Departamento de Maldonado Travel Forum

Can anyone recommend a company for renting motorbikes / scooters? Avis, Hertz, and Dollar do not have them. I have yet to check with Europcar and Thrifty but it is unlikely. I contacted a company called Renting Uruguay and their prices were $110 per day, which seems three times too high. They claimed that without a reservation and prepayment nothing will be left on December 16.

Hello,
I'm planning to go with me and 5 other friends (all aged 20-21) PdE for new year's for about one week.
I wanted to know where would be the best location for us to stay.
We're interested in Nightclubs, Beaches and Casino, so I was thinking maybe somewhere near Conrad? Please send in suggestions! Hotel recomendations are welcome too, but what I really want to know is the ideal location.
Thank you!

Hi,

Traveling to Punta with another couple the last 2 weeks in January. Would appreciate help with a hotel recommendation:

1) Looking for a 4 / 5 star hotel that is on the beach (or extremely close)
2) Ideally hotel would also be in an area with nightlife and restaurants
3) Ideally hotel would also have a nice pool

With my research to date I have only found the Conrad and Mantra as options and it appears the Conrad is sold out when we will be in town and Mantra may be a bit quieter and further removed from city center than desired.

Any recommendations . . . willing to pay up to $500 USD a night.

Thanks, Paul

Greetings, all.

While staying in Buenos Aires this summer, I will have a choice of a 4-day trip to Punta del Este out of three weekends: November 28, December 19, or January 16. How do they compare in terms of weather, nightlife, and hotel availability?

Expedia offers round-trip flights from Buenos Aires for US$300. Can I get a better price through a South American travel agency?

Does anyone know a website with a listing or review of La Barra hotels?

--Renaud

We are looking for a driver/guide for a 1/2 day tour of Punta del Este and the surrounding area. We will be either two people or a group of 6-8. If you can recommend one, please help.
Thanks in advance,
Bob & Patty

we have two hotels we're trying to decide between - hotel montoya (not the esturion) and villa de mar. we can't find any feedback about these two hotels. we know both are in la barra. we're just wondering if anyone has stayed there or know of either place.

thank you!

I need information about transportation from Buenos Aires to Punte del Este, then from Punte del Este to Salto, and then on to Mendoza. Can you help me?

I will be in Punta Del Este with friends the second week of January. We will be there Monday through Friday. We are 4 guys around 30 years old. We will be staying in La Barra. We are looking for nightlife recommendations for each night, and for daytime party/beach club recommendations for each day, which places are the best hotspots for each day/night of the week? Even some great restaurant recommedations would be helpful too. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you!

I will be in Punta Del Este with friends the second week of January. We are renting a villa and we are looking for a VIP nightlife host that can recommend the best hotspots for each night and arrange VIP table reservations and entry to clubs. Does anyone know of someone that can help us? Please let me know, thank you.

A friend and I are looking to stay in Punta Del Esta from December 29th through January 1st. all the hotels seem to be booked up. if any one has a lead on an apartment rental please let me know.

Thanks.

My sister and I are looking to spend 3 nights over the Christmas holiday in Punta del Este but aren't finding any available hotels online. We'd like to stay the 23rd - 26th of Dec. Does anyone have ideas on a way to find available rooms?

My friend and I (two girls) are planning to go for a vacation in Punta del Este from Dec 19th to Dec 28th and are looking for accommodations for this time period.
We are looking to either rent a room with private bathroom or a small apartment if not too expensive. If anyone has any recommendations we would appreciate your help!
Thanks a lot!!!!

Hi,

My name is Clark. A group of friends and myself were looking for a trip to that region over New Year's. The trip would be an eight day spread. We are two couples and two single males with our ages ranging from 24 to 28. Our main drive is the Paul van Dyk concert in Buenos Aires on New Year's Eve night at Club Hipico. I am aware that Buenos Aires is not the place we want to stay for nights out on the town, and beaches. I was directed toward Punta del Este for that environment, but I still have questions. Is Punta del Este where we might enjoy ourselves finding beach parties, clubs on the beach, good food, and moderate activities to occupy an eight day stay? My main focus is to accomodate the two single males, as the couples will have an easier time settling in. Is the single nightlife something worth looking at as well?

I appreciate any responses.

Hi
My name is Robert and I will be traveling to Punte del Este in September and will be staying a week. This is my first trip to South America. I do not speak Spanish. I would like to have a tour guide for one or two days to get me through any language problems and take me around the area. I am renting an auto. The tour guide does not necessarily have to be a professional, anyone with a mastery of Spanish/English will do.
If you know of someone who would be interested, please forward their phone number and/or e-mail address.

Thank you

Mi nombre es Roberto y viajaré a Punte del Este en septiembre y permaneceré una semana. Éste es mi primer viaje a América del sur. No hablo español. Quisiera tener un guía turístico por un o dos días para conseguirme con cualquier problema de la lengua y para tomarme alrededor del área. Estoy alquilando un automóvil. El guía turístico no tiene que necesariamente ser un profesional, cualquier persona con una maestría de español/del inglés hará.

Si usted sabe alguien que sería interesado, por favor, hagáse seguir su número de teléfono y/o dirección del E-mail.


Gracias

Hello. Some friends and I are considering going to Punta del Este for a weekend in mid-March. Will it still be a fun place to go then, with nightlife and all? And if not, what would be a recommended destination. We're going to Buenos Aires, and want another stop on our trip.

Thanks!

Hi all!



I was hoping someone would be able to assist me with this - I am thinking about going to Punta Del Este for 3 days from around the 25th until the 28th of February. Would this be a good time to go there? ...in terms of still having a good nightlife - or would it have slowed down a fair bit?

Also, would anyone have any good suggestions on where to stay - we are probably looking at paying anything from low-medium price ranges in either a hostel or hotel.

Any suggestions would be more than appreciated!

Cheers

Steve

I'm travelling by ship and bus to Punta del Este. What is the best way to get from the the bus station in Punta del Este to the inn in Jose Ignacio?

Gracias

Anybody ever stay at this hotel?

I was wondering if someone can tell me how far Best Western La Foret hotel is from Punta del este bus station. Do we need to take a taxi or it is a walking distance only
thanks,tatjana

I am going to stay in Punta del Este from 1st of March to 31st of May 2007 and therefore am looking for apartments or a hotel room at reasonable prices to rent for this period.
My internship will be at a German legal office on Cl. Curupay, Cs. Lukilane
20100 Punta del Este.
If you know a good place to stay in that area, please let me know.

Thanks,

Mandy Rigtering

I am staying in La Barra from Dec 28th to Jan 4th. My friends that have visited Punta Del Este and specifically La Barra said the private parties are the best. Any tips on how to get an invitation?

Thanks
Anna

I have read through all the postings and see that it is going to be quite difficult for my girlfriend and I to find a place to stay for a couple nights. We are spending two weeks in Argentina and Punta del Este and wanted to specifically celebrate New Years in La Barra. Does anyone know if there is a site to exchange apartments with people living in La Barra? Otherwise any suggestions for a place to stay would be grateful.

I will be traveling to Buenos Aires on Nov. 11 and thinking of visiting punta Nov. 20. Will the water be warm enough, open restaurants, warm weather?

Thanks!

How's the surf in Uruguay? Is PdE a good surf spot? Any spots close by? Recommend any hotels on the beach, close to good surf and nightlife?

Your answers are appreciated...TheOC

I'm looking for a place where I can walk out the door & onto the beach---relatively quiet, but with amenities (air conditioning, restaurant.....) in Punta del Este or close by., on the ocean side...for January 2007. Nightlife is not important, relaxing is. Any suggestions or recommendations? Thanks,

I'm planning to live in Punta from Sept to the end of Dec 2006 and then come back again in Feb. I plan to surf, work and learn Spanish to a high standard. I surf in cold water back home so that and a lack of crowds/tourists during the off-peak period doesn't bother me too much, actually I think I'd prefer it. I can teach English or work in a bar, so that would be the initial plan to prevent starvation.
I was wondering if anyone could help me out with info on the following:
1. the cost of living.
2. finding a job that would sustain me, especially on a ong term basis.
3. how to find somewhere to live - a apartment within walk of the Atlantic beaches preferably, but not at any cost.
4. how easy are the locals to intergrate with?
5. How "dead" is it during winter - ghost town or jus not crowded?

Thanks,

Conor

PS - If anyone wants to offer me a place to rent or a job get in touch

Hi!

I'm already planing ahead to go to Punta del Este at the end of the year and stay for about a month. I understand La Barra is the most fun area to stay in for somebody around 30 years old and who likes to go out most nights to meet people, eat at good restaurants and have fun? By the way, is the downtown area not so exciting?

I would like to rent an apartment or a house - though I only need two or three rooms or so. It should preferably have an internet connection - alternatively are there any good cafes or simillar where you can hook up your laptop?
I would like the accomodations to be nice though luxurious isn't necessary. What is the best place to make a good deal to rent something like that?

I hope you are able to help me out a little - thanks :)

Chris

My wife and I are planning to travel to Punta from Buenos Aires on 4/1 and returning on 4/8. According to my 2005 Lonely Planet guide, BA-Punta tickets should be "$US 30-60 depending on route and class of boat".

However, on the buquebus website the cheapest tickets I see are $126 per person each way...which means a minimum of $500 total. This is going to take a larger-than-expected bite out of our vacation budget...

Can anyone recommend a better option for the budget traveler? I'd be grateful for any suggestions.

I just arrived in Punta del Este and will stay here until the 18th January. My spanish is close to 0 so its not easy to communicate with the people here.

If anybody from overseas speaking english likes to catch up for a beer, drop me an email!

Cheers
Heiko

We are thinking of traveling to Punta del Este mid March (about the 15th) and would like to know what to expect weather wise? Is it warm enough to swim?