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kids' water park. It's popular with Uruguayan and Argentine tourists who roam the
town's block-long main street in bathrobes. For comfortable accommodations ad-
camp site per person UR$150, r per person incl breakfast UR$750-920; )
. Buses to the baths
(UR$17) leave Salto's port via Av Brasil at 30 minutes past every hour (6:30am to
10:30pm), returning hourly from 7am to 11pm.
fers multiple pools surrounded by gardens, fountains and paths to the Río Arapey
Grande. Lodging is available at
Hotel Municipal
( 4768-2441;
www.hoteltermasdelarapey.com
; s/d UR$1160/1590, optional breakfast per person UR$125;
)
.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday) from Salto (UR$160, 1½ hours).
Sleeping
Nearby hot springs (
Click here
) offer some of the region's best-value accommodations.
Gran Hotel Concordia
HOTEL $$$
( 4733-2735;
www.granhotelconcordia.com.uy
;
Uruguay 749; s UR$650-750, d UR$1300-1500;
)
This faded 1860s relic, a national historical monument, remains Salto's most at-
mospheric downtown budget option. A life-size cutout of Carlos Gardel, who once
stayed in room 32, beckons you down a marble corridor into a leafy courtyard filled with
murals and sculptures, surrounded by tired and musty rooms with tall French-shuttered
windows.
Art Hotel Deco
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 4732-8585;
www.arthoteldeco.com
; Sarandí 145; d/ste US$120/150; )
Just paces from
the city center, this classy newcomer (opened in 2013) easily outshines Salto's other
downtown sleeping options. The renovated historic building abounds in period details,
including high ceilings, polished wood floors, art deco door and window frames, an eleg-
ant sitting room and a lush back garden. Amenities include Egyptian cotton sheets, cable
TV, sauna and gym.
Eating
Casa de Lamas
URUGUAYAN $$$
