The 17 bungalows and 43-room resort is working with the Rainforest Alliance to implement best practices in sustainable tourism, including using solar panels for energy, planting its own arboretum, supporting community artisans and having started the first artificial turtle egg incubation project in Nicaragua. Accommodations with king or twin beds feature private balconies or terraces overlooking Pochomil Beach. The resort provides an away from it all location for those wishing to relax and enjoy a peaceful, all-inclusive beach vacation. There is a restaurant serving Nicaraguan cuisine and a bar that can be enjoyed from 7 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. at the weekends. Room service is also available, free-of-charge. Activities relate to the pool area and beach and the Vistamar is more of a small, basic all-inclusive than a resort with multiple activities and dining options. Room rates start at around $65 per night, as at 2010.
Hotel Vistamar
Petronic 300m S 600m W
Managua 3555
Nicaragua
505-22690431
vistamarhotel.com
Winner of "Nicaragua's Leading Hotel" in the 2009 World Travel Awards, the five-star Barcelo Montelimar Beach is located on the Pacific coast at Playa Montelimar, with its eight miles of sandy beach. The resort has its own private airport and is just 40 miles from Nicaragua's capital, Managua. With six bars and two restaurants, passengers can take advantage of their all-inclusive packages and eat and drink at one or other of the facilities between 7 a.m. through to 2 a.m. the following morning. Active guests have plenty of activities to choose from with two swimming pools, two children's pools, a gym, tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, mini golf, kayaking and horse riding. There's also a bingo hall and casino open Fridays through Sundays. the 292 cool and breezy tropical bungalows, suites and rooms vary in size and accommodate up to six guests. As at 2010, all-inclusive packages start from around $110 per room per night, making the resort a very reasonably priced all-inclusive option.
Barcelo Montelimar Beach
PO Box 1262 (Managua)
Playa Montelimar
Nicaragua
505-2696769
barcelomontelimarbeach.com
Situated on a bluff overlooking the bay at San Juan del Sur, the resort offers a variety rooms, suites townhouses and casas decorated in a contemporary and airy style with handcrafted furnishings and the work of local artists adorning the walls. Guests can enjoy three pools and numerous activities including sailing, surfing, deep sea fishing, pangas (motor boats), hiking, horse riding, yoga and aerobics classes and even Spanish classes. La Cascada Restaurant and Bar, serving Nicaraguan and international cuisine, offers views over the bay and Bistro La Canoa offering breakfast, lunch and beverages all day, sits above an infinity pool. Casa Tranquila Day Spa gives guests the opportunity to be pampered with relaxing therapies and treatments including massages, wraps, facials, manicures and pedicures. As at 2010, room rates start at around $200 per night.
Pelican Eyes Hotel and Resort
De la Parroquia, 1/2 cuadras al este
San Juan del Sur
Rivas
Nicaragua
505-25637000
pelicaneyesresort.com
