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( 8879-5272; los3hermanosarena@hotmail.com; beachfront; dm US$10)
Shoestringing surfers
love this rasta-bar restaurant and hostel, just steps away from one of the country's best
breaks. The break-down basic upstairs dorm rooms have balconies overlooking the beach
and catch the ocean breeze.
Café Revolución
(100m inland from beach; campsites per person US$2; )
This catch-all restaurant offers wi-fi
(US$2), yoga (US$10), pizza (US$6 to US$10) and cheap camping spots that include use
of the restaurant's bathrooms.
CAMPGROUND
$
Buena Vista Surf Club
( 8863-4180;
www.buenavistasurfclub.com
; rates on application)
Where the road dips after
Parque Maderas, take a right to get to this spot with awesome views over the bay. It's a
small, upscale lodge offering just three rooms - two of them 'treehouses' (stilted
cabinas
snuggled into the forest, and decked out with beautiful woods, huge mirrors and great
beds) and one room in the main house.
GUESTHOUSE
$$$
Tacos Locos
(beachfront; dishes US$6-14)
Great fish-taco shop overlooking the beach. Look who's getting
crazy now, ese!
MEXICAN
$$
Bahía Majagual
This beautiful bay with its steep white-sand beach is perfect for swimming (watch the rip
current, though), but only has OK surfing - you'll need to walk all of 10 minutes to the
big breaks. Tourist services are severely limited here
A beloved family-run option, the smurf-village
Matilda's
( 8456-3461; permatents per
person US$6-7, s/d US$15/25)
rents concrete 1.2m-high surfer huts and basic rooms. Tradi-
tional Nicaraguan food is available for US$3.50 and there's kitchen access for guests.
Playa Ocotal
The best way to visit this shady cove beach is by booking a cabin at the very best hotel in
Nicaragua,
Morgan's Rock
(
.
2254-7989;
www.morgansrock.com
;
s/d from US$224/360)
Yes, it's ridiculously expensive, but you're staying in the poshest dream cabin ever,
