This was our family's first trip to Bonaire, and I truly think we lucked into renting the best vacation property on the island. Right in town and yet extremely private. Just one turn off a main road down an unpaved street. When you enter the house, your breath is taken away immediately by the view of the amazing colors of blue right outside your back doors!

This beautiful villa had it all! The kitchen had everything we needed to prepare the meals we decided to eat at "home." There is a washing machine and a clothes line available. There was ample seating for our group of 6, both for eating and for relaxation. The villa is situated in a way that it gave our group of three couples all the privacy we could want. The 2 bedrooms in the main part of the house each had bathrooms with walk in showers. The 3rd bedroom is more of a mini suite with its own kitchenette & bathroom. That bedroom has its own entrance with doors from both the front of the house and on to the covered patio/porch area beach side. There were ceiling fans in both the main living area and on the exterior relaxation space. There are doors and windows everywhere in the house that when opened create a great cross breeze, no matter which direction the breeze is coming from. Each of the bedrooms is equipped with an A/C unit to ensure a great night of sleep. Each bedroom has French doors that open straight out on to the covered patio facing the water. That view!

A bonus for our group was that one of the best diving spots on the island was directly in front of the villa. That dive site is called "Something Special." It had the easiest entry to the water of any of the dive sites that I personally went to. There is a marina right to the right of the property that has a rock wall that juts out into the water. That wall was full of all sorts of fish--easily seen by the snorkelers in our group. Truly spectacular. Unfortunately we didn't see it, but a humpback whale passed right by the villa during our stay! Plenty of space to rinse and hang up your dive gear, as well.

One of my favorite features of the house were the stairs leading up from the covered patio to the roof. I spent every morning sitting up there, watching the sun rise and reading a book. The perfect start to every day. Also a great place to do some star gazing at night. The shops in town are an easy 10 minute walk, right along the water on a paved boardwalk.

We LOVED our stay! You will too