Asuncion.BEST HOTEL Granados Park. When you're a guest at the Granados Park, readers say, the staff has thought of everything--from the pressed clothes they leave in your room (at no charge) to the free use of computers and printers in the hotel's common areas. Executive guest rooms include work desks, laptop connections and unlimited Internet use at no cost. A generous buffet breakfast is included in the room rate and the hotel operates its own shuttle to and from the airport. The Granados Park has 57 suites and 14 luxury suites, a spa, rooftop swimming pool and a gym. It sits in the heart of the financial and business district, just steps from the Plaza de los Heroes, one of the city's main squares. During low season, rates begin at US$90 a night. Calle Estrella, corner of 15 de Agosto. Phone: [595] (21) 497-921. www.granadospark.com.py BEST BUSINESS RESTAURANT La Pergola pergola Garden walk or terrace typically formed by two rows of columns or posts roofed with an open framework of beams and cross rafters over which plants are trained. Its purpose is to provide a foundation on which climbing plants can be viewed and to give shade. Jardin. Traditional Paraguayan dishes are the backbone of the menu at this elegant eatery, which is especially adept at preparing freshwater fish. Recommended is the surubi, a local favorite, although the menu has at least nine other fish dishes. The combination of good food and outstanding service make this an ideal spot for business meals. Or, if you're on the run between meetings, you can always slop at the restaurant's side dour, where its cafe and bakery sells snacks and to-die-for pastries. Avenida Peru 240. Phone: [595] (21) 214-014. BEST TRAVEL AGENCY InterTours. Founded in 1986, InterTours is notable for the range of services it provides--and for its attention to detail. It organizes many major events and conferences in the country, including meetings hosted by multinational corporations
BEST DAY EXCURSION Lake Ypacarai and Aregua. Just a few kilometers from Asuncion is the town of Aregua, which for generations has been a weekend resort famous for its individually crafted musical instruments, ceramics and jewelry. Aregua looks out over lovely Lake Ypacarai, an important attraction and resource in landlocked landlocked adj. referring to a parcel of real property which has no access or egress (entry or exit) to a public street and cannot be reached except by crossing another's property. Paraguay; fishing, windsurfing and other watersports can be arranged. Phone: InterTours [595] (21) 211-747. www.intertours.com.py BEST TOURIST TRIP Itaipu Dam. One of the most impressive dams in the world is only a short trip away. If you spend a night in Ciudad del Este Ciudad del Este (Spanish for City of the East) is the capital of Alto Paraná department of Paraguay, located at the Rio Paraná at . , you can sneak a peak at at Iguassu Falls across the Friendship Bridge Friendship Bridge is the name for bridges linking countries separated by rivers or straits:
BEST LEISURE HOTEL Hotel Casino Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo. Set on 80 hectares of woods alongside the Paraguay River Paraguay River River, South America. The fifth largest river in South America, it is 1,584 mi (2,550 km) long and the principal tributary of the Paraná River. Rising in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil about 980 ft (300 m) above sea level, it crosses Paraguay to its , the 128-room hotel has a fine offering of golf, tennis, squash and other sporting activities as well as one of the most, elegant casinos in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The spa offers full services, including massage, reiki Reiki Definition Reiki is a form of therapy that uses simple hands-on, no-touch, and visualization techniques, with the goal of improving the flow of life energy in a person. and aromatherapy. The five-star hotel is located just 15 minutes from downtown Asuncion. Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. start at $168. Phone: [595] (21) 906-121. www.hotelyacht.com.py |
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