Montevideo hotels in Centro, Cordón

Central location ideal, 12th floor room afforded good view over the Montevideo skyline, reception staff helpful to book evening entertainment. The state of cleanliness left a lot to be desired. When we arrived (late afternoon), the bathroom had not been cleaned, rubbish not emptied and empty crisp packets/coke cans were left on the side from the previous occupants. The porter tried to surreptitiously remove the aforesaid items while we set our luggage down, but it didn't go unnoticed!

Good location, reasonable facilities including fridge and free use of internet computer. If you ignore the awful front desk service, it is good value. Front desk service was dreadful. I arrived on time but was asked to wait. Over the course of an hour I had to ask three different people what the cause of delay was. Each time I had to give my name. One of the staff just went home during this time. An elderly gentleman trying to change his room said the hotel was worse than anything he'd experienced in World War 2. He was exaggerating... After all this I was surprised tha the room was quite acceptable.

booked v late so choice v limited. Chose Arapey because walking access to old city & port. good bus links. variety of eating places nearby. sheets not ironed, we doubted that they had been washed. Looked as though bedding had just been thrown back after last occupant. carpet dirty. lighting dangerous. decor jaded. there was no reduction on actual room rate. dollar:pesos conversion 20% above going rate in city

The quietness. Not so noisy with all the traffic.

The staff was helpful with one of the quesitons that I had for them. The room was not heated and it dropped into the 20s in Montevideo. The hotel had hot water for about five minutes so although my companion could get a shower, I could not. The sheets were stained and so old they were beginning to decay, as was not only the pillow case but the pillow itself. It was expensive ($32) for location and what one receives.