Hostal Terra Bella

“My go-to in Iquitos”

Iquitos is a chaotic city and its always nice to come back to a quiet, air conditioned, comfortable room. They have excellent service and staff, private showers, and tv for only about $20/night. They're also next to the best Internet cafes in downtown Iquitos and only 2 blocks from the main square.… lisää

Iquitos is a chaotic city and its always nice to come back to a quiet, air conditioned, comfortable room. They have excellent service and staff, private showers, and tv for only about $20/night. They're also next to the best Internet cafes in downtown Iquitos and only 2 blocks from the main square. Would highly recommend to anyone passing through

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“Good value for your money!”

Stayed two nights at small family run hotel. It had air conditioned rooms, a nice on-suite bathroom and shower. Breakfast included for a very reasonable 80 sol a night. The staff are very friendly, professional and helpful. It was a pleasure to stay there!

“Loved it!”

We were taken to Terra Bella, by the owner of Hostal Florentina. Florentina was full, and this guy was so gracious, walked us to Terra Bella and even negotiated a good deal for us. (We paid PEN 100, tariff list behind reception quoted a price of PEN 120 for a double room) We loved our room at Terra… lisää

We were taken to Terra Bella, by the owner of Hostal Florentina. Florentina was full, and this guy was so gracious, walked us to Terra Bella and even negotiated a good deal for us. (We paid PEN 100, tariff list behind reception quoted a price of PEN 120 for a double room) We loved our room at Terra Bella. It was very quiet (room 205) at the end of the corridor, and at the back. We weren't overlooked. It was clean, with a/c, cable TV, a fridge (no mini-bar) and a very good WiFi connection in the room. Breakfast is provided if you ask for it, (included in the room rate) and is bought to the room. It was adequate. You also have to ask for the room to be serviced - nothing is a problem if you ask, you just have to ask. The staff were always helpful. We were able to leave luggage there while we went off to our jungle lodge, and when we returned, our bags were carried to our room, the a/c had been switched on - it felt very welcoming. Good location, close to the plaza. There's also a launderette directly opposite the hostal. The only minus was the cold shower. You need to ask for the water heater to be turned on in advance - a bit cumbersome. And when we did ask we still didn't have hot water - think something was lost in translation; our Spanish isn't brilliant.

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“Quality of service”

I first stayed here last year and I liked it more than than I do now. On my last trip, the maids woke me up every morning because they were laughing, talking and making noise in the hallways. I find that to be disrespectful towards the paying guests. After 1100am it's quiet again, but then the… lisää

I first stayed here last year and I liked it more than than I do now. On my last trip, the maids woke me up every morning because they were laughing, talking and making noise in the hallways. I find that to be disrespectful towards the paying guests. After 1100am it's quiet again, but then the damage has been done. The only day they didn't wake me up was Sunday because I believe they get there later. If you haven't left your room by some certain time in the morning, your room doesn't get made up that day. Breakfast is nothing great... instant coffee, juice, two rolls with no jam or butter, and a fried egg. You have to call by 8:59am to get the breakfast brought to your room. I only bothered with it the first morning. Every day you want hot water to shower you have to call the reception desk and ask for them to turn on the water heater; then you have to wait a half hour for the water to heat up. People told me "well it's so warm and humid in Iquitos, why do you need hot water to bathe?" And my answer is: "early in the morning the water is cold; later in the afternoon is fine, but don't expect me to shower in cold water first thing in the morning." It doesn't make sense that they have a hot water system, but don't use it. There were just too many annoyances and I don't think I'd stay here again. Not sure where I'll go next time, but I will look around. The moto-taxi drivers from the airport will take you all over to look at different hotels where they get a commission, and I've done that in Peru before... it actually works.

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