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3.5 Stars - 13 Opinions
Groot Davelaarweg 5, Willemstad, Curacao, Caribbean
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one of the 'landhuizen' in the countryside
My girlfriend & I are looking for a vacation spot for this summer. We are in our 40's, & love the beach but also socializing in the evening. Therefore, we need a place where there is some nightlife, dancing, music, etc. While my friend is content to plop on the beach all day, I need to be more active -- some sightseeing, some physical stuff-maybe hiking, zipline, nature, speed ......
Would this be a good spot for us? Any suggestions as to where to stay/ what to see & do?
btw- we are not the backpack types, we want comfortable hotel digs.
For sure there are lot's of places large and small hotels, apartments, etc. where you can stay. There are beaches in the City, but far greater beaches outside the City of Willemstad. You need to rent a car to enjoy the beaches and the island. There are good places where you can hang out at night, if you love the nite life.You asked for a summer vaction and no one ever visited this site to reply to you. If you are still interested for your next vacation, please let me know. The Curacao Tourism site is at: www.curacao.com
Henry Veeris
We ended up going to Roatan, which was unbelieveably beautiful. However, we went during their very slow season, & it was very, very quiet. There was virtually no nightlife, except for a hospital benefit party one night & the little bar on the beach at our hotel. We did meet some nice folks, it was just a bit too quiet for us. Roatan has loads of American & Canadian expats& that's mostly who we met while there. But we were told that many were not there at that time of year, they start coming back in a couple of months.
So, I'm def interested in Curacao for our next vacay.
You say there is nightlife?
What's type of folks are we likely to run into, age wise and/or from where-Americans, Brits, Canadians, Europeans, etc?
Enjoy the weather because it's fantastic, and you can't beat the location. One thing for American's visiting Curaçao, this is a very european island, so you must behave!!! No disrespect to Mexico, but American's visiting the Netherland Antilles should act like they have some common sense. The weather, the people, beaches, and the Amstel Beer Factory tour. Also, please note that it's a very expensive island.
Taxis are very, very expensive in Curaçao. Do consider renting a car in the internet. We got one, with air-cond for US$34 (incl. insurance, unlimited mileage). Taking a taxi can cost you US$25! With our rented car, we could visit many beaches, go around the island, go into town whenever we wanted. We absolutely loved Cas Abou (beach), incredibly beautiful, well organised;
diving is great, even with a snorkel or goggles you see amazing things (such as squids just meters from the beach);
the colour of the sea is... you should go and see for yourself. What a beautiful island Curaçao is...
Consider stopping at a hotel or rental car place and picking up a Curacao map. I have one from Avis Car Rental and it is excellent for planning out walking tours of Punda and Otrobanda. Let me give you a few suggestions.
You’ll be drawn to explore Punda because of the startling beauty of its crayon-colored buildings. So one of the first things to do is to find the Pontoon Bridge if you are on the Otrobanda side of the harbor.
Enjoy the uniqueness of walking across a floating bridge. There are a number of photo opportunities along both sides of the bridge. Don’t just look forwards as you walk, look behind you also.
Reaching Punda, you’ll have some decisions to make - namely which way to go?
My suggestion, walk down the main street, Breedestraat, to Columbusstraat. There are a number of nice shops to visit and shop, as well as photos to take, on both sides of the street. At Columbusstraat, turn left and walk and shop the street down to where De Ruyterkade comes in from the right and you can see the Queen Wilhemina Draw-Bridge on the left as well as the floating market along Caprileskade Street. Work you way over to Caprileskade Street back towards St. Anna Bay.
From here there are many ways to go. I’d suggest that you walk down past the major street of Keukenstraat to Heerenstraat Street. This is a pedestrianized street and if you turn left onto it, it will take you all the way back to Breedestraat Street where you started from.
Another option is to take Keukenstraat Street to the left, shopping along the way, until it takes a hard left bend. Past this turn is Da Costa Gomez Plein. If you turn right onto this street it will take you back to Breedestraat Street from where you started. You might also consider taking a street off of Da Costa Gomez Plein to the right and wander back down to the waterfront.
At some point you must walk along world famous Handelskade Street, along the waterfront, just to taste the ambience of the place if nothing else.
Enjoy.
Landhuizen (Country Houses)
Curaçao’s “Landhuizen,” built in the 18th and 19th centuries, are usually former plantation houses that were built among the lower-lying slave accommodations. They were raised from coral with the addition of some brick stone details—the high saddle roofs were made with Dutch tiles, leading the rainwater to detached brick built collectors. Some 55 of these landhouses are still to be found, scattered around our island. It is thought that plantation Daniel was established around 1650 by a shipwreckling who washed ashore on the holiday of Saint Daniel. According to Newton, Daniel was named after Daniel Ellis -an Englishman employed by the Dutch West Indian Company- who built the plantation house in the first half of the 1700s, being -according to Ozinga_ one of the oldest, still existing plantation houses of Curacao.
The plantation house is located alongside the road to Westpoint, formerly described as : the plantation Daniel alongside the road, called "the Prayer without ending".
In 1997 plantationhouse Daniel has been transformed into a guesthouse/hotel and restaurant.
....look for the ladies behind the trees, downtown Willemstad. Don't question your sanity if you think you're seeing faces peering out of the trees in front of the Government Palace. You are! Resident wood sculptor Mac Alberto has gone through a lot of effort to create this double-take vision by carving intricate faces, animals and other items out of the wood here. Although it may remind you of Disney's 'Pocahontas' and the kindly wooden grandmother, be forewarned…some of the more elusive carvings are definitely not for children. Enjoy!
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Q: 2 women in their 40's "My girlfriend & I are looking for a vacation spot for this summer. We are in our 40's, & love the beach but also socializing in..."
A: "For sure there are lot's of places large and small hotels, apartments, etc. where you can stay. There are beaches in the City, but far greater beaches outside the City of..."
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