Rio Amazonas Hotel

I can't recommend the hotel because of the neighborhood, the dated rooms, and the dull lobby, with the second floor closed off. The staff don't speak English, if that's important to you. The only decent food nearby that I found was a taco place: go left out the door, straight for two blocks, on the left across from the police station. The area seemed economically depressed after COVID, with shops shut and boarded up. It felt sketchy, and there were police stations everywhere. On weekends the area is used for recreational bicycle events. There wasn't much good food or shopping around. Getting an Uber there was really difficult: the driver circled around, gave up, and I had to walk 1 km with my luggage. Pickups were tricky too. I booked a Junior Suite for myself for a week, but on arrival it looked very dated, like the 1990s, tired and scuffed, and extremely feminine, with lots of purple and ballerina paintings. It had an entertainment layout and no proper desk for work. I turned it down and was given penthouse standard size room 1102 instead. That room was modern, had a wonderful view of Ruccu Pinchincha and the city, and worked great for my week. The top deluxe floor rooms are the only nice ones. Breakfast was nice and usually buffet style. The lobby was small and lousy, with a bar but no attendants. The elevator broke one day, so I had to walk up and down all 11 flights for breakfast. Internet was laggy with high ping, sometimes only 40 Mbit, but still okay for remote work.