Hotel Palacio Montevideo

... from Colonia - was great to not have to walk too far to get to the bus terminal.  The journey from Colonia to Montevideo only took about 2 1/2 hours.  Arriving in Montevideo we were met by the cold and wind.  We got the public bus to the ...

... 2am, finishing about 6/7am, and there´s hardly anyone even out for a drink before about 11pm.  The other distinctive thing about Montevideo is the drinking of Mate, a herb tea that everyone drinks. You have the herbs in the top of an ornate ...

... and the city seemed much more lively with people out playing football and hanging out on the promenade. Our favourite place in Montevideo was definitely the Mercado Del Puerto, a former railway station that now houses loads of parillas, a ...

After 4 nights in BsAs we took a boat and bus to Montevideo, Uruguay. We walked around, ate more beef, stayed 2 nights and came back to BsAs. It was fairly ...

... Girl. When we arrived, there was a huge rush to the taxis. We took an "official" Buquebus car which took us to the Palacio Hotel for $15 - a bit steep I think, especially since it was only like 10 blocks away, but we didn't really have any other options. ...

... building) , the old government building "Casa de Gobierno Historico" and then some more modern buildings like the Radisson hotel and the new "Palacio de Justicia". From this square there is basically one long road , Avenida 18 de Julio , which runs all ...

... . We booked our ferry tickets through the very efficient Buquebus company which also had a connecting bus onto Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo. 5 hours later we arrived in Montevideo. At the bus station we had an unfortunate run in with some of the ...

... plus for the trip! On our second day, we took the time to walk around the Plaza Independencia, the main square in Montevideo. The Palacio Salvo is on the square, once the tallest building in South America and also a large statue of Gral Artigas - A ...

... nice and helpful, but it made our decision to only stay one night much easier. Went out that night to do some site-seeing. Montevideo has historic streets reminiscent of Cuba apparently (as I have never been there, but the others have). After dinner in a ...

... were dropped off in Montevideo bus station, where we got a city bus to the Plaza Independencia and then walked for 5 minutes to the Hotel Palacio. We decided to stop here as the hotel had some stellar reviews online, and with good reason too. The hotel is ...

Hola, Uruguay seems to be a very cost effective destination so far. The staff interacting with each other at our hotel, Hotel Palacio reminds me of the scene from Little Britain in the book shop where you never see the owner´s wife, only hear her ...

... cafés and restaurants, and beyond, the strip of unending high-rises lining the beaches where wealthy locals hang out. Our hotel (Palacio) is good value, another colonial gem, with spacious rooms, wood floors, high ceilings, claw-footed bath and ...

... ; We walked up the sea wall and then around the port and into the historic centre.  Unfortuately we were really disapointed by Montevideo.  In Greg's words, "this place is kind of a dump."  | think the weather had something to do with that ...

... receive a visa at the border. So upon gathering ourselves, we tucked our tail between our legs and headed back to the Palacio Hotel. Well, at least upon arriving back at the hotel, the staff was absolutely amazing asking us what happened, sympathizing ...

... fra 1928, Palacio Salvo, som en gang var Sør-Amerikas høyeste bygning og et ikon for mange Montevideoanere, og Catedral de Montevideo, som egentlig ikke står beskrevet særlig mye i guidebøker, men som var veldig flott. Noen påstår Montevideo er en ...

... terminal and took the long walk down to the Old Town, where our hotel nestled just 50 metres from the Plaza Independencia. The Palacio Hotel was full of character and had a real authentic colonial feel to the building, the old style lift reminded me of ...

We heard good things about Montevideo and we heard bad things about Montevideo - but ultimately, Ben and I decided it couldn't hurt to spend 36 hours exploring the capital of Uruguay (a country that I couldn't have picked out on a map a year ago). ...

... person interaction! Thanks Erin! We went to Bar Fun Fun for a little fun fun, but there is only live tango music later in the week, so we sipped out Patricia beer and headed homeward. So Montevideo is another Uruguayan hit, Punta del Diablo ...