Tropical Hotel da Amazonia, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

We had a great stay. The rooms are nice and clean. This historic hotel is a must for everybody visiting Manaus. The pool is nice and the food is great. The mini zoo is interesting, although the habitats for the animals are sad (small bare cages). Do not go to the hotel gift shop, you will find everything 10 times cheaper at the Mercado Adolfo Lisboa.

. The resort itself is a wonder—when built in 1976 it was presumably the only hotel of its stature for miles around, and riverfront land was probably cheap. It was done on a grand scale—609 rooms ranging from luxurious to economy, a grand three-story lobby and bar area, an extensive pools area with waterfalls and fountains, water features stocked with fish and turtles, five tennis courts, basketball court, large two-story gymnasium as well as outdoor exercise equipment, archery, soccer, bicycles, volleyball, extensive walking paths, its own shopping center, taxi station, dock, and tour office, and last but not least a menagerie of Amazonian mammals and birds, from a jaguar and capybara on down to monkeys and macaws. With all kinds of competition now on hand, the Tropical apparently cannot now begin to keep up with maintenance. When we were there, (it was admittedly off-season), whole wings were unoccupied, and many features were obviously unused and/or out of service, and looked long neglected. The menagerie carries on, with animals never seen at Como Park or the Minnesota Zoo, and what was being maintained was still top-drawer. The décor is classic: lots of dark wood and art in the corridors, and the food served at the complimentary breakfasts and in the restaurant (there are four food-service areas, though only two were operating) was plentiful, varied, and fresh. We took five tours with the in-house tour service over the course of our stay, and all were impressive if rathe

Very good, excelent experience, very nice, very foods amd restautant's

Manaus is not a thriving metropolis with great sites to visit. For us, it was the staging area for our cruise on the river. Therefore, I regret I did not select GoInn when we arrived. GoInn is the perfect place to flop coming and going. I was able to print out my boarding passes with help from the front desk. The air con was perfect. The restaurant food is not all that great. But I recommend this place for anyone going to Manaus to do something other than visit the city.