Hotel das Cataratas: Iguaçu Before the Crowds
Inside Brazil’s Iguaçu National Park, Belmond’s rose-pink hotel gives guests a compelling reason to stay overnight: access to the falls before the park opens and after the day visitors leave.
The most persuasive reason to book Hotel das Cataratas is an early start. As Sabrina Toldt’s review for SUITCASE makes clear, staying here puts the falls within walking distance, with time to explore before breakfast.
The hotel’s position inside the Brazilian national park comes with access outside public visiting hours, confirmed by Belmond. That changes the rhythm of a visit: an early walk, a return to the hotel, then another look once the daytime crowds have gone.
Behind the rose-coloured façade are 176 rooms and suites. In the Deluxe Falls View Room described by SUITCASE, dark wood, antique lanterns and blue-and-white Portuguese tiles give the interiors a traditional character. The setting supplies the drama.
Dining deserves space in the itinerary. Ipê serves informal Brazilian dishes and barbecue beside the pool, while Restaurant Y, led by chef Luiz Filipe Souza, takes a more contemporary approach to Brazilian cooking. Its wine list includes producers from across the country. Belmond dining
There is a pool and spa for the hours between walks. Leave some of those hours unplanned: the advantage of sleeping here is having time to return to the falls.
SUITCASE quotes doubles from £610 in its September 2026 review. Rates vary by date.