Hotel El Sueño de la Campana

Overview

Description

Sueño de la Campana is a small hotel with a comfortable family setting that accommodates travelers interested in getting acquainted with the area and its people as responsible tourists.

The hotel is located on the 22-acre (9-hectare) La Campana farm, whose name is taken from the interesting 230-foot (70-meter) bell-shaped hill in the center of the property. The farm is surrounded by the San Ramón River and has an unforgettable view of the town and its surroundings. The beauty of the landscape, the gentle climate, the sunsets, and the warm, personalized treatment are some of the small pleasures that the hotel offers travelers.

Other available amenities include a library and sitting room, dining hall, and restaurant that offer complete food service, an interior patio, and outside is the “cerrito”, a natural area with trails and a lookout point at the top, where you can walk, make contact with nature, and enjoy the landscape.

Rooms

11 rooms for up to 36 people

Making a Difference

• The hotel directly and indirectly employs 15 Nicaraguans.
• We began a reforestation project more than five years ago and have planted more than 5,000 different tree species.
• We created the agro-ecological project, an initiative that shows alternatives to conventional farm production and the excessive use of chemicals. Vegetables and ornamental plants are produced for the hotel’s use and for sale; we also use it to give educational workshops to the community.
• We recycle as much as possible and use the organic wastes from the kitchen to make compost that we use in our own organic vegetable garden.
• We collaborate with the El Sueño de la Campana Cultural and Educational Center and we give visitors the opporunity to volunteer in various social projects.
• We have a project called "Recreation and Learning" to complement the school curriculum for 30 children. This includes daily activities such as talks about environmental stewardship, handicrafts using recycled materials, environmental videos, and we encourage them to participate in fairs where they can help raise environmental awareness among other children.
• We provide training for teachers and educational professionals on topics the trainees propose, according to their needs in the classroom.

Getting There

Nearest international airport: Managua (MGA)

Travel time to nearest airport: 2.5 hours

Distance by land to the nearest airport: 80 miles (130 km).

The hotel is located in the town of San Ramón, Matagalpa department, in northern Nicaragua. The highway to the town is in very good condition, suitable for any kind of vehicle; there are also daily buses.

Additional Information

Date This Information Was Provided

August 2011.

Photos courtesy of Hotel El Sueño de la Campana, Nicaragua, for SustainableTrip.org.