Crowne Plaza Asuncion Hotel

The Crowne Plaza Asuncin Hotel is a two-tower hotel featuring 74 well appointed guest rooms. All guest rooms are luxuriously decorated and offer the city's best views of its historical centre. All rooms and public areas are equipped with wireless high-speed Internet access. The hotel's facilities include two executive floors, a swimming pool, fitness centre, 24-hour room service, and a unique lobby bar with outdoor caf, business centre, meeting & convention facilities, boutique, hairdresser, 24-hour laundry service, and parking garage. Just a few blocks from the Crowne Plaza and reflecting Asuncin's colonial past are several historical buildings, among others, the government palace, which was founded in 1537 along the Paraguay River, the Spanish-era cathedral and the oldest railway station of South America. Some popular activities include visiting Asuncin's botanical gardens, which feature more than 100 species of tropical plants, the archaeological museum or enjoying a scenic cruise on the Paraguay River. Paraguay, formerly called The Giant Province of the Indies', was born as a result of the encounter of the Spanish conquerors with the native Guaran indigenous groups. The mixture of these two distinct cultures was a process that gave this area unique characteristics that distinguish it from all its neighbours in South America. The living manifestation of this 'union' of civilizations is expressed most notably in the use of two languages, Spanish and Guaran.

Price: £138.75 from Otel