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Reviews of Morgan's Rock

3.5 out of 5
Morgan's Rock
12 km northwest of San Juan del Sur, Playa Ocotal, San Juan del Sur

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is simply massive and out in the jungle. The hotel is on its own private bay and the rooms have incredible views. The sunsets were epic. And the staff went above and beyond every day I was there with an amazing attitude and a smile. I am a spoiled and discerning traveler and I stay at a lot of Aman, Banyan Tree, Ritz Carlton’s etc. This is an ecolodge so you will find some things are a little different but after spending 7 days here with my wife I can really say I had a special experience at Morgan’s Rock. It’s a unique place that the owners care for with love and the desire to share it with others. There are monkeys, sloths and all kinds of amazing animals also. I never write reviews but in a world saturated with luxury Oceanside hotels my experience there was special and worth writing about. Definitely a place to relax.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent Staff, beautiful location and great food, including fresh seafood, local and international dishes.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Morgan's Rock Staff on 21 Jan 2022
Hi Alejandro! Thank you for your feedback, we are glad you enjoyed our property!

10/10 Excellent

Shannan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very special place!
What an amazing property! From the food to the staff to the rooms, everything was top notch. I will never forget my stay - they went out of their way to make my stay special.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Morgan's Rock Staff on 9 Nov 2021
Hi Shannan, thank you for giving us the opportunity to showcase our property and to taking good care of you!

10/10 Excellent

Adrianne, Los Angeles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The surrounding natural area is fabulous, 3 kinds of monkeys, sloths, owls, raccoons, all easy to spot all over the property. Views are stunning. If you love nature, you’ll love it here. Food/drinks excellent and tour guides are informative and interesting. Shout out to Andy! Horseback ride was a blast, one of the best I’ve ever been on and I’ve been on plenty
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Costumer Service Manager on 3 Mar 2020
Hi Adrianne, Thank you for giving us the opportunity to showcase Nicaragua! We look forward to taking good care of you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Ann-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place! Must go!
Great views! Very clean and modern. Eco lodge that offers a lot and lots of comfort! Staff was friendly and helpful. Even brought room service when I wasn’t feeling well. One of the most spectacular views of the sunset I have seen! The country is very safe but even if you were concerned this is sooo off the beaten track and self sustainable - I would go now while it’s still affordable.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Andrea Prado on 23 May 2019
Thank you so much for your feedback! we truly look forward to taking good care of you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Morgan’s Rock
An amazing location. World class views and service. Wish we didn’t have to leave.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Andrea Prado on 25 Apr 2019
Thank you for your review! we look forward to taking good care of you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Shiva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolute paradise
Absolutely spectacular! This place is located in a beautiful part of the world and our villa was nestled up amongst the dry Pacific forest, with a sunset to accompany every night. A great spot to get away from it all!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Sales and Costumer Service Manager on 11 Mar 2019
Thank you so much for your feedback! we are delighted you enjoyed the Morgan´s Rock experience. you are always welcome to come back!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent service!
This review is in advance as our plans changed but the service in setting up our plans for our stay and as we had to change our dates was outstanding. Andrea has been so helpful in arranging everything for our stay - we are really excited to finally get there.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Andrea Prado on 25 Jan 2019
Thank you so much for this review! We are very excited about your stay and look forward creating memories during your visit.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel very nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Costumer Service Team on 14 Aug 2018
Thank you so much for sharing your review!

10/10 Excellent

lisa , vancouver, bc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptional customer service
This ecolodge made out trip to Nicaragua. The view from our bungalow was spectacular and the staff knew our names. They found out it was our honeymoon and supposed us with a dinner on the beach lit by tiki torches. The food was some of the best food I have ever had. I would go back in a heartbeat.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Francisco, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, Very Very relaxing
My self and my family were pleased with the whole experience. Food, rooms, guest services. You have a good chance to experience nature at its best.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Vince, Folsom, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great escape from the busy life!
The staff here is overall one of the best that I have experienced at any place that I've traveled. They are extremely friendly, very relaxed (which rubs off on you), and very attentive to your wants or needs. One of the most beautiful and private beaches that I have ever experienced. My wife commented that its like Fantasy Island.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet jungle sanctuary
Beautiful jungle location with delicious food. You have to pay to play though which was a little disappointing. We paid way too much for transfers and trips into different beaches as we later found out when we stayed down the road in Playa Maderas. Every extra activity was minimum double the price of all other boutique hotels we stayed at in Nicaragua. The beach at Morgans rock is amazing and the staff are so friendly. Be prepared to walk up many stairs and listen to all the animals in the jungle. This location is perfect if you want to stick to yourself and get away from it all in a beautiful jungle and quiet beach area. This is an isolated location pretty far from any surf or town.

8/10 Good

standard, charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Morgans rock is a very nice hotel, acomadstions very nice, air conditioned bed was perfect, much better than most "eco" hotels, lots of friendly staff but not very interactive. We had car so trips to maderas and San Jain del sir were easy and gave respite from the isolation at morgans rock. Prices were very high for Nicaragua.

4/10 Poor

world traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
272 steps every time you need to get service
The picture is misleading. Our room had excellent views but nowhere close to the beach. A beetle launched itself in my kids hair and refused to come out. Rooms are so dimly lit you can't see anything. Terrible experience. The lodge is 5 kilometers from the front gate so there is no chance of getting into town. If you went for breakfast, lunch and dinner it is over 1500 steps. No room service. Bugs in the room.

8/10 Good

Nica lover, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Wonderful location
Morgan's rock has a wonderful location in tropical forest overlooking its own beach on the Pacific Ocean. The rooms are to a high standard and beautifully positioned but note that for environmental reasons there is no a/c only fans. We did not like the open bathrooms. We are fit and enjoyed the long walks through the forest from restaurant to cabin. For the seriously unfit it could be a nightmare :200 steps to the beach. Great opportunities to see wildlife and guided trips were excellent. Restaurant staff were nice but woefully undertrained. Food was good. I trust you have removed the ludicrous warning that you might be expected to share. you might as well warn those booking a room at the Ritz that they might have to share their bedroom.Overall a wonderful experience for fit people who don't mind a few rough edges.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic opportunity for the future development
Unbelievable location with a bit too many gaps in service

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Ny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Go and escape the world
Great place to get away from it all. Staff could not do enough and yet they were quiet and not intrusive... Just always ready to feed and assist us!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic, gorgeous ocean resort
Loved the location, fantastic tree house, fabulous beach, lovely pool, good food and service. Careful if you can't handle lots of stairs.

10/10 Excellent

Karen, University Park, Maryland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful get away
Morgan's Rock is a wonderful place to get away from it all. You will need to take a two and a half taxi ride to the ecolodge but it is definitely worth it. Also note that Nicaragua is in the northern hemisphere, therefore their winter is our winter. I say this because the rainforest is a thorn forest dry and deciduous in the winter and spring until the rains. Because of this the howler monkeys are very easy to spot, as well as some of the other wildlife.

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Morgan's Rock Staff on 21 Jan 2022
Thank you for choosing to stay at Morgan's Rock!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bungalow extraordinário, mas serviço a melhorar
O nosso bungalow é absolutamente extraordinário com uma vista de tirar o fôlego. No entanto para a categoria e preço do hotel algumas coisas que gostava de apontar de forma a que melhorem o serviço ao cliente: Comida A comida não está alinhada com o nível do hotel. A-Pequeno almoço O pequeno é bastante fraco. Mas valia terem um serviço a lá carte e a pessoa escolhia na hora o que queria e assim asseguravam que se mantém em bom estado. Desta forma, muitas vezes a comida apresentada já não está em condições (ovos, pão, panquecas, iogurtes). Por exemplo, o pão que é servido ao jantar (ainda quente) é claramente melhor do que o rijo do pequeno almoço. Por outro lado não há quase nada para por no pão ou panquecas. Como não há manteiga,fiambre, doce, abacate, tomate etc? Jantar No primeiro dia pedi o prato vegetariano que basicamente se resumia a um monte de cebola e húmus. Houve um dia ao jantar que pedi sushi e a experiência não foi a melhor. Talvez o pior sushi que já comi. E o molho de soja idem. Se não sabe fazer sushi, não faça! E se não tem talheres para sushi não o ponha na carta. Como se pode comer sushi sem pauzinhos? Outra coisa que reparei: tal como eu na mesa ao lado reclamaram também do sushi. Mas continuaram a servi-lo em outras mesas. Isto não me parece correto. Eco lodge Dizem que isto é um ecolodge. Mas talvez uma das coisas básicas, que até os hotéis que não se assumem como eco fazem, é a separação de resíduos.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Stefan, Ulm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Öko- Lodge vom Feinsten!
Wir haben drei wundervolle Tage in einem etwas abgelegenen Zimmer - Nr 12- verbracht. Der geniale Blick über die Bucht hat die rd. 300 Stufen die wir vom Strand zum Beachbungalow überwinden mussten wieder gutgemacht. Allerdings bietet die offene Bauweise -Fliegengitter Schirmen das Gebäude nach außen ab- keine sinnvolle Einbaumöglichkeit für eine AC, so dass wir Nachts etwas geschwitzt haben. Zwar ist eine optisch gelungene, sehr leise Lüftung direkt über dem Bett, der prognostizierte Kühleffekt blieb aber vermutlich auch wegen unseres selbst mitgebrachten und installierten Moskitonetzes so gut wie aus.
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