01
The Hammock
Handwoven by the families up the river, strung high enough to keep you dry and low enough to climb into barefoot. A mosquito net falls down from the ridge and a thin pillow waits at one end.
The whole pitch
No rooms. No keys. A hammock, a mosquito net, and a generator that quits at ten.
02
The Palapa
A private palm-thatch roof over your hammock, open on every side. The river is the wall. The thatch is dry in the rain. The mosquito net is up before dark.
03
10pm Generator
The lights come on with the kitchen and quit at ten. Solar lanterns hold the paths, headlamps wait by the dock. Most guests are already swinging when it goes.
On the river
Paddle the gorge before breakfast.
Do nothing after lunch.
Both count.
Kayaks live by the dock and are free to take. Guided trips run to the hot springs, the manatee lagoon and the village market on Thursdays. Everything else is the hammock.
Free · 2 hours
Dawn Paddle to the Gorge
Guided · Half day
Hot Springs Boat Run
Free · 1–2 hours
River Gorge Swim
The Weave
Every hammock here was tied by hand by someone whose name we know.
A single hammock takes the better part of a week on a backstrap loom. When one frays, it goes back up the river to be repaired, not thrown out.
Read the weave story
At ten the generator goes quiet
and the river gets loud.
What people remember
In their own words.
"I have never slept like I slept in that hammock. The generator cutting out at ten was the best alarm clock I have ever had."
Priya Venkatesan
Stayed four nights, took the dawn paddle every morning.
"No road, no wifi after ten, no shoes for a week. I came back a different person and I am not being dramatic."
Tomas Lindqvist
Booked again for the following dry season.
"We came to read books and we read books. That was the whole week. It was perfect."
Anouk Mercier
First-time guests, traveling as a couple.
Real questions
Before you ask.
Yes. Every guest gets a handwoven hammock strung under a private palm-thatch palapa, with a mosquito net and a pillow. No beds, no rooms. People who try it usually stop missing the mattress by the second night.
The lights go out and the river takes over. We light the paths with solar lanterns and hand out headlamps, but most people are already swinging by then. Power comes back with the kitchen in the morning.
You reach us by boat. Take a lancha from the Rio Dulce town dock; the ride is about thirty minutes through the gorge. Send us your dates and we will line up the boat and tell you exactly where to stand.
There is a slow connection by the kitchen that runs while the generator is on, until 10pm. It is enough to send a message home. It is not enough to take a work call, which is sort of the point.
Your hammock and palapa, the mosquito net, free use of the kayaks, the dock, and clean shared bathrooms. Guided trips like the hot springs run and meals from the kitchen are extra and paid at the dock.
A dry bag, quick-dry clothes, reef-safe sunscreen, a refillable bottle, and bug spray. Skip the heels and most of the shoes. The packing list goes out with your booking confirmation.
