Copacabana Palace
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Belmond Hotel das Cataratas
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. The only hotel located inside Iguaçu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, facing the Brazilian side of the falls.
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- Opened
- 1958
- Rooms
- 176rooms and suites
- City
- Foz do IguaçuBrazil
- Setting
- Mountains & natureAmericas
Practical information
- Address
- Belmond Hotel das Cataratas
Rodovia BR 469, Km 32
Iguassu National Park
85855-750 Foz do Iguaçu
Brazil - Telephone
- +55 45 2102 7000
- Official website
- www.belmond.com
- Best available rate
- Check availability
At a glance
- 176 rooms and suites, including two signature suites.
- Restaurant Y for creative Brazilian cuisine, Ipê for barbecue, the Y Bar with views of the falls and Bar Tarobá.
- Heated outdoor pool, Cataratas Spa and fitness centre, and tennis courts.
- The only hotel located inside Iguaçu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, facing the Brazilian side of the falls.
History
6 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.
The two-storey hotel in Portuguese colonial style opens within the national park.
A first additional wing is built.
A second wing completes the hotel’s current layout.
Orient-Express Hotels acquires the hotel and launches a US$20 million refurbishment, completed in 2010.
The group becomes Belmond Ltd. and the hotel is renamed Belmond Hotel das Cataratas.
It becomes the first five-star hotel in South America to receive a Forbes Travel Guide Star Award.
Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “Belmond Hotel das Cataratas” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
