El Peligrino | Established Campground

April 5th, 2023 by pbp

i loved it here so much i stayed 4 night. super
chill, josé is great and the dogs and cats lovely. perfect view to volcan concepcion from 1st floor terrasse. 6$ pnpp. very clean toilet, shower and massive kitchen you can use

November 19th, 2022 by [email protected]

Good spot to camp, clean bathroom with decent shower, kitchen and hammocks.
$6USD worth it. Hostel beds and privates too looked nice enough and very peaceful.

September 28th, 2022 by iguana.panamericana

Great spot although not directly at the water. Jose is extremely welcoming. Perfectly clean bathroom and kitchen to use. $5USD per person. The dog is a little defensive around him, but fine.

July 15th, 2022 by la_fordtuga

This place is awesome!!! The view of Concepcion is amazing, nice clean open building with a pool table, hammocks, massive well equipped kitchen. The big murals on the walls are awesome, the one of the island is helpful too! Some low branches on the way in, but anything van-sized should be fine. We had no issues. Jose is psyched to chat or help you make plans. He speaks Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian. $5pp

March 12th, 2022 by Dori & Mena

Not an ideal spot for tall vans because of the low hanging branches. We decided not to stay because the dog on site is very territorial.

February 15th, 2022 by follow_nadle

We had a perfect stay and felt very welcome. José is a great host, if you need somthing just let him know. The view on the vulcano is awesome. Clean bathroom and kitchen.

December 22nd, 2021 by palms.and.pinetrees

Nice place to sleep and the owner is really very nice. 10$ the night. The driveway is narrow and the trees hang low. With our sprinter it worked out well, moving some branches.

There is a well equipped kitchen and a clean bathroom. The wifi is ok but not very fast. You can relax in hammocks and there is fresh fruit (oranges and bananas).

Since the accommodation is close to the city you can have scooters (15$ per day) delivered to explore the island. We recommend to drive around with a scooter instead of a big motorhome. Partly the roads are very narrow and extremely bad.

You can tell that the accommodation is older but we can recommend it.

July 29th, 2019 by vanpanam.com

Really really wonderful place— highly recommend. Jose is LOVELY, the house is super nice with a huge outdoor shared kitchen you can use. Very clean bathrooms and fast WiFi- cools down at night with a nice breeze and beautiful view of the volcano. We stayed in our van but with full use of the bathrooms and kitchen. We also left our van here during the day and rented an ATV when we got off the ferry- also would highly recommend. Jose’s dogs, Leon and Salsa are also SUPER friendly and at night he puts them to bed ON the pool table!! Really one of our very favorite places we stayed of the trip, highly highly recommend.

June 6th, 2019 by sporadicsojourns.com

Wonderful spot, perfect for staying when arriving from the late ferry or really whenever. The view is magnificent. Internet was strong. Jose was generous. Recommend!

April 11th, 2019 by gaeltristanvoyagent.wordpress.com

We spent the night with Don Jose, a Spanish man that lives in Nicaragua for 10 years now. He opened that Hospedaje two years ago and the place is very nice: kitchen available, dorm, private room and hammock. Dorm are 7$.
This is a grate place to start hiking the second highest volcano in Nicaragua: be careful tho because you cannot climb the volcan without guide.
Jose is super friendly, built the house by himself and decorated it with beautiful paints.
Super nice place to stay

March 22nd, 2019 by Karl Wolf

One correction. Jose is apparently getting Internet in a few days so I listed it as having Internet but I have no idea how good it will be.

March 20th, 2019 by Karl Wolf

We found this place by chance and really loved it. There’s a big place to park and a big space to hang out in and cook. There’s also a second floor of the building which has a beautiful view of the volcano. Finally there’s a nice breeze and only a few sand flies. The owner Jose is super friendly. He speaks French and Spanish but not English. There’s also a really good hostel (the Good Life) right on the road in front of El Pelegrino where you can go for amazing meals and to use their Internet. They can arrange tours of the volcanoes and other stuff on the island. They can also wash laundry. Overall, staying at El Pelegrino and eating some meals at the Good Life was a perfect combo. Unfortunately, big rigs can’t fit through the gate by our truck camper was fine (the width is this issue not the height). I’m not sure I would really call this an established campground but it has many of the things an established campground would have so that’s how I classified it.