Where to stay when you leave.
4/14/2008 at 9:00 AM
Tags: Hotel Video Tours, Uruguay Hotels, Punta del Este Hotels
The only hitch we encountered on our recent romp through Uruguay 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 La Posta del Cangrejo, 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 old white guy demographic.
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by pbb
3/02/2007 at 4:55 PM
Tags: Uruguay Hotels, Punta del Este Hotels, Luxury Hotels
Now, that we got an in-depth look at hotels in Buenos Aires, it's time to hop across the water to get a little luxury in Uruguay, at Mantra Resort and Spa.
A review in Luxury Latin America says Mantra
is in many respects the best hotel in Punta del Este. Guests enjoy personal service in a tranquil setting, but with a state-of-the-art spa, access to the beach, and a casino, in a location removed from the bustle of Punta del Este proper.
The Mantra is hidden in a forest rather than being right on the beach, but they make up for it by having attendants who provide ice towels on hot days by the pools, and a call-on-demand shuttle/golf cart that takes guests to the beach (five minutes away) where teak beach furniture and more attendants dole out towels, snacks and more importantly, cocktails.
Accommodations are snowy-white and sleek, and in a refreshing twist for any placed called "the best in town," high-speed Internet acceess is included in the rates.
Uruguay is mostly unknown to North Americans, but trust fund kids, models, and South American land barons have been making Punta del Este their playground for ages. (And for a while there, for some reason, this hotel was getting a lot of New Yorkers.) Just a short hop by ferry or flight from Buenos Aires, it's a good beach add-on to an Argentina trip.
Don't forget that the summers are reversed--their high season will be winding down soon. That could be a good thing though: most of the negative reviews on TripAdvisor are complaints about too many kids running around and the staff getting overwhelmed.
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by Tim L.
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