Colonia Victoria Vacations from $471

This was a great little lodge with a Michelin Star-level restaurant and friendly attentive staff. It was right nextdoor to an animal reserve and a short drive to the Iguazu Falls. There are fun trails on the property to hike or bike. I definitely recommend Overo Lodge & Selva.

There isn’t a better located hotel on the Argentinian side of Iguazu Falls than Gran Melia. It is the only one inside the National park/Falls, making our visits so convenient and views from the hotel, magical. The lobby, restaurants, outdoor spaces are modern and attractive. The area that is not on par with the general spaces and price are the bedrooms (or at least the jungle level twins and king rooms). The rooms are very dated and obviously well-used. The heating didn’t work in my room and after being told it’s part of a central system twice (except my friend a few doors down had heat), they brought me a space heater. There aren’t outlets for charging devices near the beds. The bathroom is obviously old, but did have good water pressure. The beds were comfortable enough. They advertise soundproofing, but I could hear everything next door. Overall, while we found our rooms well below a 5 star caliber (barely 4), especially for the cost, we’d still do it all over again because of the convenience to the falls. Not a diss, but a learning we experienced at most hotels and people we met in Argentina. There were very few people that we could easily communicate with in English. We are in a foreign country, and it is for us to adapt so we shouldn’t expect fluency, but were surprised based on travel to 60+ countries that Argentina was more difficult than most parts of Asia, Africa, Europe etc. I understand basic Spanish and apps are great so it was all fine, just unexpected.

The hotel is set in the most beautiful grounds and our welcome was warm. It was great to have breakfast and dinner included in the price; the buffet style food was of a good quality, although only just warm but there was plenty of choice. The staff were attentive and it was lovely to have a linen table cloth and napkin at dinner. We were disappointed with the BBQ that we paid extra for on the second night. The meat was dry, probably reheated from the previous service; however, when we pointed this out to the waiter he was quick to replace it with freshly cooked meat, which was delicious. The hotel very kindly allowed a late check-out and arranged for a taxi to the airport. The bedroom was fine, with a jacuzzi bath, robes and flip flops for the spa (which we didn't use). The only disappointing thing was the absence of tea/coffee facilities in the room.

Jungle Lodge is a beautiful boutique resort. The room was excellent and the property is very well maintained. The pool is very clean. One thing I would note is that every afternoon there isn’t really a bar tender by the pool and so it is tough to get a drink especially when it would get a bit busier. No one was really sure how to make drinks so I had to walk them through it. Manuel was there one day and he was great but it was too much for one man. He was running around to keep up. The staff otherwise was great there just wasn’t enough. The breakfast was decent not too much variety. The restaurant had some great Pacu fish and the salad was also very good. I would still recommend staying at the lodge for sure. Iguazu is a very cool little city.