Hotel Colonial Granada City

... Perlas. On December 17th, we will fly north to Managua, Nicaragua where we will begin a 7 week tour of the country, it's colonial cities, volcanoes, huge lake, and beaches. Feel free to post commets, but be aware that they are all public, so all can ...

... and oldest city, situated on the shores of Lake Nicaragua, and has managed to retain much of its traditional Spanish colonial character. The tourist centre of Granada is not actually set along the lake front but sits just off the side of the town’s ...

... easily transported back to the days of black and white films staring the likes of Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. The Hotel Colonial is a marble faced and ceramic tiled hotel dating back to the days of gentleness and to the days of revolution. ...

We left Isla Ometepe and traveled by bus to Granada. Granada is a very beautiful, colonial town on the western shore of Lake Nicaragua, only about 23 miles from the major city of Managua. There were great restaurants, plenty of nightlife, museums and ...

... reviews and was only $40 US a night, including breakfast.  The Terrasol is a small, charming colonial-style hotel located in the centre of Granada.  It is owned and operated by Victor and Katya Chamorro.  High school sweethearts, they were ...

Granada is a colonial city located in the northern shores of the Lago de Nicaragua. As in all colonial cities, there are several churches, a central park and a main avenue where most of the restaurants and hotels are located. It reminds me of ...

... not get the real picture. Granada was as expected as the oldest community in Central America.  The city is @ 500 years old and  steeped in Spanish colonial architecture.  It also has history with the US as it was conquered for a short time ...

... But anyway, a bus (well, something that looks like it) is waiting for us in Managua and we continue our way to the colonial city of Granada. The road isn't that interesting: dusty and with a lot of cattle. I think Nica's are big meateaters. As a ...

Hotel La Bocona is now a six guestroom/ three courtyard, amazing colonial hotel and spa to be enjoyed by travelers from all corners of the world who come to Granada, Nicaragua--looking for an authentic portal to exciting times gone by in Latin-American ...

Spent two days in Granada, which was quite a bit different than anything we had seen at this point.  Its an old colonial city with some pretty nice architecture.  Most structures in Costa Rica had a tin roof and were built with materials that ...

An absolutely beautiful colonial city and famous with tourist. I can understand why. I has lovely buildings, churches, and cobblestone streets. It lies on the northwestern shore of the Lake Nicaragua. Wikipedia: The city has been witness and victim to ...

... in and claimed it from both of them. Despite its turbulent past however, it's very pretty, and many of its colourful colonial buildings, churches, and the convent survived the attacks. These days it's ultra touristy but relaxed. People dawdle in the ...

... we would love it and it could be one of our most favorite countries visited so far. Granada is another beautiful colonial city with a peaceful Parque Central, a large colouful Cathedral and wide streets full of restaurants and boutique shops. ...

... Y un nuevo deporte a probar el CANOPY, que pena que en Europa no halla árboles tan grandes porque se sale!!! Another cute colonial city close to the "pueblos blancos" (artesian villages) and to the cleanest lake in Nicaragua, we also did a journey in ...

On Wed. we did the exciting taxi/boat/van combo in reverse, and transferred to Granada.  Apparently it's the oldest city in the Western Hemisphere...although I'm not sure how 100% credible this information was.  It's absolutely lovely -- the ...

... centre of the building.  We have a drink in a posh cafe bar with a particularly beautiful garden.  A horse and carriage ride takes us to Lake Nicaragua for a boat ride round the Isletas de Granada.  Dancing in the evening at a local bar. ...

... to Mombacho, Masaya and Laguna de Apoyo (for the story of those excursions just look at the next entry). Granada is the oldest colonial city in Nicaragua, it is also the all-time-rival of León. Its colored colonial buildings, the interesting ...

... at the time. Managua has since grown and is a massive sprawl and transport hub - but its the colonial gems that are worth visiting. Granada is a very strange town. Its style and ambience are very attractive, and far cleaner than other cities in the ...

Our first day in Granada started at 6am getting off the ferry from Ometepe. We immediately liked the city, its old colonial buildings slightly shabby yet still retaining a lot of their charm. The streets reminded me a bit of Bo Kaap, with all the ...

... nbsp; and it is a little surprising how well organized everything is.  We got on the road and headed for Granada which is the second colonial city in Nicaragua and it is supposed to be a little more built-up than Leon.   Unfortunately we only ...

... buses that get a new life as public transport down here once their U.S. service life is over) to the colonial city of Granada. Granada is a charmingly well-preserved town that is actually the oldest continually occupied city in the Americas. We spent our ...