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[Brasil] Hotel Das Cataratas inside the Iguacu National Park
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who knows the Hotel Das Cataratas inside the Iguaçu National Park? Are there hikingtrails to the falls? How is the transportation between the hotel and the airport, normal taxi, bus? How much are costs for? Horst -- P.S.: Sorry about my English, corrections would be appreciated. ;-) Homepage: http://members.aon.at/willingshofer Where are your Euros? Have a look: http://www.eurobilltracker.com/index.php?referer=378 |
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[Brasil] Hotel Das Cataratas inside the Iguacu National Park
Horst:
I stayed at the Hotel Das Cataratas 10 years ago, but my guess is that it is much the same today as it was then. If you reserve a room there, you might want to ask for a room with a view of the falls. I was there with my mother, who had a view of the falls (her room was right at the front of the hotel), and mine had what was called a "partial" view of the falls, because it was at one side of the hotel. I could see the falls, but I could also see the jungle -- that was an unexpected pleasure, because I happened to see toucans flying in the jungle. Regardless of how your room is situated, you can climb some steps up to a sort of tower in the center of the hotel, just off the lobby (there was a sign pointing to the stairway, but I don't remember what it was called -- maybe mirador). The viewing point is above the treetops, to you can see across the river without any obstructions to your view, and can even see the one hotel in the national park on the Argentine side of the falls. The Hotel Das Cataratas faces the falls, most of which are across the river, on the Argentine side. You get a better view of the falls from Brazil, but I say that you "feel" them better in Argentina, because you are so much closer to them, sometimes only a few feet away. There is one walk along the falls that begins across the street from the front of the Hotel Das Cataratas. There are various platforms along the way as lookouts, and then, near the end of the walk, there is one concrete platform built out over the river so that you can get a closer view of one of the falls (I don't remember the name). At the very end of the walk, there is an elevator that returns you to "street" level, because as you progressed along the falls you gradually reached a point lower than where you began. I was traveling in Argentina, so I flew into Puerto Iguazú, the airport in Argentina. I took a taxi from there to the hotel in Brazil, and my recollection is that it might have taken 15 minutes. I don't recall the fare, but I do recall that we had to stop at the entrance to the park to pay a small admission fee before the taxi could take us inside to the hotel. P.S. Your English is perfectly understandable, and I am a retired editor. "How much are costs for" might better be stated as "How much do they cost" or "What are the costs for..." but as I said, there is no problem understanding what you wrote. Enjoy your trip! "Horst Willingshofer" wrote in message ... Hi, who knows the Hotel Das Cataratas inside the Iguaçu National Park? Are there hikingtrails to the falls? How is the transportation between the hotel and the airport, normal taxi, bus? How much are costs for? Horst -- P.S.: Sorry about my English, corrections would be appreciated. ;-) Homepage: http://members.aon.at/willingshofer Where are your Euros? Have a look: http://www.eurobilltracker.com/index.php?referer=378 |
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[Brasil] Hotel Das Cataratas inside the Iguacu National Park
In article , Horst Willingshofer
writes Hi, who knows the Hotel Das Cataratas inside the Iguaçu National Park? Are there hikingtrails to the falls? How is the transportation between the hotel and the airport, normal taxi, bus? How much are costs for? Horst Das Cataratas is one of the most famous hotels in Latin America with a view of the Falls to match its prices. When I went to Foz de Iguaçu, I followed the signs to the hotel to get to the Falls. If you can afford it, stay there. -- JohnM Author of Brazil: Life, Blood, Soul http://www.scroll.demon.co.uk/spaver.htm |
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