Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge
Playa Ocotal, San Juan del Sur 50519 Nicaragua
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Our exotic rain forest surroundings, private sandy beach and bay, secluded location and large open spaces makes Morgan's Rock an exceptional place that brings our guests peace, harmony and relaxation of the body and mind. Those wishing to relax in one of our bungalows can also discover nature, wildlife and aquatic activities through the option of a variety of tours.
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My family and I stayed in a 2 bedroom villa for 4 nights. The villa was spacious, well done and provided excellent views. The monkeys playing in the trees and howling in the morning were an added bonus. The beach was beautiful and clean. Meals were delicious and the service was on point. I had a massage and the experience was nice. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and enjoyed all of the interesting aspects of staying at an eco lodge.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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My husband and I are at Morgan’s Rock right now and we love it! It opened in 2004 and this is our 14th or 15th visit. Our last visit was in 2018, so it had been a while and we were hoping it was still the awesome place we remember. It definitely is! I honestly can’t understand the complaints about the food. We have been blown away by how good it is. There’s nothing else around, so we eat three meals a day here and therefore signed up for a meal plan. The menu is not vast, which is understandable, considering how far the food has to be transported, and how few guests are here. The prices are not high and the food quality is incredibly good. My husband had a burger for lunch, and I had a “trio of tacos” (shrimp, steak, and chicken) and both meals were fantastic. Last night for dinner. my husband had lamb chimichurri and I had a beautiful piece of fish. It could not have been better. Prior reviews about the food should be ignored in my opinion. The bungalows are as beautiful as ever, as are the beach and the pool. The drive to get here is a little bit long and bumpy, but so worth it. We also enjoy the drive for the view it gives of Nicaragua, and we like to stop in Rivas for a cold drink and a quick break en route. This review would not be complete without a comment about the wonderful staff here. Everyone is friendly and polite, from the folks at reception to the housekeepers to the wait staff to the grounds keepers. Some speak pretty good English, but definitely not all. But that’s part of the fun of traveling to a different country, right? Many thanks to everyone we met at Morgan’s Rock who made our stay this time as memorable as all of our prior stays. I can’t recommend Morgan’s rock more highly. It is a unique place in the world, and in our opinion, there’s really nothing quite like it anywhere else.…
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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what a place. We had a Ocean View bungalow and the views did not disappoint. The bungalow had a huge double bed and my friend slept on the sofa bed which was very comfortable. The balcony had a swing double bed and every night we would watch the sun go down. Magical The staff were great . Breakfast was fantastic with plenty of choice. Dinner was also very tasty and top marks to the chef who produced great, tasty food every night . We stayed 6 nights and ate lobster for 3 of those nights. The best I have ever eaten. Thank you to the people working in the restaurant for being so lovely and so good at your jobs. The beach is spectacular and that is where we spent most of our time. Do swim in the sea, very safe and jaw dropping beautiful A few small things would make Morgans Rock even better 1). For the price of the rooms I would include a free tour, especially for those with small children. A night tour or a guided nature tour for a couple of hours would be great 2). I would have a happy hour on the beach to cover sunset. 3). I cannot fault the staff but the cocktails were somewhat in consistent. Sometimes in a small glass, sometimes in a large glass. Sometimes you can taste the alcohol other times you feel you have been given a soft drink. Maybe a little training would be useful Overall though it is a fantastic place…
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Room Tip: Pick up some snacks and drinks on the way in as it is isolated and a transfer to the nearest...
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We arrived at Morgan's Rock with huge hopes. The photos on the website are amazing and it looked very promising by all accounts. It is a long and bumpy ride to the hotel which is hidden at the edge of lush jungle in Nicaragua. The setting is phenomenal and the hotel could do some small things to make it world class. A lot of the staff do not speak great English. Our food orders often came wrong, incomplete or not at all. The food was really dismal, not great choice and invariably not very tasty. Particularly given the cost of staying at this hotel. There was an expensive buffet one evening and we all went up to have salad first as a starter and then again for the main course and we were told that we couldn't go up twice even though we had explained what we had done. Luckily I explained to Janley and he sorted it out, but it was really not a great experience. The bedrooms were lovely - well appointed, great air con system over the beds and lovely indoor and outdoor showers. The views from the bungalows are stunning and the little plunge pools were very nice. The beach is beautiful and Luis the brilliant waiter couldn't have been more attentive at getting us cocktails all day long! It's a shame the food and service is so poor on the whole, otherwise it would be a great hotel. …
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Date of stay: December 2022
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Excellent from A to Z . The setting , the rooms the facilities all first rate but the staff is exceptional - really exceptional and always happy to go above and beyond . Fantastic beach , wonderful wildlife , many steps to the rooms but the views are magical …..and then the food ! Fresh and delicious and the chef is really flexible - you ask and he delivers again and again - to a world class standard
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: All wonderful unless you have issues walking many steps . If so call and ask for a more...
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Had the most amazing time at Morgan’s Rock. Perfect place to disconnect, unwind. Staff is kind and friendly. Food was really good. You feel like you have your own private beach even if there are a few other families there. Took a beautiful sunset hike with Harvy. My sons also did a horse back riding tour with him. We went to their local farm for breakfast, collected eggs, milked a cow and made tortillas at the farm. On the way home there were howler and spider monkey sightings. The rooms were really amazing. All sustainable. The most creative air conditioning over the beds to help you sleep well. Views are gorgeous as are the sunsets. Lots of walking and stone stairs as you are nestled in the jungle but you get used to it. Bring beach bag or tote as the hotel did not have for some reason. Massages were amazing. Both therapists were great. Hammocks and shaded cabanas on the beach. Always a staff member around to help with anything you need. Only advice is to skip lunch in San Juan Del Sur but head sttaight to the Cristo statue for amazing views. Not much else to do outside the property so 3-4 nights is plenty. We didnt manage to fit in a volcano day trip but hear those are great too - just more driving. Getting in and out of Nicaragua is a bit tricky. The land border crossing is cumbersome as you get in and out your car several times, passport checks are numerous. Do not arrive to Nicaragua late in evening. One person at border and even 1-2 ppl will have you waiting too long to show papers. Hire good driving company to get you in and out easily. Morgans Rock was a delight and if you can wrap your head around the border crossing, you land in paradise for a few days and its suddenly all worth the hassle. Maria Jose is property manager and is very lovely as well. Thank you all for a wonderful family break.…
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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This is our 4th visit to Morgans Rock and each time as we leave we are just planning when to come back. This time we stayed for 16 days! It was just lovely. The food is amazing, and the staff in the restaurant so kind and always trying to work out what we would like to eat. The rooms are fantastic with this clever air cooling thing over the beds so you are never hot. The beach is beautiful. We went for some great walks around the property and saw sloths and monkeys. In fact you are woken up each morning by the sound of howler monkeys. We can't thank the wonderful team there enough for giving us the most amazing special holiday. Thank you.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Our stay at Morgan’s rock was perfect from start to finish. We had an ocean view room with a plunge pool and it was just beautiful, really spacious and clean. It reminded us of a safari lodge the way it is styled and doesn’t have glass windows only mesh so you really feel like you are in the jungle but also in luxury! The property itself is 4000 acres! and has jungle, farm and a huge private beach so there is lots to explore and activities to do. We did the monkey and sloth quest and loved driving round the property spotting monkeys and a sloth. The staff were brilliant and so friendly before and during our stay, especially Franklin and Harvy. The restaurant staff were also lovely and we really enjoyed all the food we had there, it was a really high standard. It is an expensive place but we really think it was worth it for the experience, we will not forget it!…
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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If you are thinking about going to Nicaragua and Morgan’s Rock, I would recommend it. They offer a unique experience and are definitely off the beaten path. This resort is unlike anywhere we’ve ever stayed. It’s on 4,000 acres that encompasses both a jungle and a beach. There is a suspension bridge that goes to most of the bungalows, and lots and lots of steps – which meant we didn’t feel as guilty enjoying the delicious meals we had. Be warned that there is no nightlife and not really any sort of activity after dinner other than listening to nature and relaxing. Our bungalow came with a plunge pool which overlooked the property and had spectacular views. We really enjoyed the swinging bed on our terrace and even spotted monkeys from there on our last day! The beach was gorgeous and pretty secluded. There is a beach bar, and kayaks & paddleboards are available to use either in the ocean or in the estuary. There were multiple palapas and hammocks to chose from; it was very peaceful. Morgan’s Rock offers many excursions and one of our highlights was the monkey and sloth quest. The description on the website didn’t do it justice. We were in a flat-bed pickup truck with bench seats so we were able to see the wildlife. Our driver and guide were fantastic and both pointed out 3-4 types of monkeys as well as a few sloths. The trip included a stop at an overlook area which had great views of the landscape and volcanoes. We went on a day trip to Grenada which included a boat trip in Lake Nicaragua. There are many, many small islands dotted along the area we were in. We had an authentic lunch in old town and then stopped at a volcano. Another excursion was to San Juan Del Ser, which we really enjoyed. We went by boat and saw a lot of the coastline. We walked around town, had a few beers at the brewery and ate lunch at a local restaurant which was right on the beach! The food at Morgan Rock’s was wonderful, although not a lot of variety if your are there for a longer stay; we were glad to have a couple of lunches off-site just for a change of pace. Many of the ingredients were very fresh as they grow their own fruits and vegetables and raise chickens on the property. We ate freshly caught lobster one day and also tried the octopus and fish of the day. And breakfast was consistently delicious every day. The dining area is open-air and overlooks the pool and ocean. They have a full bar and an adequate wine list. The service was top-notch. We were concerned with the border crossing at Penas Blancas, but the folks from Morgan’s Rock took care of everything for us and this made the transition smooth. Someone picked us up from the airport in Liberia, another person met us at the border and helped us through customs and immigration, and a driver met us at the other side and took us to the resort. They also assisted with our arrangements traveling back to Costa Rica. The staff is friendly and went above and beyond to make our stay enjoyable. Our trip was a nice combination of relaxing on the beach or in our “treehouse” terrace and hiking and sightseeing. We had an incredible time!…
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Date of stay: March 2022
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Room Tip: Many of the rooms require walking up a LOT of steps but they do have some options with less steps.
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We spent five nights at Morgan’s Rock in January 2022. We had an ocean view villa with plunge pool. We booked this property because we were looking for a lovely place with a private plunge pool to relax, soak up the sun and warmth, eat good food and get a little exercise. Morgan’s Rock delivered on all this and then some! We were in villa 15 which is as high up and away from people as you can get. When we booked, we specifically requested a room with a ton of privacy even if it meant climbing a lot of steps! We got some exercise every day, and the resulting views and privacy were worth it. The villa felt like we were in a magical jungle treehouse: very comfortable in a luxury-meets-rustic kind of way. The bed was very comfortable, outfitted with an ingenious air conditioning canopy system. The shower had plenty of hot water, the huge bath towels were cozy, and the bathroom’s beautiful copper fixtures were unique and interesting. There’s a mini fridge in the room filled with various beverages (loved the local fruit kombuchas!), coffee and tea making things, and plenty of fresh drinking water. We loved our villa’s outdoor space: we spent many hours lying on the hanging daybed reading, listening to the ocean and hearing the bubbling of our plunge pool. A slice of heaven! Our villa’s deck was protected from the afternoon sun, breezy and no bugs. The sunsets were amazing. There are no shades on the windows, but we got into the habit of going to sleep earlier and waking up when the sun came up. Very unlike us, but it felt much more “natural” and we slept very well at night. We heard howler monkeys a few times but they weren’t obnoxious by any means. We saw a family of a mom, dad and baby climbing around trees outside our room one day – so cute! You will get the random 6-legged or 8-legged critter in your room, because you are in nature. Our villa’s wifi was generally very good for being in the hills of Nicaragua; we would say that if you want to stream videos, this might present a problem, but overall it was great for checking email, general web browsing, and making phone calls over the wifi network. The food was terrific: fresh, filled with local soul and prepared by an excellent chef. We are not exaggerating when we say that Morgan’s Rock had the best food of any resort we’ve ever been to: we felt like we were indulging ourselves and nourishing ourselves simultaneously. Breakfast was varied (see photo of the menu) – you could be there for ten days and not eat the same breakfast. We got so spoiled by the Nica Breakfast which seriously has the best chorizo we’ve ever eaten. Dinner always had a choice of four starters and four mains; we also included one dinner menu photo as a representation, but every evening it changed based on what’s in season and, in the case of the seafood, what got caught that day. One evening the chef said they caught a giant red snapper (presented on a platter for our inspection!), so we shared that – it was fantastic, served with a couple sauces and fresh vegetables. Another standout was lobster tails one night. We only ordered dessert once at dinner, mostly because we were so full by the time dessert came around. For drinks, we mostly had rum cocktails (loved their signature cocktail, which was a mix of rum and fruit juices) and wines by the glass. The dining room is pleasantly open-air, very comfortable, with beautiful sunset views. To a person, staff were fantastic – very friendly, conscientious, hardworking. If you needed anything, communication was done by WhatsApp so you didn’t have to walk down to reception. When we had any issues/questions these were responded to right away. We didn’t hang out much on the beach aside from poking around the water and rocks at low tide, but there are plenty of places to plonk down in a hammock and enjoy the ocean. We took random hikes/climbs all over the immense property, which will give you a good workout. We did two of the more strenuous climbs to the highest points, and the views were incredible! We also hiked on over to the farm and saw the chickens that produced our morning eggs, along with ducks and two parrots. If you can get there early enough you can visit the cows and horses before they mosey away to graze. Travel tips to get here from the US, based on January 2022 rules and regulations: since we were going to a resort in Costa Rica after our stay in Morgan’s Rock, we flew into Liberia, and Morgan’s Rock arranged to have a car and driver pick us up from the airport. In January 2022, travelers into Nicaragua needed a negative PCR test 72 hours before entry, which we did in the US and had the results on our phones to present. Because Costa Rica and Nicaragua have different criteria for vaccination/testing, you will have one driver in Costa Rica and one driver in Nicaragua; you will have to walk across the border and get stamped out and in to each country. It’s pretty intuitive to figure out where to go after you get dropped off (also there are YouTube videos if you really want to plan ahead!) and if you get really confused, people are friendly and helpful even if you don’t speak Spanish (we don’t). After we got cleared to enter Nicaragua, our second driver met us and took us to Morgan’s Rock. Morgan’s Rock also arranged our cars/drivers to our other resort after our stay. Another tip: because there are busses that cross the border, if you get unlucky and arrive at the border right after a bus or two (or three…from Nicaragua into Costa Rica we were very unlucky!), this will of course delay your crossing while the line of people snakes around for a couple hours. While we would expect that perhaps the busses wouldn’t necessarily follow their posted schedules with exact precision, it would be a good idea to check and see when the major bus lines are expected to arrive at the border, and make sure you get there before then! (All this to say that going to Nicaragua is a little more complicated, but please don’t let that dissuade you: make your vacation 2% more exotic and cross the border!) We love that the owners of Morgan’s Rock have invested so heavily in the community, not just in the immediate area, but throughout the country, which is really cool. Morgan’s Rock is a really special place, and we would 100% recommend it to anyone looking for their own “magical treehouse” vacation.…
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Date of stay: January 2022
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NicaraguaRivas DepartmentSan Juan del SurPlaya Ocotal
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Frequently Asked Questions about Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge
Which popular attractions are close to Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge?
Nearby attractions include Mirador del Cristo de la Misericordia (4.0 miles), Latin American Spanish School (5.0 miles), and San Juan del Sur Beach (4.9 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a seating area.
What food & drink options are available at Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and a poolside bar during their stay.
Is parking available at Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge?
Yes, free parking and secured parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge?
Conveniently located restaurants include Dale Pues, Nacho San Juan Del Sur, and Simon Says Smoothie Bar.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge?
Yes, guests have access to a pool and yoga classes during their stay.
Does Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge have an airport shuttle?
Yes, Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge offers an airport shuttle for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Does Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge have airport transportation?
Yes, Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.2 miles away from the center of Playa Ocotal.
Are any cleaning services offered at Morgan's Rock Hacienda and Ecolodge?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.