Asunción, Paraguay

Rooms are spacious and elegant but have quirky problems like broken phones and lukewarm water that won't fill a bathtub. Room service limits you to three mains with no starters, salads, or desserts. The hotel works fine for visiting historic sites nearby.

Rooms have poor soundproofing and loud air conditioning units that disturb sleep. The rooftop pool is nice but management ignores closing time requests, letting noise reach rooms late into the night. Staff varies wildly: some are efficient while restaurant staff ignore guests for long stretches.

This hotel is old and deteriorating. Rooms have dirty floors, stains, loud air conditioners, and small bathtubs. The pool is poorly maintained. Staff handling of reservations is inconsistent and charges unfairly. Only the breakfast and lobby are decent.