I give this place a 4 rating because I knew what to expect and the views were amazing. The room is very basic, the beds aren't soft and there is no glass in the window in the bathroom so you must keep that door closed to cool your room off. There was a line of tiny ants in the bathroom and the crack on the side of the door towards the bottom was big enough to slide your cell phone through.
There was internet outside of the reception building and as we sat and communicated with friends back home, we could hear howler monkeys in the distance and parrots up close. One of the guys from the restaurant came to the reception area to tell us that we had one hour until the kitchen closed. We walked to the restaurant and we were treated to an incredible view across the lake of a very active lightning storm. The food was good and the service was perfect. Don't expect the Hilton or even Best Western but the surroundings are amazing.

a nice place, friendly staff, clean rooms with all the comfort you will expect on a trip in central america (unless you only stay in 4+ star hotels, but then you better go where all the others go). You will need some Spanish, but English and gestures will do, and above all, it is quiet. You walk 10 minutes and you'll find a colony of howler monkeys, cormorans, ... or just enjoy the water, and the sun setting over lake Nicaragua. We loved it, and it is on our list of places to revisit. Oh, free WIFI works pretty well, but you'll have to go and sit at the reception, but - considering you're on an island in Nicaragua - that's still a lot better that the WIFI you'll have to pay for in France, or Holland, or so many other places

Having to check out of a hotel down the lake because of a large party, we ended up here with no knowledge of prior reviews. We booked a cabana on the water, left our luggage in the lobby and went to lunch. When we returned we were told the room we were originally to be in was still having work done so they moved us to a cabana behind. The room was average size, had one queen bed and one twin. Some space for luggage so we didn't have to trip over it. Out front of the cabana was a hammock and comfortable seating which we did enjoy. The a/c was decadent and cold. The bathroom adequate. Food was ok, nothing remarkable. We never found any problems with our bill. They did want to move us the second day we were there back to the room we were orginally to be in, but we refused. We didn't want to pack again and we had adventures planned. At first they did try and tell us we had to move but we stood our ground. Like the last hotel we could only stay two nights because they were getting a large party too. We left the island a day early because of the need to move rooms again. The hotel is at the Charco Verde reserve, a lovely walk. The WiFi works at the lobby area only.

I'll be honest - when I arrived I was not too keen. The room had several ants in it, one of the window panes was brokern (but there was a net to stop mosquitos getting in) and I nearly knocked myself out on the low door when squeezing into the miniscule toilet and shower area.

The air conditioning was not great either - but there was also a large fan in the room so I did have a very comfortable night and slept well. The sheet on the single bed, although clean, did have some sort of grease mark on it which did not look attractive but was probably not an issue. The linen on the double bed in the room was clean.

So with all of these (at best) nondescript comments, why did I give this an "average" mark? Firstly Ometepe is an island in Lake Nicaragua reached by a ferry. Therefore there are problems in getting anything over there. This hotel has a private beach on the lake which has a great atmosphere, and the restaurant is an open one overlooking the lake. It has a great atmosphere. The island is remarkably uncommercialised at present and most accomodation is more geared towards backpackers - so I would recommend that you visit sooner rather than later.

The food is tasty and there are nice walking trails within the grounds.