Hotel Palacio Montevideo

... of Uruguayan prosperity and still impresses with its craftsmanship and quality of materials. Unfortunately, like many other buildings in Montevideo, there is a lack of funds to maintain some of the less vital elements such as the graffito on the exterior ...

... US$12 each per night, we are not complaining! Yesterday we arrived and enjoyed some chilling time on the beach in Montevideo - culminating in an amazing sunset viewed from the top of a hill overlooking the sea and downtown MV. Without realising until ...

... main neighborhoods in the city.  The parks are often enhanced with beautiful sculpture, including these two examples. Montevideo also has two very nice residential neighborhoods, Pocito and Carrasco.  Both of these neighborhoods were once ...

... very high 4-pointed fetus. We found an ATM at a bank, but had to wait for about 10 minutes, while a Brinks truck (Montevideo-style) transferred money, with two men with AK-47´s or shotguns standing guard. Philip took out 5000 pesos (the exchange rate ...

After a relaxing couple of days in Colonia I moved onwards to the Uruguayan capital , Montevideo , which was only a short couple of hours journey on the bus and where I spent a few days exploring. I cant say that I was super-impressed by Montevideo , it ...