While the staff was very friendly and helpful and the bed was quite comfortable, I was turned off by mildewy grout in the shower. More

1: AWA Rooms are on the small side but well maintained.  Bathroom or showeroom is small - no shower gel is provided. Hot items are available at breakfast, but are not promoted. 2:  AWA Front desk staff are excellent, very helpful and speak good English. 3:  AWA front desk can arrange car hire for US$75 a day for a simple... More

Punta del Este is filled with 1970s aging hotels with dirty carpets and bad service. Awa stands out in that crowd. It's modern and nicely designed. Nice rooms, clean, minimalist and well sound proofed. Service is good, most staff speaks English and helpful. Location is perfect - just away enough from the hustle and bustle of PDE but close enough... More

Greeted with a glass of champagne. Staff, food (especially breakfast) and facilities could not be faulted. Within near walking distance of beaches, good restaurants and shopping centre, but Punta Del Este port area is quite a trek. More

Visiting Punta del Este in the peak season presents a real dilemma. You want to stay in a nice place, but those you find will most certainly charge two to three times the normal rate. In the case of the Awa, the rate we were confronted with was more than three times the low season rate of about 200 USD... More

We stayed at awa for 3 nights and were completely overwhelmed. The hotel is very stilish, rooms are very nice, spacious and clean. The pool area is very nice as well and staff is extremely friendly. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who has the time to really spend time in the hotel. Food is delicious and they have... More

Had 6 nights here and found the Awa to be very good. Nice rooms and well designed public spaces with a lovely heated pool. All staff were very friendly but a bit serious. Nice breakfast buffet. The main area of Punta is about 30 mins walk away but is quite dull and soulless. The beaches are good but there are... More

Definitely a copy of the W hotel chain by Starwood. The boutique thing is overdone by spraying each and every room of the building with some kind of fragrance from dispensers from the ceiling. Very annoying. Atmosphere, I guess, is hip and happening. So if you are looking for a European Costa Smeralda vibe, stay here. On the other hand,... More

Nestled among the palm trees a few blocks away in the heart of Punta del Este, AWA offered a surprisingly good alternative to the extraordinary expensive luxury hotels in the area. When I booked a room there a few months before the trip, I was expecting to come solo to see a friend, but at the last moment my husband... More