La Aldea de La Selva Lodge

Positives: Decent size room Comfortable bed (though just one lumpy pillow each) Set in the jungle, built in sympathetic style, using dark woods and traditional building styles. On the right side of town for (one of the airports) and Argentina side of the falls (both a 20 minute cab ride). Negatives: Feels dated and tired and shabby in places. Paper thin walls - we were woken up by our neighbour snoring! And their every step vibrated our room. Bathrooms ok (shower had good pressure) but could be cleaner Tiny toilet seat - barely get a modest sized European backside on it. Swimming pool is unappealing and deserted but we were there in June to be fair. Breakfast is poor - stale croissants, odd cakes, buffet only (no eggs to order, only overcooked scrambled eggs), poor coffee. Fruit is ok. Lunch was awful - veggie burger was some weird bean paste thing with fried aubergine in a dry bun. Dinner even worse. Chicken breast so tough you couldn’t cut it. Fries undercooked. No dressing or garnish. For $18. How can you get that wrong? Restaurant lighting bright and harsh. There is another dingy, deserted ‘lounge’ on the path to the rooms but damp smell and nothing to do there. There’s nothing near the hotel. You’re a 5-10 minute cab ride from town (US$8 each way). On our last evening we ordered a taxi at front desk to take us to the airport the following morning. When we came to leave at 7.30am they had forgotten to book it.