Belmond Hotel das Cataratas
| Belmond Hotel das Cataratas | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Rodovia Br 469, Km 32 - Iguassu National Park, Foz do Iguassu 85855 – 750, Brazil |
| Management | Belmond Ltd. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 193 |
| Website | |
| belmond.com/hoteldascataratas | |
Belmond Hotel das Cataratas is the only hotel in Iguassu National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Brazil, and has access to Iguassu Falls.[1]
The two storey Portuguese colonial style building first opened as a hotel in 1958.[2] Two further wings were added in 1971 and 1982.
The hotel comprises a main building which houses the reception area, a bar and restaurant with terrace and an outdoor pool area with a casual restaurant.
The hotel was the first property in Latin America to qualify for the ISO 14001 Environmental Management certification in recognition of its ecological operating policies.[3]
In 2007 the hotel was acquired by Orient-Express Hotels, which embarked on a US$20 million refurbishment programme (completed in 2010). In 2014 the company changed its name to Belmond Ltd. At that time the hotel was renamed Belmond Hotel das Cataratas [4]
In 2018, Belmond Hotel das Cataratas was the first five-star hotel in South America to win a "Star Awards" from Forbes Travel Guide.
References
- ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotels/8231621/The-50-best-hotels-in-the-world.html
- ^ http://www.famoushotels.org/hotels/timeline
- ^ http://sevennaturalwonders.org/hotel-das-cataratas/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
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