Hotel Encontro das Águas
Budget rooms named for Santarém's river meeting point
Santarém
About this stay
Hotel Encontro das Águas takes its name from the encontro das águas, the visible line where the clear Tapajós meets the muddy Amazon just off Santarém's waterfront, one of the city's best-known natural sights and a draw for river cruise passengers. The hotel itself stays modest: unassuming rooms with Wi-Fi and air conditioning, a pet-friendly policy, and a restaurant on site, all in a no-nonsense budget hotel format rather than anything resort-like. The Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the city's central cathedral, is a five-minute walk, putting the hotel squarely in the historic center rather than the outlying jungle-lodge district. Churrascaria do Gaúcho covers dinner five minutes away, and the airport sits 22 minutes out by taxi, typical for hotels this central.
- Budget hotel
- Free breakfast and Wi-Fi
- Pet-friendly
- Air conditioning
Our take
Budget travelers who want to be near the cathedral and the historic center, rather than the outlying jungle-lodge properties, do well at Hotel Encontro das Águas. Anyone hoping the name implies river views should know the property itself sits inland; for that, Hotel London Santarém or Sandis Mirante Hotel are the better picks, since this hotel trades the view for a lower rate.
- ✓Walk to the cathedral early in the day, since the five-minute route gets shadeless and hot by midday.
- ✓Bring your pet's documentation to the front desk at check-in to confirm the pet-friendly policy details.
- ✓Try Churrascaria do Gaúcho for a full Brazilian barbecue dinner rather than relying only on the hotel restaurant.
Why we love it
- Named for Santarém's river meeting point
- Five-minute walk to the cathedral
- Pet-friendly rooms
- Restaurant on site
Why guests love itTravelers staying here get a plain, budget hotel experience in the historic center, close enough to the Catedral Metropolitana to walk over without a taxi ride across town. The pet-friendly policy stands out among the cheaper options in this part of Santarém, and the restaurant on site covers dinner on nights when heading out feels like too much after a day spent sightseeing around the cathedral district.
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