Harbour Village Beach Club

The Harbour Village Beach Club is an award-winning boutique resort set in four acres of beautiful gardens on Bonaire, surrounded by palm trees and white sands, where you can immerse yourself in the laid-back charm of the Dutch Caribbean.

The attractive plantation-style rooms and suites look out over the beach, the tropical gardens or the marina and its stylish yachts. The beachfront suites have Italian marble bathrooms and private verandas where you can loll in a hammock and listen to the waves from your balcony.

For the ultimate Caribbean experience, the luxury beach villas are a rather special home away from home, with lavish interiors including kitchen, living and dining areas, and an expansive private terrace, all in a prime location with the very best views.

The chefs at La Balandra restaurant, which is designed to resemble an antique Spanish ship, serve up creative and flavourful dishes such as Caribbean lobster salad and shrimp pesto tagliatelle. Dine on the jetty above the ocean, or at a private table set up on the beach.

Cool off with a swim in the beachside pool or while away some blissful hours poolside. Don’t miss the spa, which has a cascade pool and a sun terrace, where experts will pamper you with massages and facials featuring ingredients such as essential oils, seaweed and caviar.

Take in the sun at Bonaire’s most exclusive and only private beach, with hammocks and lounge chairs to relax in.

Bonaire is one of the best diving spots in the Caribbean, and for those wanting to explore some of the dive sites in the protected Bonaire Marine Park, the resort has a five-star PADI dive centre, and there are daily boat dives that leave from the hotel’s dock, as well as diving sessions with a personal concierge and diving and snorkelling lessons for kids. Reserve a private dive or snorkelling charter with an expert who will help you plan the perfect underwater experience.

The Caribbean winds provide the perfect environment to go kite-surfing, and the calm waters offer the ideal conditions to go kayaking along the coast and among the mangroves – or visit the island of Klein Bonaire, which is a wildlife sanctuary where turtles nest on the beach. A romantic way to end the day is on a sunset cruise, complete with gourmet canapés prepared by your talented chefs.