Suriname travel Tips
The beating heart of the Amazon
Visitor Javier from Madrid:
I was at Royal Torarica for 40 days and I can say this is the best hotel for staying in Paramaribo. It is located outside of the downtown, but in a walking distance, so it is very quiet and in safe city location. It is close Torarica Casino and Hotel and you can use all the services provided by them (tennis courts, fitness, swimming pool etc.) A busy bar (mostly holland people) is located just 10 meters from the entrance of the hotel, and it is fine if you want to drink something with a little of life since Royal Torarica bar use to be deserted (but it’s fine if you want to have some peace).
The staff were very kind and polite, althought I had some problems with some services like taxi and spring water. However, internet is free for all rooms and wifi coverage is pretty good and you can see Cisco access points every 10 meters (Royal Torarica webpage says internet connection is only for executive room, but in fact is for everyone). You can find a fridge in your room, a flat tv and alarm clock with an iPod connection to listen your own music.Swimming
pool is great and very quiet. Althought it is a very good hotel, it is not a 5-star european Hotel.
Breakfast is good. There are diversity of food and you can order some stuff like omellets and waffers. Also the open time is long, from 6 am to 11pm, so you don’t have to wake up early on weekends.
Diner was fine but it doesn’t is not worth what it costs (average diner is about 50$ with no alcoholic drinks). I recommend the Cesar’s Sald with shrimps, the pumpkin soup, the Tenderloin steak with port sauce and the ribs rack.
Visitor Jack from Toronto:
I stayed in this hotel for 2 nights in August of this year. To be clear this is the Royal Torarica which is a newer hotel and is different from the Torarica. The Royal Torarica is lovely, the exterior is beautiful and there are extensive grounds. The pool is nice and is behind the hotel and has a deck and poolside service. The restaurant is also very good.
The rooms were clean and air conditioned and the decor was very nice. The bed was comfortable, ceilings were high and floors were tiled. The bathroom was stylish and had two shower heads (one is a rain head) however the water didn’t get hot and was lukewarm at best. It is located right next to the old Torarica so is walking distance to the waterkant, palmerie and Unesco sections of town. Across the street there are lots of restaurants and despite that it was a lively area the hotel as very quiet.
The service was also great as there were some loud guests one night and the staff immediately came to speak to them.
The downside is that it’s quite a bit more expensive than the other hotels in town.
The only hotel that could compare may be the new Marriot.
- Date of stay August 2009
- Visit was for Business
- Traveled with Solo Traveler