Recently we wrote that a new hotel, La Posada Chihuahua, opened near the famous beach of the same name in Uruguay. This January, we proceeded to visit the bed and breakfast style establishment, and while we didn’t actually stay at the hotel, we happily report that it met our expectations.
The eight room inn is nestled among sand dunes and tall pine trees, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Punta del Este-Montevideo highway, and a mere 300 meters (900 feet) from the nude beach. Amiable owner-manager Adriana Barca opened the hotel in January, 2006, but business didn’t actually pick-up until she actually had her web site up and running a short time ago. A lot of her business is through word of mouth, Barca told us, and the inn was fully booked at the time we visited. Chatting with her mostly European guests, we were impressed by their positive comments, both about the hotel and its owner. We must also applaud her decision to advertise the business as being gay-friendly.
The rooms, while small, are tastefully decorated and clean thanks to her full-time staff of three, a rarity in the world of bed and breakfasts. Two of the rooms are suites for extended stays. Wherever we looked, the hotel seemed brand new, even though it had been open a year, as Barca had paint and furnishings recently updated. The hotel includes a restaurant with few options but quite tasty food. Note that food prices in Uruguay, especially in this zone, are practically on a par with what you might have to spend in Miami, so whether you eat at the inn or venture out for your grub, you’ll shell-out the same amount of money. The current exchange rate is around 24 Uruguayan pesos per dollar.
According to Barca, a nudist herself, you can be nude anywhere on the hotel grounds except in the dining area, as the restaurant actually welcomes non-nudist patrons as well. Future plans, she tells us, include purchasing an adjacent property, which will then be the site of a pool as well as other facilities for guests. Barca doesn’t plan to add more rooms anytime soon, as the inn would lose its quaintness if she did expand. Recently, Barca added free wireless internet for the convenience of customers with laptops.
The instructions for getting there are the same as for visiting Chihuahua beach (see link below), and signs point the way once you get off the main highway. Note that seasons are the reverse of those in the northern hemisphere, so the best time to visit is during the spring (Sept-Nov) or summer (Dec-March), when temperatures occasionally get piping hot.

• Paradise Found at Chihuahua Beach
• New Hotel Opens in Uruguay
• Nudism in Argentina and Uruguay

Related Links:

• La Posada Chihuahua’s site