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Don’t trust the bitch at Hotel Europeo

I put my trust in the wrong person and I got fooled yesterday.  I am angry at myself for falling for her scam but you can learn from me. Don’t stay there if you go to Managua, Nicaragua, and definitely don’t trust the bitch at Hotel Europeo.

Angry at Myself

First, don’t worry about me. I am fine and only out $80 so you don’t need to start crowd funding.  I am merely upset with myself for not being smarter plus angry at the hotel and their unethical receptionist.

Transport options

In advance of my arrival in Nicaragua, I did some research on transport from Managua to San Juan del Sur, where my Spanish school is. I emailed both the school and my hotel in Managua enquiries about options. I ultimately went with the school’s taxi as it was a better price and I figured he knows the destination. And I emailed the hotel that I didn’t need their transport.

The hotel receptionist helped me get taxis for my excursions into Managua on Saturday and was generally very nice so this is probably why I thought I could trust her. She asked if I was good for transport to San Juan del Sur and I assured her I was. When she asked when the taxi was picking me up, I told her 1230p tomorrow and that’s when she put her evil plan into operation. Read on and don’t trust the bitch at Hotel Europeo.

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Surprise Layover in San Salvador

I’m supposed to be in Managua right now. I am not in Managua though, I am at a Quality Hotel near the El Salvador airport, outside of San Salvador. I was only supposed to be in that airport for 50 minutes but plans change. My flight was cancelled. The airline did right by us, however, and bussed us to this very decent hotel, gave us dinner and are bussing us back, albeit at 3 am (!),  for our early morning flight to Managua. Fingers crossed!

The Positives About the Surprise Layover in San Salvador

Some good things came of this unexpected stop: I got a new stamp in my passport, tried the local beer (not that good), watched some Americans do karaoke in the bar, and met two Nicaraguans who were sooo nice and made me more excited to live there! In fact, one of the people I met over dinner runs a small hostel in San Juan del Sur with his wife, who is American and is in DC right now to do the Women’s March. Small world!  So the surprise layover worked out fine. Just wish I could have used the pool – it looks nice.

school bus
Our transport to the hotel
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Our Home In Ischgl

We are staying in this apartment in this great hotel in Ischgl called Hotel Kardona. I booked this in early November, and at that time, a hotel anywhere in the Austrian alps was hard to come by, especially an affordable one so we feel very lucky to have found our home in Ischgl.

low key hotel

This hotel turned out to be right up our alley. Homey and comfortable, it’s just easy. We are located right across the river from busy Ischgl and the ski slopes, just a 5 minute walk away. On top of that, the hotel offers a heated locker for all our ski equipment right beneath the main lift for just a few Euro for the week so we don’t have to carry our skis back and forth each day! Score!

The hotel is family run, and they are very nice. The proprietress even gave us Christmas cookies when we checked in!

apartment living in ischgl

Our room isn’t a traditional hotel room. It’s an apartment. The apartment is a one bedroom with a kitchen and living/dining room. It’s great to have some beers in the fridge for the getting ready to go out stage of the night and a coffee machine in the morning!

Our place is on the first floor, right next to the sauna. It’s handy to have a sauna so close, but there are a lot of rules. The sauna is only open between 4:30-7P, so it’s always crowded. Also, no clothes in the sauna. And it’s tiny! You walk into the room, there’s a shower and a bunch of beach chairs. People lounge in the beach chairs, in the nude, after their sauna. We went to the sauna in our bathing suits and felt like fools. North Americans, eh?

Kardona Sauna
The entrance to the sauna – I decided it wouldn’t go over if I took photos inside!
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