Accommodation used on the South American Trip - March 2013 (2 people sharing en suite usually with breakfast)
*** Brazil ***
Porto Alegre
Hotel America – Av Farrapos 119
£30.66. Pretty basic and overpriced. Nr bus station. Breakfast – good cakes and coffee. Loads of hotels on same road. Try somewhere else (1 night)
*** Uruguay ***
Montevideo
Hotel Alcazaba – Cassinoni 1669
£28.75. 1 block from bus station. Convenient if late night arrival. Takes only Uruguay cash. No breakfast.(2 nights)
*** Argentina ***
Buenos Aires
Hotel Central Cordoba – San Martin 1021 www.hotelcentralcordoba.com.ar
£36.36. Situated between ferry terminal and bus station. Friendly. Comfortable and central for touring sights. Includes basic breakfast. Recommended. (2 nights)
Rosario
Hotel Gran Comfort
£28.57. 1 block from Bus station. Cramped. Dingy. Basic breakfast. Loads of other hotels in area. Try somewhere else. Worst hotel on trip (1 night)
Resistencia
Bariloche Hotel – Obligado 239
£32.46. Central, comfortable. No breakfast. Recommended (1 night)
San Ignacio
La Toscana Hotel – H Irigoyen & Uruguay (down a dirt track just off Main Rd 10 mins from bus station)
£25.97. Clean, comfortable. Friendly Italian owners. Breakfast. Pool. Very Recommended. (1 night)
*** Paraguay ***
Ascuncion
Hotel San Pablo – Tte Alcides Gonzalez (side street 5 mins walk from central bus station)
£16:16. Comfortable, quiet. No breakfast. Convenient for stop over & sightseeing. Recommended. (1 night)
Cuidad del Este
Hotel Tia Nancy – cnr Gurcete & Cruz del Chaco
£16:16. Close to bus station. Basic. Useful for late night stopover. But homeless colony outside bus station (1 night)
*** Brazil (Part 2)***
Foz de Ignacio
Pousada El Shaddai – Engenheiro Reboucas 306
£23.33 Comfortable & friendly. Pool. Great breakfast. Close to bus station/bus to waterfalls. Very recommended. (2 nights)
Bus
29 hour ride from Foz de Ignacio to Bele Horizonte
£0 Not recommended.(1 night)
Bele Horizonte
Ambassy Hotel - Rua Coetes 633
£53.33 Very comfortable. 5 mins from bus station. Missed breakfast. Recommended.(1 night)
Rio de Janiero
Windsor Asturias – 14 Rua Sr Dantas, Centro
£90 Luxurious. Outstanding breakfast. Small rooftop pool. Central for sightseeing. Hotel has taxi to airport. Recommended.(1 night)