Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Curacao

Introduction

Located at Santa Barbara Plantation, the 350-room Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Curacao, is part of a 1,500-acre luxury resort community taking shape along a natural harbor known as Spanish Water, 45 minutes from Curacao’s capital city of Willemstad. The luxury resort features uninterrupted water views on three sides, white sand beaches, full-service Atabei Spa, a separate 24-hour fitness Center, Camp Arawak, three outdoor pools, poolside grill, lounge, dive and water sport facility, Old Quarry – an 18-hole Pete Dye designed championship golf course and 38,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space.

Location

Located on one of the few remaining natural preserve peninsulas in the Caribbean, this 27-acre beachfront resort is 15 miles from Curacao International Airport. Offering views that are second-to-none, Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Curacao is a full-service upscale getaway, perfectly situated on two bodies of water: the Caribbean Sea and the large inland bay known as Spanish Water Bay and located on Santa Barbara Beach.

Rooms

The hotel features 350 guestrooms, including 15 suites, 192 kings, 127 doubles, 12 accessible rooms, and 16 Bungalows. All rooms, bungalows and suites are air-conditioned, have full balcony or patio, and furnished with mini-fridge, plasma television with remote, iHome clock radio, in-room safe, iron with ironing board, direct dial telephone with voice mail, message light, wireless and wired Internet access port, coffee maker, make-up mirror, deluxe bath amenities, and hair dryer.

Hotel Dining

The resort features three exciting restaurants, replete with indigenous menu creations that focus on the freshest seafood and farm-to-table ingredients. Medi is a Full service restaurant featuring an exhibition kitchen, complete with a wood-fired oven and upscale dining room serving fresh Mediterranean dishes along with traditional favourites. Outdoor seating with a view of the sea is available for those who prefer to dine al fresco. Featuring an upscale lounge serving a creative pasta menu and artistic Caribbean cocktails. Swim is a relaxed poolside restaurant featuring refreshing cocktails complimented by Pan Latin infused creations. Shor is an American style grill featuring our upscale Burger Bar for lunch and offering the freshest catches of the day, all served in a contemporary upscale seating in our ocean-front golf clubhouse. It is the perfect venue to enjoy one of our creative cocktails in the tranquillity of the Caribbean.

Activities

The property features an 18-hole, par 72 golf course designed by Pete Dye, 4,500-square-foot AtabeiSpa with four treatment rooms, 24-hour fitness centre features state-of-the-art fitness and weight-training equipment, four lounges, multiple outdoor pools, four tennis courts, Padi5 Star IDC and National Geographic Dive Centre, bicycle and jogging trails, and volleyball courts. The Marina is located a convenient walking distance from the Curacao oceanfront condos and villas. It offers water sports and other activities with Ocean Encounters, their partner, who provides the best diving, snorkeling and water sports experiences from beginners to the most advanced.

Services

Simply stop by the concierge desk for great advice on things to do near this Curacao luxury resort and easy ways to get there, starting with onsite car rental desk. The full-service business centre and high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel make it easy to stay connected while you’re away.

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