55 keys at Avenida Roosevelt 14000 in Punta del Este's central Roosevelt Beach cluster — the most-considered central-Punta-Roosevelt small-luxury boutique, with rooftop pool, the Awa restaurant, and a Pacific-Coast-influenced contemporary-design interior register.
"55 keys at the Roosevelt Beach contemporary-design boutique — the most-considered Punta del Este central-Roosevelt-Beach small-luxury option, with rooftop pool and the property's signature Pacific-Coast-influenced interior register."
Awa Boutique & Boutique Hotel sits at Avenida Roosevelt 14000 — the central commercial-and-residential corridor running parallel to the Roosevelt Beach (the calmer Mansa-Bay-side beach where Punta del Este's Atlantic-Ocean-frontage transitions from the surf-Brava-side to the calm-Mansa-side). The property opened in the early 2010s as an Argentine-owned independent property and has held its position as the most-considered small-luxury boutique in central Punta del Este — the structural alternative to the inland-estate Hotel Fasano scale and the Manantiales-beachfront Mantra scale. The 55-key footprint sits between the smaller boutique cluster (L'Auberge 34, Casa Suaya 16) and the larger Mantra-scale, making Awa the considered mid-scale Roosevelt-Beach Punta del Este choice.
The 55 keys are spread across a contemporary 8-storey design-tower. Categories run from entry-tier Standard Rooms (32 sqm) through Junior Suites (45 sqm) to the named Awa Suite (75 sqm — the property's milestone unit, top-floor of the design-tower with private rooftop terrace and direct Atlantic-Ocean sightline). The interior register is the property's signature Pacific-Coast-influenced contemporary-design vocabulary — pale-natural-wood furniture by the property's Uruguayan-and-Argentine artisan network, hand-loomed Uruguayan wool textile commissions, custom-made driftwood lighting, and the deliberate decision to give the property a slightly cooler-and-more-Pacific-influenced register than the warmer-Brazilian Hotel Fasano vocabulary or the Tudor-revival L'Auberge.
Operationally Awa runs the small-luxury Punta-Roosevelt boutique register with the structural distinction of the rooftop pool. The Awa Restaurant — the property's contemporary-Uruguayan fine-dining venue inside the ground-floor lobby — runs a Uruguayan-Atlantic-fishery-and-Pampas-grill register; the Awa Bar runs the property's evening cocktail-and-Tannat-vintage programme. The rooftop pool — the only luxury-hotel rooftop pool on the Roosevelt Beach corridor — is the property's signature daily-routine asset and gives the property the only Roosevelt Beach hotel rooftop with the central-Punta sightline. The 8,000-sqft spa with 6 treatment rooms closes the brief.
What gives Awa the considered Roosevelt Beach mid-scale position — and the structural alternative to the inland Hotel Fasano scale, the Manantiales-coastal Mantra resort scale, and the smaller boutique cluster — is the central-Roosevelt-Beach contemporary-design register at mid-scale. The 55-key footprint gives the property a level of personal-attention that the larger Mantra cannot replicate; the rooftop pool gives the property a daily-routine asset that no other Roosevelt-Beach corridor luxury hotel delivers; and the rate point sits at the most-accessible Punta del Este luxury entry-tier (USD 320 vs Hotel Fasano's USD 980 vs Mantra's USD 480). For a contemporary-design solo retreat, an anniversary trip that wants the central-Roosevelt-Beach walking proposition, or an entry-tier Punta del Este luxury stay, Awa is the most-considered choice.
The Awa Suite — top-floor with private rooftop terrace and direct Atlantic-Ocean sightline — is the milestone unit. Anniversaries are typically structured around two to three nights with an Awa Restaurant tasting evening, a private rooftop-pool sunset programme, an L'Auberge afternoon-tea (a 5-minute walk from the property), and a José Ignacio coastal day-trip.
For a Punta del Este honeymoon that wants the central-Roosevelt-Beach contemporary-design register at the mid-scale rate point, Awa is the considered single-property option. Pair four nights at Awa with three nights at Hotel Fasano Las Piedras for a Punta-coastal-and-inland honeymoon split; pair seven nights at Awa with multiple José Ignacio day-trips.
Avenida Roosevelt 14000 esquina Pedragosa Sierra
Punta del Este 20100
Uruguay
Avenida Roosevelt 14000 esquina Pedragosa Sierra — central Punta del Este Roosevelt Beach corridor, 5 minutes walk to L'Auberge
55 keys in contemporary 8-storey design-tower
Standard Room: 32 sqm
Junior Suite: 45 sqm
Awa Suite (signature): 75 sqm with rooftop terrace
From USD 320/night Standard Room
Awa Suite from USD 1,200/night
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Argentine-owned independent property; opened early 2010s
Open year-round; Punta del Este PDP airport 15 min
Most-considered Roosevelt Beach mid-scale luxury
Only luxury-hotel rooftop pool on Roosevelt Beach corridor
Awa Restaurant contemporary-Uruguayan
Awa Bar Tannat-vintage programme
Pacific-Coast-influenced contemporary-design register
Walking distance to Roosevelt Beach (Mansa-bay-side)
Free WiFi throughout
From USD 320/night for entry-tier Standard Rooms; Junior Suites from USD 480; Awa Suite from USD 1,200. Awa books three to four months ahead for the December-February peak; substantially-lower rate compared to Hotel Fasano means availability is more open across all peak windows.
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