This was my 2nd time visiting San Juan del Sur within a 4 month period. Iam a solo traveller. This hotel has a fantastic view. It is located at the end of the main strip. About two blocks away from all of the bars and restaurants. Very peaceful to sleep. It is also very safe to walk at night. I only stayed 4 nights. It has during high season so my room was $120.00 per night plus taxes. Normally it would have been $95.00 a night. This was my 1st time staying at Victoriano. I was in room 214 with a queen size bed. The room was cleaned daily and comfortable. I did not have an ocean view. That rate for an ocean view is $160.00 per night plus tax. I was not in the room during the day so the extra money for me was not needed. The pool is small but cleaned every morning. They give you breakfast vouchers everyday. You just have to go to the front desk and request them. The food was excellent. In my opinion there are only two nice mid range hotels in San Juan del Sur. Hotel Victoriano and La Pasada Azul. I stayed in both of them. They are both priced within range of each other. There are several other hotels and hostels that are cheaper. However I prefer a little comfort on vacation. The hotel has security at night so if you plan on being out late just show the guard your key and you will not have any problems. The bars and disco close around 4am. Purchasing food and drinks on the beach is very inexpensive. Your money goes alot farther in Nicaragua. """ I would like to mention one side note. If you spanish is limited like mines, confirm your reservation because the front desk will more than spell your name totally incorrect. It happened to me and several other guest staying at the hotel. """""""" Other than that I had a great time and highly recommend this hotel or La Pasada Azul. I hope this helps and have a great time in San Juan del Sur

We stayed at Victoriano for 4 nights over New Years. It was a great location to enjoy the festivities and and respite from the craziness of the holiday. Still, the rooms were awful--old, dark and in need of a total upgrade. We were originally assigned room 214 & walk right back to reception when we saw that it had NO windows. The staff was gracious and moved us to a room w/ a water view. It was still dingy but at least we had light. After 2 nights we had to change rooms because others had booked our upgraded room. We were moved back to 214, which we called "the cave."

Victoriano has a great staff, ideal location and nice pool. However, the tour books and price led us to think it was one of the best hotels in town. That's was a bad assumption.

We arrived at the hotel at 1 am, with my 2 year old daughter , 6 year old son and wife. After driving 14 hours, the lady at the counter has a sour look on her face, not the kind of thing I expect after such a long drive. I ask if there are any rooms, she says there is a double, but the beds are single beds, absolutely no room for more. She said the rooms are $160 + tax, it really wasn't worth it, but it was the only option around, she kinda knew that, I asked her, to give me a better rate and she said I was lucky she wasn't charging more for my son.
I asked if breakfast was included, she said, it was gallo pinto, "rice and beans" and they may charge my son for his breakfast.
I just laughed to myself and took the room, it was the only option anyway.

The Hotel has a banana plantation feel to it, rooms are small, and my $160 room did not have a view of anything but the center deck.

The guards were very nice, courteous and supportive.

I would not recommend or come back here though, I wipe the dust off my feet wherever I am not welcome.

Room 8, dec 30th 2011

Thanks to its unsettled past, Nicaragua has largely escaped the tourist development of other central American countries like Costa Rica, Panama, and Belize. San Juan del Sur is one of the most developed beach resorts in Nicaragua, but that isn't saying much. I suppose this is what most Costa Rican coast resorts must have been like thirty years ago -- small, quiet, friendly, relaxed, laid back.

There is not much to the town -- a string of restaurants and bars along a beach; behind that a modest settlement with homes, shops, and a handful of hotels; and then a ring of hills, beyond which lie more coves and beaches, mostly uninhabited and deserted. It seems that not so long ago there were big plans to build luxury developments along the coast -- new dirt roads have been built and view-site plots demarcated, but all that has fizzled out as the world economy has taken a dive.

The hotel Victoriano is excellently situated, across the road from the beach at one end of strip, but in easy walking distance of the town's activities. The hotel itself is a low structure, built of wood in the Victorian tropical "ginger bread" style of Key West, with airy breezeways between its different parts. The rooms are clean and comfortable and there is a small pool facing the ocean. Service at the Victoriana is cheerful, if a bit rustic, and not all staff members have a good command of English. The restaurant is adequate for breakfast but you can do much better along the strip for lunch and dinner -- there are several places with good seafood menus.

So, if you are looking for luxury and sophistication, this hotel is probably not for you. If you are OK with unpretentious charm in a not very touristy beach town, the Victoriana is a good place to stay.