In the Garzón countryside, exactly halfway between the sea at José Ignacio and the dirt streets of Pueblo Garzón, Posada Mosaico offers nine rooms and suites with private patios facing the lake or the pool, plus private villas with their own pool and barbecue for those travelling as a group. The setting is serene farmland: olive groves to wander through, a tennis court, free bikes and horseback rides in the surroundings.

Its trump card is that hinge location: in a quarter of an hour you're standing on the sand or dining at Mallmann's, and at night you return to a silence the coast no longer has in January. It suits families and couples who want countryside rates and space without giving up the beach-town scene. Unpretentious Uruguayan style, for proper rest.