I was in town for a convention at the Conrad and the Conrad booked up. I should not have let location (across the street) drive my choice. The room has two single beds with about 30 inches in between them. The beds were lumpy and I could not sleep well. There is a "desk" which is a 3' x 4' wood plank hung on the wall, under which is the small refrigerator, making sitting with your legs to the side to use a laptop. If you sit on the toilet, your feet are in the shower stall. There is no room for a TV, so they hang it from the ceiling above the "desk". While the room is cleaned, the carpets and bed coverings are unusually stained. Breakfast could use more fruits and cereals, and less cakes.
On the positive side, there is free wireless internet and the staff are very nice and pleasant.

Ajax is a budget hotel in Punta for purely business purposes. I had gone to attend a business conference in Conrad, this hotel is 5 min walk from Conrad, so location is quite simply great.
Its also close to Mansa area beach and close to few of the restaurants.
The hotel has tiny rooms, you practically crawl in a crawl out. Bathroom is tiny too. The shower area is 2.5 feet x 2.5 feet, so dont expect to make major moves in there.
The hotel has some selection of breafast, which they mention as included in cost... its all cakes (I counted 6 varieties) and fruit juice, no eggs, breads, toasts etc etc...So frankly breakfast was a passe, since I was not really the "cake freak".
No laundary service, you have to walk / drive to a laundromat to get this done yourself..
But, hell what do you expect in USD 70 .... so for the price, its quite fine.
Must say though, the staff is quite friendly and helpful. I would recommend this place to someone who is on tight budget and want a farily accessible place to Conrad.

In Punta del Este to attend a conference at Conrad, and Ajax was a recommended hotel. Very small room for 3 people, but very adequate (only there to sleep at night). An amazing buffet breakfast included -- almost all cakes! Very convinient place to stay if you are attending a conference at the Conrad.

My husband and I stayed at this hotel right at the end of high season. The location was great (within two blocks of the beach, Casino Resort, and bus station). The staff was very accommodating, and the rooms, while small, were clean and comfortable. The rooms do not have air conditioning, but this was not a problem for us because the weather was perfect and we were able to just sleep with the windows open. The hotel had one computer available for guests to access the internet, but it was old, slow and almost always occupied. I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking to save money while still being in a great location.