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Old Aug 31, 2012, 7:51 pm
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BuildingMyBento
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
Most of the year KLM has the 50K miles World Business Class Promo Awards available (these tickets costs between $2,700-$3,500 and the flight is around 8 to 9 hours long).
There are only 2 "good" hotels in Suriname, the Courtyard and Royal Torarica. The Courtyard is a little nicer/newer than Royal Torarica but Royal Torarica is within walking distance of a couple of local attractions. However, the Courtyard (which is in a residential area) is only 2 to 3 minutes from Royal Torarica by taxi/hotel shuttle (taxi's are very cheap btw).



Uhhmmm, Torarica was the place to be at in the 90's...
Torarica is in bad need of a total makeover. Actually, the hotel should probably be demolished since it is way to old to be refurbished...



Actually, TrophyCollector's information is a little out of date...
Don't let the name fool you, there's nothing Royal about "Royal Torarica." However, compared to the regular Torarica you could say it is "Royal."
I would place Royal Torarica in the same category as the Courtyard (which btw is relatively new and looks like the newer Courtyards) further down the street.
In addition, as of last year certain nationalities (USA, Netherlands, Canada, France, Germany, UK among others) do not require a VISA anymore if they intend to stay less than 90 days*. They can now purchase a "Tourist Card" upon arrival at the airport (or at an embassy/consulate) for US$25 instead of applying for a VISA.
http://www.surinameembassy.org/tourist_card.shtml Seems those countries still need to get a tourist card before they get to Suriname. Defeats the purpose a bit, no? And yet http://www.consulaatsuriname.nl/inde...7&lang=english says a few countries (the same countries) CAN get it at Paramaribo Airport...hmm.
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