Boulevard 251 Riverside Apartments — Hotel in Iquitos

This place was utterly wonderful, the staff went above and beyond the call of duty in every way. The garden was beautiful, the apartment was perfect and the communal balcony area was absolutely sublime. I sat several times watching the children playing on the Amazon River, it was so beautifully peaceful. Every little detail made me feel safe, it's tucked away, despite being so central and access is only allowed through a secure door, with CCTV. It is next to lots of wonderful restaurants and the staff know absolutely everything about the local area. They are amazing at making recommendations and even print maps and show you directions. They helped me with my boarding passes and COVID papers and went out of their way to try and help me locate my lost luggage. Their in room information book is the most useful local guide, I have ever come across, anywhere in the world and I travel a lot. I stayed here 2 nights before heading into the jungle for 2 weeks and I had booked for a different hotel, when I came back, but, I simply couldn't imagine wanting to stay anywhere else in Iquitos, so I changed my reservation to boulevard 251. Without a doubt the best place you could stay in Iquitos. I saw a lot of the other places, as friends of mine from the jungle, showed me around theirs when we got back to Iquitos, but, nothing could compare with this place. Their chosen taxi drivers are wonderful too, cheap, honest and just lovely. Thank you for a wonderful stay and I really hope to be back to see you again some day soon. I left a piece of my heart...

My husband and I stayed for 2 nights on 20th and 21st January 2023. This was the first place we stayed in Peru. We were worried about even coming to the country because of the current civil unrest, however there was no sign of any problems in Iquitos (or further inland when we stayed there after leaving Iquitos). The accommodation was clean and comfortable with a wonderful view of the Rio Itaya. We also had a self-catering kitchen with plenty of appliances and tea/coffee sachets provided as well as sugar. It is close to a variety of restaurants. We ate dinner at both La Noche and Dawn On The Amazon cafes, with Dawn On The Amazon being our favourite with a large variety of choices available. We would have eaten our breakfast there on our last morning however it was Sunday and we didn't realise it was closed on Sundays :-(. We encountered 3 workers at the accommodation - Miguel, César and Rodrigo - all of whom spoke excellent English and were extremely helpful with everything :-)!! Miguel also arranged a tuk-tuk driver for us (Rosita) who took us to the manatee rescue centre (which we also highly recommend), then waited for us and brought us back to our accommodation. Rodrigo was also extremely helpful when we realised we had booked our next accommodation for the wrong dates and he contacted the accommodation for us and sorted everything out. All in all a great stay with no sign of civil unrest, so I recommend you come and support the tourism and accommodation industries in Peru...

My husband and I stayed for 2 nights on 20th and 21st January 2023. This was the first place we stayed in Peru. We were worried about even coming to the country because of the current civil unrest, however there was no sign of any problems in Iquitos (or further inland when we stayed there after leaving Iquitos). The accommodation was clean and comfortable with a wonderful view of the Rio Itaya. We also had a self-catering kitchen with plenty of appliances and tea/coffee sachets provided as well as sugar. It is close to a variety of restaurants. We ate dinner at both La Noche and Dawn On The Amazon cafes, with Dawn On The Amazon being our favourite with a large variety of choices available. We would have eaten our breakfast there on our last morning however it was Sunday and we didn't realise it was closed on Sundays :-(. We encountered 3 workers at the accommodation - Miguel, César and Rodrigo - all of whom spoke excellent English and were extremely helpful with everything :-)!! Miguel also arranged a tuk-tuk driver for us (Rosita) who took us to the manatee rescue centre (which we also highly recommend), then waited for us and brought us back to our accommodation. Rodrigo was also extremely helpful when we realised we had booked our next accommodation for the wrong dates and he contacted the accommodation for us and sorted everything out. All in all a great stay with no sign of civil unrest, so I recommend you come and support the tourism and accommodation industries in Peru...