The recently opened Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Eco-Lodge (www.morgansrock.com), near San Juan del Sur provides luxury accommodation with an environmental emphasis. The hotel, made up of 15 bungalows, is located in a tropical rainforest on a curving hillside with picturesque views through tree canopies to the mile-long stretch of virgin beach.
The tropical forest that surrounds the hotel is rich with wildlife like spider monkeys, capuchins, armadillos, sloths and opossums, as well as dozens of bird species and seasonally (August to January), giant leatherback turtles who come to the beach to lay their eggs. Environmental initiatives implemented by the hotel include the planting of almost two million trees, solar heating panels, redistribution of waste-water for irrigation and usage of locally farmed and grown produce including coffee, sugar and vegetables.
Named after a US Senator who had nominated Nicaragua as the route for the trans-oceanic canal (which was eventually built in Panama), the hotel is two plus hours from Managua, one and a half hours from Granada, or 45-minutes from the Costa Rican border. The hotel will collect guests from all these places, or from Liberia in Costa Rica. Bungalows cost $179 per person per night in the high season (November to May) and $209 from December 15, 2005, and January 5, 2005. These prices include all meals, local beverages, taxes and service charges.

 

 

 

 

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