LIVING LIFE IN COSTA RICA blog: Enjoy the COOLER Northern Mountains of NICARAGUA!! MATAGALPA - a NATURE • WATERFALL • COFFEE LOVERS HEAVEN!!! Matagalpa has THE MOST Waterfalls in Nicaragua & is home to Nicaragua's Coffee Trail! SUPER SPECIAL at Hotel•Hostal Ulap Yasica!! Escape the Samana Santa heat & Craziness (& jacked up 2-3 times the norm priced accommodations!!) in Matagalpa at Hotel•Hostal Ulap Yasica!!!

Rented out your home for Samana Santa - or - just want to escape the holiday craziness - or the heat? Want to save LOTS of money and not pay the jacked up holiday hotel prices?

MATAGALPA - NICARAGUA

The Matagalpa region is home to THE MOST Waterfalls, Nicaragua's Coffee Trail and the BEST HIKING Nicaragua has to offer!

Does a Cooler Mountain environment and/or communing with nature sound like something you could use!?!?!?

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WEATHER!

April is the peak of the HOT HOT SEASON in Central America!! Wouldn't you like to take a break and enjoy a COOLER vacation (at least 10 degrees cooler - and more at night)??

Because Matagalpa is in the mountains, temperatures often run around 10ºF+•5ºC+ cooler than the hotter lowlands!

Averages in April

Matagalpa: Daytime - 25º-30º-C (77º-86º-F). Nighttime - 20º-24º-C (68º-75.2º-F)

Managua: Daytime - 33-37º-C (91.4º-98.6º-F). Nighttime - 27-32º-C (80.6º-89º-F)

Granada: Daytime - 30-37º-C (86º-98.6º-F). Nighttime - 27-30º-C (80.6º-86º-F)

San Juan del Sur: Daytime - 30-33º-C (86º-91.4º-F). Nighttime - 26-30º-C (78.8º-86º-F)

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ABOUT MATAGALPA:

MATAGALPA is in the North•Eastern Mountains of NICARAGUA - just 2 hours by bus or car from Managua!

Do you love NATURE?? You're surrounded by nature in this region!!

Home to the most WATERFALLS in Nicaragua!!

Great HIKING from easy to extreme!!

Are you a COFFEE LOVER??
Matagalpa is the Coffee Capital of Nicaragua and home of the "COFFEE TRAIL" and Matagalpa has many COFFEE SHOPS where barista's will make you a delicious (and beautifully presented) cup of jo!

Hotel•Hostal Ulap Yasica can connect you with a wonderful guide to see the more rural (non-touristy) side of things to do in our area:

• Apante NATURE RESERVE where you can do anything from an easy walk through it, an Extreme Hike, even a Hike during the Full Moon.

• There's even have an overnight CAMPING HIKE where you sleep in tents BEHIND a Waterfall as the water cascades in front of you! (just 15 minutes from us)

• Hike up to Calvario Mountain for the incredible panoramic views.

• See where the BLACK POTTERY you find being sold all over is made.

• Learn about the Coffee Growing•Making process in a tour and you can even include it with a hike up to a Waterfall!

• HORSEBACK RIDING that takes you through very rural indigenous areas.

• Visit SELVA NEGRA - one of Nicaragua’s first and premier Eco-Tourist locations!

Explore some of the special sites of our area - from a Coffee Tour

• P-A-R-T-Y!!! Memo can even show you the Matagalpa Nightlife•Hot Spots!

and MORE!!

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HOTEL•HOSTAL ULAP YASICA!

your Home-Away-From-Home

while enjoying the nature of Nicaragua’s North/Central mountain region - so

MUCH COOLER than most parts of Nicaragua!

We are an Eco-friendly and PET-FRIENDLY Hotel•Hostel•Hostal & we offer Restaurant Service • Hot Water (not the typical “Suicide Showers”) • Free Organic Coffee throughout the day (our own label locally grown) • Free WiFi in your room and the Common Spaces • Private Parking • Tourist Info • Laundry Service & More!

SAMANA SANTAEscape the Samana Santa heat & Craziness (and double-triple jacked up priced accommodations!!) to Hotel•Hostal Ulap Yasica in Matagalpa!!!

Hotel•Hostal Ulap Yasica is a NEW ('13) ECO-CONSCIOUS RETREAT that's surrounded by NATURE just on the outskirts of Matagalpa city! Their intention is to work WITH the environment and recycle as best they can!! Their Guest Quarters are in an old warehouse and rooms are lined in pine.

We are a Family-Owned and Run business conceived to have a low impact on the environment using local resources and recycled materials.

They have many seating areas for you to just chill and an
ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDEN and many Fruit Trees!

HOT SHOWERS [NON-Suicide Showers] and more!) • WiFi in rooms • Fan • FREE cups of our own locally grown Coffee • Restaurant (you can even have breakfast in the afternoon if you desire!) • FREE phone calls to the U.S. and Canada • a U.S. phone number for your friends to call you on • Custom Beds are tall enough to put your luggage under • Assistance with Trip Planning • and MORE!!

They have many seating areas for you to just chill and an
ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDEN and many Fruit Trees!

We're in a REALLY CONVENIENT LOCATION for those here to explore all that the Matagalpa region has to offer - or just chill (literally at night often), grab a book or your computer, a hammock, a cup of coffee or fruit drink (available for free all day) and enjoy our little piece of mountain paradise!

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LOCATION:

Hotel•Hostel•Hostal Ulap Yasica is located just 8 minutes outside of Matagalpa. Some people think they need to be "IN" town - BUT - they're literally along the main road•carretera (East towards San Ramon & La Dalia) that takes you to many of the sites you've come to see starting with the pride of our region:

CASCADA BLANCA

One of the easiest waterfalls to walk to PLUS our tour guide even offers a tour where you can CAMP OVERNIGHT in an open cave with the waterfall cascading in front of you!! And they're just 15 minutes from Hotel•Hostal Ulap Yasica!

EL CASTILLO DEL CACAO
ElCastillodelCacao.com
Makers of Nicaragua's premier CHOCOLATE gives a tour and tasting and is just 3 blocks from Hotel•Hostal Ulap Yasica!The community of LA PITA
30 minutes

The community of EL TRENTINO
30 minutes

PARQUE ACUATICO
is a WATER PARK that's fun for the whole family

40-50 minutes

The community of EL CHILE
40-50 minutes

FINCA ESPERANZA VERDE
45 minutes to 1 hour

PENAS BLANCAS MASSIF
1.45-2 hours

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With all these options - you'll NEED at LEAST a 4-7 night stay at Hotel•Hostel•Hostal Ulap Yasica (I stayed a MONTH!!)!!!

They're a GREAT start to your Nicaragua vacation where you can knock off a large part of your Nicaragua Bucket List while enjoying the cooler weather - AND/OR - at the end of your trip where you can enjoy those things and take a few days in the end to WIND DOWN and chill - before going back to the craziness of home and being away on vacation and all the work that has piled up!! You'll actually be rested and won't need a vacation from your vacation!

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ROOMS:
PRIVATE ROOMS
Double•Full•Matrimonial and Twin Bed • Private Bathroom with a REAL HOT Water Shower (NOT a "Suicide Shower" like you see all over Latin America!)

DORM ROOMS (4)
2 sets of Twin Bunk Beds in each room • WiFi in Room

Shared Bathroom with 3 Sinks • 3 Toilets and 3 Showers (1 with HOT Water) Sheets•Pillow•Blanket INCLUDED

SUPER SPECIALS!!!:

PRIVATE ROOMS • DORM ROOMS:
Pay for 4 nights + get 1 extra night FREE

Pay for 5 nights + get 2 extra nights FREE!

SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Private Rooms - up to 2 people. Additional people +$10/night. Dorm Rooms - price is per person. This special is ONLY when booking directly with us and mentioned at the time of booking.

RATES:
Private rooms - $25/1 • $30/2
Dorm Rooms (4 beds) - $10/per person
(taxes included)

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PET-FRIENDLY
Your pet is is even Welcome (with you at all times)!!

(NO deposit AND it saves you on Pet Sitters)

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We look forward to welcoming you soon at

HOTEL•HOSTAL ULAP YASICA

HostalUlapYasica.com • facebook.com/HostalUlapYasica.Matagalpa