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vances. At the beachside Playa Suites annex, upstairs rooms have full-on ocean views,
while the raucous bar-restaurant offers meals, beach service, and a late-night party scene.
La Casa de las Boyas
HOSTEL $
( 4477-2074;
www.lacasadelasboyas.com
;
Playa del Rivero; dm US$15-35, s/d/q from US$60/
70/80; )
A stone's throw from the beach and a 10-minute walk north of the bus
stop, this hostel offers a pool, a guest kitchen and 13 dorms of varying sizes. From April
to November, the better rooms - equipped with en suite bathrooms, kitchenettes and
satellite TV - are rented out as private apartments for individuals, couples and groups.
Hostel de la Viuda
HOSTEL $
( 4477-2690;
www.hosteldelaviuda.com
;
cnr San Luis & Nueva Granada; dm US$15-35, d
US$56-90)
It's a bit remote (2km southwest of the town center), but La Viuda offers good
amenities, including free bus-station pickup, a backyard pool, a spacious kitchen and a
comfy fireplace room perfect for enjoying games and movies or sipping hot chocolate at
night. It's a six-block walk from Playa La Viuda, Punta del Diablo's southern beach.
Del Norte Vengo y
En El Sur Me Quedo
CABAÑA $$$
( 4477-2420, 099-878357;
www.portaldeldiablo.com.uy
; d US$80-130, q US$100-180)
In the
heart of town, these colorful two-level
cabañas
have upstairs decks, ocean views, and
satiny curtains and bedspreads. Owners José and Dahiana lived in the US for several
years and speak excellent English.
Eating
In high season, simply stroll the beachfront for your pick of seafood eateries and snack
shacks by the dozen. Eateries listed below are among the few that remain open in winter.
Another dependable year-round choice is the bar-restaurant at El Diablo Tranquilo
(mains from US$10).
Resto-Pub 70
ITALIAN $
(mains UR$200-260; noon-3pm Sat & Sun, 8pm-midnight daily mid-Dec-Easter)
Run by a
mother-father-son trio of recent Italian immigrants, this portside eatery decorated with
Vespa paraphernalia serves divine homemade pasta,
cantucci con vino dolce
(almond bis-
cotti dipped in sweet wine) and
limoncino
(an artisanal liqueur made with fragrant
Uruguayan lemons). The
lasagne alle cipolle
(veggie lasagna with walnuts and caramel-
ized onions) is to die for.
