The Iguazu Falls are superb beyond description, but the town, at least on the Brazilian side, is a dump. Among the limited choices of hotels and, even more so, restaurants, Iguassu Resort in Foz Do Iguacu is probably the best choice. We had no intention to throw money by staying at Das Cataratas and locals told us that the luxury hotel is no longer what it used to be. We cannot confirm, having no interest whatsoever in that place,
The reception area is depressing and receptionists, like most other Brazilians, do not speak a word of English - or other international language. They are also not very happy to work in a remote place like that & they'll let you know.
It's critical to ask for the remodeled rooms, which are quite nice. The other ones are simply unacceptable. Of course, nothing is done well from the beginning to end here, so you'll hear every single detail of all of the activities happening in the adjacent bathroom! In addition, the bathroom door knobs kept on falling!
There is no proper restaurant in this hotel. In lieu, there is a huge building that looks better suited for housing boats. Breakfasts are fine, but dinners are a major challenge. In all honesty, I'd be hard pressed to remember having a worse dinner ever in a more depressing environment. The first night we had that interesting experience. We were to trying to understand what got lost in translating "grilled filet mignon"; The thin slice of meat with a finger of fat that was probably cooked in a not so good oven or stove top was surely not what they advertised. The icing on the cake was the temperature in the so-called restaurant; it was so cold at night, that the few cornered tourists were trembling in the thickest clothes they had. Since we failed to find any decent restaurant outside the hotel that actually cooks food rather than offering sketchy buffets (we were not picky, we'd have probably even accepted McDonald's at that point) we ordered in-room dinner at the hotel. Low-level hamburgers on a nice table outdoors surely beat the Iguassu version of grilled filet mignon.
On the plus side, we were fortunate to find the tour operator still open (purely by accident, as the man was delayed by a personal phone call). This way, we were able to secure a taxi trip to the Argentinian side of the Falls, which is much better than the Brazilian side,
To conclude, one only comes here for a full day, which is amply sufficient to experience the magnificence of the falls. So, if one comes mentally prepared, then the experience will be good. Enjoy
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