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excursions by boat, canoe, horse, or rubber dinghy to explore the area.
Posada
de la Laguna
(
&
3773/499-413;
w ww.posadadelalaguna.com) is a simple ,
hacienda-style house with beautifully dec orated rooms. Doubles start at $150
(£102) per night.
Hosteria Ñandé Retá
(
&
3773/499-411;
w ww.nandereta.
com) is a little mor e old-fashioned but has lots of spac e.
Posada A guape
(
&
11/4742-3015
in Buenos Air es, or 3773/499-412 in C orrientes; w ww.
iberaesteros.com.ar) is an upscale facility comprised of four houses with a lake-
side location. Her e you can sta y for 3 da ys and 2 nights , food and ex cursions
included, for $384 (£261) per person.
Lodge
Irupé
(
&
3752/438-312;
www.
irupelodge.com.ar) has palm-fr onded wood cabins with lar ge decks t o enjoy
the sunset. Here a double room costs $90 (£61).
Like man y of Ar gentina's most fascinating plac es, getting ther e can be a
problem. There are direct flights from Buenos Aires to Corrientes city and Posa-
das, but a 5-hour transf er to the park is still r equired. Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
itself is 740k m (460 miles) fr om B.A. You can cat ch an o vernight 8-hour bus
from Buenos Air es t o M ercedes, which is the near est lar ge t own. Rec om-
mended bus c ompanies ar e
Aguila Dor ada Bis
(
&
11/4311-3700
) and
El
Cometa
(
&
11/4313-7872
). Tickets cost $40 (£27) fr om Buenos Aires to Mer-
cedes, and the journey takes 8 hours . From Mercedes, you can organize a pri-
vate transport through your hotel to Colonia Carlos Pellegrini, which is 120km
(75 miles) away and takes 3 hours.
El Rayo
(
&
3773/420-184
) operates a daily
minibus service between Colonia Pellegrini and Mercedes costing $4 (£2.70). It
is possible to drive there from Puerto Iguazú or Posadas, but the journey is best
done in a 4WD vehicle.
7
Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, Foz do Iguaçu.
&
0800/150-006
or 4521/027-000. www.tropicalhotel.com.
br. 200 units. $400 (£270) superior; $440 (£297) deluxe. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking.
Amenities:
2 restau-
rants; bar; large outdoor pool; tennis court; concierge; tour desk; Wi-Fi.
In room:
A/C, TV, minibar, fridge,
hair dryer, safe.
Moderate
Hotel Continental Inn
Finds
The Continental Inn is a gem. All the r ooms are
quite comfortable, but the suites are truly outstanding, well worth the extra money. The
regular suites have beautiful hardwood floors, modern blond-wood furnitur e, a separate
sitting area, a desk, a table, and a bathr oom with a large r ound tub. The best rooms in
the house are the master suites: hardwood floors, king-size bed, fancy linens, a large desk,
a separate sitting ar ea, a walk-in closet, and a bathr oom with a J acuzzi tub and a vie w
over the city of Iguaçu. The amenities are top-notch, too: a large pool with children's play
area, sauna, and game room with video games.
Av. Paranà 1089, F oz do Iguaçu , 85852-000 PR.
&
4521/2102-3033.
www.continentalinn.com.br. 124
units. $145 (£99) double. AE, DC, MC, V.
Amenities:
Restaurant; large pool; exercise room; sauna; game
room; car-rental desk; room ser vice; laundr y ser vice; free parking, Wi-Fi.
In room:
A/C, TV, high-speed
Internet, minibar, fridge, hair dryer, safe, Jacuzzi (in some).
