Four-star Puerto Iguazú, Puerto Iguazú
Panoramic Grand
Bustillo's old Hotel de Turismo on the hill above the Tres Fronteras, rebuilt in 2006 with a spa on the top floor looking down on Brazil and Paraguay.
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- Rooms
- 91 rooms and suites
- Architect
- Alejandro Bustillo
- Reopened
- Late 2006
- From the falls
- About 15 minutes by car
The hotel
Bustillo's hotel over the rivers.
The building began life as the Hotel de Turismo, designed by Alejandro Bustillo, the architect of the Llao Llao in Bariloche and the Casino and Hotel Provincial in Mar del Plata. It stands on a hill at the edge of the town, where the Iguazú runs into the Paraná and three countries face each other. After it closed, it stood empty for decades, and local authorities later declared it historical heritage.
In 2005 the provincial pension institute let it by tender. The new operator kept the facade, added side wings, glass lifts, a spa and a rooftop bar, and opened the Panoramic in late 2006. Inside, the rooms are now plain and contemporary. The town centre is two blocks away, and the falls about fifteen minutes by car. The hotel now belongs to the Grand Hotels Lux collection.
- Spa Ysyry At the highest point of the hotel, with a couples' room, sauna, steam bath and jacuzzi over the rivers. Ysyry is Guaraní for flowing water.
- Buena Vista Bar Snacks and drinks at sunset, looking out over the Tres Fronteras.
- Casino Slot machines, electronic roulette and table games inside the hotel, open at night.
Rooms & suites
Ask for the river side.
Rooms look onto the city, the pool or the Iguazú and Paraná rivers. The river rooms are the ones to book.
- Rooms Classic and River View 25 square metres, the River View rooms facing the water, some with a private balcony.
- Suite Junior Suite 35 square metres with a river view.
- Largest Panoramic Suite 70 square metres, with a living and dining area.
Dining
Three countries on the menu.
Venues as listed by Welcome Argentina and recent guest reports. Shown for information.
- Doña Flor Regional, Argentine, Brazilian and Paraguayan Breakfast and dinner
- El Patio Dinner In the hotel
- Buena Vista Bar Snacks and cocktails Sunset over the rivers
- Lobby Bar Cocktails In the main building
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by 10 am.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Casino The hotel has its own casino, open in the evening.
Getting there
Flying to Puerto Iguazú.
Cataratas del Iguazú International (IGR) is about 21 kilometres away, or roughly half an hour by car, our estimate. Scheduled flights are domestic, mostly from Buenos Aires; private jets land on the same runway, with customs and immigration on request.
- São Paulo 1 h 25
- Punta del Este 1 h 40
- Buenos Aires 1 h 45
- Rio de Janeiro 1 h 55
- Santiago 2 h 40
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Who designed the Panoramic Grand?
- Alejandro Bustillo, the architect of the Llao Llao in Bariloche. The building was the old Hotel de Turismo of Puerto Iguazú, rebuilt and reopened in 2006.
- Can you see the Tres Fronteras from the Panoramic Grand?
- Yes. The hotel sits on a hill above the meeting of the Iguazú and Paraná rivers, and the river rooms, the spa and the Buena Vista Bar look across to Brazil and Paraguay.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Puerto Iguazú?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Puerto Iguazú, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Puerto Iguazú
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Gran Meliá Iguazú The only hotel on the Argentine side within the national park, with a fifty-metre infinity pool facing the Devil's Throat.
- Awasi Iguazú Fourteen villas in the forest, with excursions led by the lodge's own experts and two MICHELIN Keys.
- Loi Suites Iguazú Rooms set into the subtropical forest of the Iryapú reserve, about fifteen minutes from the falls.
- Falls Iguazú Hotel & Spa A hotel on six hectares of forest, with a spa.
- Mercure Iguazú Hotel Iru Inside the Selva Iryapú reserve, with an outdoor pool among the trees.
Staying at Panoramic Grand?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Puerto Iguazú, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.