10 Best Hotels in Montevideo, Uruguay — Carrasco & Pocitos (2026)

Sofitel Montevideo Casino Carrasco and Spa is the one Uruguay landmark you cannot overlook. The building is a Belle Epoque casino built in 1921 by French architects Jacques Dunant and Gaston Mallet, standing in the Carrasco district right on La Rambla, Montevideo's waterfront walk of more than 22 kilometres. It sat shuttered for years before Sofitel took it on, restored it heavily and reopened it in 2013 — keeping the high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, the stained-glass dome rotunda and almost all the original detail. Added in were 116 rooms and suites, the well-known Mageva spa, the ground-floor casino, restaurant 1921 from the country's famous chef Hugo Soca, and the title of Uruguay's first single-use-plastic-free hotel. It sits just 10 minutes by car from MVD airport, so it suits the heritage-luxury traveler who wants to land and settle in fast. Overall 9.1/10.

Hotel Montevideo - Leading Hotels of the World is a 5-star boutique that opened in 2022 and became the highest-scoring hotel in the city within a few years. It sits in the heart of Pocitos, Montevideo's chicest seaside neighbourhood, just 400 metres from Pocitos Beach. There are only 80 rooms and suites, with interiors by James Boyd Niven, who used custom furniture throughout — every piece designed for this building — in warm tones of wood and brass that feel more like a wealthy family's art-filled home than a hotel chain. The new landmark is Polo Bamba Skybar, a top-floor bar with a rooftop pool and views across the Pocitos rooftops to the Río de la Plata skyline. As an LHW member it earns 9.6 on Booking and 9.5 on Agoda — very high for a city without many options at this level. Overall 9.5/10, best for couples and luxury travellers who want a new boutique in the best part of town.

Hyatt Centric Montevideo is the only Hyatt-branded hotel in Uruguay, opened in 2020 on a corner of Rambla Republica del Peru in Pocitos, the city's most upscale district. The building sits at an angle, so all 132 rooms face the Rio de la Plata — a river so wide it reads like the sea — through floor-to-ceiling glass. Cross the Rambla and you're on Pocitos Beach, where locals walk, cycle and run every evening. Reviews keep circling back to the sky pool and the rooftop bar Cuatro Vientos, where you sip Uruguayan Tannat wine while the sun drops over the water. The 14th-floor restaurant Aora serves modern local food, and rooms run a clean gray-and-black 38–45 sq m. Location scores 9.4 and the hotel overall 8.9/10 — the most polished waterfront-plus-new-build combination in town.

Sheraton Montevideo Hotel is a 25-floor tower in the heart of Punta Carretas, the neighborhood locals rate as the safest and most livable in the city. It holds 207 rooms and suites and connects directly into Punta Carretas Shopping, the largest mall in Montevideo, so you can walk through without stepping outside. The draw is the high corner rooms that open onto the Río de la Plata — a river so wide it meets the horizon — and the Rambla, the waterfront promenade at the center of city life. Marriott Bonvoy service comes with a year-round indoor pool, spa, full gym, and an upper-floor Club Lounge for members. Rates start around $140 a night, with Agoda at 8.7 and Booking at 8.6 for an overall 8.7/10. It is a top pick for business travelers, couples, and families who want a safe base and easy logistics, about 25 to 35 minutes from Carrasco Airport.

Cala Di Volpe Boutique Hotel is a white, Mediterranean-style 5-star boutique sitting right on Rambla Gandhi in Punta Carretas, the most upscale and quietest residential neighborhood in Montevideo. Its 60-plus rooms run on a clean white-and-pale-wood concept, and many face straight onto the Río de la Plata — the widest river mouth on earth, with Argentina somewhere out past the horizon. The headline room is the Cala Suite on the top floor, with a private rooftop and an outdoor jacuzzi for soaking through sunset. You can walk to the Faro de Punta Carretas lighthouse in about 5 minutes and to Punta Carretas Shopping — a former prison turned luxury mall — in roughly the same. The airport, Carrasco (MVD), is about a 25-minute drive. With 9.0/10 across more than 1,900 Booking reviews, it's a top pick for couples who want to skip the bustle of Centro.

Esplendor by Wyndham Montevideo Cervantes is a 4-star heritage hotel of 105 rooms set inside an Art Deco building from 1927 in the heart of Centro — on Soriano street, a 2-minute walk from Plaza del Entrevero. What makes it special is the building's history: writers including Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda and Federico García Lorca all stayed here, and there is still a Borges Suite in the rooms the Argentine writer favored. A 2008 renovation turned it into a boutique art hotel in the Esplendor by Wyndham group, with rotating art along the walls and lobby. The other draw is the rooftop, with a small pool looking over the Río de la Plata bay and the old-town rooftops. You can walk to Plaza Independencia in 5 minutes and to the Solís Theatre and Ciudad Vieja in 10. The airport sits 25-35 minutes away by car.

Aloft Montevideo Hotel is a Marriott lifestyle property that opened in 2018 in the heart of Punta Carretas, the neighborhood travelers rate the safest and most modern in Montevideo. The 137-room building leans into Aloft's signature bright palette — louder than most chain hotels — and its big draw is the WXYZ bar and re:mix lounge, which run live music almost every night and pull the kind of buzz digital nomads and night owls like. It sits just 2 blocks from the Rambla along the Río de la Plata, with the Punta Carretas Shopping mall a 3-minute walk away. Reviews flag a standout location at 9.5/10 and free Wi-Fi at 9.0/10. From around $100 a night, it's strong value for a renowned brand in the city's best district without paying 5-star rates. Overall 8.4/10.

Cottage Carrasco is a small boutique hotel set inside a red-brick English-cottage building from 1928, sitting right on Rambla República de México at the eastern edge of Montevideo — cross the street and you are on the Atlantic shore. The draw is the old-house feeling that survives almost intact: the high pitched roof, dark interior wood, a lobby fireplace, and a small garden wrapped around the building. Rooms are warm and classic rather than slick, split between garden views and ocean views. There is an indoor pool and a small outdoor pool in the garden, a quiet little spa, and breakfast that arrives plated at your table instead of a buffet line. Carrasco is the oldest and calmest villa district in the city, just 15 minutes by car from Carrasco International Airport (MVD) and about 25 minutes from downtown Ciudad Vieja. It scores 8.7/10 (Agoda 8.7, Booking 8.8) and suits couples, quiet-seekers, and anyone breaking a long-haul connection.

Holiday Inn Montevideo by IHG is a business hotel from the IHG brand, set in the heart of Centro on Av. Colonia near Plaza Cagancha and just a few minutes' drive from the Tres Cruces bus terminal. It has 140 rooms built to the international standard travellers know, with comfortable beds, soundproof glass and reliable internet, plus a full kit of amenities: a heated indoor pool open year-round, a 24-hour gym, a restaurant and a lobby bar. From the door it is a 3-minute walk to Av. 18 de Julio, the city's main street, and about 15 minutes on foot straight to the old town of Ciudad Vieja, known for the Mercado del Puerto and its colonial architecture. The draw here is not luxury but the predictability of the IHG brand, which suits business travellers, families and first-timers in Uruguay who want fair value in the city centre. Overall 8.0/10.

ibis Montevideo Rambla is a 3-star budget hotel from the Accor group, planted right on Rambla Sur on the Ciudad Vieja side, Montevideo's old town. The pull here is the genuine waterfront spot — walk out of the lobby and you are on the seafront promenade where locals jog, cycle and sip mate in the evening. There are roughly 75 rooms in the compact modern style ibis uses worldwide, fitted with the Sweet Bed by ibis that the brand is known for. Many rooms face the bay, opening onto a wide stretch of the Río de la Plata. It is about a 15-minute walk to Mercado del Puerto, the city's famous food market, and close to the Buquebus ferry terminal for Buenos Aires. Rooms start around $53 a night, the overall score is 8.1/10, and it suits backpackers, short trips, or anyone who would rather spend their money on food and activities than on the room.