8 Best Hotels in The South, Brazil

Tourists are lured to this downtown budget option for its many business amenities, such as two phone lines for every room. Rooms are utilitarian, with plain and cheap-looking furnishings and carpeted floors, but the hotel is close to central attractions and the bus terminal, and access to the airport is quick and easy.

At this small, comfortable hotel, the rooms and suites are unusually spacious and come with large beds, blond-wood furniture, and carpeting. Bathrooms are heated—hard to find in Brazil, but welcome in the cold Curitiba winters—and the hotel has a sauna in the gym. Another draw is the location, mere steps from Rua 24 Horas, a shopping complex with several small stores and cafés.

Close to the museums and cathedral, this unassuming central hotel features spacious rooms and modern decor. The staff is well trained and can help you find tours and activities. The top-floor restaurant, popular with businesspeople, has a view of the Guaíba riverfront.

Tops among the city's roster of budget lodgings, the Íbis is stocked with undistinguished and bland rooms, although the beds are comfortable. The hotel is no-frills: be prepared to carry your own luggage. The reception desk and the restaurant are in restored historic houses that are detached from the main building. Íbis is one of the few hotels in Curitiba that has wheelchair-accessible rooms.

If you're looking for service and basic facilities like those you can find back home, Íbis is a reliable choice. The decor is undistinguished, but almost all rooms have comfortable queen-size beds. It's one of the few hotels in the area to offer rooms for people with disabilities.

In a landmark building overlooking the Rua das Flores walkway, Slaviero Slim in downtown Curitiba has large rooms with wood paneling and matching furniture. Beds are king-size, with colorful spreads and cushions that invite you to relax. Rooms in the east wing are smaller and oddly shaped, and elevators there are cramped because of the original building plan. The second-floor Getúlio bar-café is a popular gathering spot for businesspeople.

Not only the nicest accommodations in the region, the Tenondé Park Hotel is a fine hotel by any standards; the large rooms have colonial-style furnishings and arched doorways that echo the design of the mission a few blocks away. The well-trained staff is knowledgeable about the missions and other attractions in the region. The restaurant serves standard Brazilian fare.