Managua Inn

perfect for airport stopover Stayed for one night after a long flight. 25 mins taxi from Managua airport. Arrived after check in and they waited for us. Host was excellent, very helpful. Clean room and free breakfast (toast and cereal). 5 min taxi to bus station for our onward travel

I could write a lot about this place, very little of it good - but we can start there It was pretty clean. Chris at the front desk was very helpful. Michael (one of the owners) seemed normal/decent from the brief interactions that I had with him On to the negative 1) They charge for late check in, which is not disclosed before booking 2) The dorm rooms are terrible - the one I was in had several bunk beds, and a large bed in the center for when it was rented as a private that just took up space (don't you DARE touch it or put stuff on it). There was a single straight backed wooden chair, and a single small table with ONE fan on it that barely moved any air. Nowhere to hang clothes, put anything, get stuff out of the way, or be comfortable 3) The RULES. Ok we get it, ya got to have rules. But Bob would preach about them every time that he saw you, whether he perceived some violation or not. It was obnoxious - he literally was chuckling and bragging about how he got the opportunity to throw away peoples food the day I arrived because it wasn't labelled properly, even though he said he knew it was theirs. It was impossible to have a normal conversation with him, or end it - he just wanted to talk about himself and the RULES (which are posted everywhere, in case you missed them). The RULES also would prevent normal quiet hostal stuff - like reading on the couch at night, because your dorm is hot or other people don't want the light on. It is one thing to have a quiet hostal, another to make it awkward and uncomfortable to exist, which is the effect of the zealous enforcement. 4) Security isn't that great. Small lockers up front for small valuables, nothing to prevent staff or other people from stealing stuff (see other reviews) The pool wasn't that clean, communal bathrooms out of TP in the morning, and overall it just wasnt worth the headache of staying there and feeling unwelcome the entire time. The hostal had a poor atmosphere that felt like it was the tiny domain of an overcontrolling insecure guy with no social awareness or grace. I do not recommend staying here

The hostal is actually kinda clean and the accomodations are nice but there are some things why I have rated it only with 4 stars. First of all the personal is just weird. You read everywhere in the comments from the owner that you can come back after 11pm but they didnt even mention it by a single word bit they actually emphasized the opposite - so you cant. Then then gave us seperate beds in two differents rooms even though the second bed wasnt occupied yet and only later somebody checked in and took it. Then they gave away my lower bed on my first day. So I had take the upper one, which was okay but weird once again.