Jungle views & ocean glimpses!
Two self-contained kitchenette-suites on a private jungle oasis.
Drifter's Claim is a 1.4 acre property with a two-story house, and is located just minutes from Silver Sands Beach & Long Bay Beach.
2 self-contained suites, one on top of the other, like stacked hotel rooms. (An up/down duplex.)
The house is nestled among an amazing spread of plantain, mango, lime, and banana trees in South End near the Sally Peachy border of Big Corn Island.
According to Corn Island historians, this area of South End was used by some of the original settlers to the island (enslaved people), who built a protective rock wall in the 1700s, part of which is still found on this property today.
The house is 2 individual UP/DOWN self-contained rental units, 400 sq ft each of indoor living space, and each unit has its own kitchen and bathroom.
The lower unit has a full sized propane stove/oven and apartment sized electric fridge.
The upper unit has a counter-top propane stove top (element burners - no oven) and apartment sized electric fridge.
These units can serve as short term vacation rentals ($75-$85 per night) or long term living.
Relax Restaurant and Caribbean Wave are each about a 5 minute walk from the house.
3 small grocery stores are a 5-7 minute walk from the house.
Silver Sands beach is a 7-10 minute walk from the house, the popular Italian Pizzeria is about a 12 minute walk and Long Bay beach is about a 15 minute walk from the house.
Each unit is self-contained (they do not access each other - you need to use the outside stairs to go up to the 2nd level and rooftop patio).
All patios are tiled (wood grain look), rooftop patio is tiled, inside both units also tiled (cream), and the indoor support posts are tiled to look like wood beams. The concrete counter tops in both kitchens are white tile.
Total living space (both units combined) is approximately 2000 sq ft (indoor and outdoor).
The House
The Lower Level
The lower unit is a 20 x 20' room, french doors with screens, screens on all windows, queen size bed, private indoor bathroom with toilet, sink/vanity, warm-water shower, and a window, the open concept kitchen area has a double sink, fridge, propane stove/oven, outside is a covered tiled concrete deck (ground level) plus use of the upper tiled rooftop balcony with views of the jungle canopy and glimpses of the ocean. This property is close enough you'll hear the waves!
The Lower Level
The property usually has a nice breeze and the styrofoam insulated (covintec) concrete walls help keep the inside temperature very comfortable.
Also, the FLOORS and POSTS were TILED in the summer of 2020. (This pic is from 2019).
Floors are tiled in a cream tile. Posts now look like wood beams.
The Lower Level
The kitchen has all the amenities of home: pots, pans, dishes, cutlery, fridge and stove.
Corner and ceiling posts are tiled in wood-grain tile to look like it is post and beam construction. (But it's actually hurricane proof concrete and rebar.)
Upper Level
Soft as well as bright lighting are options! (Evening photo.)
Upper floor amenities - you can enjoy a spacious 20 x 20' (400 square feet) self-contained suite, french doors with screens, screens on all windows, king size bed, private indoor bathroom with glass blocks to let the natural light shine through, a kitchen sink, fridge, 2-burner stove top (no oven), small kitchen island with bar stools, a tiled balcony out front plus use of the tiled upper roof-top balcony with stunning views of the jungle canopy and glimpses of the ocean.
Cable & Internet
INTERNET: unlimited wifi internet service.
TV: cable tv (Claro dish). TV hook up is on the rooftop balcony.
Upper suite & rooftop patio
Pictures here show the upper unit and rooftop patio.
Need data? Cell phone packages in Nicaragua can be purchased at the Managua airport or at the Claro store on the island, and are very economical. This gives you data anywhere on the island, which is a nice convenience for those who can't unplug for any length of time.
FREE wifi is also available in the kids park (Parque Rodrigo Campbell) which is just a few minutes' walk from the house at the bottom of the road.
Dream big! And then dream bigger than that!
Want your very own caribbean adventure?
Want to come see Big Corn Island? Or maybe even buy here? You’ll need to get to Managua first, and then hop on a small plane operated by La Costena airlines. Please see "How to Get Here" for more details on travel.
The rooftop patio has plenty of space for multiple sitting areas, or yoga classes.
Just getting water to the property was a lengthy process because 1550 feet of trench needed to be dug by a crew, BY HAND with pick axes and shovels!
Construction of the house began in April 2017, and the lower level was livable by the end of June. There is also an ENORMOUS septic tank.
Then there was a 2 year hiatus from building. House sitters were given the opportunity to live in the downstairs of the house rent-free in exchange for taking care of the dogs and land. In August 2019 additional work was done on the house and property & a leach-field was added to the septic system.
In 2020 the house was painted and tiling was completed in all living space indoors and out, including the upper rooftop deck. A concrete kitchen counter was built in the upper unit, and the downstairs shower was re-done to add glass blocks to allow the natural window light through the entire bathroom.
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