The Tropical Manaus Business is the new hotel alongside the original Tropical Manaus Hotel. The rooms in the Tropical Manaus Business have stunning views over the Rio Negro. There is a fantastic infinity pool next to the river with a pool bar alongside. Don't miss the sunsets! The hotel rooms are relatively simple/basic, but are light and bright. The onsite restaurant is fine, but you can always eat in the Tropical Manaus Hotel next door, where there is more choice/variety. Helpful onsite travel desk to arrange local tours etc. Would definitely recommend this hotel.

Let's start here, I have been traveling for over 20 years and I am tough to impress. Every hotel looks the same after a while.

But not the Tropical Manaus Business........From the clean rooms, to the lovely vista from balcony overlooking the Rio Negro, to the wonderful service from everyone on staff. I took my wife along on this business trip, and she loved everything about the hotel as well.

The breakfast buffet was avaialble every morning, the food was hot and tasty. If you went later in the morning, the corn flakes would be soggy from the humidity...that was my only minor complaint. The hotel shares facilities with the Tropical Manaus hotel. You can visit all of that hotel's restaurants and facilities just like you were staying there (It is only a short walk over to the other property).

The grounds of the properties are well kept. Clean and neat was the rule. We had brought bug spray expecting mosquitos the size of birds, but were pleasantly surprised......we saw hardly any bugs, and do not recall being bitten by one mosquito (A local told us the Rio Negro has a low PH - acidic- so mosquitos cannot lay their eggs nearby).

The staff mostly speaks Portuguese, a few speak English. Even my limited Spanish language skills drew blank stares. Get yourself a Portuguese-English dictionary before you go. It isn't neccessary, but it would have made our lives a bit more easy.

There is a tour company that runs tours on the Amazon that leave directly from the hotel property. My wife went on her own with a tour group to see the "Meeting of the Waters" tour. I mention this for three reasons.....

1. The tour only cost about $55.00 per person for a seven hour tour of the Amazon, and it included lunch!
2. Seeing the meeting of the Rio Negro and the Amazon is an amazing experience. The brown and black waters run side by side for miles before they finally merge.
3. With me working, it was safe and secure for my wife to go on the tour by herself with other tourists from th hotel.

I bring up security only because we read so many bad things and warnings about traveling to Brazil. When we were on the property, we had ZERO probelms and NEVER felt unsafe. Walking in the city might have been different, but not at the Tropical Manaus. It is like walking in small town back home......

Lastly, the room we had was comfortable, with a good, firm king size mattress. The room had a couch, table and chairs, and a desk. The bathroom had a hair dryer and shower stall.

There was wired high speed internet access available in the room. It was OK, not really great, but it did work most of the time. At times, Skype would lose connection or break up. But it was fine for web browsing and email.

That's all I have for now. You will not regret staying here.

Ron

I stayed at the Tropical Business Manaus for one night prior to travelling to the Ariau Resort upriver and one night upon my return to Manaus. I did not know that the accommodation cost included airport transfers, so I paid $R49 for a 10-minute taxi trip at midnight from the airport (the GOL flight from Brasilia was delayed for several hours).. I used the transfer facility on my way out of town. My room at the hotel was superb and overlooked the Rio Negro. Not all rooms have a direct river view, so it should be specifically requested at check-in. An expansive buffet breakfast is included in the tariff, but I found the dinner buffet to be quite expensive. The poolside area is excellent, as are the service and friendliness of the staff. There are some excellent though pricey shops on the premises. The hotel is a long way from downtown Manaus, which can lead to several expensive taxi rides of $R30-$R45.Overall I would recommend the hotel and be willing to stay there again.

Tropical Manaus has 2 hotels in the same large property: the old, horizonte, colonial-stile 5 star that is included in most of the amazon tours and the newer, 4-star highrise "Tropical Business" hotel. The "business" hotel is excellent, in my opinion much better. We got a very large double room with a marvellous view of the rio Negro. I woke up at 5a.m. to see the sunrise and it was fully worth it. The pool is located by the river, with buit-in lighting and soft music that welcomes a night swimm in the perenially warm weather. The staff is very helpful, the breakfast buffet excellent. Dinner is not that good, though. Most people eat at the dinner buffet at the 5-star Tropical hotel, a 5 minute walk. Funny thing: balcony tariffs are double of the cost of the same room if you book it through the travel agency located in the hotel lobby. For me, best place to stay at in Manaus.