Courtyard By Marriott Paramaribo

“Very glad that this hotel exists”

I had been warned about security in Paramaribo so I was very glad when the hotel arranged for someone to pick me up at the airport Inside everything was good, bedroom, restaurants, bar. Staff was very friendly and spoke good English. Restaurants offer a good variety.

“Posh hotel with nice Easter brunch”

Went here on Easter Sunday for Easter brunch. It's a very big hotel with it's own casino and quite posh. So the food was also posh, and international. Though there was lots of variety, from meat to fish, salads to desserts, rice to pasta etc. which was all delicious, they didn't have Surinamese dis… lisää

Went here on Easter Sunday for Easter brunch. It's a very big hotel with it's own casino and quite posh. So the food was also posh, and international. Though there was lots of variety, from meat to fish, salads to desserts, rice to pasta etc. which was all delicious, they didn't have Surinamese dishes. That was a pity, other than that I enjoyed the brunch and the live music which was the only Surinamese spin during the brunch.

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“Lovely staff and lovely rooms, but terrible coffee”

The hotel itself has huge and clean and cool rooms and the sheets were soft, the Wifi worked, high quality bathroom amenities. Room and price scored highly. Front desk staff were excellent although I would prefer to have been able to book a taxi and pay the meter rather than taking the hotel taxis … lisää

The hotel itself has huge and clean and cool rooms and the sheets were soft, the Wifi worked, high quality bathroom amenities. Room and price scored highly. Front desk staff were excellent although I would prefer to have been able to book a taxi and pay the meter rather than taking the hotel taxis at 50% more than the meter taxi rates. My main complaint is the poor quality of the coffee, which was awful; weak American drip style coffee both in the room and at breakfast. Please invest in some decent coffee makers, grinding from the bean and using proper milk (the creamer in the room was an American powder sachet seemingly made of chalk). The only place to get a proper cup is by the pool at the bar, which has a espresso machine, sapparenty the only one in the whole property. Breakfast needs a lot of work as well. The croissants ranked as some of the worst I have ever eaten, lumpy and hard, not light and flaky, and there was only pineapple jam to put on them (which was fine, but some more jams would have been good as it gets a little boring). The bread for toast was sliced supermarket bread, the yoghurts were not refrigerated. However the short order chef was good with an omelet, the local bananas were tasty, but the vibe for the breakfast was really an American motel buffet from circa 1975. The pool is small but there are impressive views of the river at the back of the property and a casino slap bang next door. The airport is about 75 minutes away, but beware that it bizarrely closes flights for check in 2 hours before departure, so make sure you allow plenty of time, and don't forget to fill in the departure immigration form before you set out.

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