Casa Zinc

Near Punta del Este, Uruguay

Location
The hotel is set in La Barra, 15 minutes from Punta del Este, in the Moldonado region of southern Uruguay.

By Air:
Fly to Punta del Este (30km away) or Uruguay's capital Montevideo (145km away). Click on the links below for a list of airlines serving these airports.

From the Airport
A taxi will cost around US$40 from Punta del Este and US$225 from Montevideo (prices correct in 2011).

By Car:
Car hire isn't necessary if you're planning to stick to La Barra’s beaches as you can make use of Casa Zinc’s bicycles, but if you want to explore further afield (e.g. Jose Ignacio), you might want a car. We use Holiday Autos, which has cars at either airport listed above.

Detailed directions will be sent to you when you book through i-escape.com.

More on getting to Uruguay and getting around

Airports:

  • Punta del Este Capitán Corbeta CA Curbelo International 30.0km PDP
  • Montevideo Carrasco International 145.0km MVD

Other:

  • beach: 0.4 km
  • shop: 0.3 km
  • restaurant: 0.3 km
Save to favouritesPrintMailCasa ZincIt takes a serious design guru to make rusty banisters and old sofas look cool. And design guru is exactly what Casa Zinc owner Aaron Hojman is: he has cleverly filled his homely posada - which started off as a showroom for his wonderful antique shop down the road - with tasteful vintage finds from Uruguay and beyond, transforming a building full of random odds and sods into one of the hippest places to stay on Uruguay’s exclusive east coast. From the outside, Casa Zinc attracts attention with its depot-style corrugated iron walls and distressed siding. Once inside, things get a whole lot prettier with the gravel courtyard and its grand olive tree, iron tables and Art Nouveau chairs. Light pours into tall salvaged windows, and the sweet scent of lavender plants wafts into the communal breakfast room. Hojman has a bit of an obsession with antique globes, which line the mantelpieces and bookshelves, as do old siphon bottles and an impressive collection of vintage dictionaries. Best of all are the the 6 [r:UR008:guest rooms], light-filled and lovely, with vintage laboratory lamps, iron bathtubs and old desks.

Book this hotelRates from 140USD

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a bottle of wine at time of stay

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