Hyatt Centric Montevideo

The Rambla, Montevideo's long waterfront promenade, runs right past the front door, and half the rooms look out over water so wide you'd swear it was the sea. This Hyatt sub-brand hotel in the Pocitos neighborhood pitches itself at a younger, design-forward crowd, with sleek rooms and a restaurant built around an olive tree growing through the middle of the dining room. The lobby bar pours Uruguayan wines worth knowing about.

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