Hush Maderas

The hotel has beautiful views, wonderful staff (Tom and Marvin), and great food. It would be nice if hot water was available for showering. All of the water was salty as well. They didn’t have any blowdryers. Understood it is a hostel but for the higher cost of a private room, they should carry a few cheap ones at the front desk to borrow for guests of private rooms in case they need. A nice hostel I stayed at in at Lake Atitlan did this. The rooms on the rooftop get noisy if it’s windy. Minimal updates to the outdated fixtures can go a long way.

This place is awesome. The staff are super friendly, the food is great, the pool and the deck are all Instagram worthy, and there's a path straight down to the beach that takes 10 min to walk(200ft of elevation I'd guess) They'll set up surf lessons, a massage, and are very helpful. The only detractors I can think of are that it's a little remote, and the water in the showers is a bit hard/salty. You won't regret staying here, the only problem is it'll make all the other places you stay pale in comparison.

Pros: This is one of the best places to stay near Playa Maderas. The sunset views from the main area are out of this world and worth the stay alone. Great cocktails and Happy Hour deals. Carol and Jason were awesome. Close to the beach. Juan Carlos at the Rebelde Surf School nearby is one of the best surf instructors in the area, he taught me a lot. Great place to party if that's the vacation you're looking for. Cons: very young and touristy environment. The food is good, it's just mostly burgers and pasta, which isn't really what I was looking for coming to Nicaragua. A lizard came out of my pillow case. Birds woke me up every day around 5am knocking on the glass windows, trying to get in. The ladies in the kitchen/bar area looked unhappy and seemed annoyed when we ordered breakfast - it was a little weird. One evening I asked the man who was working the reception night shift if he could make a quick call (my Spanish wasn't good enough to do so myself) to a place nearby to check on 2 friends to make sure they were ok and see if they needed a taxi back to Hush. He made it very clear it wasn't his problem and didn't care about the guests safety, which was a little disappointing.

Had a beautiful stay at Hush. The sunsets, people and beach were absolutely incredible.

Very torn on this. Location is stunning, but not the easiest to get to especially after rain. The food was good, staff was so kind, but the pool was unusable during the day. There was a part of the deck that was being repaired so all day everyday for a week they were cutting metal and welding right next to the pool. We intended on spending most of our time at the pool but instead we had to everyday and sometimes paid for day passes to other pools since it was so loud at ours. It was super disappointing as the pool area was the focal point of Hush Maderas and we couldn’t enjoy it. We often ran out of water in our shower and could not finish. :( that wasn’t fun.

We booked this hotel based on the reviews and pictures and it didn’t disappoint on the food or views. We were in Nicaragua as my mom passed away unexpectedly. We were looking to get away for a few days to relax, reflect, have a massage and enjoy the serenity. The food was delicious and the view spectacular. We booked 3 nights but left after 2. The second day we were planning massages but changed our mind as they were doing repairs and the saws and banging under us were nonstop so there would be no chance of a relaxing massage. Top it with people who had their awful music blaring on The speaker so they could do their yoga and someone outside of our room smoking so all the smoke was coming in our windows. Oh the food was fantastic and the dogs friendly, a little too friendly. We had two who chose us to sit with at dinner. One continually scratched my wife’s leg trying to get her to feed him and one sat with his head on my lap throughout dinner. Needless to say the good food was not so enjoyable. (We have 3 dogs so we’re familiar with the begging we just weren’t expecting it here.) based on this we decided to leave early rather than subject ourselves to another day of the same.

Great property, food is really good, it’s a walk to the beach. I only wish there was fresh water to shower in. Other than that we stay there when ever we go to San Juan del Sur…best property on Maderas beach!

The pool which on the hotel page seems nice and clear is darker and greener than the forestry around the property. Definitely felt catfished.

This place is a gem, super chill, great food, amazing staff. It is a bit rustic so you have to be okay with little hot water and no A/C, neither are really needed. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. This will be a staple for future visits…