3 Best Hotels in Southern Paraguay, Paraguay

This ranch, 24 km (14 miles) north of Villa Florida, is downright plush compared to most of the other agriculture tourism lodgings in Paraguay. You can roll up your sleeves and rope steers, milk cows, pick vegetables, or bake bread if you really want a hands-on experience. You can also ride horses, hike bird-filled trails, visit their small zoo, or curl up in a hammock with a good book. Rooms in the rambling orange stucco house have vaulted wooden ceilings. Rates include all activities and meals.

This nine-story hotel has modern rooms decorated with original artwork. The restaurant, which fills up at lunch with local businesspeople, serves contemporary fare and local fish dishes.

Built on a hillside 25 km (16 mi) from Encarnación, this hotel has spectacular views of the rolling countryside, and makes a convenient base for visiting the Jesuit ruins at Trinidad and Jesús. Rustic rooms with reddish brick walls are furnished with sturdy wood furniture. Accommodations are in single-story bungalows that surround four swimming pools fed by natural springs, which are said to have therapeutic properties. (Some people come here to take the waters.) Rates include all meals.