Myself and two girlfriends spent a month in this very impressive home in February this winter. Previously we had stayed in another home and had looked through many other rentals in Granada and found this home to surpass any by far.
To start with... upon entering through two huge, beautiful, massive doors we counted 48 chairs!... rocking chairs, dining room chairs, two beach chairs for the pool and a hammock! Accompanying these chairs were two dining tables and at least 4 other tables. we didn't know which ones to use! Scattered among the lovely furniture were priceless antiques. This home is very unique.
This home is large and if needing a place to park your car, there is a parking area inside the home just behind another pair of huge beautiful doors. I also have to say, the locks etc. on the doors are very impressive.
The photos actually don't do justice to this home. I stayed in the larger master bedroom upstairs and it was amazing with two large doors opening onto the balcony overlooking the pool, the garden and the earthy rooftop tiles of homes in the city. A wonderful end to each day. Amazing...
The home, much of which is open to the sky is amazing.. from visually seeing fireworks from the nearby center of town to hearing the church bells during the day to bands playing for the festivities which seem to occur every other day. All this and the center of town just around the corner.
There is also a delightful housekeeper .. Marta.. who comes in every day. Marta speaks very little English but is very happily willing to answer our requests an if you have a tablet, Marta translates her Spanish to our English. It was perfect. Marta's son Also helps.. if we need water... that is taken care of quickly. The manager Bhelia is also delightful and lives just next door.
Besides the home with supportive housekeeping, pool maintenance, manager close by, etc. we were also fortunate to have an excellent transportation company to take care of us.. wherever we wanted to go.. whatever we wanted to see.. this company responded to our wishes very quickly, trying to keep us with the same driver. Faisal's prices were also very good. Faisal at Abdulah Tours. Faisal's driver Danilo was a godsend.. We felt safe, protected and was so willing to take us wherever we wanted to go... even shopping with us day after day!..
The food in Granada is amazing. I don't think there is any other country i have been to that has the same homemade quality to it.. everything is just so fresh.. from the bakeries to the restaurants to the street vendors. We ate out every day to different places even though we did have our favorites. Prices were so good not to eat out and all within walking distance from our home.
This home.. this Garden of Eden had it all. If we were to return again to Granada Nicaragua, this is definitely where we would return to...
Thank you to the owner Laurent, Bhelia, Marta, Faisal and Donilo for a wonderful holiday in your city.
linda