Inti Wasi - Sun House guidebook
Food scene
Walking distance from the house. Beautiful sunsets. Amazing infinity pool. Feel like royalty. Enjoy the cocktails. Especially check out the upstairs hammock roof and yoga rooms.
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Hush Maderas
Walking distance from the house. Beautiful sunsets. Amazing infinity pool. Feel like royalty. Enjoy the cocktails. Especially check out the upstairs hammock roof and yoga rooms.
Best "gringo" food - fresh dishes, vegetarian, local. Nice housing for guests. Next to Hush. Walking distance from home. Sophisticated ex-pat hangout.
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Arte-Sano Hotel Cafe
Best "gringo" food - fresh dishes, vegetarian, local. Nice housing for guests. Next to Hush. Walking distance from home. Sophisticated ex-pat hangout.
Best place for some good cheese, wine, gluten-free or dairy-free options in the market. Nice smoothies and sandwiches at the cafe. Great coffee! Good wifi. Friendly folks. Wonderful hangout. Friday Pizza brick oven nights are a must! Down the block from us - very close!
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Machete Market Café
Hacia Marsella y MaderasBest place for some good cheese, wine, gluten-free or dairy-free options in the market. Nice smoothies and sandwiches at the cafe. Great coffee! Good wifi. Friendly folks. Wonderful hangout. Friday Pizza brick oven nights are a must! Down the block from us - very close!
Beach
A lovely beach for solo swims or family playtime. Fun rocks to explore. The best seaside eating bars with the best prices. 5 stars! Amazing sunsets and so close to the house. Just a few minutes' walk. Check out the friendly crocodiles in the lagoon. Ride horses surfside. Climb the step trail to Toro beach - the next cove over. Our caretaker, Manuel, can give you a 60-minute walking tour of the trails.
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Playa Marsella
A lovely beach for solo swims or family playtime. Fun rocks to explore. The best seaside eating bars with the best prices. 5 stars! Amazing sunsets and so close to the house. Just a few minutes' walk. Check out the friendly crocodiles in the lagoon. Ride horses surfside. Climb the step trail to Toro beach - the next cove over. Our caretaker, Manuel, can give you a 60-minute walking tour of the trails.
The best surfing beach ever! The best surfing times are 7 am and 4 pm. You can body surf too. Surfing lessons are $20 for a 1-hour lesson and the use of a surfboard all day. Great way to get started. Friendly people, a supportive environment. Safe, carefree, dramatic! Gets busy on weekends. Walking distance from the house - over a steep hill. From here walk to 4 other beaches - all with amazing beachside cafes with great food and drinks. Lots of pelicans and driftwood. Our caretaker Manuel will take you for a 90-minute walk to all of the beaches.
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Playa Maderas
The best surfing beach ever! The best surfing times are 7 am and 4 pm. You can body surf too. Surfing lessons are $20 for a 1-hour lesson and the use of a surfboard all day. Great way to get started. Friendly people, a supportive environment. Safe, carefree, dramatic! Gets busy on weekends. Walking distance from the house - over a steep hill. From here walk to 4 other beaches - all with amazing beachside cafes with great food and drinks. Lots of pelicans and driftwood. Our caretaker Manuel will take you for a 90-minute walk to all of the beaches.
Sightseeing
A beautiful volcanic island in the middle of Latin America's largest lake - with rare freshwater sharks! A nature preserve that is reached by ferry (cars can go on the ferry). Spend a weekend or a few days and hike the volcanoes, beaches, and island trails. A true paradise! Great camping too. See the scores of windmills Nicaragua uses for sustainable energy. You get the ferry outside of Rivas - a 90 min. drive from our house. You can take the local chicken bus, rent a car or grab a cab. Manuel, our caretaker, can help you with travel arrangements.
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Ometepe
A beautiful volcanic island in the middle of Latin America's largest lake - with rare freshwater sharks! A nature preserve that is reached by ferry (cars can go on the ferry). Spend a weekend or a few days and hike the volcanoes, beaches, and island trails. A true paradise! Great camping too. See the scores of windmills Nicaragua uses for sustainable energy. You get the ferry outside of Rivas - a 90 min. drive from our house. You can take the local chicken bus, rent a car or grab a cab. Manuel, our caretaker, can help you with travel arrangements.
Volcanoes and monkeys! Visit Masaya at sunset (around 3 pm because the park closes around 6) to see the dramatic lava glowing red inside the volcanoes. Visit the museum to learn more about Nicaragua's fascinating history and geography. You can go on a tour or in a private vehicle. Manuel the caretaker can help you with travel arrangements. While you're there - make a day of it and visit the town of Masaya too and enjoy the amazing Artesania market. The best place to get all of your Nicaragua gifts for friends, wooden items, hammocks, ceramics, jewelry, clothes, and more. All local handmade. Amazing!
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Masaya
Volcanoes and monkeys! Visit Masaya at sunset (around 3 pm because the park closes around 6) to see the dramatic lava glowing red inside the volcanoes. Visit the museum to learn more about Nicaragua's fascinating history and geography. You can go on a tour or in a private vehicle. Manuel the caretaker can help you with travel arrangements. While you're there - make a day of it and visit the town of Masaya too and enjoy the amazing Artesania market. The best place to get all of your Nicaragua gifts for friends, wooden items, hammocks, ceramics, jewelry, clothes, and more. All local handmade. Amazing!
City/town information
Visit the central market in San Juan del Sur (SJDS) for the best produce in town and other incidentals you may need. Great vegan shop on the corner and a dirty goods grocery next door. Change money at the ATMs - make sure you have your passport with you to change $. Enjoy the waterfront and the warf with fresh seafood and the best ceviche. By seafood wholesale right off the fishing boats. Hike the mountain to Christo and enjoy an amazing (and windy) view. Take a dip at the beach. Stay for the evening - there are great bars and clubs along the beach and in town. You can't go wrong! A taxi ride back to our house is about $15 and $20. There is a back way to ride your bikes to SJDS off the Chocolata Road - which Manuel the caretaker can show you.
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San Juan del Sur
Visit the central market in San Juan del Sur (SJDS) for the best produce in town and other incidentals you may need. Great vegan shop on the corner and a dirty goods grocery next door. Change money at the ATMs - make sure you have your passport with you to change $. Enjoy the waterfront and the warf with fresh seafood and the best ceviche. By seafood wholesale right off the fishing boats. Hike the mountain to Christo and enjoy an amazing (and windy) view. Take a dip at the beach. Stay for the evening - there are great bars and clubs along the beach and in town. You can't go wrong! A taxi ride back to our house is about $15 and $20. There is a back way to ride your bikes to SJDS off the Chocolata Road - which Manuel the caretaker can show you.
The closest "big town" Rivas has a great central market for appliances, households, electronics, hardware, clothes... everything you need for everyday comfort. Better prices than SJDS and much more variety. Manuel our caretaker can show you around the large market areas. About 40 minutes from our home - on Chocolata Road. You can review your travel docs there too. Travel by car or chicken bus.
Rivas
The closest "big town" Rivas has a great central market for appliances, households, electronics, hardware, clothes... everything you need for everyday comfort. Better prices than SJDS and much more variety. Manuel our caretaker can show you around the large market areas. About 40 minutes from our home - on Chocolata Road. You can review your travel docs there too. Travel by car or chicken bus.