Alma Historica Boutique Hotel — Hotel in Montevideo

The hotel itself was an incredible bargain. Located in the Ciudad Viejo section of Montevideo, it is near numerous sites of interest for tourists such as the Mecado del Puerto, Teatro Solís and much more. The area does shut down after sunset and at that time requires some awareness of which areas are safe. | The rooms themselves are a highlight with each literally having its own personality. Each room is named after a famous Uruguayan and is decorated to match, sometimes including actual historical artifacts. A true treat for those that want to learn about the city they're visiting. We spent several nights in the "Doña Juana" and one night in the "Don Carlos." Each room featured the required a small safe deposit box, very pleasant bathrooms, and a balcony that made us wish we had more time to stay in the hotel itself. The Don Carlos was particularly beautifully decorated to showcase the life of famed Tango singer Carlos Gardel. | The staff were even better than the rooms. It was our first time in Montevideo and we had numerous requests for information and some out of the ordinary assistance. They were very generous with their time helping us navigate the city. We were allowed to leave our luggage while spending a few days at an estancia in the countryside, permitted us to get a delivery from online shopping, and even helped us arrange to have our clothes cleaned locally. They handled themselves in a very professional and gracious manner. | The included breakfast was light but of outstanding quality featuring fresh, local products. The only problem is that it was so nice that I felt guilty about eating too much of it. || My only suggestion was that they should have a room for "Don Álvaro Pintos". I can understand why they would ignore this slightly unusual suggestion but with the world famous Uruguayan group giving a local concert in December it might be a wonderful opportunity for a little cross promotion if they at least had a temporary room such as the "Cuarto del Cuarteto (de Nos)". || Long story short, a great hotel. I would love to stay again and would highly recommend for anyone wanting to explore the Ciudad Viejo area...

Alma Historica Hotel @almahistoricahotel @almahistorica probably is one of the best hotels in the old town (Ciudad Vieja). And most likely it's a hotel, where I would stay again if I needed to be in this neighborhood. However, there are existing problems with the housekeeping service and with the management of the hotel. I stay at this hotel many times and honestly nothing changes. They never change bed linens during the stay. The management states on a card placed by the bed that they change the bedsheets every odd day. I have stayed in the hotel for five days and the sheets have never been changed. This morning I especially left the card, which as well informs guest that if they prefer to have the linens changed, then place the card on the pillow, I neatly placed the card on the pillow. However, upon my return in the late afternoon to the hotel, the sheets were not changed with noticeable stains. It was obvious I should inform the hotel manager know about this ignored request. She [the hotel manager] said that the policy of the hotel is that the housekeeper checks how dirty the bedsheets are and decides whether its necessary to change them or not. Meanwhile, she is continuing telling, that regularly the bedsheets are changed after three nights. However, I repeat that for the fifth day of staying in that room the bedsheets never been changed. I try to explain to the manager that what she is saying now contradicts the rules that the hotel declares, which are clear described on the card (see pic). And such important requests of the guests, as the cleanliness of the bed, are ignored. This is nonsense. On provided pictures you can see the sheets with dirty yellow stains and the card which gives hopefulness to the guest that the guest is quality taking care by the boutique hotel. Since I spend time writing this review, I would like to note that for some reason there are not any glasses in the rooms where I stayed, meanwhile there is a mini bar with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. And there is no laundry services and no laundry bags...

As your drive up to Alma Historica Boutique Hotel you are transported away. You are in the old city of Montervide full of old buildings with character. A lovely park is across the street. The door opens with a welcoming smile. The hotel takes the historica seriously from the lobby to the rooms. Each room is decorated in the theme of a famous citizen of Uruguay.| Our first room was the Don Joaquin. Don Joaquin kept popping up throughout our trip in museums, restaurants, virtually everywhere. It was interesting to learn about him. The room was lovely and very large with a sitting room that could be closed off. The bathroom was a good size with nice water pressure in the rain shower. Later in our trip we came back for a night and had a much smaller room on a lower floor. The room was cramped for two people and their luggage. But the bathroom and shower were a good size. Like many hotels in South America neither room had a kettle or coffee maker. | The view from the rooftop was lovely . We enjoyed having a glass of Tannat while admiring the view. We did not use the jacuzzi ¬ it seemed a bit cold for us. |Breakfast is served in a lovely room off the lobby. The offerings are pretty much the same every day but tasty none the less. The fresh squeezed orange juice was delicious. |The location is perfect for exploring the old town. |For us the best part of Alma Historica is its employees. They were always smiling, ready to answer questions, get a bucket of ice, or give excellent recommendations. A special shout out to Rosanna for her exceptional service. |We can’t imagine staying anywhere else...