This was a great place to stay in Curacao, the apartment was very clean, spacious, had a small pool shared with only a few other units. The balcony area was a nice plus. The kitchen was very well stocked especially for a rental unit. There is AC that works but electricity was surprisingly expensive...we used it very sparingly and the bill was more than I pay in the USA. The units are also only in the bedrooms so the kitchen can get really hot if you're cooking.
Some notes that might help others:
- The parking is not a dedicated spot. We were told to leave our car on the side of the street next to the house - I noticed everyone else in the neighborhood had their cars kept behind gates the entire time so not sure if this is the safest option. Fortunately nothing happened to our car, but it would be worth noting.
- The bedding itself was very poor quality. Very old, synthetic sheets not suitable for warm weather sleeping, pillows felt like their were stuffed with lumpy cotton pads and were very thin, the mattress was quite cheap. I read a review of this prior to booking but the manager left a comment saying this had been fixed. I'm here to say it's still a major problem.
- The area is basically a suburb - from the picture I thought there would be at least a beach/shore area to walk to but it's not walkable at all. There's a really poorly stocked snack shop a 9 minute walk away, for everything else you'll need a car.
- There are lots of hidden fees that don't appear until the end of checking out - a pretty hefty cleaning fee and 6% local tax. I almost cancelled the booking because this is the reason I don't use the other competitor site anymore. It would be fine if they had made this more prominent before going through the whole booking flow but otherwise it just leaves a bad taste.
- Checkout at 10AM - I asked for 11AM and initially was told it was ok then the night before get told they have to do it at 10AM because someone is moving in early. No one was moving in early and if check in is at 3PM anyway I don't understand why moving it forward by one hour was so unreasonable.
- The manager onsite is a wonderful and helpful woman. Whoever manages the bookings over the online platform is unresponsive.