Parque Nacional do Iguaçu Hotels

• ATXtraveler
• Reviews: 2030

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Tropical das Cataratas: The Famous Pink Lady

Although we were staying on the Argentinian side of the falls, we did have the opportunity to drop in on the most famous hotel on the Brazilian side of the falls, the Tropical das Cataratas. This opulent hotel is located onsite within the Parque Nacional do Iguacu, which makes it an ideal location for that early morning hike to a viewing point of the Falls. The hotel had a beautiful garden in the back, including a famous heart stone known for spreading love. Rooms are fairly reasonable at a rate of 150USD per night as of 2008. Even if you choose a less expensive route, it is still a nice place to take a break from the falls for a minute or two while you wait for the bus back to the front gate of the Park.

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Related to: Spa and Resort, Luxury Travel, National/State Park
• Written May 26, 2008

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• ANNE930
• Reviews: 3

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Perfect location: Hotel das Cataratas

The only thing I can say about this hotel is its perfect location. The fall is just opposite to the hotel. You can even hear the falls when you open your window inside the room. It is convenient as the trail is just opposite to the hotel. You can do the walk any time you want, morning, evening and even at night. Apart from the location, I would say that the hotel does not really worth the price. Though the outlook is great, the inside is a bit too old. The food is not very good either. Because it is inside the national park and only authorised vehicles are allowed to go inside the park, it would be difficult for you to go to downtown. So if you stay at this hotel, you should be prepared to spend all your time there with the falls, no matter you like it or not. You simply have no choice.

I spent 2 nights there. But I arrived very late on the first night. Then I spent the whole second day at the falls and was very tired on that night. So any entertainment would mean nothing to me. I left early on the third day.

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Written April 17, 2007

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• swesn
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PAUDIMAR CAMPESTRAL HOSTEL INTERNATIONAL: FOZ DO IGUACU

Pros :
- Rooms are located in rows of houses on a huge ground with hammocks
- Lively atmosphere
- Swimming pool, with bar
- Internet available
- Organises tours to the Iguacu Falls
- Good buffet breakfast
- Excellent buffet dinner (extra)
- Football field
- Tranquil as it is in the countryside
- On the way to the falls, so it is easy to catch a bus heading there

Cons :
- For conveniences like post office, bus-ticket, banks, etc... need to take a bus to the main road, before catching another bus to town. Can be tedious to get in and out of hostel

Dorms : R$12 (2002)

Email: paudimarcampestre@paudimar.com.br

• Opinion of Price: least expensive
• Written November 30, 2006

Board-walk to the bottom of the Iguacu Falls

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• solopes
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Hotel das Cataratas: Right on Location

We didn't stay there, preferring to stay in town, so, the only thing I must say is that this is the only hotel at walking distance from the falls. But one thing you have to decide: If you want to stay in the middle of nowhere, just to "live" the falls and its jungle, this is your place (if you can afford it).

If you want a more lively place (not much...) you better stay in town and come by car, having in mind that this town follows American standards, which means that everything is spread and distant.

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Related to: National/State Park, Jungle and Rain Forest
• Written August 5, 2006

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• toonsarah
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Tropical Iguacu Falls Hotel: Right by the falls

This is the best-located hotel to stay in if you're visiting the falls at Iguaçu so of course it doesn't come cheap, but we thought it was worth paying the extra for. It's in a brilliant location actually inside the national park and only a few minutes' walk from the falls. Although large and sprawling, the traditional style ensures that it has a bit of character, and the amenities are good.

There's a bar with a terrace overlooking the gardens leading down to the river, and a more traditional interior with dark wood and a piano. The restaurant serves fairly standard tourist buffet food, but you can choose to splash out on dishes from an á la carte menu which we did one evening and had a very good meal. There's also a reasonably sized pool if you haven't got wet enough already walking by the falls!

A room for two in October of this year (2008) would cost just under $189 according to the hotel’s own website (see below) but I reckon you could find cheaper by shopping around. Since our visit the hotel appears to have added a spa to its list of facilities, but I imagine you would pay extra to use this.

When we spent a couple of hours by the pool one afternoon we enjoyed a visit from a pair of coati – their antics kept us amused for quite a while!

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Written June 23, 2006

Sunset over the falls, as seen from outside hotel

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• VolsUT
• Reviews: 250

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San Martin Resort: Best bang fo the buck

This hotel is located at the enterance to the park a 5 minuet walk to the buses. It is nicely decorated but the Aic Conditioning can be a hard thing to find outside of rooms. A large buffett supper is included in the stay also.

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Written June 15, 2006

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• Dabs
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• Willettsworld
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Falls Galli Hotel

This hotel is located about 2/3km outside Foz do Iguacu next to a busy dual-carriageway that you don't hear at all from inside your room. The hotel reception is very spacious and likewise so are the rooms. In fact they're HUGE! My only gripe about the rooms was the noise from the upstairs room as they all have tiled floors which echo noise through the ceiling. Apart from that, the room was superb. Breakfast was very plentiful which breads, cakes, fruit, jams (including banana which became my favourite), coffee, tea, juices etc. I had dinner one night in the hotel which was a buffet and again was very good. The hotel has a large swimming pool which was lovely to get into after a hot days sightseeing. The only problem with the hotel is the location but there is a public bus service that runs into the city centre and to the main bus station.

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Written October 22, 2005

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• Monkey_BP
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Hotel Tropical das Cataratas: Biggest rip-off in Brazil!

We stayed here because it was the only hotel in the Brazillian National park. Unfortunately, we didn't know that there really isn't anything to the Brazilian side of the park...everything is on the Argentinian side.

On the Brazillian there is just a single trail (actually a concrete walkway) that is about 1/2 mile (1km) long. It has very nice views of course, as the falls are quite impressive, but once you've walked the trail a couple of times, there is nothing else to do. By contrast, on the Argentinian side there are miles and miles of trails that take about two days to really explore. If I had it to do again, I would have stayed at the Sheraton on the Argentinian side where you have the entire park at your disposal.

But it's not just the park, my real problem is with the hotel itself. It is far more expensive than it should be (although it is priced as if it were a 5-star resort, it's definitely not luxurious and is actually kind of shabby). The worst part is the food. The hotel is owned by an airline, which probably explains why the food is so bad. It was probably the worst food I ate in Brazil, (and ironically was among the most expensive). Since you're stuck there, you have no option but to eat dinner in the hotel (the town is about 20 miles [50km] away). They offer a a buffet for R$55/person or you can order off the menu. Neither option is accetable. What you get is institutional-quality frozen food (like you would find in a hospital cafeteria) at ridiculously expensive prices. On our last night there we decided to cut our losses and order pizzas in the bar. This was even worse. They cost R$20 each and were microwave pizzas!

The hotel claims that it has "nature trails" that you can walk but this is a lie. What they call a nature trail is actually a service road which dead-ends at some electrical transformers and a garbage dump.

The whole experience was like being stuck on a really bad cruise ship with your grandparents. Bad food, bad lighting and overpriced drinks.

That said, the falls are definitely worth visiting. They really are amazing in ways that words and pictures can't capture. But if you want to splurge, splurge on the Argentinian side or if you don't want to splurge, simply stay at a cheaper hotel outside the park (since you have to take a bus to the Argentinian side where everything is anyway). The Brazilian side can be seen in a half of a day.

• Opinion of Price: most expensive
• Related to: Spa and Resort, National/State Park, Jungle and Rain Forest
• Written August 20, 2005

Worst Food in Brazil

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