from: Dilwyn Jenkins: The
rough guide to Peru; Rough Guides, New York, London,
Delhi; 6th edition September 2006; www.roughguides.com
Accommodation in Iquitos
Map
of Iquitos with tourist information
[The telephone dialing code for Iquitos is 065,
international 0051-65].
Like every other jungle town, Iquitos is a little expensive,
but the standard of its
hotels
is very good and the range allows for different budgets.
Even a room in an average sort of place will include a
shower and fan [ventilation], and many others offer cable TV
and minibars. Accommodation located
north of the plaza
offers closer access to the riverboat port and Río Nanay;
while the area
south of
the plaza is nearer the main shops and Belén port
and market (p.513).
Hostels and hotels north of
Plaza de Armas
Amazon Apartments
[Jirón] Napo 274, on the Plaza de Armas, T. 065-243088.
Somewhere between an apartment building and hotel room,
these suites are aimed mostly at the business traveler,
offering rooms and suites, a small pool and Jacuzzi.
El Dorado Hotel
[Jirón] Napo 362, T. 065-232574, Fax 221985, e-mail:
dorado@eldoradoplazahotel.com
Located less than a block from the Plaza de Armas, this is a
reasonably good, if small hotel with cable TV, restaurant
and a small pool (also available to restaurant patrons).
Hotel Hideout - The Great
Amazon Safari and Trading Company
[Jirón Putumayo 437, T. 065-234099, e-mail:
mail@safarisrus.net, www.safarisareus.net
A unique backpacker hostel in the heart of Iquitos offering
a range of rooms, some with private bathrooms. There's a
restaurant here with superb (p.513) meals, but it's a good
idea to book your evening meal in the morning if you want to
taste the wild game offered on the menu, since they may need
to buy it specially. The owner leads some jungle
expeditions.
Hostal Amazonas Plaza
Plaza de Armas, corner of [Jirón] Napo and [Jirón]
Fitzcarrald, T./Fax 065-242431
A smart pleasant hostel with cable TV, minibars, and hot
water in every room. However, it lacks the jungle-charm of
most other Iquitos hotels and hostels in this price range.
Hostal La Pascana
[Jirón] Pevas 133, T. 065-231418, Fax 233466, e-mail:
hs_pascana@tsi.com.pe, www.pascana.com
Appealing doubles based around a small courtyard close to
the river, less than two blocks from the Plaza de Armas.
Clean, friendly, with book exchange and travel service;
popular with travelers, it offers a ventilated, quiet haven
from Iquitos' sometimes hectic street life. Best to book in
advance.
Hostal Safari
[Jirón] Napo 118, T. 065-233828
Less than a block from the plaza, with clean and comfortable
rooms, with fans and private baths, though a little dark. It
can be noisy on weekend evenings.
Hotel El Dorado Plaza
[Jirón] Napo 258, Plaza de Armas, T. 065-222555, Fax 224304,
e-mail reservas@eldoradoplazahotel.com,
www.eldoradoplaza.com
The first-ever 5-star in Iquitos, this the best quality
hotel in the entire Peruvian Amazon. Rooms are large and
spacious with excellent showers, air-conditioning, cable TV
and large beds; there's a very large and superbly cool and
tastefully decorated lobby which features a glass lift
rising to all six floors. In addition to the expected, fine
service,
El Dorado boasts
a nice pool, a
maloca-style
bar, quality restaurant, and some fantastic
rainforest-inspired paintings by the local artist Francisco
Grippa scattered about.
Hotel Marañon
[Jirón] Fitzcarrald with [Jirón] Nauta 285, T. 065-242673,
Fax 231737, e-mail: hmaranon@ec_red.com,
www.hotelmaranon.cjb.net [not existing in 2008]
A new, centrally located hotel with small pool,
restaurant/bar, and cable TV plus min bars in all rooms.
Breakfast is included.
Hostels and hotels south of
Plaza de Armas
Copoazu Hotel
Jirón Prospero 644, T. 065-232373, e-mail:
hotel_copoazu@yahoo.com
A modern hotel with comfortable rooms; fairly central
location offering airport transfer, 24hr room service, money
change and a safe if required.
Hostal La Libertad
[Jirón] Arica 361, T./Fax 065-235763
A fine backpackers' place; rooms have private bathrooms, hot
water and cable TV, plus there's a restaurant. It's also
home to a good tour company.
Hostal Lima
[Jirón] Prospero 549, T. 065-221409
The place doesn't look like much from the outside but is
surprisingly pleasant, possessing a certain jungle flavour,
with parrots on the patio. Rooms have private bath and fans
[ventilation].
Hostal Peru
[Jirón] Prospero 318, T. 065-231531
Rather down-at-heel, though still popular with locals and
travelers alike, perhaps because of its old-fashioned
architecture and fittings. It has shared bathrooms, fans in
all rooms and for $2 extra you can have cable TV.
Hotel Sandalo
[Jirón] Prospero 616, T. 065-234761, Fax 243643, e-mail:
sandalo@hotmail.com
This place has pretty comfortable rooms with private baths
and includes breakfast in the price; they will also arrange
for airport transfers. Rooms have cable TV and minibars; the
lobby has a nice jungle decor.
Hotel Eunice
[Jirón] Arica 780, T. 065-233405, Fax 243607
Some amazingly large rooms, some with stereos, TV and
minibar. Very friendly and good value.
Hotel Europa
[Jirón] Prospero 494, T. 065-231123, Fax 235483, e-mail:
heuropa@meganet.com.pe
Central with a pleasant ambiance, small restaurant and bar.
All rooms have cable TV, air-conditioning, minibar and
private bathrooms.
Hotel Victoria Regia
[Jirón] Ricardo Palma 252, T. 065-231983, Fax 232499,
e-mail: info@victoriaregiahotel.com,
www.victoriaregiahotel.com
Quite luxurious for Iquitos with a small pool, good security
and sterling service.
Real Hotel
Malecón Tarapaca, T. 065-231011
The former
Gran Hotel
Iquitos, this really doesn't look so grand today,
despite its location right between El Boulevard and the
Malecón Tarapaca. Nevertheless many of its rooms have
private bathrooms and fine views over the waterfront.
There's also a decent restaurant (p.514).
Tourist information
National institutes
INRENA (Instituto Nacional
de Recursos Naturales)
-- [Jirón] Pevas 350-363, T. 065-231330
-- Cusco: T. 084-232980, Fax 234861, e-mail:
mps-zrg@aeci.org.pe
-- Lima: Calle 17, 335 Urb. El Palomar, San Isidro, Lima, T.
01-224-3298, e-mail: comunicaciones@inrena.gob.pe
Instituto Nacional de
Cultura
[Jirón] Huallaga 274, www.siturismo.org.pe
Migraciones (Migration
office)
[Jirón] Nauta, Block 4, T. 065-235371 (Mon-Fri 8am-1pm,
1.30-4.30pm). This is the immigration office where you need
to go to extend or renew your Peruvian tourist card or visa.
Pacaya Samiria National
Reserve Office
[Jirón] Ricardo Palma 113, third floor, T. 065-233980,
e-mail: rnps-zrg@aeci.org.pe
Good for maps, information on the National Reserve and
permission to enter it.
Police
-- Tourist police, [Jirón] Sargento Lores 834, T. 065-242801
-- Guardia Nacional, the Comisaria at [Jirón] Morona, Calle
Morona 120, T. 065-231123
Air traffic
Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Francisco Secada Vignetta, 6km, T.
065-260147
Airlines
Lan Peru
[Jirón] Prospero block 2 (next to Banco de Credito)
TANS
[Jirón] Arica block 2
Aero Condor
[Jirón] Prospero block 2, T. 065-231086
Star Peru
[Jirón] Napo 298, T. 065-236208, Fax 065-234173
Grupo 42
[Jirón] Prospero 215, T. 065-221071 or 221086
for very reasonably priced flights to Requena, Angamos, and
Santa Rosa (p.519)
Banks and exchange
Banco de Credito
[Jirón] Putumayo 201
Banco Wiese
[Jirón] Prospero 282
for Master Card
Banco de la Nación
Banco Continental
[Jirón] Prospero Block 3, with a 24hr ATM [automated teller
machine, cash machine], and also on [Jirón] Sargento Lores,
block 1
Interbanc
[Jirón] Prospero 336
Banco Latino
[Jirón] Prospero 332
Banco del Trabajo
[Jirón] Prospero block 1
has an ATM taking Visa
Casa de cambio
corner of [Jirón] Sargento Lores with [Jirón] Prospero
The only place said to be reasonably safe for changing with
cambistas [money changers] (especially okay with Genaro
Sullo, Fernando Echegalier and Danilo Melendez) on the
street is at the corner of [Jirón] Morona with [Jirón]
Arica, by the post office (p.519).
Consulates
-- Brazil: [Jirón] Morona 238, T. 065-232081
-- Colombia: corner of [Jirón] Nauta with [Jirón] Callao, T.
094-231461
-- UK: [Jirón] Putumayo 182, T. 065-222732
[and many more].
Shopping
Crafts centers (artesanía
markets)
-- Anaconda, Malecón Tarapaca (8am-9pm daily)
-- Mercado Artesanal San Juan, Avenida Quiñones Km 4.5
(8am-9pm).
-- Artesanias La Jungla, [Jirón] Prospero 483 (baskets,
mats, hammocks, gourds, postcards and souvenirs
-- Artesanias Sudamerica, Casa de Fierro, Plaza de Armas,
Prospero 175 (hammocks and alpaca goods)
-- Artesanias Todo Peru, [Jirón] Prospero 685 (hammocks,
hats, jewelery, musical instruments and souvenirs)
-- Bazar Daniela, [Jirón] 9 de Diciembre 234 (useful trade
items for visiting local villages, such as cloth, beads and
coloured threads)
-- Comercial Cardinal, [Jirón] Prospero 300 (fishing tackle,
compasses, knives)
-- Taller de Arte, [Jirón] Prospero 593/595 (carved wooden
sculptures and household artefacts)
Some more services
-- Bike hire : Jungle Bike, T. 065-266631
-- courier services: A DHL service is available at [Jirón]
Prospero 648, T. 065-232131
-- hospital: Hospital regional de [del departamento de]
Loreto, Avenida 28 de Julio, Punchana, T. 065-252004
Internet
--
Soho Internet,
[Jirón] Putumayo 382, has fast computers and snacks
-- El Cyber, [Jirón] Arica 122, on the Plaza de Armas, is a
large and popular internet facility (no drinks or food)
-- jungle supplies: Mad Mick's Trading Post, [Jirón]
Putumayo 184b; very centrally located, this shop has been
specifically established to provide the basic essentials for
a jungle trip, including rubber boots [natives never need],
rainproof ponchos [natives never need], sun-hats [natives
never need], fishing tackle etc. They will rent out rubber
boots, $8 hire cost ($4 charge, $4 deposit), with deposit
returned in exchange for boots after jungle trip
Laundry
-- LavaCenter, [Jirón] Prospero 459, T. 065-242136
-- Lavandería Imperial, [Jirón] Putumayo 150
-- Lavandería Popular, Calle Loreto 640.
Pharmacies
-- Botica Amazonicas, [Jirón] Prospero 699, T. 065-231832
-- Botica Virgen de Chapi, [Jirón] Prospero 461
-- post office: SERPOST, [Jirón] Arica 402, Mon-Sat
7am-7.30pm
Telephones
-- [Jirón] Sargento Flores 321, daily 7am-11pm
-- International phone calls at [Jirón] Napo 349, next to
Western Union office (p.519).
Addition: Tourist
information about Iquitos according to Trotamundos (in
Spanish)
Tourist information about Iquitos (Trottamundos),
p. 210-211 |
Tourist information about Iquitos (Trottamundos),
p. 212-213 |
Tourist information about Iquitos (Trottamundos),
p. 214-215 |
Tourist information about Iquitos (Trottamundos),
map with hotels
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