HotelChatter - Tag: Uruguay Hotels

La Barra: Hotel Video Tours: La Posta del Cangrejo

pbb — 2008-04-14T09:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1498587088&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="399" height="338" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> The only hitch we encountered on our recent <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/uruguay%20field%20trip">romp through Uruguay</a> was a lack of English-language info on the country. Now, that's sorta our fault; if we knew more Spanish, there wouldn't have been an issue. Luckily, friend-of-HotelChatter Matt Gross had visited Punta del Este before us and scouted out the hotel scene. His verdict? Avoid it. You're better off staying in La Barra, just outside the madness of downtown Punta. He stayed at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Posta+del+Cangrejo/local/344">La Posta del Cangrejo</a>, a sprawling hotel whose (only?) claim to fame is a visit by George Bush, Sr. years ago. Easy to see that, too: The place definitely appeals to the

Colonia del Sacramento: Hotel Video Tours: Posada Plaza Mayor

pbb — 2008-04-10T14:45:26-05:00

Our first stop in Uruguay during our recent field trip was Colonia, a Unesco World Heritage Site and tourist town par excellence. As it's just a short ferry ride from bustling Buenos Aires, it's a popular spot for stressed out Argentines to mellow out.

Playing a big role in that is the sleepy Posada Plaza Mayor, a smallish guesthouse in the heart of the old quarter. Most rooms surround a leafy courtyard and have that old-hotel-in-a-historic-place vibe. Our room was one of two upstairs that was super quiet and outfitted with slightly more modern furnishings.

Punta del Diablo: Hotel Video Tours: El Diablo Tranquilo

pbb — 2008-04-04T15:45:24-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1488633843&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="399" height="338" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>We don't normally talk about hostels here because, well, the site's not called HostelChatter. Still, even we've been known to stay in a place or two with bunk beds--just not in the dorm rooms. During our <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/uruguay%20field%20trip">Uruguay Field Trip</a> for Jaunted, we stopped at a sleepy beach town called Punta del Diablo. Pretty much everything in town is a week-or-longer vacation rental, so since we were only staying for a couple nights, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/El+Diablo+Tranquilo/local/1173">El Diablo Tranquilo</a> was basically our only option. Fortunately, the property has two suites that are plenty nice and come with a private bathroom and balcony. And before you say, "I'd never stay at a

Garzón: Punta del Este Hotel Scene: Garzón

MattyC — 2008-01-18T09:05:01-05:00

<![CDATA[Once again <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Matt%20Chesterton">Matt Chesterton</a> has returned to HotelChatter. All week long he will be schooling us on the hot hotel scene in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este, Uruguay">Punta del Este</a>, Uruguay. Any tips, suggestion or questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em our way</a> and we'll have Matt answer them for ya. For now, sit back and enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/garzonchesspool.jpg" class="imgborder"> We end our seagull's-eye swoop along the Uruguayan coast by going a few kilometers inland, to the wee town of Garzón. Garzón doesn't look like a vacation resort. It doesn't even look like a town. If it had a Wikipedia entry, we would link to it. But, like all communities in Latin America that can be placed somewhere on the spectrum between hamlet and

Punta del Este: Punta del Este Hotel Scene: José Ignacio

MattyC — 2008-01-17T09:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[Once again <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Matt%20Chesterton">Matt Chesterton</a> has returned to HotelChatter. All week long he will be schooling us on the hot hotel scene in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este, Uruguay">Punta del Este</a>, Uruguay. Any tips, suggestion or questions? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send 'em our way</a> and we'll have Matt answer them for ya. For now, sit back and enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/posadadelfaro.jpg" class="imgborder"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Posada+del+Faro/local/1063">La Posada del Faro</a>With our customary zeal for persnickety research, we've unearthed a draft (never published) of a tourist brochure for José Ignacio, the fishing village turned chi-chi resort located 25 km or so east of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/uy/Punta%20Del%20Este">Punta del Este</a> city. Here's an excerpt: <blockquote> José Ignacio is the perfect spot to hunker down in during a nuclear holocaust. It's remote enough to ensure no