Living etc UK November 2008

"Best for... untamed beachside glamour, Latino style."
Why? Likened the Hamptons 30 years ago, this Uruguayan fishing village turned chic coastal retreat for the stars is somewhere you should visit before it comes too popular.

OK April 2008

Naomi Watts: Her hot hideaway
Naomi escapes to Casa Suaya, an all-suite boutique hotel in José Ignacio, Uruguay, qhen she needs R&R.

ANGELENO December 2007- page 68

…”J.T Torregiani, Partner, The Dolce Group “Paula (Abdul) and I are heading to Casa Suaya in Jose Ignacio, Punta del Este, Uruguay for Christmas. We’re planning on relaxing and hanging out on the beach, since its summer down there…..”

ANGELENO March 2008 , page 180 to 185 - “Club House”

….” Since completing his home, Suaya has built a second residence, a 5,000 square-foot mini manse attached to his first boutique hotel, located south of the equator in Uruguay’s Punta Del Este. (The celebs are already booked months in advance.)”…..

CUISINE & VINS Año 24 Verano 2008 – Nº 276 , page 94/95

"Sinestesia esteña", por Alejandro Lavalle.
….” Casa Suaya es un hecho ineludible en la visa de cualquier amante de la placentera excelencia estival. Animarse al descanso absoluto, perdido en una sinestesia de placeres continuos es la formula perfecta para vivir un verano inigualable y perpetuo. Como Casa Suaya.”…

LA NACIÓN Suplemento “Turismo” – Sección “Ocio & Negocios” - Fecha: 25/11/07

Casa Suaya
Sobre las tranquilas arenas de José Ignacio, cerca de Punta del Este, este verano se inaugurará Casa Suaya, hotel boutique de seis habitaciones frente al mar. Cada una tiene detalles que se confunden con la naturaleza y funden el afuera con el adentro. La disposición de las aberturas y el detalle de los colores conforman una continuidad entre el interior y la playa. El hotel es propiedad del empresario Adolfo Suaya, que construyó el hotel al lado de su casa de verano.

944.com
"Mi casa es su casa" - José Ignacio Uruguay, playground of the Jet Set - June 2008
“José Ignacio is where rich people come when they want to get away from everything — [it’s] very laid back, kind of like the Hamptons,”...
Americans and Europeans come to Punta del Este because they heard so much about it — about the girls

The Observer - Guardian.co.uk
Sun, sea, sand ... and you might even spot Shakira
The latest stylish place to stay, Casa Suaya, is owned by Adolfo Suaya, a Los Angeles restaurant mogul, who is building stone-clad chalets in the grounds of his private home.

Los Angeles Times - Travel
It's the dead of winter in South America, but it's not too soon to start thinking about summer -- beginning in December -- at Casa Suaya near José Ignacio, a hush-hush hot spot on the Atlantic Coast of Uruguay. Some say José Ignacio, favored by such celebs as novelist Martin Amis and supermodel Naomi Campbell, looks like the Hamptons of 20 years ago.

Jetsetreport.com
The hottest up-and-coming beach scene in the world, Jose Ignacio is a glittery bohemia of sleepy beach architecture and high fashion residents…. Adolfo Suaya has meticulously created a rambling beachside estancia offering four acres of rolling pampas, horse pastures and sandy dunes.

Hotelchatter.com
Casa Suaya's suites are atonishing...they all overview the beach and the ocean. The structure is really simple; you have your own living room with an open kitchen and a fireplace and a big bedroom with the most comfortable bed you've ever experienced in any hotel.

“Punta del Este Hotel Scene: Jose Ignacio” 1/17/2008 , by Matt Chesterton
You may have heard of Adolfo Suaya, the restaurateur behind LA eateries The Lodge and Geisha House. It's only a matter of time these days before a chap like this opens a boutique lodging, and here it is...

Entrepreneur.com
“The only way to do Uruguay “ 1/04/2008 by Michael Martin
…” for a bit more luxury, try the new Casa Suaya, which features six private villas with plus Italian furnishing and stainless-steel kitchens. “

Revista Huéspedes.com.ar
9/11/07 – “José Ignacio en Uruguay cuenta, desde este verano, con Casa Suaya” -

La Nación.com.ar
10/01/08 – Sección “Información General” – Nota “La internacionales”

Clarín.com
Suplemento Viajes – Sección Flash - Fecha: 18/11/07
Breves: "Cuestión de Hotel" En Uruguay, José Ignacio contará con su primer hotel boutique, Casa Suaya (www.casasuaya.com).

22/12/07 - Sección “Sociedad” - Nota “Prometen que Punta del Este será mas segura este verano”

Hôtelier news.com.br
7/12/07 – “Casa Suaya é o primero hotel boutique de José Ignacio (Uru)”-

Sabor a Vino
Casa Suaya Hotel, inaugura en José Ignacio
José Ignacio, desde este verano, cuenta con el privilegio de Casa Suaya, su primer hotel boutique. Seis habitaciones soñadas, ubicadas frente al mar, con exquisita orientación. Cada una, además de los lugares comunes, tiene detalles únicos e irrepetibles que se confunden con la naturaleza fundiendo el afuera con el adentro

The Independent (UK)
The chic go wild in Uruguay - Forget Punta del Este. The latest place to hang out on this stretch of coast is Jose Ignacio. David Usborne gets in with the in-crowd

The New York Times
Uruguay, a Pearl of the Atlantic Gets Its Luster Back
In the last few years, a number of St. Barts's habitués - along with other members of the bold-face crowd - have begun to drift southward to Punta del Este, the South American resort town.

Waitrose
On Uruguay's wild Atlantic coast, against a backdrop of ocean and woodsmoke, Neale Whitaker discovers Francis Mallmann's restaurant, Los Negros, a legend in South American fine dining

Travel + Leisure
The Party Picks Up -
It's two in the morning in Punta del Este, and the Beautiful People are looking for trouble.

The Washington Post
In Uruguay, a Beach to Brag About
WORTH A TRIP: " 'Punta' is the only place in the world worth spending the week between Christmas and New Year's Day."

Condé Nast Traveler
BEAUTY AND THE BEACH - Where oh where can the international glamour-puss find a home? Making a beeline up the bodacious South American coast, Julia Chaplin reports that the beaches of Brazil and Uruguay are hot, hot, hot...