Inside Iguaçu National Park, Hotel das Cataratas is a pastel-pink refuge with the rare privilege of the falls almost to itself before and after the crowds. Rooms and suites have a colonial ease of white linens, painted furniture, tiled floors and garden or forest views, while the wider hotel feels lush and unhurried. Days revolve around guided walks to the cataracts, the pool, Cataratas Spa, Brazilian cooking at Ipê and elegant evenings at Y Restaurant. It is a singular address: polished, romantic and thrillingly close to one of South America’s great natural spectacles.