Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
That would be the Belmond, in the park on the Brazilian side. It's four star, not luxury, and the standard rooms seem small. In the Argentinian side, there was the Sheraton in the park, but IIRC it's closed for renovations and reflagging.
Originally Posted by
Pausanias
.. and also went to the Belmond before it was acquired by that group. The Melia is a modern structure which probably would not be built today. However, it is not a high-rise. We loved staying there -- the views are superb and there is direct access to the park. We travelled there independently but there were several tour groups. That didn't seem to impair the overall experience.
The falls from the Argentina side are quite different from the Brazilian side so people should try and see both. You get seriously close and wet in Argentina and get vast panoramas from Brazil. The Belmond is a colonial era place with stunning gardens. It was quite run down when I was there (before the Belmond takeover). If I were going back I would definitely stay at both again.
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
When I went, the Belmond wasn't at all run down but the rooms seemed a bit basic for even a four star hotel. Service wasn't nearly at the level of its sister property, the Copacabana Palace in Rio. OTOH, my FHR bookings gave me a one category upgrade at the Belmond Park and an upgrade to a corner ocean view small one bedroom suite at the Copacabana Palace, so these stays were very different experiences at very different prices. [I had one of the one bedroom suites with the huge terrace for monkeys on a C + P booking using SPG SNAs at the Sheraton.]
We stayed Advent ‘15 at Hotel Das Cataratas Belmond , Iguassu Falls in one of the suites . Very comfortable and spacious with a lovely generous bathroom . Possibly a very nice 4* but not sure about the other rooms . Our friends were in rooms which we didn’t get to visit , we were too busy ..
Appreciated being able to stroll down to view the falls whenever we felt like it when on the hotel grounds . And without having to jostle with the masses - most times .
It certainly was not run down , perhaps it was the colonial style which makes it seem so .
The main restaurant was always busy - due to the holidays ?
Sorry , just realised that this may not belong on this thread . May have to do a mini TR as it is the only way I can post photos . On another thread as this is Chile & we were only in a hotel in Santiago not Tierra Pantagonia!