Casa Marimba

Top choice in Nicaragua


Run by three friends, this sweet five-room B&B offers the best lakeside accommodations – individually styled rooms, meals involving lovingly grown organic veggies and herbs from their own garden, and lake access. Ideal for romancing your sweetie or just getting away from it all for a few tranquil days.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Nicaragua attractions

1. Mirador

2.35 MILES

Catarina’s main claim to fame offers views across the startling blue waters of Laguna de Apoyo to Granada and Lago de Nicaragua all the way to Ometepe…

2. Mirador el Boquete

3.16 MILES

From the village of Diriá, a road leads up to the Mirador el Boquete, a peaceful viewpoint overlooking Laguna de Apoyo, without the crowds that the…

3. Iglesia San Sebastián

3.61 MILES

The original church at this location, also called Iglesia San Sebastián, was built around 1700; it was burned down by William Walker in 1856. The current…

4. Iglesia María Magdalena

3.64 MILES

Iglesia María Magdalena, sort of the sister church to San Sebastián, is where many of Monimbó's most important festivals begin or end.

5. Parroquia El Calvario

3.71 MILES

Parroquia El Calvario is a squat colonial structure with no spire, it's most remarkable for the extra-gory statues of Jesus and the thieves being…

6. Iglesia San Miguel de Masaya

3.72 MILES

The modern Iglesia de San Miguel, whose resident San Miguel Arcángel makes the rounds during the procession of St Jerome, is worth a peek.

7. Museo del Folclore

3.84 MILES

Inside the Mercado Artesanías complex, this small museum focuses on dance, local myths and the cultural traditions of Masaya. Apart from excellent photos…

8. Parroquia de La Asunción

3.98 MILES

At the center the town is the 1750 Parroquia de La Asunción, an attractive but scarred late-baroque beauty that the Spanish government has offered to help…