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Reviews of Hotel Presidente

3.5 out of 5
Hotel Presidente
Av. 18 de Julio 1038, Montevideo, MVD

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 107 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 122 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 270 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 270 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Everybody was very polite and helpful.
Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great, Acces was easy great city view
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Evanthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was a bit confusing to find it as they do not have a sign on the road before the market or if they have, it was not so obvious to me. I asked around. The rest were fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Consistent good service
My 4th time at this hotel and the service continues to be impeccable. There were a few small problems with the room but overall the location and price cannot be beat. I will definitely stay again. Nice breakfast and Wifi too if you need to stay connected.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Charles L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hard to find, nice room, good location
I had a heck of time locating the hotel since there are no markings at street level to indicate where the hotel is actually located. I walked across the street to the park and then saw the big sign on the side of the hotel about five floors up! The owners might want to consider better signage at street level for their guests. The hotel was small but the room was clean and comfortable. The breakfast buffet in the morning was nice with eggs, bacon, sausage, cereals, and pastries. The hotel was only about five blocks between two hop-on-hop-off stops (Stops 1 and 2). The room had a small refrigerator and the Wifi worked great.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Grateful, South Lake Tahoe

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The hotel was very central located with a comfortable bed and nice roof top view. The hot tub and sauna were a joke not really functioning, the WiFi was poor and the staff did not seem to care about us. They checked us in a room with a view of a wall when we booked a sea view room. Breakfast was great to balance out the stay. The rooms with a view of the park and ocean I bet would make us feel different about our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

David S Lundquist

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Hotel Presidente on Apr 12, 2018
Estimado Sr. David: Agradecemos mucho su puntuación y esperamos que nos visite en futuras ocasiones. Un placer recibirle.

4/10 Poor

Gonzalo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Please find a different hotel...
The hotel is super old, the elevators didn't even work. Very disappointing overall.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Hotel Presidente on Feb 21, 2018
Estimado Gonzalo: Gracias por sus comentarios. Saludos cordiales

8/10 Good

Leilani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Hotel Presidente on Jan 30, 2018
Gracias por su visita.

8/10 Good

W, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well situated
Good breakfast, very friendly and helpful staff. A few good restaurants close by. Walking distance to most of the older part of Montevideo. My credit card seems to have been charged $25 for incidental expanses but have not been refunded.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

John, Halifax, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Functional hotel in a good location
Rooms were clean but rather small. You get either an uninspiring view at the back, or look out on, and get all the noise of, the square at the front.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

kenny, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel, highly recommended
Despite its humble hidden entrance, once inside this hotel is excellent. Great location overlooking the park and a rooftop terrace over the city. Rooms were modern and clean, staff were super friendly and breakfast was really good.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Nic, UK

Liked: Staff & service
Our stay in MV
Good location in the old town. A little hard to find, but that depends on your taxi driver! Room was a little tired but comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Matt, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small centrally located hotel with all you need re
Very helpful staff- great location, big spacious rooms - mine was overlooking a square which I loved. Pretty much central and a great place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Hotel Presidente on Aug 28, 2017
Dear Mr. Matt: Thank you for your comments that help us improve every day. We look forward to seeing you next tim

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Location, Nice Hotel
People at the desk were very accommodating and helpful. We wanted to visit a UNESCO site but tours were not running on the only day we could go. They called and found a private company that would take us.

8/10 Good

Roy , Augusta GA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in the center of Montevideo
In terms of security ~ would stay there again...more than anywhere else! Prime location, high visibility, accessibility by persons not with the hotel prohibited and monitored. GREAT location in the heart of Montevideo. If you wish to see Montevideo, you want to stay here. The *only* download or poor grade were for the elevators. Out of 20 days at the Presidente, there were 5 days the elevators did *not* work - had to walk to 9th floor!!! Yes, 9th. This is truly a terrible thing for persons who cannot traverse many floors of stairs! The wifi could use a booster for inconsistency of connection. The meals were excellent and the staff are *very* accommodating (especially with language difference), courteous, and professional. Overall ~ great place...needs to get those elevators working consistently!

10/10 Excellent

Jin, Maryland, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location
Even this hotel has very small lobby but it is a very good location.

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient affordable nice hotel
The staff is very friendly and professional. The breakfast is great. The rooms are clean and modern. The location is perfect.

8/10 Good

Michel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite pleased customers
The hotel is very well located to the city core. Breakfast was good but the elevator a bit scary.

8/10 Good

Kristin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Matt, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Steps from Independence Plaza
Nice room with a great view of the park across the street. Excellent, massive breakfast included with stay. Great value for money.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very friendly staff, very good breakfast

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central, very comfy bed, good breakfast buffet.
Very small rooms, but well utilized space, big variety of food during breakfast.

6/10 Okay

Tung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient and reasonable hotel
Only a friendly staff on night shift, the rest of them are neither friendly or unfriendly,breakfast was poor. Hotel is centrally located

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central Montevideo
This was a great place from which to explore Montevideo

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel, walking distance to everything
Great hotel, amaizing staff. The only thing is internet conection is free but kind of slow.

10/10 Excellent

Moritz, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel right in downtown Montevideo.
The hotel front door is difficult to find the first time as it is inside a city mini-mall, but other than that it is comfortable, pleasnt and warm (it's Winter in the Southern Hemisphere) and so was the room from which there is a great view of the park across the street. The staff is professional, polite and make you feel welcome. The breakfast offer is varied and abundant. My only problem during my stay were the two attendants, a man and a woman, in charge of the breakfast room, They were beyond snotty to the point of being rude.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was good location, close to all eat outs and easily accessible. friendly staff, lot of options for sightseeing, all you have to do it just inform the guys in reception what you would like to do and it is taken care off in a very professional way. I was suggested for el milangon show and it was worth paying a visit. very good spread of breakfast

6/10 Okay

Andy, Frequant flyer

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The shower was 4 inches wider than my shoulders...
The room's view was a mural covered wall with broken glass windows, airconditioning units and trash. The room itself was small, but modern. Don't pack a cat as you will not be able to swing it in the bathroom. The shower was 4 inches wider than my shoulders (.. think of 'showering in a coffin'). The airconditioner worked well. The minibar is stocked with reasonably priced bottles of wine but there was no bottle opener in the whole hotel to remove a cork.
The view
The view
Outside the entrance

8/10 Good

Jimmy, Uphall, Scotland.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight stay. Hotel is downtown within main shopping street. Easy access. All facilities clean & tidy. Easy stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good for price and cultural location of yown
Good updated and upgraded hotel. Very close to several sightseeing places and variety of local cuisine restaurants. The TV programing did not have all the options i liked but the view from room was great, The downside is that this hotel is far from beach and ocean front area of town. From a business point of view the hotel had good location close to many business address.

8/10 Good

Nico, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel
Very well placed in front of Plaza Fabini, although the entrance might seem a bit hidden for first-comers. Overall, my experience was excellent. Nice rooms, quiet and clean.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good loction, good staff
This is good hotel with good staff. The breakfast is good too.

8/10 Good

Madeline, Orlando, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Nice and clean inside.
Was allowed early check-in. Staff very nice and helpful. Breakfast was excellent-fresh and plentiful. Quiet atmosphere.

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Springfield,VA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great bargain
Convenient location. Excellent breakfast. Front desk staff,especially Gil, very knowledgeable and helpful.

6/10 Okay

Robert, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Liked: Cleanliness
Good hotel and well located

6/10 Okay

Joseph, Mishawaka

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location
Great location, the staff was a bit rude if you had to ask them questions, but they would always provide you an answer. The housekeeping refused to change my bedspread when there was a huge stain on it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
In the middle of downtown parking was a challenge
Staff was friendly but sensed guest are more an inconveniance

10/10 Excellent

Simon, Munich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice roof terrace
clean and comfort rooms in the centre of Montevideo

10/10 Excellent

vladimir, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
affordable pleasure
A very nice hotel. Right in the middle of the city. You can get anywhere from here either by bus or on foot. The hotel staff is extremely polite and helpful. The breakfast is excellent for any taste, quality and variety. Don't forget to use the roof deck with sauna and gym or just to relax with a fantastic panoramic view of the city and seaport.

4/10 Poor

Lauren, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Unmarked Hotel with Slow Service
According to a map, Hotel Presidente is conveniently located on the main street of Montevideo. Unfortunately, it is not marked on street level and there is no where to pull over in front of the hotel to verify where it is, which resulted in my mom and I driving in circles for some time before she got out a few blocks over to figure out exactly where it was. Parking is located about six blocks away on the street behind the hotel. For two women traveling together, this was not ideal. The reception desk spoke very little English which was a problem since we were only given one of the two remote controls required to work the tv, which meant the tv was on one entire night because we were unable to turn it off. After two days and asking several different employees, we were finally provided with a working remote control. After a restless night's sleep because of the light from the tv, we returned to our room the next afternoon to find that it hadn't been cleaned; no bed linens, no towels, no toilet paper. We went to check out at the end of our stay and were told that mini-bar consumption was to be paid in US dollars, not pesos, not the credit card that we gave them for consumables at check-in. Luckily, we are American and had some on hand. Overall, it was a rather disappointing stay. The only redeeming factor was the delightful breakfast buffet, which is far more than the typical bread/ cheese spread of the surrounding area.

10/10 Excellent

Gary, Indiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El Presidente Hotel Pleases the American Traveler
Beautiful little hotel right in the center of Montevideo overlooking a beautiful park. Rooms were very clean and comfortable and acceptable size. Very helpful staff who directed us to a wonderful local restaurant that served marvelous German cuisine. They offered an impressive breakfast and had nice extra facilities. The entry does not face the street being off a little shopping inlet. They could really use better signage, but once you find it, it's worth it.

10/10 Excellent

Sonia, San Juan, PR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, generous and delicious breakfast.
Very good! I could not ask for anything else for such a reasonable price.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
You Can Do Better in BA
Clean hotel, centrally located however extremely small room and VERY unhelpful staff.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel, Fullerton California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
a 4.8 out of five
was a good hotel , clean and very good breckfast, rooms a little small , but after all a very plesant experience

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good location, helpful staff, clean and comfortabl
very clean hotel with comfortable mattress. Bathroom smAllish, wifi free but intermittently weak. Staff was very helpful. Breakfast all fresh and terrific. Located in central downtown, which is not saying much as city is pretty small. Dodgy characters in park across the street but streets and neighborhood feels safe. Lots of people around. Will stay here again.

6/10 Okay

DARIO, Asu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Small room for three people
They offer a "triple" room (with a higher price) but reality is that it is just a double with the addition of a single sofa-bed, which makes it very crowded and uncomfortable. Staff is very kind and helpful.

8/10 Good

Christine, Rugby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent hotel centrally located
Montivideo is a strange town. The hotel is well located in the new part of town & we had a room facing the park across the street, where we could watch people dancing the tango. It's also convenient for walking to the old town & the fabulous old market which is filled with restaurants. Just don't walk to the old town at night after 7pm! It's deserted & like a ghetto!