We left Esteli early in the morning heading for Jiquilillo. It was actually a pretty short trip as far as travel days go. Esteli to Leon. Leon to Chinendega. Chinendega to Jiquilillo. We were there by two in the afternoon. We weren't sure what to expect from the town or the hostel but we were greeted with a warm welcome by the manager of the property we decided to stay at. Rancho Esperanza. We decided to stay there for at least one night and check out any other places to stay that might be better or cheaper. Turns out this was one of the very few places in the village to stay. And eat, for that matter. There were only two other "restaurants" in the village and no place to buy groceries. But... the rancho turned out to be a great spot. Fifty yards from the beach, good food, friendly people, great little library, hammocks all over the place, and plenty of surfboards to rent.
The set up kind of reminded me of the setup in that movie "The Beach". The rancho is on three acres with a large, thatched roof "common room" as kind of the center of the property. There is a loft area as a second floor in the common area that serves as a dorm area. There were six beds up there. That's where Nicole and I stayed as it was the cheapest and the rest of the rancho was full. Downstairs were picnic tables for eating and board games, hammocks, a nice selection of books along one wall, and a cooler for the beer and sodas. The restrooms and showers were right next to the mainf lodge with the kitchen on the other side. There were about twelve cabanas spread out along the property kind of in front of the main lodge.
Everyone was usually up by six or seven getting an early start on the day. After swimming, surfing, or jogging in the morning, it was time for breakfast then reading until you fell asleep in the hammock. Wake up, have lunch, go take a walk on the beach, read until it's time for the evening surf session and watching the sunset. Then dinner and board games until bed around ten or eleven. Up early, to bed early, with lots of exercise and relaxing in between. It was a great way to relax for two or three days. After about three days, Nicole and I decided it was time to move on and see more of Nicaragua.
We left Esteli early in the morning heading for Jiquilillo. It was actually a pretty short trip as far as travel days go. Esteli to Leon. Leon to Chinendega. Chinendega to Jiquilillo. We were there by two in the afternoon. We weren't sure what to expect from the town or the hostel but we were greeted with a warm welcome by the manager of the property we decided to stay at. Rancho Esperanza. We decided to stay there for at least one night and check out any other places to stay that might be better or cheaper. Turns out this was one of the very few places in the village to stay. And eat, for that matter. There were only two other "restaurants" in the village and no place to buy groceries. But... the rancho turned out to be a great spot. Fifty yards from the beach, good food, friendly people, great little library, hammocks all over the place, and plenty of surfboards to rent. 
The set up kind of reminded me of the setup in that movie "The Beach". The rancho is on three acres with a large, thatched roof "common room" as kind of the center of the property. There is a loft area as a second floor in the common area that serves as a dorm area. There were six beds up there. That's where Nicole and I stayed as it was the cheapest and the rest of the rancho was full. Downstairs were picnic tables for eating and board games, hammocks, a nice selection of books along one wall, and a cooler for the beer and sodas. The restrooms and showers were right next to the mainf lodge with the kitchen on the other side. There were about twelve cabanas spread out along the property kind of in front of the main lodge.
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