Selva Negra
A coffee-farm lodge in the cloud forest of Nicaragua's highlands
About Selva Negra
Selva Negra is a mountain lodge on the Finca La Hammonia coffee farm, at Km 140 of the Matagalpa-Jinotega highway in Nicaragua's northern highlands. It has 15 room types, from cabins and hotel-style rooms to five-bedroom family chalets, plus a lakeside restaurant and forest trails with more than 250 bird species. Guests arrive by road.
Selva Negra sits on Finca La Hammonia, a shaded coffee farm that a German settler, Hans Bösche, started in the 1890s. The first cabins went up in 1975, and the lodge has grown around the working farm ever since. You can sleep in a cabin among the trees, in a hotel-style room facing the lagoon, or in a chalet with up to five bedrooms. Rooms have hot water, a desk and a safe, but no air conditioning.
Meals are at La Laguna, the restaurant beside the lake, where the kitchen cooks with vegetables, honey, cacao and herbs grown on the estate. Roy's Bakery turns out cakes made with the farm's own milk, eggs and cacao, served with Selva Negra coffee.
Trails of different lengths cross the mountain, past orchids, bromeliads and howler monkeys, with more than 250 bird species recorded along them. The farm also runs coffee and cacao tours, horseback rides, mountain biking and night walks. Wi-Fi reaches only the restaurant area, so plan on being offline in your cabin.
At a glance
- Size: 15 room types
- Check-in: From 3:00 p.m.
- Check-out: 11:00 a.m.
Perfect for
- Nature and wildlife
- Birding
- Families
Hotel Facts
Type
- Mountain coffee-farm lodge
Facilities
- Restaurant
Room Types
Standard Cabin
A cabin with its own living area, one queen bed or two singles, and a full bathroom.
Garden or lake
Double Room Cabin
Two bedrooms, one with a queen bed and one with twin beds, sharing one bathroom.
Garden or lake
Superior Room
Hotel-style room with a direct view of the lagoon, rather than a freestanding cabin.
Lagoon
Dining
- La Laguna Restaurant: Lakeside restaurant cooking with produce grown on the estate; à la carte menu.
- Roy's Bakery: Café with cakes and desserts, served with the estate's own coffee.
On the property
- Forest trails and birdwatching: Routes of varying difficulty, with more than 250 bird species, orchids and howler monkeys.
- Coffee and cacao tours: Visits to the working farm, with night walks and farm tours also offered.
- Horseback riding and mountain biking: Two ways to cover more of the mountain than trails on foot.
- Farm products shop: Coffee, honey, cheeses, fruit and jams from the farm to take home.
Good to know
- Wi-Fi works only around the restaurant, not in the rooms.
- Rooms have no air conditioning, kitchen, refrigerator or coffee maker.
- Meals are ordered à la carte at the restaurant, and guests may not bring in outside food or drinks.
Questions travellers ask
What time can I get into my room, and when must I leave?
Rooms are available from 3:00 p.m. and must be vacated by 11:00 a.m. A later departure depends on availability and has to be arranged with the hotel.
Can a large family or group stay together?
Yes. Family chalets have three, four or five bedrooms and hold 6, 8 or 12 people.
Can I get online from my room?
No. Wi-Fi covers only the restaurant area, so download what you need before heading up to the cabins.
What is there to do besides sleeping and eating?
Hiking, birdwatching, horseback riding, mountain biking, night walks, and coffee and cacao tours are all offered on the estate.
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Location
Selva Negra, Matagalpa, Km 140 Carretera Matagalpa-Jinotega, Nicaragua
A coffee-farm lodge in the cloud forest of Nicaragua's highlands
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