheered up the atmosphere”

A very grand "Brutalist" building with a large pool and very nice terrace, clean rooms and friendly concierge. But the receptionists are clueless and could do with a trip to charm school. It all feels as though it was fabulous 20 years ago. The saving grace was a traditional dance event that happen… lisää

A very grand "Brutalist" building with a large pool and very nice terrace, clean rooms and friendly concierge. But the receptionists are clueless and could do with a trip to charm school. It all feels as though it was fabulous 20 years ago. The saving grace was a traditional dance event that happened in the otherwise deserted terrace bar, which turned into a big party!

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“ok for a night or two”

The good: The rooms are spacious and clean, the breakfast buffet is pretty good; most of the staff is friendly. Checking in at 6:30am was no problem. Not so good: WiFi is the slowest I have encountered in 2 months in Brazil; only one of the two elevators works which makes for lots of waiting; it i… lisää

The good: The rooms are spacious and clean, the breakfast buffet is pretty good; most of the staff is friendly. Checking in at 6:30am was no problem. Not so good: WiFi is the slowest I have encountered in 2 months in Brazil; only one of the two elevators works which makes for lots of waiting; it is not within easy walking distance to anything in Santarem. There seems to be only one person working there who speaks another language besides Portuguese (Englisch). The bad: Not being able to pay by credit card is not acceptable, nor is that their problem with CCs is known to the staff but not fixed timely. The trip to the bank by taxi and fees for withdrawing add up to the price of another full night. Overall: Should I come back to Santarem I will not stay here again.

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