Eco Lodge y Restaurante Blue Morpho | Informal Campsite

February 9th, 2024 by anschnallenabfahrt

10$ for the night for a van with two people :).
Very friendly couple! The burger is ok, the pollo is great!
Also got 18 fresh eggs (directly from their chickens) for 100Cordobas.
Hot shower!

Very recommended!

February 6th, 2024 by hankim68

A wonderful, serene, peaceful spot near the lake to ease (or prepare for) the trauma of a Nicaraguan border crossing. It’s only 20-30 minutes from the border, but what a spot! The couple who own it will also prepare you an amazing meal (breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner). The rooms don’t have AC but there is a fan. Hot water in the showers, and decent internet. There is very secure parking right in front of the unit for my motorcycle, I think their parking lot can handle vans and trucks, probably nothing too big. Make sure you take a walk to the lake, and be “serenaded” by the howler monkeys that live nearby.

January 4th, 2024 by lostwith4wheels

Super friendly German/Nicaraguan couple running this place.
We pitched our tent in their grassy garden. You can use the shower and toilet of the hotel rooms.
Paid 7 USD per night for two people in a tent.
Cheap beer and they also have a restaurant.
Just 15 mins from the border to/from Costa Rica.

August 14th, 2023 by roeltje456

Nice place to relax before or after the border crossing. I paid 21 dollars for one person, via Booking. Good food at the restaurant, small portions for a ciclist though…The lady was very kind and helpful.

March 22nd, 2023 by matomaoverland

We stayed for one night here and very much enjoyed our stay. The owners are super friendly and the food (can be made vegan/vegetarian upon request) was very tasty. In total we paid $10 USD to park for the night (2 people sleeping in our pop up roof) and $15 USD for dinner (2 entrees and 2 sangrias). They do also have rooms available but we did not ask for a price. They let us use the toilet and shower and fill up our water tank (though this was only possible because we have a filter system for our water- the water from their hose is not drinkable otherwise). We saw monkeys and fell asleep to the waves from the lake. We would highly recommend this place and would stay here again in the future!

February 6th, 2023 by roland

very nice, very quiet place. super nice owners. Michael is from Penzberg, Bavaria, Germany and Ivania from Nicaragua. You can walk upstream a creek and come to a mini waterfall. we swam there and saw spidermonkeys, howlermonkeys and lots of butterflies. there is also a restaurant with good prices, very good food and very large portions. the margaritas were great too. There are 2 very nice dogs and you can also buy fresh eggs. This place is highly recommended. 10$ for 2 in a van

January 14th, 2023 by lestwinstrotters

Sleep spot before crossing the border to Costa Rica. Very welcoming place and owner. We paid 7 dollars to spend the night in our rv. I recommend the place

October 29th, 2022 by MaPa-Mobil

We stay here for two nights bevor traveling to Costa Rica with our 7 m mobile home. We enjoyed the rest, the many flowers and the light breeze. Ivania is a great hostess.

March 5th, 2022 by Dori & Mena

Beautiful eco lodge across the street from Lago Nicaragua. The land and plants are beautiful and the food is delicious. We camped with our Ford Transit camper van. There is no longer a height restriction and they can accommodate big rigs. The whole road to get there is a smooth and well maintained cobblestone street. There is a military checkpoint to access the neighborhood because there is an unofficial border nearby. It is to control people that sneak through that border. I mention this because they are very serious about their job and it is legitimate. Nothing sketchy here. Show them your tip and visas and you’ll be fine. That being said, it makes the neighborhood super safe. The bathroom and shower is spotless. The rooms are very nice too. If you feel like sleeping in a room, you won’t regret it.

Ivania and Michael are super welcoming and were able to accommodate us by making our meals vegan. They have three dogs. Not aggressive but they will definitely be curious if you have a dog too. We can’t recommend it enough. Looking forward to our return.

Be sure to park at the very bottom of the hill, just past and to the left of the entry gates.

February 14th, 2020 by roadbear.ch

Perfect place to stay before or after the border crossing. The owners are very cordial and helpful and the surrounding of the lodge is full of wildlife (we saw about 20 howler monkeys feeding in the tree right next to the terrace). We had a great time here!

January 17th, 2020 by cynthiacampbell81

Very beautiful spot! 7$ for a tent, one person and 1$ more for use of toilet/shower. Good homemade food and can accomodate vegeratians! Do go for a walk along the creek, pass under the barb wire fence and keep going upstream until you find the small cascada and nuce swimming hole! Monkeys and blue butterflys everywhere! even saw a river otter!! Totally recommend this place even if a bit expensif to pitch a tent!

November 22nd, 2019 by heike

very Nice hotel near the border to Costa Rica about 10 km. Book direct at www.bluemorpho.us and get free breakfast. If you stay a second night you get a free guided tour on the farm with the owner. Good food coocked by the wife's owner.

June 9th, 2019 by sporadicsojourns.com

Spent a peaceful night camped at Blue Morpho. Friendly welcoming hosts. Bathroom was inside one of the lodge rooms. Warm shower was a nice treat. Solar and sustainable. They have sweet dogs. They charged us $5 for two people in a RTT. Restaurant was delicious and affordable. Recommend!

March 2nd, 2019 by Ecolodge Blue Morpho

We are an Ecolodge with 5 rooms 10 km from the border to Costa Rica at a 3.5 ha farm in front of the lake Cocibolca

About us:

- We are not only a hotel with 5 rooms.
- We are a sustainable place.
- We have 100% renewable energy, a rainwaterrecyclingsystem and a
reforestationproyect on our farm together with the public school.
- We offer holidays and tranquility in a natural environment.
- We are a new tourist destination in southern Nicaragua.
- We can offer you several activities that you can´t do in your home
country.
- We offer parking lot for campers (max. hight 3.00 m) and area for
camping
- Pets are allowed but not in the rooms - without exeption

We are located in Cárdenas, Department of Rivas only 10 km from the border to Costa Rica (Peñas Blancas).
It is a very good option to start your trip when you are coming from Costa Rica. Also if you are leaving Nicaragua we can help you planing your trip through Costa Rica.

March 1st, 2019 by awillandaway.de

Very nice Hotel and Restaurant, run and owned by Nicaraguan-German couple Ivánia and Michael. They will allow RVs (max height 3.3m) and tent camping on site, but we didn't ask their rates. We chose to stay in one of their beautiful clean hotel rooms for 36$US including two breakfasts. Not exactly cheap, but with warm water and upscale linens and towels, well worth the price. Good food at reasonable prices in the restaurant (crisp and yummy veggies here!).
Both hosts are very knowledgeable about Nica and Costa Rica, and the place is a good spot to see wildlife, wich they will help to spot as well. Wonderful place to stargaze, very little light pollution!
No on site beach access, but the beach is close by.
Very good place to be early at the border crossing into Costa Rica from Nicaragua.
WiFi in the Restaurant area only.