Good location just one block away from Ave Julio de 18 where buses will take you to Old Town, Tres Cruces bus station or Pocitos/Punta Carretas. The hotel is great looking on their site photos..doesn't quite lie up to it but fine. Rooms encircle the lobby, but surprisingly not loud..instead hear more of the street noise. The gym/sauna/pool is a bit kiddie in all respects.....the sauna was never turned on...the pool seems about 25 feet long which is too small to do Laos and sine it's indoor not ideal for lay about. The gym is on hardwood floors, which tells you that well it's more of a play gym...few machines. The electricity is turned on my your key card, so when you are out, turns off the iPod/clock radio, so every time you leave, it resets itself, so you need to set the time every time you come back in..annoying. Shower is modern looking but flat floor so takes forever to drain..therefore yo are left standing in the shower water for awhile. Outlet plates are falling off and room needs an overall update. wi-fi is sketchy so you keep having to log back in, there are several computers in the lobby that were very much used by the guests. Having said ALL that..it is a fine hotel. The staff are
simple incredible..especially Sebastian..everyone is very helpful and eager to accommodate. Again the location is good. Just 1/2 block down is laundromat where a full large bag of clothes was UR200, which was the cost of the hotel for one pair of pants. About 3 blocks away is Bicicletera Sur where I rented a bike for UR20 per hour, I took out a bike for 4 hours to ride along The Ramblas and the cot was under US$5. The Town Hall a block away has a observation deck allowing for great views of the city. The hotel is fine, not special nor exceptional...to be direct it's a Four Points...good with a need for upgrading but for the price
and location and the amazing staff, it's a good stay

My husband and I were in Montevideo for four days and our stay at Four Points was great! The rooms are large and clean, the beds are comfortable and the breakfast is really good. The location is just perfect.The staff is very helpful, specially Sebastian.
Next time we go to Montevideo, we'll surely stay there again!

Four Points is right across from Montevideo city hall. I find Four Points location is more central than Radisson Hotel near Old Town. There is a McDonald and Tata supermarket on Julio 9. Buses on San Jose which is next to the hotel, take you to Punta Carretas Shopping mall (very up scale mall) and Montevideo Shopping Mall. Signs on the buses indicates which mall the bus goes to. Ask the bus driver to tell you when to get off. Each ride is 18 peso or 10 peso, drive can provide change. From Carretas you can walk to La Rambler which is beach.

Taxi to Tres Cruees (long distance bus terminal) is about 100 peso. Taxi to airport is about 650 peso flat rate.
La Pasiva restaurant at corner of Ejido and Julio 9, it servers excellent Chivito Canadiense for 185 Peso.
Between La Pasiva and hotel is a restaurant called Chivilandia, it has English menu. it's Chivito "simple" is only $91, it is a steal compare to Big Mac. Big Mac alone cost 60 peso.
Behind Four Points is Mercado de los Artesanos. Restaurants in Mercado de los Artesanos opens at 8PM and they take cash only. Unlike some other places this one does not give you a discount when paying by peso.
If you want to buy Chimichurri sauce, Del Caucho is a good brand. You can find it in Disco Supermarket. Disco is about 3 blocks past McDonald on Ejido.
I find Montevideo taxi drivers are quite honest, I took over 20 taxi rides, have not had any bad experience.
I booked excursion to Punta Del Este with LB Tour. You can book thru the hotel or at Tres Cruees Tourist Information centre. The cost of the tour is $48 USD. I highly recommend this tour, it goes to a few places that you cannot go on your own, such as Casa Casapueblo and La Barra bridge.
For Colonia, you can take a 2-hour Cot bus at Tres Cruees. I have been to many European old town, I don't find Colonia very attractive.

Money exchange tips: I find my home country exchange rate thru local ATM is terrible. The rest rate is from AMEX and Visa. Big money exchanger or Cambio are the 2nd best.
If you pay by credit card restaurant, my credit card comany gives me 7% tax rebate. If you pay by cash, ask for at least 10% discount.

If you plan to visit Buenos Aires, I suggest you exchange some Argentina peso in Montevideo, you get better rate in Montevideo.
Forget about street market or flea markets on Saturday and Sunday, most of the stuff they sell are low end Chinese products. There are high end, nicely made Chinese products in some countries, but those on street market are the low end ones.

Hotel provide 30 minutes free internet access. $10USD for 24-hour Internet access.

There is nothing unique about this Four Points. I guess that is the attraction to the Four Points hotels, consistent level of service with no unpleasant surprises. My room was clean, quiet and spacious enough for my needs.
The hotel staff was helpful with restaurant recommendations. (one must eat a chivito when visiting Uruguay).
I did not use the hotel gym since the hotel charged for its use.
The hotel is centrally located but not in a very interesting section of Montevideo.