Hotel Kura Hulanda
Hotel Information: The restored Dutch Colonial village that constitutes Hotel Kura Hulanda Spa and Casino is situated on the Otrobanda side of Willemstad. The village also includes an anthropological/cultural museum and a contemporary conference center. Guests come for restful, traffic-free holidays in a tranquil setting of narrow lanes and garden courtyards.
Insider tip: On Willemstad's Punda side across Queen Emma Bridge is Plasa Bieu, an open-air structure housing food stands serving country-style lunches to throngs of locals and visitors. Insiders favor the stand run by Zus, whose white-and-gold smile decorates Curaçao travel posters and who often serves as an international ambassador for the island's cuisine.
Hotel Kura Hulanda Spa and Casino offers 80 guestrooms in restored one- and two-story 18th- and 19th-century buildings. Each room is individually decorated, but all rooms feature carved mahogany and teak furniture, antiques and/or replicas, hand-woven bedspreads and throw pillows, decorative wall bands painted by local artists, tile or hardwood floors, and hand-woven area rugs. Marble bathrooms include varying shower and shower/tub arrangements. Bathrobes supply lounging comfort. Toiletries are by Aveda. Desks offer complimentary high-speed Internet connections.
