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Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Hotel das Cataratas, A Belmond Hotel

The only hotel inside Iguaçu National Park, with 176 rooms beside the falls.

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The place

The park

The only hotel inside Brazil's Iguaçu National Park, as the hotel states.

The hours

Early and late access to the falls.

The count

176 rooms and suites.

The table

Restaurant Y, Ipê, Y Bar, and Bar Tarobá.

The drive

About 30 minutes from Foz do Iguaçu airport.

Our read

Iguaçu is a day trip for almost everyone who stays in Foz or Puerto Iguazú. Hotel das Cataratas is the exception, because it is the only hotel on the Brazilian side inside the national park. The 176 rooms matter less than the hours: early and late access to the falls, when the day visitors have not arrived or have already left. Restaurant Y and Ipê mean you can eat without leaving the park. Come if that timing is the reason to cross the river. Skip it if you wanted the Argentine trails as your morning, or a city hotel with restaurants down the street. The drive from Foz airport is about 30 minutes. The Argentine airport is longer.

Come here for

  • Sleeping inside Iguaçu National Park, not in the town of Foz
  • Early and late access to the falls, with 176 rooms on the grounds
  • Restaurant Y, Ipê, and a bar that faces the water

Skip it if

  • You wanted the Argentine side of the falls as the morning walk.
  • You want restaurants in town outside the door. The park is the door.

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

Hotel das Cataratas says it is the only hotel inside Brazil's Iguaçu National Park, at Rodovia BR 469, Km 32, Foz do Iguaçu 85855-750. The property phone is +55 45 2102 7000. The page counts 176 rooms and suites, and it offers early and late access to the falls, which is the practical privilege of sleeping in the park. Foz do Iguaçu airport is a 30 minute drive. Cataratas del Iguazú airport, on the Argentine side, is about 75 minutes. Restaurant Y is the fine dining room. Ipê is the casual Brazilian dining and barbecue. Y Bar looks at the falls. Bar Tarobá is for a light bite. There is a heated outdoor pool, tennis, and the Cataratas Spa. In 2026 the hotel says it appears on the World's 50 Best Hotels extended list, places 51 to 100. That is their statement, checked in October 2026. The page does not print a nightly rate. A hotel in the town of Foz does not give you the park at dawn. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    Rodovia BR 469, Km 32, Iguassu National Park, Foz do Iguaçu 85855-750. About 30 minutes from Foz do Iguaçu airport. Phone +55 45 2102 7000.

  2. Live here

    Sleeping inside Iguaçu National Park, not in the town of Foz

  3. Go

    Book on the hotel site. MindReach does not take the reservation.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

A room inside the park

176 rooms. The point is the hours at the falls, not a view from Foz.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

Rodovia BR 469, Km 32, Iguassu National Park, Foz do Iguaçu 85855-750. About 30 minutes from Foz do Iguaçu airport. Phone +55 45 2102 7000.

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Is it inside the park?

Yes. The hotel says it is the only hotel in Brazil's Iguaçu National Park.

Why does that matter?

Early and late access to the falls, before and after the day visitors.

How many rooms?

176 rooms and suites.

Where do I eat?

Restaurant Y, Ipê for Brazilian dining and barbecue, Y Bar, or Bar Tarobá.

Where do I book?

On the Belmond page. MindReach does not take the reservation.

06 · Go

Hotel das Cataratas, A Belmond Hotel

Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

Iguaçu is a day trip for almost everyone who stays in Foz or Puerto Iguazú. Hotel das Cataratas is the exception, because it is the only hotel on the Brazilian side inside the national park. The 176 rooms matter less than the hours: early and late access to the falls, when the day visitors have not arrived or have already left. Restaurant Y and Ipê mean you can eat without leaving the park. Come if that timing is the reason to cross the river. Skip it if you wanted the Argentine trails as your morning, or a city hotel with restaurants down the street. The drive from Foz airport is about 30 minutes. The Argentine airport is longer.

Getting there
Rodovia BR 469, Km 32, Iguassu National Park, Foz do Iguaçu 85855-750.
From where you are
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