Nicaragua Private Island

The island has two buildings - the main house and the pavilion. The main house has two large, en-suite bedrooms with king-size beds, air-con and ceiling fans. There’s also a large and well-equipped kitchen with a storage pantry, fridge and water oasis for cooking and drinking. It also has a sitting area and a laundry room for the housekeeper.

The pavilion also has two large, en-suite bedrooms, one with a king-size bed and the other with two twin beds. It also features a covered seating area and what’s known locally as a rancho, with a hanging bed and large dining table overlooking the pool. It’s ideal for an afternoon nap or alfresco dining, with another rancho down on the dock for sunset cocktails.

There’s also a separate room for staff, with two managers on site 24 hours a day to provide assistance if guests need anything. There’s also a house tucked away where the island caretaker and his family live. But apart from that, guests have full run of the acre-and-a-half island.

Apart from relaxing in our hanging beds or at our beautiful 12m infinity pool, we can offer all kinds of services, depending on our guests’ interests - private massages, yoga and fishing trips. Guests can use our boat and driver to get to and from Granada and we can organise excursions to explore other islands or the surrounding volcanoes. There are two docks offering direct access to the freshwater lake for swimming and we have kayaks that guests can use to explore. We also have a couple of bicycles for those who want to cycle into Granada from the marina.

There are always staff members on site to assist guests in any way and all of the property managers have been trained in Red Cross First Aid and lifesaving due to the remote nature of the island. We offer a daily housekeeping and can arrange for a chef to come to the island. Otherwise, guests can shop themselves in Granada or they can provide us with a shopping list and have the groceries stocked away ready for their arrival.

Nicaragua Private Island is a great place for families with children, although it might be more difficult for those with toddlers due to the design of the property and lack of fences around the pool and the island in general. It’s also ideal for groups of friends or intimate wedding celebrations. It’s not really suitable for people with limited mobility, however, due to the steps leading up to the main house from the dock.

Very often our guests have big plans to go out exploring and end up not wanting to leave the island. So you can easily spend your days relaxing, reading, swimming and kayaking, as well as taking afternoon siestas in the hammocks or the hanging beds. But if you want to be active, you can visit the surrounding volcanoes. They are all quite different, one has a beautiful cloud forest at the top while another has a lagoon crater lake with thermally-heated waters perfect for a swim. And another is best visited at night as you can see the red lava illuminated.

There’s also the small village San Juan where pottery is made and another called Catarina that’s home to a number of plant nurseries where you can see native tropical plants. We can organise horse-riding excursions or trips to go zip-lining down the side of the volcano. Rather than hiring a car, we always recommend going with a local taxi or tour agency as there are few road signs and most people will end up lost.