Casa Franca

Stretched along Ruta 10 at Calle Concepción in José Ignacio, Casa Franca sits back from the road behind a walled garden, keeping the fishing village's lighthouse and beach clubs a short walk away rather than at the door — a fit for couples wanting quiet over nightlife.

Rooms open onto private terraces shaded by native trees, each with its own bathtub and mosquito netting for open windows on warm nights. Air conditioning and heating cover both seasons on this coast.

Parking sits on-site, useful since José Ignacio's centre is easiest reached by car from Punta del Este, twenty minutes east.