Guesthouse Albergo Alberga is located in the center of Paramaribo in a historic building that was built around the end of the 19th century.
In less than five minutes, you can walk to the city center, Independence Square, the river (waterfront), the shopping, the Palm Garden, and the entertainment area.
Facilities
Seated on the big green balcony, you can overlook one of the best preserved historic streets of Paramaribo. Typical Surinamese art and souvenirs adorn the walls. You can take a refreshing dip in the pool in the back yard with beautiful plants and trees or just relax on the terrace by the pool. Cold drinks are served at the bar, including the famous “Djogo” Surinamese beer. You can get a good breakfast in the morning in the lobby.
Accommodation
The guesthouse has eighteen cozy and neat rooms for 1 to 4 people and a large apartment. You can choose between a room with air conditioning and TV or a room with a fan. All with private bathroom and toilet.
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For an unique Suriname experience
ABOUT PARAMARIBO
Paramaribo, largest city, capital, and chief port of Suriname. It lies on the Suriname River 9 miles (15 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. Paramaribo is built on a shingle reef that stands 16 feet (5 meters) above the river at low tide. Access from the ocean is limited by a sandbar that allows a depth of about 20 feet (6 meters).
Paramaribo originated as an Indian village that became a French settlement (c. 1640) and was later the site of an English colony planted in 1651 by Lord Willoughby of Parham. In 1667 Paramaribo was one of the settlements ceded to the Dutch under the Treaty of Breda, commencing the period of Dutch colonial rule that was interrupted only by brief periods of British control (1799–1802 and 1804–15). After World War II the city grew considerably, mainly because of tourism and industry. Manufactures include paint, margarine, cement, and beer.
ABOUT SURINAME
The indigenous Surinen, from whom the country’s name derives, were the area’s earliest known inhabitants. By the sixteenth century, however, the Surinen had been driven out by other native South American Indians, namely the Arawak and Carib tribes.
European exploration of the area began in the sixteenth century by Dutch, French, Spanish, and English explorers. In the seventeenth century, plantation colonies were established by the Dutch and English along the many rivers in the fertile Guyana plains. In the Treaty of Breda, signed in 1667, the Dutch opted to keep the nascent plantation colony of Suriname conquered from the British, while leaving the small trading post of New Amsterdam in North America, now New York City, in the hands of the British.
The Dutch planters relied heavily on African slaves to cultivate the coffee, cocoa, sugar cane, and cotton plantations along the rivers. As a plantation colony, Suriname was still heavily dependent on manual labor, and to make up for the shortfall, the Dutch brought in contract laborers from the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) and India) through an arrangement with the British. In addition, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, small numbers of mostly men were brought in from China and the Middle East. Although Suriname’s population remains relatively small, because of this history it is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse in the world.