Ariau Towers
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Ariau Towers | |
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Brasil | |
Coordinates | 3°05′24″S 60°26′26″W / 3.0900°S 60.4405°W |
Closed | 2016 |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 288 |
The Ariau Towers is an abandoned
The hotel complex was one of the oldest and largest jungle lodges in the Amazon.[3] It became known for its luxury accommodations and celebrity guests.[4] Describing it as "the ultimate treehouse", travel writer Patricia Schulz included the hotel as one of her "1,000 Places to See Before You Die".[5] On the other hand, the editors of Frommer's South America severely criticized the hotel for its "mass-market" offerings and its lack of environmental sensitivity, calling it "all that is wrong with Amazon 'ecotourism'".[6] The hotel closed down in 2016.[7]
Structure
The hotel has 288 units split amongst
Activities
The hotel had various tours available within the forest, such as canoe walk, jungle walk, piranha fishing, visit to native's houses, and observation of nightlife animals. Visitors could also observe the Meeting of the Waters, where the
Closure
In 2015, the government seized the property and planned to sell it to pay off its debt, with an asking price of US$8.3 million.[9] A news item in May 2017 stated that the property would be sold by auction in September of that year with a suggested price of US$2.3 million, and a minimum bid of 2 million.[10] A real estate listing in August 2019 indicated that the property was then for sale for €2.5 million. The description provided these specifics:[11]
The Ariaú closed the doors in 2016, despite the abandonment, the facilities still impress, with an architecture totally adapted to the forest and the river ... with all the advances would make this hotel again a unique hotel worldwide.
References
- ^ Ariau Towers Amazon
- ^ ARIAU AMAZON TOWERS HOTEL
- ^ Larry Rohter, "Into the Amazon -- a journey with a bit of comfort", The New York Times, October 12, 2007.
- ^ John Henderson, "Rooms With a Jungle View:Deep in the rain forest is the Ariau Amazon Towers Hotel, an elaborate, luxurious lodging where rooms and catwalks at tree level allow a closer walk with wildlife", Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1999.
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- ^ Ariau Towers Manacapuru, Brazil, Permanently Closed
- ^ Ariau Amazon Towers - The Amazon rainforest - nature, adventure, native indians and animals Archived October 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ariaú Amazon Towers
- ^ Ariau Tower will be sold this month in online auction with a minimum bid of two million
- ^ [A hotel like a movie, in the Amazon jungle Brazil PROPERTY ID 17212]