Shankton Properties

Where the Pacific runs
emerald, we keep a key.

Two countries. One ocean. Three homes along an emerald coast.

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Five-Star Reviews
25+
Years in Nicaragua & California

02 · The Collection

Three homes. One ocean.

Each home has its own reason to exist. None of them compete with each other — they're chosen, not collected.

Guest Review

"The kitchen was stocked. Coffee provided. Nemer met us at the gate. By far the most beautiful beach on the whole Pacific coast."

C
Claudia R.
Shankton Harbour · 2024

03 · The Team

Eight people. One collection.

Most rental operators try to look like a single super-host. Shankton does the opposite: a stated structure where guests know who handles what.

Clifton and Chris, co-founders, Nicaragua
Co-Founder
Clifton
Both coasts.
Co-founded Shankton with Chris nearly a decade ago. Runs the collection across Nicaragua and California. Taught cruncherella to run and ski.
Co-Founder
Chris
In-country quarterly.
Hospitality operator with deep Nicaragua roots. Plant ninja. Decades of in-country experience. There at the founding.
Nemer Alberto
Nemer Alberto
GM · Nicaragua
Gigante, Rivas, SJDS.
Born and raised on Ometepe. Knows the surf forecast, the chefs, the road conditions — because they're his home.
Jasmin
Jasmin
Mgr · Long Beach
Belmont Shore.
Runs the Peninsula. The reason Unit A has 351 reviews at 4.89★ and a perfect 5.0 on Location.

03b · The Nicaragua Crew

The people who run your stay.

Named, local, and on the ground in Nicaragua. The crew works across both Tower and Harbour. They are the reason Shankton runs the way it does.

Danny Barbarena
Danny
Barbarena
Driver · The Prado
Nicaragua, on the road.
Airport runs, inter-property transport, and tourist routes — Granada, Ometepe ferry, San Juan del Sur. Keeps the company's 2017 Prado in show condition.
Tamara Gutierrez
Tamara
Gutierrez
Housekeeping
Gigante area.
Cleans and turns over Tower and Harbour between stays. The reason the linens are right and the kitchen is ready when you arrive.
Daneysis Sirias
Daneysis
Sirias
Housekeeping
Gigante area.
Cleans and turns over Tower and Harbour. Works alongside Tamara to keep both homes guest-ready year-round.
Francisco Zuñiga
Francisco
Zuñiga
Maintenance
Gigante area.
Handles maintenance across both Nicaragua homes — pools, plumbing, the things that have to work.

Property Management

We keep the
collection small
on purpose.

People ask us to manage their homes along the Pacific. We take a few. If yours is isolated, well-built, and on a coast worth flying to — introduce yourself.

Nicaragua · California · Pacific coast.

The Journal

Surf reports. Chef profiles.
When to visit.

Shankton's field notes from the Pacific coast. No noise — just the things worth knowing before you arrive.