Secret Garden owner, John Fernandes, is extremely professional, warm, and accommodating. After our original hotel plans were cancelled for unknown reasons, he helped us secure a room for three nights even though this was a most busy time, Easter week. The rooms are so clean and comfortable and the grounds very lush and tropical. An evening get together of guests provides a welcome way to meet others as well as find out information about the area. Anyone will be lucky to stay here!

Dear Readers,
We stayed at Secret Garden for three nights on our honeymoon in early March. This is a wonderful find and run by a man John Fernardes (and Roxy!). Its close to the falls - but we also liked that we were not captive at the Sheraton which seems like the most common option. There are several nice restaurants in the town, whilst John runs drinks caprinihas at 7.30. The rooms are well sized and are surrouned by beautiful ferns. Its was a great find and we had a wonderful time! Keep up the great work John. A

John Fernandes is one interesting dude. He’s smart, engaging and altogether unique. Just like his B&B. What separates this from so many other B&Bs is John’s unique approach. Every night, around 7:30, the guests gather on the back porch for Happy Hour and drink his homemade Caipirinhas. And it’s not some cheap booze designed to get his tired guests drunk, this is really good booze designed to get his tired guests drunk.
He and his staff make sure everyone is having a good time and as the Caipirinhas flow, so does the conversation. It’s a great way to get guests to interact with each other and for John to get to know the people staying with him. As for the B&B itself, it’s very charming with a tropical garden in the back and cute rooms with comfortable beds and nice touches everywhere. Situated off a side street, right in the center of town, it’s very convenient to walk around Iguazu town or to catch the local bus to the Falls.
The Secret Garden is a fun, relaxed place to stay. Based on what we have seen in our limited stay in Iguazu, it beats any of the hotels we had seen, which tended to look run down and a bit depressing. John Fernandes has a great thing going – book early as there are only 3 rooms!

Mr John's garden hideaway was the perfect companion to our days touring Iguazu. The Inn is private, quiet and clean. John arranged all of our travel between town, the airport, and the Falls and, on arrival, narrated a thoughtful and informative tour of the area.

This was a high quality experience in a special place. John was a superlative host - he is interesting, disarming, and accommodating and I'm thankful to have met him and his coterie of kind associates.

Happy hour was delightful, Roxy is a kick in the pants and Oh, yes, the Falls are also lovely. I have no complaints, but I am a little sorry the breakfast jams were so tasty because I'm afraid I ate more than my share. I only hope I didn't leave the table sticky.

Thanks, John, for the intrigue. If I find a blue parrot, I will hold it for you until you make it to Alaska. Cheers!