“Excellent quality for a surprisingly good price”

The decor of the rooms hasn't been touched the 1970s, so I was a bit leery. And they have the typical problem of Brazilian hotels of stiff mattresses, but on the plus side they had wireless in the rooms (72 hours for 6 dollars), and balconies on every room I could see (which wasn't mentioned on Expedia, so a nice surprise). But you're not in Iguassu for the hotel - you're there for the Falls. Still, the restaurant is good and the complimentary breakfast is a huge buffet of hot and cold foods, fresh juices, etc. (no sawdusty muffins masquerading as a continental breakfast here). The pool is large and clean. The staff are friendly, and the ones at reception speak excellent English. Perhaps most importantly, though, the tour operator (Louturismo) who sells packages (shuttles to the Brazilian and Argentine Falls, helicopter rides, boat trips, etc.) in the lobby is a really good and reliable operator. Vinicius was the rep and he was very helpful and friendly (which is probably why I still remember his name.) Every hotel has one of these companies, but other tourists complained endlessly about the ones in their hotels. Their guides didn't even try to speak English or were unprofessional, tardy, or rude. I had wonderful experiences with every guide I had through Louturismo. They made everything about this trip memorable and took all of the hassle out sightseeing. If I go back again, I will definitely stay at Hotel Rafain.

“I'd stay there again”

Great location, wonderful restaurants around the neighborhood (Tibol restuarant- kiddy corner has great deals on food and the service and quality is wonderful by the way). Very clean, great service from staff. Only complaints is that the bed is made up of two twins, so not a lot of chance to snuggle or you'll be caught in the middle of the two beds. You can hear everything in the hallways and on the floor above you- other than that delicious breakfast (even though I'd extend the hour until 10:30 am instead of 10) and the bar serves great drinks and the beer at a perfect temperature.

“Decent Location But Noisy Room and Poor Bed”

The hotel is located just uphill from the centre of the town with only a short walk to a bus stop which can take you to either side of the falls. The room was OK but the windows were very thin and we were road side of the hotel so it got quite nosiy when there was traffic. The bed was a double comprising two single matresses, one of which was hopeless although I could at least change this for the one on the spare single bed in the room. On the upside it had excellent air-conditioning. Very few of the staff have great English although if you have Spanish this seems to also be widely spoken as well as the native Portuguese. Breakfast was OK but not spectacular - great coffee but poor juice. Nice hot buffet but poor breads.