Great house for 3 couples in their 50's & 60's. The area is spectacular, the house is beautiful and very well equipped and has the pool bar I want at home. Mario and Yolanda do a wonderful job keeping the grounds and house and both are extremely helpful. Dan and Donna are easy to deal with. Had a lot of fun exploring the area right around the house. Head about 2/3's of the way down the pebble beach and there's a little path that starts off a little steep but turns into a nice easy 500 yard path that takes you to a small dramatic beach where they filmed exile island for Survivor San Juan Del Sur. As a bonus there were little beach bar shacks there with cold beer. We walked into town...once, just to say we did it. A car is needed but it's a quick easy drive to town and you'll want one to explore the beautiful area and spectacular beaches. We did have a couple of power outages for 3-4 hours, but it's Nicaragua and we were prepared with our emergency power out plan. Put the beer in the cooler and head to the beach. Managua is a really bad introduction to the country. It's a dump...literally...there is garbage everywhere for about 10 km out. We were a little worried at first but Once you get past that, the country is beautiful and dramatic. Nicaragua is also very easy on the budget. We figure our group of 6 spent about 1/2 of what we did in Manuel Antonio Costa Rica last year. I would go back to San Juan Del Sur and the Monkey house in a second.

Monkey House is the most perfect place to spend your vacation! I don't think it can get much better than this. The house itself is beautiful, comfortable and clean and the views of the ocean and sunset are spectacular. During low tide my friends and I went hiking along the rocks out to the monkey head. It was such a fun activity and allowed us to get some exercise while on vacation. You will not be disappointed if you book this house for your stay in Nicaragua!

We enjoyed our stay at the Enchanted Monkey House very much. It is clean, modern and well equipped and maintained. The location could not be any better. It is an easy walk down to the beach with steps built into the steep hillside to make it simple to get up and down from the beach. We enjoyed the pool with extra amenities to make our stay even more of a delight. It is absolutely beautiful! Our limited Spanish and the housekeeper's limit English was enough to get us by. Anything you need can be provided if you don't find it in the house. For instance, I didn't find a hair dryer as listed in the house information but, as promised, one was produced when I asked. Everything you need is there, just ask. You feel completely safe because the caretakers are on site all the time, although they somehow manage to be invisible most of the time. I loved this location and the people and town of San Juan Del Sur. This was one of my favorite locations and we have rented houses all over the world, so that is not a small statement. They have definitely found a wonderful home in Paradise with the Enchanted Monkey House. We appreciated the purified water from the small tap in the kitchen. That was a plus when you want to be careful not to mar your trip with illness. While it was not an ideal snorkel location, this is a wonderful place to enjoy, relax and explore Nicaragua. The people of Nicaragua made it one of our favorites trips ever. TIP: We made the trip to La Flor further down the coast and had the most fabulous experience with turtles you could ever hope for in a natural setting. We were allowed to help release 30 hatchling turtles after dark. Be sure to take RED or GREEN flashlights since white lights are not allowed because they confuse the baby turtles. Then we found a turtle on the beach digging her nest and watched as she laid her eggs. We hired a guide (Irvin Chevez email: chevezguianic@gmail.com) for$15 per person which included entrance to the reserve. We can recommend him. All in all, we give The Enchanted Monkey House our highest recommendation. Thank you for sharing your beautiful dream home.

I've rented from VRBO in Bonaire, Belize, Paris, Fiji, Palau, Panama, Roatan, St. Thomas, Punta Cana, Turks & Caicos, Yosemite, Key West, Aruba, Los Cabo & now SJDS. This property was one of the best, great location, great furnishings, great floor plan. I was a little concerned about the condition of SJDS as tropical storm Nate went thru 1 week before our stay. Dan was very commutative and updated me on the condition of the area and availability of resources, in the end all was good the friendly people of SJDS are great. If you drive out of MGA don't miss Masaya Volcano National Park. We enjoyed a day of surfing Playa Hermosa and a sunset cruise out of SJDS and a trip up to Cristo de La Misericordia, but the best excursion was to Playa La Flor to see the turtles. If your there during season don't miss it, arrive around 2045 you wont regret it. We assisted in releasing hundreds of baby turtles. Just enjoying the view, crashing waves, beachcombing, the pool with the outdoor bar & grill could occupy you for days. A 4 wheel drive is highly recommended as everyone points out the roads are steep but once you've done it a time or two its fun.

There is not a whole lot to add to the other very thorough and descriptive reviews! We were charmed by this property, loved the location and had an amazing vacation. We found visiting in the rainy season to be delightful as it only rained in the evening for short periods, cooled the breeze a bit and saw some great lightning which we don't experience often at home. The positives of this house far outweigh the only negative I found; the tiled floors are quite slick with the humidity, and definitely when wet and with bare feet! There is no stair rail going down to the first floor and I had to take it very slow and cautiously. Though we didn't have a need for it, I loved that this house is actually accessible for all with a ramp at the side of the house to the lower level. Thank You for a memorable vacation home!