RocaMar Hostel Boutique

Great place in such a nice area! The staff are all volunteers and are honestly some of the nicest staff I've met. They're very genuine and helpful. The location is just a short walk to the beach and surrounded by nature. Only thing they could add is an extra toilet and hooks in the showers for hanging clothes. But in general highly recommend!

I booked a shared room via HostelWorld with 3 weeks of anticipation and on the day before my stay they cancelled my reservation without saying anything. I needed to call them to hear them say that they overbooked and because of that they cancelled our booking. Despite the lack of respect, they made us do a late reservation on other place and pay super expensive for it.

The place is very cute and the general area is very clean. They have everything you need in the kitchen and the outdoor area to sit is very cosy. The staff is also very nice. We had a private room, and it was nice except for the fact that it was very damp and also smelled that way. You could not open the window in the bathroom, which means the condensation remains in the room. Also, the sprinkler was set up in a way that it came in through the window. You could also not close the window the whole way. ||Beach is 500 meters away and there is a bus into town.

The hostel has a great outdoor area and pool table, and a pretty good kitchen. The staff were friendly and helpful. We had a plumbing issue and they were quick to sort it. The location is pretty far from central punta del este, but we found some places to eat about 15 min walk north, and there's also a fresh market where you can pick up groceries or even salads or sandwiches for lunch if you don't want to cook. The rooms are basic but the bed was comfy (the pillow in particular was dreamy). There is a cat! ♥

This hostel is all style in the photos and no substance when you're there. Just be warned that if you book a 6 bed dorm you're in a room in which you can't swing a cat, never mind store bags for 6 people. The bunks are cramped in together and don't have ladders, there is 1 step ladder to share between the three top bunks, which doesn't reach them. The lockers are small and by the door, so anyone accessing them is blocking entry and exit for everyone else. I'm not sure this room would meet building regulations in Europe. |There also aren't enough showers in the hostel. The breakfast is ok though there isn't enough seating. The kitchen is also small and usually busy with people living/working here. |This place wants to look like a luxury hostel but it is in fact the opposite. And when you complain about the size of the room, they're happy to give you a discount on the condition that they cancel your online booking, so you can't leave them a negative review on whichever site you booked on. Bad all round!

Nice hostel. Friendly people. Cool outdoor area. Walls are thin so noise travels loudly into the rooms. It was pretty hard to sleep one night. Location a bit far from sites and grocery store.

Ok hostel in punta del este. The price is decent and the location is not bad, about 1.5km from the bus station, and a 5 minute walk from the beach. The common areas are very good, nice area to hang, clean kitchen, bar, hammocks etc. The rooms leave a little to be desired, not as polished as the rest of the property but fine.

friendly staff but can’t recommend the rooms. there’s no ac, they leave windows open, and you just get eaten alive by mosquitos the whole night lol