Staff was extremely helpful in arranging a guided tour in English at the excellent El Anglo museum. (And I just asked the to please check if there were any guided tours in English.) This hotel is under the same management as Gran Hotel Brisas del Hum in Mercedes, so you get the same excellent rooms and beds. On the negative... More

The hotel is wonderfully located for enjoying the waterfront, the sunsets. Strongly recommended: visiting the former Anglo meat-packing plant (now a museum) and taking the panoramic road to Las Cañas. The town is not a place for sophisticated living but for relaxation. You will feel welcome at all times. Also, while visiting Fray Bentos we never felt the slightest concern... More

After a cockroach experience in my last hotel, chose the Gran Hotel for a bit of comfort. Standard travelling salesman hotel: clean, decent room and bathroom, helpful staff, rubbish breakfast. All this would be fine, but for $70 a night? This is Fray Bentos after all. It is just too expensive, but I was too much of a chicken to... More

The hotel is in a pleasant location next to a nice park built on the steep banks of the Rio Uruguay. It is a 5 minute walk to the central plaza. Fray Bentos has very limited accomodation - only a couple of seedy or old and run-down hotels near the Plaza that I know of. The hotel is modern but... More