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El Viajero Hostel Ciudad Vieja

Ituzaingo 1436, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay (Ciudad Vieja)
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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22 reviews 22 reviews
6 hotel reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

Great location, plenty of space on multiple terraces and living areas, several computers, never had to wait for a bathroom, helpful staff and decent breakfast. We visited El Viajero for a one night stay in Montevideo and then again when coming back through the city. Cristian was very helpful getting us situated which for the six of us with bicycles... More

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Peniche, Portugal
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

I'd definitely recomend this place. It's clean, nicely situated and the staff is really friendly and helpful. Very comfortable rooms, a relaxation area with a very creative design! Always delicious breakfast. Great location, a few roads to the beach. This is one of the best places where I was during my journey!

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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63 reviews 63 reviews
23 hotel reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2013

We stayed at three El Viajero hostels while we were in Uruguay. All were well managed and clean but the staff at this hostel were awful. On the night we arrived there were apparently two people on duty but one just sat behind the desk with their laptop and refused to help any of the queuing customers. The other staff... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

Having enjoyed 2 nights at the colonia hostel of this chain my friends and I booked into this one hoping for an equally nice hostel. It was ok but nothing like re one in colonia. Rooms were much smaller and not well ventilated. Staff were very helpful though, printing boat tickets at no charge.

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Sydney
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6 reviews 6 reviews
6 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2013

Terrible service - staff were more concerned with hitting on the female guests than doing their jobs. The room I'd been booked in had to be sprayed for bed bugs & ended up moving to a back room. While I was out a staff member dumped my belongings including freshly washed clothes onto the floor to make my bed available... More

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Cuzco, Cusco, Peru
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2013

the hostel is very good located in ciudad vieja of montevideo. but the rooms are really really small. the bathroom is ok and clean. the breakfast is just bread, marmelade and cornflakes. so it was ok, too. but the drinks were all empty when we came to breakfast. for a short stay of two nights we can recommend it, because... More

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sydney
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7 reviews 7 reviews
7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2013

Good location, as it's in the old part of town so walking distance to the port, but still a distance by bus to Tres Cruces (bus terminal) and half an hr or so bus to Pocitos beach. Quite noisy - I stayed here on a sun and mon, and both nights were hard to sleep - from inside the hostel... More

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Queenstown, New Zealand
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2013

clean hostel double room comfortable and private and staff very helpful, breakfast lacked a little in quantity but will recommend to fellow travellers. internet good and works well in our room location central to historical centre and good restuarants

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London, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
8 hotel reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2013

Weren't impressed with the hostel at all. Wanted to spend as much time as possible out of it. One of the staff members was not helpful at all. We asked for a map and he said there wasnt any and we would hve to go and get one from the tourist info office. We also asked where we could hire... More

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Sao Paulo, SP
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8 reviews 8 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 December 2012

Nice place,there is a an open air terrace where you can buy your beer in the hostel and drink there, 2 living rooms and 2 kitchens. Internet wi-fi is good, but the computers there are not. The location is good, many tourists spots around and close to buses stop, but be aware that at 6 p.m everything closes, apart from... More

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Address: Ituzaingo 1436, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay
Region: Uruguay > Montevideo Department > Montevideo > Ciudad Vieja
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Ranked #3 of 41 Speciality lodging in Montevideo
Price range (per night): RM39 - 97
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