Hotel Terrasol in Granada, Nicaragua
Run by Victor and Kattya, a couple of locals who lived in the United States for over 10 years, Hotel TerraSol has been a great place for us to stay while we’ve been in Granada, Nicaragua.
Terrasol is about 4 blocks walking to the central park in Granada, and just two blocks from the tallest tower on the La Merced church in Granada, where you can overlook the entire city for a measly 20 Cordoba ($1) entry fee.
Despite this close proximity to everything, Hotel Terrasol is quiet in the evenings, and a great place to launch from for touristy activities during the day.
Victor was also a corporate chef during their time in the US (in California) and the meals he cooks in the restaurant downstairs are really delicious (think gourmet) and inexpensive.

My only complaints about the hotel:
– Our air conditioner (yes! They have excellent air conditioned rooms!) Our AC actually works, and a hotel with an air conditioned room comes recommended in Nicaragua. Anyway, our air conditioner would condense the humidity in our room and drip onto the floor. To catch the water, we took the trash can from the bathroom. To prevent the “ploink” sound of dripping water, we put a hand towel in it to catch the drips. However, the condensation still dripped all night and had to be emptied from the full bucket of water in the morning.
– Hotel Terrasol says their showers have hot water… it’s more like half warmish water – at least it was in our room. But it’s beside the point because Nicaragua is really hot, and the cool/warmish shower actually feels pretty nice.
If those are my only complaints, you can imagine that at $40/night, Hotel Terrasol is a pretty great place to stay.
Our stay included a continental breakfast, which was basically a croissant, coffee, and a cup of fruit, but it’s central America, where it’s hot, and that’s enough food to carry me through the whole day (I’m just not hungry here in CA). The Internet works downstairs, but not in the rooms which is actually fine because it’s mellow downstairs and it’s a nice place to meet people.
We didn’t know how long we would stay in Granada, and Kattya and Victor have been able to accommodate us saying “one more night?” for three nights in a row.
Oh, and I didn’t mention the art yet, but the walls are adorned with awesome art from Granada’s local artists. Staying in the hotel lets you see some great art from some of Granada’s best artists (and it’s for sale too)!
We definitely recommend Hotel Terrasol for your visit to Granada, Nicaragua.
Say hi to Victor and Kattya for us, and tell them Carrie and Jonathan sent you!