Exceptional

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 5186 sq m

Popular amenities

Pet-friendly

Air conditioning

Kitchen

Outdoor space

Washer

Free WiFi

Check-in time

4:00 PM

Check-out time

10:00 AM

Explore the area

San Diego, Managua

Gran Pacifica Reef Beach16 min walk
Quisala Beach48 min drive
Montelimar Beach103 min drive

Most relevant reviews

10/10 Excellent

Truly in midst of nature and serenity!!

Shah M.

Nov 20, 2019

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Double Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Separate dining area

Outdoor play area

Garden

About this property

Relaxing Beach House Just Steps from Nicaragua's Best Surf Breaks

This beautiful new house is just a short walk or bicycle ride from the beaches. It offers a private living space, while being wide open to the river on the back porch. There is a beautiful beach and four uncrowded & amazing surf breaks within walking distance. This is one of the most relaxing vacations out there! The nearby restaurant Los Cardones Surf Eco Lodge offers yummy meals, therapeutic massages, yoga and surf. Your house has amenities such as air conditioning, a full kitchen, big open spaces, etc.

Long term stays welcome! Reliable internet, diverse shopping options and all services are available in Managua just 40 min away.

The Finca Del Mar trail is just steps away from the back porch. The trail leads to the beautiful uncrowded beach & also winds throughout the green areas of the community.

The house has an open floor plan with high cathedral ceilings. The generous overhangs and porches allow for the windows to stay open regardless of time of day or season.

Each patio offers several hammocks for lounging after a perfect surf session or delicious local meal. It also has a private outdoor shower for cooling off after the beach.

Finca Del Mar is a relaxed, comfortable coastal community on Nicaragua's beautiful Central Pacific Coast. Young, active outdoor-oriented individuals are drawn to Finca Del Mar's unique, environmentally conscious surroundings. Surfers and hikers, as well as fishing and nature enthusiasts, rave about this beautiful coast. Finca del Mar is located just 1 hour from the capital city of Managua and a short drive from the designer golf course of Gran Pacifica - yet it is worlds away from the bustle of modern life.

The community is on 100 acres of gentle landscape with the Sierras de Managua mountain range as beautiful backdrop in the distance. Finca Del Mar is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west & two pristine creeks and their shores of mangroves and tropical forest which are being preserved as an ecological green area.

House details: 1,200 square foot inside of house with 800 square foot under roof (porch). 2 bedroom / 2 bathrooms Fully equipped, AC in the bedrooms. Sleeps 5.

Property manager

Laure

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Amenities

Kitchen

Washer

Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

Outdoor space

Washer

Pet-friendly

Air conditioning

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 30

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs and cats less than 23 kg per pet (limit one pet total)

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

UTILITIES FOR SHORT TERM STAYS: Electricity fee will be charged for use over 150kWh /week. A $100 deposit is required at check in.

UTILITIES FOR LONG TERM STAYS (28 nights +): Electricity is not included. It will be charged +/- U$0.27/kWh. 40 m3 of water are included per month.

PETS: must be confined to your house and garden (not to roam free). Pet waste should be picked up. Should not disturb others with noise or behavior.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Long-term renters welcome

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

San Diego

Located in Villa El Carmen, this holiday home is near the beach. While the natural beauty of Gran Pacifica Reef Beach and Asunchillo Beach can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can head to Eco-Centro del Bosque Seco Salvador Cardenal. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

San Diego, Managua

What's nearby

Gran Pacifica Reef Beach - 16 min walk
Asunchillo Beach - 18 min drive
Quisala Beach - 48 min drive
Metrocentro - 87 min drive
Montelimar Beach - 103 min drive

Restaurants

‪Sea Salt Restaurante Gran Pacifica Resort - ‬10 min drive
‪Tasca - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Relaxing Beach House Just Steps from Nicaragua's Best Surf Breaks pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Relaxing Beach House Just Steps from Nicaragua's Best Surf Breaks?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Relaxing Beach House Just Steps from Nicaragua's Best Surf Breaks?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Relaxing Beach House Just Steps from Nicaragua's Best Surf Breaks located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is within 1 mile (2 km) of Gran Pacifica Reef Beach and Asunchillo Beach. Quisala Beach and Eco-Centro del Bosque Seco Salvador Cardenal are also within 12 miles (20 km).

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10/10

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10/10

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10/10

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10/10

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10/10

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10/10 Excellent

Shah M.

20 Nov 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Simply awesome!

Truly in midst of nature and serenity!!

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2019

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Jay D.

10 Dec 2016

Just what we needed!

Wow, what a getaway. For anyone looking to disconnect and relax in a beautiful spot, this is for you. The house is lovely - bungalow style with a large open area and great appliances. We spent plenty of time on the hammocks and adirondack chairs out back, mostly for early morning coffee and evening cocktails. There's nothing to hear but the pleasant ambient noises of the ocean and tropical forest. There is no internet connection so the temptation to "check in" isn't there and by the third day we weren't even thinking about it any longer. Both bathrooms are clean and spacious, and bedrooms include A/C to keep you cool at night. The surrounding area is terrific. The rustic walk (or ride on bikes if you choose) to the ecolodge is pleasant and and the ecolodge itself is extremely well designed and maintained. The food and drinks are great and given there are no crowds there is never a line for anything - food, drinks, massages, yoga, tours, etc. Just ask and you got it! We left our two young kids at home for this trip. Within an hour of arriving we were already planning a return visit. That said, it is extremely family friendly (there were several parents with kids there) so should you desire bring them along. For us, it was the perfect trip to reset and unwind - fueled by a steady flow of rum, walks on an empty beach, morning and evening swims and talking with friendly people from all over. We're going back ASAP!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Holiday2014 H., Charleston, SC

22 Aug 2016

Awesome getaway and beautiful surroundings!

This was a great place to get away from it all and relax. The home was beautiful and exactly or better than advertised. Janelle was very helpful and friendly. She even got us milk and a can opener. The beaches are spectacular and the water was amazing!! We would highly recommend this home and area. You have to check out "mind the gap" a few hundred yards down the beach. Diego, Morgan and crew are awesome and super friendly.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2016

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Lauren H.

21 May 2016

Amazing Getaway!

We recently had a girl's trip getaway for a long weekend and no one was ready to leave! Finca Del Mar is so peaceful and this house nestled in the property was the perfect destination. We spent our mornings sipping coffee on the house patio and enjoying the nice breeze and peaceful atmosphere. The beach is a short walk (10 mins) or bike ride from the house and we enjoyed spending our afternoons swimming in the ocean, taking surf lessons with the amazing instructor, taking sunset beach walks, and laying in the hammocks and reading. The lodge offers daily massages in an open air space where you can listen to the ocean and feel the ocean breeze. Each massage therapist was excellent! We also enjoyed daily meditation and yoga taught by their teacher. Janelle, the property manager, made us feel so comfortable and took care of absolutely everything for us. She arranged airport transportation, greeted us at the house with fresh flowers, stocked the kitchen with groceries and everything we could ever need, and she made sure everything was taken care of so we could just unplug, relax, and enjoy. She is so wonderful! I left feeling relaxed and renewed. We enjoyed our adult "girl" time but I'm also looking forward to coming back with my husband and kids. It's a relaxing, family friendly atmosphere and I definitely plan to be back!!!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Anne G.

21 Mar 2016

Anne G.

Awesome trip! We had a 'sisters' getaway for a week and were SO sad to leave. The house was great - quiet, breezy and relaxing. We spent most of our house time on the patio in the Adirondack chairs. Janelle was wonderful - she made our airport transportation plans and had all of our food and drinks at the house when we got there. We walked the beach daily and were usually the only ones on it. The massages at the lodge were GREAT, as was the breezy location overlooking the ocean. It was fun to hang out at the lodge for drinks and/or meals. Definitely would love to go back!!!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Lacy D.

24 Jan 2016

Fun and relaxing!

This was one of the best vacations my husband and I have been on yet! We have a yearly tradition of traveling with two of our close friends to a new location every year. We stayed two weeks and it did NOT disappoint! One of the main things we loved about the property itself is that it was so quiet and super chill. A nice breeze usually blows all day, so open doors are great (if you need a little bit more cooling there are air conditioners in the bedrooms and the outdoor shower was great). We started the days chilling on the back porch in the hammocks for coffee and breakfast, then head out on the bikes to the surf lodge (Los Cardones) for some local beers and late lunch. We literally spent almost every single day at the lodge which was one of our favorite places in Nicaragua. If you are more than two people, you may opt for walking or driving (if you have a car) as there are only two bikes. It's a good ten minute walk, so I would keep any surf boards at the lodge. As for the river, we came during the dry season it was dry. Note that in case that was an eye-catcher for you. It didn't change our experience at all! If you want to visit the golf course, it is a bit of a haul down the beach on foot. If you stroll back at night make sure to bring a flashlight. It's actually a pretty cool walk at night as the area makes for some AMAZING star gazing. The house has everything you need to cook at home as we did most nights. The showers are mostly cool water, but was fine with us since it can get pretty warm during the day! If you want to get out and adventure a bit, Janelle can help you rent a car. There is a really cool spot on the way out of Finca Del Mar called "Bandito Burrito". Super delicious food and margaritas (they also deliver)! While we were out, there were some super sweet ladies that cleaned the house a couple of times. We came back to a sparkly house and they even arranged our seashell finds on the back porch table! It's the small things. =) Be sure to book a fishing trip towards the beginning of your stay with Janelle's husband, Dan. It was definitely a highlight. We had a BLAST! One of our catches was sushi grade Sierra Mackerel! So good! Dan was even sweet enough to make us some poke with it! Last but not least, having Janelle to help out was the cherry on top to our stay. She is an amazing manager and hostess. She exceeded all expectations and we WILL be back! Endless thanks to Janelle and Captain Dan!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

raymond v.

6 Sept 2015

Relaxation Recuperation Recreation!

We started our vacation unluckily with a car accident in Managua upon arrival and almost decided to return home. So glad we didn't! Casa Surfside was a wonderful house! Very attractive, very neat with everything we needed for our week's stay! Janelle was fantastic in making us feel welcome and answering every question we had providing us with thorough information. We chose to have our lunch and dinners at Los Cardonnes Surf Lodge just a 10 minute walk away or 3 minute bike ride. Food was delicious! People so friendly! Enjoyed so much the simplicity of the lodge: no music, no tv just the gorgeous beach and the sound of the waves crashing against its shores. Our 2 teenage boys enjoyed surf lessons and I enjoyed a full body massage for an amazing price! We also enjoyed meeting others who were staying at the Eco Lodge. If you are a surfer ( which we are not) this was the place to be! We chose to really relax for our days here and this was the perfect place to get away from it all!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

23 Apr 2015

Great house!

This place is awesome. It's off the beach a bit so you have a ton of privacy (showering outside without worrying about any neighbors thinking we're nudists was so nice) and the bikes make shuttling back and forth to the beach a breeze. The house itself is very clean and really well-stocked (nice knives, everything you need in the kitchen, a nice gas grill, towels, linens, etc.), the outdoor space with hammocks is great and very nicely landscaped and the inside is big (perfect for corralling kiddos). The house by far exceeded our expectations. Janelle and Dan were amazing. They got all our groceries for us before we arrived. We ate fabulous fresh fruit and avocados the size of our heads all week and drank killer Nicaraguan coffee and a ton of rum. Janelle went above and beyond to make sure we were having the best time possible. The highlight of our trip was definitely the fishing charter with Dan. We saw baby dolphins, turtles and the red snapper we caught was the best fish I have ever eaten in my life. It was really cool to get on the water and see the coastline. The lodge is great and you'll spend a ton of time there (get a massage), but you'd be crazy to stay there when you could cook your own food and put ice in your rum at Casa Surfside!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany L., Austin, Texas

9 Nov 2014

Comfortable, well stocked, and charming home!

We had an amazing honeymoon at Casa Surfside! Janelle and Dan took GREAT care of us. The house is really well-stocked, and has everything you need to cook at home, if you want to. Dan took us by the grocery store on our way in from the airport, and we cooked several of our meals at the house. We had chicken and pork out on the grill, ate a TON of fresh fruit, and of course we drank Nica coffee every morning. TIP: always buy the milk in the box :) Each day we went down to the lodge, Los Cardones, and read books, took some amazing walks and got massages - all right on the beach. One of our highlights was releasing just-hatched sea turtles at sunset. AWESOME! We had one dinner and one breakfast there, and everything was top notch - and VERY affordable. Oh,and beers are $1.50 each. I swear we looked like a Corona commercial the whole time we were there (2 Adirondack chairs and 2 beers on the beach)! We were there in the off-season (right at the end), and so we did not get to go out fishing on the boat, however when we go back we will definitely be doing this! Apparently, you can catch up to 20 fish a day, and even run across some sailfish, and rooster fish in addition to snapper. Janelle threw in some extra special touches for our celebration. A bottle of bubbly and some local fruit nectar for "Pinosas"; a stick of butter when we ran out; a tiny birthday cake on my birthday while we were there, and a trip to visit the baby donkeys plus watch a few innings of baseball in the nearby town. *sigh* It was definitely exactly what we needed. We took the relaxing version, but there was plenty to do! Surfing, horseback riding, and day trips (to volcanoes!) were all available, we just chose to recharge. My husband is already plotting his next boy's trip to Nica!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Meghan K.

26 Oct 2014

Beautiful, clean and relaxing house

This was the best place we stayed in Nica!! The house itself was very clean, new, spacious, and updated. There were cookies in the fridge upon our arrival and Janelle (who helps out the owners while they're gone) was amazingly wonderful, kind, and helpful. We loved going to the Eco lodge on a daily and nightly basis to enjoy the yoga, beach, food, bar, hammocks, massages and cabanas. Everyone that worked there and that we met while staying there was super friendly and fun! I would highly recommend this spot.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

9 Apr 2013

Nica dreamin

Apon arrival the home was in good and clean condition. The home was a little isolated. Walking to the beach carring a surfboard was a chore. I would suggest you use los Cardones as a base and ask to store your gear there. We found the management of the home to be outstanding. Janelle was both helpfull and a joy to wrk with. Overall the home was beautifull.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

thierry d., California

30 Jan 2013

beach getaway

staid at Casa surfside with our 2 kids aged 12 and 10. house is perfect for anybody who wants a beach retreat with all modern comfort. we had access to the Los Cardones surf resort which is part of the same deal so it was ideal as a mix of relaxation/restaurant/bar there and privacy when we wanted in our house.

About the host

Hosted by Laure

We live in Austin, Texas and love to travel to new places and experience other parts of the world. Nicaragua is by far one of our favorite countries we have traveled to, so much so that we decided to buy a property there!

Why they chose this property

My family bought this home in 2011 after realizing how easy Nicaragua is to travel to and how beautiful and affordable it is once you are there. Casa Surfside is only 90 minutes from Managua airport and once you are at the house, a beach vacation could not be any better.

What makes this property unique

The home is located on one of the most beautiful beaches in Nicaragua in walking distance to three of Nicaragua's top surf breaks. The lodge at Los Cardones is amazing for watching the sunset or enjoying a lazy beach afternoon. On top of that, the food is amazing!