Best Hotels near Cabildo de Montevideo, Montevideo

This hotel is ideally located to walk to the central (shopping) and old historic parts of the city. It is also a short walk from the coastal ”rambla”cycle and promenade. Reasonably priced restaurant / bar and breakfast service - comes with 22% discount if you pay with a non-Uruguayan credit card (as do all restaurant in Uruguay). We had nice big room on an upper floor with views over the Rio de la Plata and the sunset (but only top floor rooms have balcony - you can access the rooftop terrace but there is not much there other than the view). Reception very helpful in organizing visits, taxis and bike hire (these are available on site). Only slight criticism was location of air conditioning in large rooms meant we didn't benefit from it in the sleeping area and, during a very hot spell, this was a problem. Would recommend staying here.

The property was very conveniently located. It had a beautiful old-style, wrought iron elevator and a small but nice rooftop patio. The room also had some nice old-timey touches like the crown molding. The bathroom was a good size (compared to others we encountered on our SA adventures) and the shower had excellent water pressure. The receptionist who greeted us provided a map and lots of helpful advice about sights nearby. My friend enjoyed the coffee available near reception each morning. BUT, while beautiful, the elevator was ultimately very slow and sometimes didn't come at all. The furniture in the room showed some wear. While it fit with the antique-y theme, I probably would have removed some of it at that stage of dilapidation. Our room's bathroom when we arrived wasn't fully clean (there was hair on the floor and in the shower), and the waste basket's pedal opening mechanism was broken so it was awkward to use. We removed the wastebasket's top to make it easier for us (and hoping the whole thing would be replaced by housekeeping) but they just set the top back on (broken) in its inconvenient state again. And not the hotel's fault, but the entire 1.5 days we were visiting, one couple monopolized the rooftop deck - they and their belongings were spread out there every time we checked - so we didn't feel like we were welcome to use it.

We stayed for 4 nights at this hotel together with our 2 kids. We expected it to be a business hotel with comfort and some luxury. At least cleanliness. Well it wasn’t. It might be a 4 star hotel for Uruguayan standards, but for the rest of the world its more like a 2 star old fashioned 60s hotel. We had a family room (2 bedroom) on the 7th floor. Already exiting the elevator we knew what we could expect. Floors with old carpet and full with nasty stains. The entire floor smells old and a bit like old sigaret smoke. Pretty nasty actually. The room itself is similar. Old floor with broken tiles and edges. Really sober and uninviting room, no decorations whatsoever. No ceiling lights. Old furnishings. No curtains just a screen. A big disappointment actually. Gym wasn’t available. We took a look but I wouldt even dare using those old machines actually. Certainly when you consider the price per night this place just isnt worth it. So after a night we expected a breakfast with some sort of business standard. But also the breakfast is a big disappointment and actually pretty tasteless. I dont know what they add to the scrambled egg, but smells weird. Fruits are out of date and nasty. Dry bread. Cold scrambled egg. And due to covid it is not allowed to get to the food yourself. One (sometimes 2) person is helping everyone in the hotel, so that didnt really work out. On day 3 all of the sudden our cards to enter the room didn’t work anymore, ofcourse solved at the reception but still annoying and strange. Well at least the free wifi worked well here. Overall I would recommend to book a different place with a higher standard, NH is a bit of disappointment considering the price per night.

The hotel is very close to the bus station, opposite the station, the car to the east corner and the airport are all here by car, very convenient. It is 6,7 kilometers away from the old city. In Uruguay, be sure to go to Punta del Este in the east corner and the small town of Colonia. These two places are much better than the capital and feel much better. They are all at the bus station. It is two hours to go to the east corner and two and a half hours to the town of Colonia. Both places are recommended to stay for at least one night.

Right next to the famous attractions, it is already a good local hotel.

The hotel staff is great. The rooms are huge but need renovation. My bath tube had problems with water drainage. Taking a shower while the water reached my ankle. Not pleasant. The breakfast is fair enough. But had another issue. I asked for a fried egg and the waitress denied. “No more eggs”. A few minutes later a local guest asked and got it on a plate. As I questioned the double standard there was no understandable answer. Sad experience. At night the street are very dark around the hotel and there are plenty homeless people.

Every aspect of the place exceeded my expectations. Excellent value for the price. The host was also fantastic. Nothing negative I can think of at all. The pictures speak for themselves regarding the excellent room I stayed in. :)

O hotel está muito bem localizado, próximo a ”ciudad vieja” e a rua principal avenida de Montevidéo, avenida 18 de julho. Próximo é possível encontrarmos supermercados, lojas de câmbio, farmácia entre diversos outros comércios. Os serviços do hotel são bons, tais como o atendimento, quarto, limpeza e café da manhã com as variedades necessárias. A equipe de recepção foi bastante atenciosa, ao ser solicitada sobre informações turísticas.

Ponto positivo: localização. Para uma primeira viagem à Montevideo, está bem no centro histórico com grande parte dos pontos de atração a uma distância próxima. Pontos negativos: fiquei 6 noites: 4 em quarto compartilhado e 2 em privado. As instalações estão velhas, quebradas ou quebrando, utensílios de cozinha em péssimo estado de conservação, camas-beliche integradas, isto é, qualquer mexida que o colega de cima ou de baixo faz, reflete em você, quarto cheio de poeira e mal limpo, falta de espelho no quarto); falta de higiene e limpeza (roupa de cama manchada, com marcas de sujeira, lixeira no banheiro muito pequena para o número de usuários, geladeira com prateleira quebrada e cheiro ruim, quarto empoeirado, lockers sujos com pertences de outros hóspedes deixados lá, ausência de protetor de assento para vasos sanitários, suporte de rolo de papel higiênico, de bucha e sabonete quebrados); falta de tranquilidade para dormir (fim de semana, durante o dia, no centro histórico é muito parado porque o comércio está quase todo fechado, mas à noite é muito barulho na rua, o que se torna quase insuportável para dormir. Não há qualquer isolamento acústico); falta de qualidade no atendimento (de modo geral, funcionários que não dão assistência adequada - exemplo: falta de retorno para as suas solicitações, não orientar como você deve usar a bike que eles alugam - cobrar, eles cobram, mas orientar como você deve usar o freio para que não sofra um acidente usando apenas o freio dianteiro, não fazem. Falta preparo e treinamento para um atendimento melhor, ainda que não seja um hotel, como eles gostam de falar pra justificar a má qualidade na solução de problemas. Pedi pra trocar de cama e estou esperando me retornarem até agora - resolvi sozinha o problema com a cama - tive pertences roubados da geladeira e o que ouvi do hostel é que eles não se responsabilizam, afinal, aquilo é um hostel e não um hotel); falta de atividades de integração entre os hóspedes (uma das vantagens do hostel sobre qualquer hotel comum é a possibilidade de conexão com pessoas do mundo todo, mas o Viajero não as promove, é bem paradão).

I stayed at this lovely hotel a number of times in April and May of this year 2023.This hotel is located in the heart of the Ciutad Vieja,the Old City, in Montevideo.The location is very convenient to the sights,attractions and restaurants of this part of the city.Check-in was handled speedily and the room I was given was clean and inviting.I want to pay tribute to the staff who were always friendly and helpful-Oscar,Francisco and Reuben...The ladies who operated the breakfast buffet were also friendly and welcoming....This is a lovely place to stay and a staff member is always available to assist with booking a taxi....I am happy to recommend this place and gladly give it 10 out of 10.