Hotels near Cartel IGUAZÚ, Iguazu

This hotel is located in a great spot with a tremendous view of where the three countries meet - Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It is also an easy walk into the town of Iguazu on the Argentinian side. The grounds are kept up very nicely and the pool area is lovely to spend some time after touring the Falls. The rooms are standard size and the beds are comfortable. I would say that the bathrooms are in need of an upgrade as they are quite worn. We didn't spend very much time in our room so this wasn't an issue for us. We were comfortable and the location made up for the shortfall on the quality of the space. Restaurant on site served a good variety and was reasonably priced.

When I review a place it generally means that I had an issue. This hotel is fine for the price but there were several things that wrecked the experience for us. 1-the pool water was green so we couldn’t use it. Lack of chemical maintenance would be my guess. 2-air conditioner had no controls. It was either on or off. We inquired and they said it was the way it is. 3-room 307 has no wifi. Again we inquired and the answer was that’s the way it is in Iguazú. Finally we spoke with a different front desk person who said the WIFI is better on floor 1 so we moved and guess what, the wifi is fine on floor one. Our new room also has batteries in the air conditioning unit so we can control the temperature. Aside from a small amount of black mold growing on the shower caulk, the room is fine. The showers both have a shiny tile floor. Very slippery but they do have a hand hold in the shower. Well, I guess we are in the jungle after all. We were happy to be on the first floor so we wouldn’t have to ride the elevator anymore. The elevator stopped either right on the floor or several inches above or below so rider beware and watch your step! 4-our biggest frustration was with transportation. There are a couple of guys that sit in the lobby and represent a tourist firm of some sorts. They speak or understand no English. If you a Spanish speaker, you may have no problems but we sure did. We were abandoned in Brazil at the water falls there by our driver. We had to be very resourceful to even get back to our hotel. We had no cell service there and although there was wifi at the Falls, it was in operable due to the high traffic. Remember we are in the jungle. We had 2 other issues with transportation solely due to the “tourist company” not really being a company at all. I still don’t know their connection to the hotel but I highly recommend not using these people if you want reliable transportation. 5-the last issue occurred a few minutes ago . We asked for a late check out a couple of days ago and were granted one till 2:00 PM as we were then leaving for the airport. At 11:00 they showed up at our door telling us we had to leave or pay 23.00 late check out. My heart started pumping which can be bad for an old timer and I went directly to the manager. Told him we were granted a late check out by the front desk guy who spoke English. He insisted that we needed to pay the 23.00. I refused to do so and we “discussed “ all of the problems we have had. He was un phased until I said I was going to write a bad review on Trip advisor. Suddenly he said we could stay at no charge till 2. There is also some good to this review.. with the exception of the black mold, the rooms were quite clean. The breakfast was very good and as advertised. The hotel is in a good location. Forgot to say the tv stations are only in Spanish which is what we expect here in Argentina. My advise…if you don’t speak Spanish enough to get by, perhaps try another hotel.

We arrived at night according to the navigation guidelines. All the way to the black light, I thought I went to the wilderness. The hotel is very wonderful. The room can only accommodate 2 people. The children over 3 years old will have to pay 60 yuan for the room. The half-day price is almost noisy and the final price is 40 dollars. The room decoration design is very simple, almost no decoration. The toilet door is facing the bed, the room on the first floor is simpler, two small beds of one meter wide, no carpet. In China, it is completely incompatible with the five-star standard.

Hotel is questionable when you first pull up because entrance is off a dirt/gravel parking lot. However, once inside you will be pleasantly surprised! The hotel is rather spread out among dense greenery. The rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable but shower was extremely small. Don't drop the soap :)! Breakfast was varied and pretty typical these days. Lunch and dinner were excellent and much better than across the road at the other hotel. Staff was exceedingly helpful and very, very pleasant! I would not hesitate to stay at this hotel again and highly recommend it for the price. Go Victor, you were a delight!

TBH, we had higher hopes for this place but given the high season, the staff just can't keep up. There are plenty of staff members milling about but it seems that there is usually only 1 guy or 1 gal who can actually problem solve (or get what you need done/answered). So it's stark to see 2-3 others just standing around to tell you to hold a minute while one poor soul has to multi-task like crazy. So yeah, service is SLOW and if you're in a hurry, this is definitely not the place for you. Breakfast buffet every morning is solid - more than enough things to eat. The location of the property is quite tucked away so once you're on resort, you're really ”stuck there” - not that it's a bad thing. You will need hotel pickup/drop off with all your activities or to have the front desk get you a taxi (which isn't hard to do and hopefully you don't have to wait behind a group checking in to put in the request). The rooms are fine - a fair bit of wear and tear but given the volume of turnover and the forest environment, it's completely understandable. You'll need to AC cranking in the summer time and as others have noted, there's a fair share of mosquitoes. It's a quaint touch to navigate the different buildings where the rooms are and going over the suspension bridges - makes you feel like you are in the jungle. We didn't take as much advantage of the resort given we were constantly off property for long days of excursions, so you should balance that out. We had dinner at the resort one night and like others have said, there are better joints in town with faster service and cheaper prices - but do you want to schlep in? That's is the key question for opting to stay here or not.

PLEASE dont stay here. It is maybe 1-star or 1.5 stars. It is DIRTY, OLD, UGLY, SMELLY and we had to stay here because we arrived at 1am otherwise I would have left immediately. Here's a list of things that were not acceptable: -Carpets were stained, dirty, not vaccumed.... really disgusting. I had to keep my shoes on the whole time. -Shower was missing a door and the shower head sprayed all the way to the sink on the other side.... - Room smelled moldy -Shower body wash dispenser was RIPPED OFF - Caulking on the tub was nasty - Doors and cabinet edges were peeling and falling apart - Towels were very thin -Bad quality Pillows -Staff was ok and let us cancel night #2 Below is my review in Spanish so everyone can get this message... ----- Para los que hablan espanol... Porfavor NO te quedes aqui... Este hotel esta enganandote en las fotos.... Tuvimos una experiencia horrible. De 2 noches reservadas, cancelamos la segunda y nos fuimos a Mercure. Llegamos a la 1am del aeropuerto y solo por eso nos quedamos aqui una noche despues de pedir cambio de cuarto. Esto estuvo mal en los 3 cuartos que vimos: Las alfombras muy manchadas. Huele a viejo La ducha no tenia puerta y se salia el agua Las toallas son de muy baja calidad Todo muy viejito Las almohadas con bolas todas deshechas El desayuno muy malo... basicamente pan y fruta La recepcion y el servicio bien pero pues... el espacio horrible. No vimos el resto del hotel... me dio asco estar aqui una noche, no nos quitamos los zapatos mi novio y yo por lo feo que estaba la alfombra. :(

I read some of the other reviews and can see some of the points of the negative comments. However, looking at the pictures before we booked, we fully knew what we were getting into. It is basically a hostel and a lot of younger or single or couples traveling stay here. Food prices are a bit high but can't blame them based on the low rate they charge at the facility. It is tired and minimal comforts in the room, but it promotes common area relaxation and the pool is nice and the sounds of the rainforest is enough reason to sit outside and relax. Staff was very helpful and the beer....best beer I had the entire time in Argentina. Their brewer is awesome.