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How
the Anglet Hotel, founded by Jacobo Marinovic in 1949, became
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Jacobo Marinovic, coming from Yugoslavia, moved
to República Oriental del Uruguay by the mid
1940´s. He was a very cultivated person and
had great knowledge of calligraphy and Esperanto.
His first years in the country were devoted to teach
calligraphy in The National University of Maldonado.
Always loyal to his ideals, he struggled actively
to promote the railway and tourism in Uruguay. At
an early period in Punta del Este city, he used his
skills and good manners to work as a waiter at the
renowned building "La Cigalle", on Gorlero
street, in downtown.
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some time and without being able to avoid his
spirit of enterprise, he asked Banco Hipotecario
for a loan, he then bought a piece of land located
on the corner of 30 and 18 and built the house
in which he later opened (1949) Anglet Hotel,
named after a French beach that Jacobo had previously
visited.
In the beginning, it
was a small hotel completely run by the family.
It was so cozy and familiar that there were
times that -in the absence of the hosts- the
guest were in charge of looking after the hotel,
as if it
belonged to them. This was the way the owners
made them feel.
The hotel stayed open for almost 50
years until it closed down in 1998 for a period
of 6 years.
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In 2004 we met the Marinovics,
thought of carrying out Jacobo´s
mission and re opened the hotel doors.
For that reason we have arranged the place
by respecting the old structure; yet,
by adapting it for the new generation
of travelers. 1949 hostel was opened by
the end of 2004 with the aim to lodge
any person wishing to visit this city
privileged by nature, without distinction
of race, creed or religion. Welcome to
1949.
We deeply thank Marinovic,
Rubén García and the rest
of the family for sharing part of the
family history and trusting us with invaluable
material.
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Puerto de Punta del Este, Calle Gorlero, Feria
de Artesanos, Playas, Vida Nocturna, Barrios Residenciales,
El Jagüel, Reserva forestal Luissich, La
Barra, Maldonado, La catedral de Maldonado, Museo
de Arte Americano de Maldonado, Museo Histórico
Regional, Punta Ballena, Casa Pueblo, Avistaje
de Ballenas, Joce Ignacio, Piriapolís,
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con vista al mar y baño privado, Bar con
música chill-out, Salón de estar
con TV y DVD, Cocina equipada para huéspedes,
Desayuno incluído, Lockers individuales,
Servicio de cuarto, Internet, Teléfono,
Fax, Asistencia médica para viajeros, personal
multilingüe, alquiler de Bicicletas y scooters... |
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| 1949
Hostel esta ubicado estratégicamente en
el centro de Punta del Este. A 300 mts. de la
terminal de bus, a 50 mts. de la playa Mansa y
400 mts. de la playa Brava, a 200 metros de calle
Gorlero. Información para llegar desde
Argentina, Uruguay y Brazil ya sea en barco, lancha,
bus o avión... |
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