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Reviews of Montevideo Chic Boutique Hostel

2.5 out of 5
Montevideo Chic Boutique Hostel
Piedras 597, Montevideo

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 41 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jigna

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
It was so smokey, which we didn't like. Has a nice little terrace. It's a little old and wreck place. Had to go one floor up to use the female bathrooms. We didn't like the lock of the room, it has a hole and can be easily peeked through.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hostel in the old city
Friendly, comfortable and well located for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Edward

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location OK, but very basic & don't expect quiet
Room was right next to the common area/dininng room/reception, and the door did not block any noise at all. Reception is upstairs and someone has to walk down to open the door, so you need to wait a minute, but other than that service was good. Booked this without realizing the bathroom was shared, but that's my fault. Location was decent though for visiting museums and such in the center. No aircon (and no window, just a fan), but the temperature was fine while I was there
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Zayera

Disliked: Staff & service
Budget hostel
No breakfast was offered. Wifi / internet connection was slow. The room had 2 single beds but these were not very comfortable. The air was very poor and only a fan available in the room for cooling. The hostel is on 2 floor with stairs and no elevator available. The shared bathroom, toilets are on another floor, not on the same floor as the rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Nicholas, Denver, CO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place overall, but be warned that the old city (where this hostel is located) turns into an absolute ghost town on the weekends - we arrived on a Saturday night and had to walk quite a way to find an open restaurant. If you're planning on staying over a weekend, you may want to consider another neighborhood.

8/10 Good

Nikola

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

2/10 Terrible

Sue, texas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
rating hotel Bontiuqe chic hotel in Uruguay
That is terrible experience finding the hotel, after two hours of taxi ride to hotel, we find the hotel l in the worse part of the town with home less people sleeping at the foot steps of the hotel. The hotel seemed to be vacant and no light. When we rang the door, the manager showed up with his cut off tee shirt smell like weed with his half naked girl friend. We double checked the location of the hotel and he confirmed that it is the Boutique chic hotel , at which time, the drive said" I don't feel comfortable leaving you here so he drove us to another hotel". I tried to file a complains about false advertising with Expedia, and they were not helpful either. Do Not book anything in the dump, if you want to come out of that place alive.

6/10 Okay

vane, argentina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
good place to spend a night
good

2/10 Terrible

Jorge

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Insegura, inadecuada y sin ningún tipo de condición, no aire acondicionado, nada de privacidad, debían de ser clausurado,( son personas agradables )tengo más de 15 años reparando hoteles, y sé de qué hablo, nada que ver con las foto de publicidad.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

kishiko

Liked: Cleanliness
到着した時、頑丈な木製の扉が開かず、番号つきの呼び鈴をどうしたものかと、何回か押したところ、マダム登場。スペイン語オンリーなので、チェックインに時間がかかるかも。歴史ある建物をリノベした快適な部屋だけど、エアコンなし、扇風機あり。シャワーとトイレは共用で、まあ、合格点かな。キッチンは使えますが、電子レンジはさっぱり使えず。素泊まりならよし。翌日のツアー出発が8時と早くなり、連絡できず、タオルと鍵を置き手紙で戻しました。支払い済みだし、何もお金がかかることはないので、問題ないと思いました。マダムがどこにお住まいか、スペイン語できないので、わからずじまいなのが、少し残念。若者が長く滞在しているようでした。港から徒歩圏内なので、助かりました。部屋にテレビはありません。共有スペースに大画面TVがありましたが、見ずに終わりました。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Este lugar es un auténtico lujo en cuanto a su relación calidad precio. Habitaciones sencillas pero más que suficiente, cómodas y amplias. Zonas comunes perfectamente equipadas y una situación a escasos metros de todo lo que hay que visitar en la ciudad vieja. El personal super amable. Lógicamente no esperes lujos pero si un lugar agradable y más que adecuado para descansar.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Marc René

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Difícil de ubicar: No hay letrero que indique que es un hospedaje. | Cucarachas pequeñas en la cocina y vomito en el baño. | Personal desatento y descortés. | Desagradable ambiente sin privacidad. | Para acceder los baños hay que pasar por todo el espacio publico (inclusive la cocina) y en el casa del baño femenino hasta subir un piso. ||| Pésima actitud de los anfitriones: Te tratan como si fueses un intruso en su hogar en realidad parece que ellos habitan ahí o es su casa por eso se les hace incomodo tener clientes y a pesar que uno paga por ese servicio de alojamiento tienen una mala recepción y convivencia.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

ADRIEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Per

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Jorge Nahú

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Cuenta con todos los servicios anunciados. Fachada descuidada. Zona de la ciudad insegura por las noches. Tomar en cuenta que está en la "ciudad vieja"
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emma, Silver City

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Bislin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gonzalo

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Nettes Hostel in der Altstadt. Generell freundlich
Stayed 13 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
旧市街から近いですが港よりなので夜は少し気をつけて歩かないといけない雰囲気を感じました。
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bonito y bien ubicado
El hostel está estratégicamente situado para visitar todo MVD. Está lleno de gente amable y cordial. Agua caliente las 24 hs. Tiene todo lo que uno necesita.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hostel in Ciudad Vieja
The place is absolutely beautiful. The location is by very short walking distance to the ferry terminal, tge old city (Ciudad Vieja) and Centro. The atmosphere is more like a family of young people living together. Some residents seem to be staying there for long term. However, we, as a couple, booked a room with private bathroom and the bathroom was in fact shared. But for backpackers sleeping in a dormitory, those well-maintained shared facilities shouln’t be an issue.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Hi Michael. Thanks for the criticisms. It is good to know that you have liked the structure of the hostel. We would just like to clarify that: we do not have rooms with private bathrooms. We believe it to be a misunderstanding. On the reservation are the bathrooms shared. Apologies for the misunderstanding.

6/10 Okay

Tom, Gent

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Apart huis
Zeer groot en aangenaam herenhuis. De deuren en plafonds zijn echt wel bijzonder. Wel kleine keuken voor zo'n huis. Je moet echt wel je beurt afwachten tot je kan koken. Voor de rest qua infrastructuur geen opmerkingen. Communicatie met anderen was moeilijk daar ik geen Spaans en zij geen Engels praatten. Al bij al ben ik zeker niet ontevreden van m'n verblijf in dit huis.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Equipo Chic Hostel on Nov 17, 2017
Hi, Tom. We remember you. It was great to have you with us. We appreciate all the criticisms and try to be always better. Usually people want to cook at the same times, so it really is necessary to wait in turn to cook. It is a Hostel kitchen, and for everyone to enjoy it, you must have patience. We are in Uruguay and a lot of people do not speak English, it's true. But it is also true that many guests do not struggle to speak Spanish, which is the local language. But two other volunteers speak English. Communication was never our problem. We're sorry you felt frustrated.

4/10 Poor

Ana

Disliked: Staff & service
Me robaron una bufanda.
Tuve un problema con la hostel, una chica de Brasil. UN día que salía de carrera le pregunté si podía dejar en el espacio común una bufanda, me dijo "sin problema, aquí nadie se roba nada" y la bufanda (chalina) nunca apareció. El día que dejaba el hostal ella se molestó porque la desperté para preguntarle dónde estaba mi chalina, eran casi las 8am.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Ana, primeramente sentimos mucho que no has salido satisfecha de nuestro hostel. Entretanto tenemos que aclarar algunas cosas: aqui es un Hostel y los huéspedes deben ser responsables por sus pertenencias personales. La voluntaria dijo aconsejó que podrías dejar de un día al otro, lo qué paso en tu caso fue que dejasteis 2 días en el salón común, y pasado todo este tiempo no has encontrado la bufanda. Puede ser que pasó un mal entendido y alguien haya llevado por engaño, no ha como saberlo. Acusar de robo es una cosa séria, a parte sin pruebas reales. Con relación a la reacción de la empleada, ella tiene un horário de turno de trabajo a cumplir y mismo que fuera a las 8 am, no era su turno. Sentimos mucho por el transtorno y esperamos que tu próxima experiencia en Hostel sea mejor. Equipo Chic Hostel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Equipe muito atenciosa. Localização muito próxima ao Mercado do Porto.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Equipo Chic Hostel on Nov 15, 2017
Agradecemos sua avaliação e esperamos que possam se hospedar conosco novamente!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El hostal es lindo y cómodo, la zona de noche no hay opciones cercanas para comer o salir.. avisen si van a llegar en horarios por la noche porque no escuchan el timbre y te puedes quedar un rato esperando a que abran (y esa calle no es linda para esperar)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Gracias por la evaluación.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Edullinen vaihtoehto Montevideossa
Yövyimme 3 yötä Chic Boutique hostellissa. Hostelli on enemmänkin kommuuni, jossa asuu useita pitkäaikaisia vuokralaisia. Huone oli ok. Jaettu kylpyhuone oli siisti. Samoin keittiö, joka oli hyvin varusteltu. Wifi oli nopea. Sijainti on kävelymatkan päässä nähtävyyksistä.

10/10 Excellent

Hendrik, haarlem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
unieke sfeer in koloniaal hotel
Een hele aparte ervaring. De eigenaar heeft hier goedkope en jonge stagiaires neergezet vanuit de hele wereld. En die doen dat uitstekend. Samen met wat vaste hotelgasten levery dat een goede sfeer op.Het dakterras met uitzicht en de woonkamer/keuken met hoog plafond in koloniale stijl zijn super. De oude wijk rond dit hotel biedt weinig, maar nog altijd meer dan de rest van deze saaie en deprimerende stad.

2/10 Terrible

Sebastian, Warsaw

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst overpriced place ever! Avoid!
This place is a shame for the whole industry, and incidents like ours make people dont want to back to hostel again. We were a bit before checkin time wanted to leave our suitcases, but as i assume due to possible overbooking we were checked in to sort of the storage room, what we were not really happy. The room had no window, and apart from bed there was a one night amp without bulb (sic!), one broken bed site table and on metal locker. All this made improsion a prison cell not a room itself. The picture was fulfilled by the sewage pipe sticking out of the wall. (Although i cannot speak about all of the rooms, but the common bathroom was in similar condition as well). We were not seriosly satisfied with the room but were told that there was no possibility to for a change, neither a refound. I have the photos which i will ask hotels.com to publish. Staff is a bunch helpless youths, when asked to speak to owner they said there is no possibility to contact with (although im pretty sure they are owners). We decided to move from this ramshackle spot to nearby 3* with breakfast & bathroom for 5 euro more (the so called last minute price in chic was 35 euro). If you expect an athmosphere in exchenge of lower quality you can be dissapoited either.

8/10 Good

Kureyama, OSAKA,JAPAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ホテルのスタッフは最高
観光地の中にあるホテルで、とっても便利ですが、これよりもいいのは、スタッフの方は優しくて、本当に感動されました。

6/10 Okay

Regina A, Campinas, Br

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Para uma noite apenas, na falta de outra opção.
Muito simples, banheiro coletivo com escadas para acesso, o que causa desconforto durante a noite, não há café da manhã, pouco espaço nas poucas geladeiras disponíveis, só um funcionário, que nem sempre está presente. Na relação custo- benefício não foi uma boa escolha para estadia de 2 dias, talvez por uma noite, não tendo opção melhor.

6/10 Okay

MARTA REJANE, BRASIL

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
O preço é ótimo para uma cidade cara.
Estava agradável, mas a área de serviços do hostel é limitada.

8/10 Good

Patrick Banaskiwitz, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Espace géant
Ambiance unique... Merci Cubo de la reception....

4/10 Poor

Rodrigo, Minas Gerais

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ruim
Quarto muito mofado, nivel dos moradores muito sem cuidado com o silencio a tardes horas da noite! Muito entra e sai de convidados de moradores do local sem controle social ou de segurança e sem respeito com quem nao fuma ou consome intorpecentes.

6/10 Okay

Ricardo, Brasil

Disliked: Cleanliness
Ótima hospedagem
Os funcionários são bem receptivos, demonstram uma preocupação e demonstram simpatia.

10/10 Excellent

peter hartvigsen, danmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
en skjult perle i mvd
Super flot hostel, gode værter, fin morgenmad og god service. Det er rent og meget hyggeligt Eneste minus er at det ligger i skidt kvarter, uden skilt, så ikke helt nemt at finde

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Trevligt men stökigt kvarter
Personligt och jättebra service men stökigt kvarter med skällande gatuhundar och högljudda och arga grannar.

6/10 Okay

Marcelo Costa, SP

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bom
Gostei do hostel, quarto limpo, grande, com aquecedor, banheiros compartilhados limpos. Fica numa rua bastante deserta, porém, perto do centro. A baixa é que o ambiente não possui televisão.

8/10 Good

Martin R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service, price and location
Nice proprietor, Enrico, welcoming me and when asked to, telling all about the city, society and Uruguayan life in general. Very clean rooms. Wi-Fi, Cool roof-terrace with a view of the harbour and all the activities there, including the cruise ships. I'd stay there again, if visiting Monte Video once more. /Martin