Plaza Fuerte Hotel

3.5 star property
Experience the essence of Ciudad Vieja's boutique style while sipping coffee or renting bikes to explore.

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Interior
Capital Suite | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing
Exterior
Lounge
Food court

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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Capital Suite

Highlights

Balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Jetted bathtub
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room

Highlights

Balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Minibar
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Concept Suite

Highlights

Balcony
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Sofa bed
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Bartolome Mitre, 1361, Montevideo, 11200

What's nearby

  • Independence Plaza - 2 min walk
  • Montevideo Cathedral - 3 min walk
  • Salvo Palace - 4 min walk
  • Puerto de Montevideo - 13 min walk
  • Port Market - 13 min walk

Getting around

  • Montevideo Central Station - 5 min drive
  • Carrasco Intl. Airport (MVD) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Pasiva - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Confitería 25 De Mayo - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café Brasilero - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Plaza Fuerte Hotel

Boutique hotel located in Ciudad Vieja
Take advantage of a free breakfast buffet, a coffee shop/cafe, and dry cleaning/laundry services at Plaza Fuerte Hotel. Free in-room WiFi and a business center are available to all guests.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Bike rentals, self parking (surcharge), and laundry services
  • Multilingual staff, a 24-hour front desk, and 1 meeting room
  • Concierge services, wedding services, and tour/ticket assistance
Room features
All guestrooms at Plaza Fuerte Hotel boast perks such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) and free cribs/infant beds
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Balconies, daily housekeeping, and desks

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (UYU 500 per day)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7 AM–11 AM
  • 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals

Family friendly

  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Elevator

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Minibar

Outdoor space

  • Balcony

More

  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: UYU 600

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for UYU 600.00 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • You may be asked to pay the following charges at the property from November 15 to the day after Easter: Uruguay value-added tax (10%). Nonresident travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa may be exempt from value-added tax (10%).

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: UYU 500 per day
  • Late check-out fee: UYU 600 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: UYU 600.00 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation

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Frequently asked questions

Is Plaza Fuerte Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Plaza Fuerte Hotel?

Self parking is available for UYU 500 per day.

What time is check-in at Plaza Fuerte Hotel?

Check-in begins at 2 PM.

What time is check-out at Plaza Fuerte Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM. Late check-out is available for UYU 600 (subject to availability).

Where is Plaza Fuerte Hotel located?

Located in Ciudad Vieja, this boutique hotel is steps from Peatonal Sarandí, Louvre Antiques, and Plaza de la Diversidad Sexual. Museo Torres Garcia and Montevideo Cabildo are just steps away.

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Plaza Fuerte Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 114 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 48 out of 114 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 114 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 114 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 114 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Julie, OTTAWA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and quiet
This is a beautiful hotel in a great location in the old part of the city. It is very safe and nice and quiet (except one night a very loud service truck was making lots of noise at 4 am).
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Manuel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No recomendado
Poca limpieza de las habitaciones y servicios deficientes;
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Paulo Cesar

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Excelente localização
De um modo geral é um bom hotel, apenas o café da manhã deixa um pouco a desejar pela falta de variedade.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Adriana

Disliked: Room comfort
bem localizado, mas podia ser melhor
O hotel é muito bem localizado, no entanto, apesar de ter sido reformado, o quarto que ficamos necessitava de uma série de pequenos reparos. Cortina emperrada e suja, colchão velho e com buraco, chuveiro com pouca água, ralos entupidos, penduradores de toalha caindo, enfim, coisas que atestam a falta de cuidado com os detalhes
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Má vontade do recepcionista criou transtorno
Fui para montevideo no dia 24/07 a principio até o dia 27/07, como precisava ficar mais um dia, avisei na recepção que ficaria e foi me avisado que não teria problema, chegando para fazer a confirmação tinha trocado o recepcionista, onde me falou que eu teria uma hora para sair do quarto, saí apavorado pois estava com a família e principalmente criança, achei outro hotel, mas só poderia entrar depois das 17 horas, coloquei tudo no carro, e fomos matar tempo ate as 17, quando retornei no hotel para buscar uma carregador de celular que tinha esquecido, tinha mudado o recepcionista, e a menina falou que tinha quarto sobrando, que o rapaz talvez tenha ficado com preguiça de procurar quarto disponível.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Kari, Aguas Dulces, Rocha via Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel in OldTown Montevideo
Mixup with room details, but the Hotel Manager was able to come up with a fair solution. Marcelo is Awesome. We have stayed here before and plan on coming back in November.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Phebe, The Universe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice budget hotel in the old city
There was some confusion about our room - our paperwork from hotels.com said we were getting a king bed, but upon arrival we were shown to a superior room with a double. We talked to the desk staff about this and were upgraded to a small king (no other way to describe it). But this room was on only one floor, and as 60-something yr olds, we preferred that to the other room which had a loft bedroom and narrow stairs.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Jeferson, Novo Hamburgo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
desagradável
somente uma noite. mas não ficaria mais que uma noite no hotel. surpresa ao abrir torneira do banheiro e sentir um cheiro na agua desagradável. pode ter sido pontual, talvez só no meu quarto. não sei. mas tive que usar água mineral para escovar os dentes.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Allen, s

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lots of character and great location.
Great character building in the Old City and close to central city and beach front.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

keith, Bellingham, Wash.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasure Fuerte
Great breakfast balcony above Sarandi. Terrace could be great with a little shade were offerred.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

TACIANO, RIBEIRAO PRETO

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrivel, sujo e fedido!
Péssimo! De longe o pior hotel que já fiquei, e nao costumo ficar em lugares chiques. As fotos devem ter sido tiradas em alguma reforma que o hotel fez a muitos anos atrás. A limpeza nao existe, havia urina na tampa da privada, tive que passar alcool e desinfetante em tudo, o quarto que a minha irma ficou no andar acima do meu era pior e fedia esgoto, sem o menor exagero. A localizacao até que é boa, próximo dos pontos turísticos, mas a noite parece um pouco perigoso. Fiquei no hotel, pois eram apenas dois dias e nao estava com a menor paciencia de ter que brigar para que devolvessem meu dinheiro e depois procurar um outro lugar. Mas de maneira alguma recomendo a qualquer pessoa que fique nesse hotel. Importante registrar que os comentários que vi nao retratavam a realidade.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Localização
A localização é a melhor possível em Montevideo e os funcionários são sempre muito cordiais. O elevador é um show a parte!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Marcela

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Andrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Sabrina, Buenos Aires

Liked: Staff & service
Lindo hotel en plena ciudad vieja con vida nocturn
habiamos dejado olvidado dinero en la caja de seguridad y pudieron resolver el tema facilmente y con cordialidad. Estaba todo el dinero completo.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Talita, Australia

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
The entrance of hotel was very pretty, red carpet, high ceiling, but my room was a disappointment. The mattress was really old, the springs were visible and uncomfortable. The toilet was broken, we had to manually flush every time. The location on the other hand was fantastic, close to hop on hop off bus, city centre and restaurants.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Guilherme, Palhoça, SC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente experiência no coração da Cidade Velha
Excelente hotel! Quarto extremamente espaçoso, funcionários cordiais e educados, café da manhã excelente e em um bairro lindo! Uma pena não ter estacionamento próprio, mas tem um a poucas quadras
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Celeste, Tigre( buenos aires)

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Conectar para cambiar la reserva! Y conexión o log
Muy bien! Solo que necesito que asesoren o tengan promociones para los que conectamos en Uruguay y decidimos quedarnos ... Como lo hago y haría? Ya que al regreso me Gustaría reservar este hotel! 13 /03/15
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Mayra, Rio de janeiro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente estadia. Funcionários muito prestativos, nos atenderam em tudo o que precisamos. Definitivamente quando eu voltar à Montevidéu, me hospedo novamente no hotel.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Lucas, São Paulo - Brasil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ótima opção para conforto, localização e custo.
O hotel está localizado a menos de 1 minuto a pé da Puerta de Ciudadela, ótima localização para todos que querem conhecer os principais pontos turísticos. Por se tratar do centro da cidade é importante ficar atento a noite, pois podem ocorrer furtos, como em qualquer outra localização na américa latina. Sobre as acomodações e serviços, o staff é muito amigável e me ajudou com passeios e transfers para aeroporto. O quarto é grande e muito moderno, somente tive um problema que o banheiro não possuía maçaneta, portanto a porta não fechava totalmente, mas nada que atrapalhou a viagem. Fiquei no 403. Qualidade do Wi-Fi não é das melhores, porém estava viajando a turismo então não havia grande necessidade de uso, porém caso sua opção seja trabalho, recomendo buscar outro hotel ou possuir um roteador em caso de necessidade.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Andre, São Paulo

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel central, bom c x b aos padrões do Uruguay
Localização extremamente central, hotel bastante antigo, porém reformado. Bom em comparação a outros hotéis do Uruguay. Cama de boa qualidade e quarto bastante amplo. Muitas janelas por todo o quarto facilitando a entrada de luz. Se vc não consegue dormir com claridade, leve seu tapa olho. Banheiro OK com uma boa ducha. Café da manha de bom custo x benefício, servindo algumas frutas, embutidos e pães sempre quetinhos.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location
Very pleasant area for tourists wishing to walk to interesting areas, good shopping and apparently considered a safe area at night.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Tereza, Sâo Paulo

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bom mas poderia ser melhor conservado.
O hotel fica bem no centro histórico da cidade. Sendo assim, durante o dia é bem movimentado e a noite, fica bem vazio, mas não me pareceu perigoso. Há muitos pontos turísticos e bons restaurantes que podem ser acessados a pé. Minha maior crítica ao hotel é que, pelo menos o meu quarto, dava uma certa aparência de sujo, pois o carpete é cheio de manchas, o sofá de tecido dando uma certa aparência de desleixo. Mas em geral, não tenho sérias reclamações. O elevador antigo é um charme!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Evelyn, Rio de Janeiro

Liked: Staff & service
Problemas no pagamento
O Hotel fica em uma região que durante o dia é muito boa, mas à noite assusta um pouco quem não conhece. Logo na entrada, um bêbado maltrapilho veio nos pedir dinheiro. O Hotel fica em um prédio antigo, mas que tem seu charme. Os recepcionistas foram cordiais. O café da manhã foi muito bom, surpreendeu positivamente. Dos três hotéis em que fiquei ao longo da semana, o café do Plaza foi o melhor. O elevador é antigo, assusta ao vermos. Mas, foi seguro. É divertido. O quarto foi espaçoso, tinha uma espécie de mezanino onde ficavam a cama e o banheiro. No geral, gostamos da experiência. Porém, no final, tivemos um problema de pagamento. Fizemos o check out normalmente, estava tudo certo. Porém, no caminho pro aeroporto, quase vinte minutos depois de sairmos, me ligaram dizendo que a diária não estava paga. Nos disseram que havia um problema e não souberam explicar bem, mas teríamos que ou voltar e pagar (impossível, nosso vôo estava próximo), ou dar os dados do cartão de crédito pra debutarem (não é seguro dar seus dados por telefone, certo? E se fosse golpe?) ou pagar ao motorista do shuttle onde estávamos o valor referente à diária. Tivemos que pagar ao motorista, mesmo sem saber se estavam falando a verdade ou se estávamos caindo numa cilada. Foi uma sensação ruim. Impossível não pensar que, naquela circunstância, estávamos sendo enganados. Agora é esperar pela fatura do cartão pra ver se de fato a diária não estava paga. Até lá, fica a desconfiança.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Gerardo, Rocha

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
desilución
Esta es la segunda vez que vamos al hotel, teníamos un buen recuerdo de la primera por eso quisimos repetir, lamentablemente el hotel, servicio y zona a caído mucho. Se ofrece Cochera, en realidad es a casi 3 cuadras (en la noche es complicado) y por día debimos pagar adicional 15 dólares. Se ofrece desayuno en la habitación, no lo esperen (si y espectacular hace unos años, hasta el diario) La habitación que nos designaron muy pequeña. El trato, de los 4 empleados con los cuales tratamos, podríamos salvar1, no es culpa de los empleados, claramente el hotel cambio de dueño y el servicio no es el mismo. Toallas blancas, ni tanto si ásperas. No pensamos volver, era preferible habernos quedado con el recuerdo