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TominWisc
  12/2/2014 12:33 EST

I will be arriving solo In Jan with no friends or contacts. Can anyone suggest sleeping accommodations direct from the airport both safe and reasonable for a one months stay or while I sort things out. Also, can anyone suggest a small town both beautiful and warm if the big city is not for me. Thanks, Tom

Morell
  12/2/2014 15:09 EST

You might want to check Airbnb there are places for a month listed in MVD.

Anywhere close to a beach tends to be pricey in Jan and Feb. Nowhere is warm consistently all year. Winters are cold and damp with occasional frost.

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uruguay2
  12/2/2014 20:00 EST

We arrived very late and spent $20 I think on the taxi and went to Hotel Bahamas. (Carrrasco or Carracas, outside of Montevidea - don't like big cities either) .We fell in love with Piriapolis about an hour north of the big city they say..decent price and nice folks. Outside deck and great breakfasts! Good restaurant too. I don't know if they'll give monthly rates. We loved it. They might have an idea and speak English as well. There's a big mall easy to walk to with a bank there as well...Good luck! Its a beautiful country!

edykizaki
  12/3/2014 03:32 EST

Hi, for staying in Montevideo I know a couple places. http://www.casasarandi.com/ Guest House Sarandi is run by Karen Higgs whom I've met, and she has blogs on her website about the city etc. I've never seen the guest house, have to get over there... a friend is staying in Hostel Berro http://www.puntoberrohostel.com/ which is comparatively cheaper than hotels and he likes it, safe... I have been there and it is plain but fine. http://www.puntoberrohostel.com/

We have heard great things of Piriapolis... Punta del Este struck us as a mini Miami, Punta del Diablo is supposed to be nice on the Atlantic, and La Paloma, or up farther perhaps La Esmeralda, but Piriapolis is much closer to Montevideo.

We also visited San Carlos in Maldonado and loved it but it's not on the ocean/river and ZERO tourist stuff. Just a little local city/town. We loved it because my students were there and because it has it's share of old adobe buildings/atmosphere and is SO local. It also has the oldest building in Uruguay, a 300 year old church.

wengin
  12/3/2014 08:04 EST

Hi there,
I hope you have a good stay. I would like to suggest that you request the Airport Shuttle when you get to the airport. The taxis and other type of transportation are really expensive. You have that option. Sometimes, whoever is at the desk will try to turn you down but insist that you want to wait for the Airport Shuttle. You will have to wait until they have it complete, normally about 8 passengers, but they will take you to wherever you need for about 350 pesos including your luggage. They are also very nice and helpful. Before you get into the cab make sure you tell them where you are going and how much they are charging. Since it's cheap compare to the rest of the cabs they will expect a little tip. I hope you have a good trip and I hope you enjoy....
Silvia.

wengin
  12/3/2014 08:07 EST

Hi again,

If you would like to take the chance to travel 40 km out of Montevideo, you will find a beautiful, small, warm place called Atlantida.
There are a lot of expats in that area, and it's a charming place. It's worth visiting.
Silvia.

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leomlee
  12/3/2014 08:18 EST

We have been referred to Casa Inspiracion in Atlantida. Their Web address is: https://www.airbnb.ca/rooms/106594?locale=en. Syd and Gundy has a room in their house, 20 mins from the airport.

Morell
  12/3/2014 10:17 EST

We are friends with them and have stayed at their place when we arrived. and have referred a few others to them.

Syd and Gundy owned a B&B in Canada before moving down here a number of years ago. Gundy is a great cook.

Their place is very nice although it is a bit outside of town It is actually Villa Argentina not Atlantida, if you are happy to walk or bike or have a rental car. They also have five dogs, very friendly!

The room has its own entrance into the garden plus a private bath.

Morell
  12/3/2014 10:49 EST

Although i live in Atlantida, I am afraid I would not call it beautiful although the beach area is very nice, uncrowded for the most part but the water is still river and usually quite brown looking.

The downtown is nondescript and coming from N. America I found it quite scruffy looking.initially. I was also a little put off by all the bars and fences and the big dogs prowling around some of the front gardens and all the security alarms,

( I used to live in a pretty area on a lake in Canada where we did not lock our front door unless we were leaving for the whole winter.)

Now I am used to it and find it OK but I could never call it beautiful. There are some nice houses with well kept gardens if you walk around the streets,with lots of flowering shrubs and trees

There isn't a lot of traffic so it is also generally quiet.

There are some English speakers but i doubt you would know that just hanging around town. I rarely see any of them on my shopping trips for groceries or whatever.

We generally meet up at the twice a month lunches or when someone has a get together. Usually there are between 20 and 40 folk who show up, not all from Atlantida but also the surrounding towns of Marindia, La Floresta, Las Toscas, Parque de Plata etc..

It is a nice area especially if you want to have a few folk to get together with. We are all quite sociable and try to help each other out when we can. We all also have different Uruguayans who have befriended us here and are English speakers. This is very helpful when you need something done in Spanish and do not understand the process here.

Hope you will pay a visit sometime and see what you think!

Morell
  12/3/2014 15:24 EST

Here is a Youtube video showing a slow drive around the highlights of Atlantida in Oct 13. The water is a nice blue and you will see the downtown and some of the streets. The traffic and pedestrians are what you can expect all year except in Jan and Feb. when it is a lot busier.

The guy in the yellow jacket is an official car minder. They watch your car when you park and "help" you in and out of the space. They are usually tipped a small amount - around 10 pesos.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcN9bSgDncw

edykizaki
  12/3/2014 17:49 EST

Hi, that is Syd and Gundy, we think they are wonderful, we have met them twice, here is my blog when we went blueberry picking with them...they are Canadian, have been here 8 years, and were both innkeepers in Canada. https://www.facebook.com/notes/edy-zacharin-kizaki/blueberries-in-atlantida/1512450849021512

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