Along a beautiful, disheveled beach are the remains of a bankrupted hotel. This is on Santa Martha’s Bay, about halfway up the island, far from the cruise terminals of Willemstad. Abandoned about nine years ago, all the windows, doors, and fixtures have been removed, and the place is crumbling. These ruins below our rental house added a spooky magic to a charming trip with friends Ken and Clarence.
Besides the glorious ruins, the beautiful beaches and views called.
And fabulous friends
Close Up and Far away 
I would move there tonight! Beautiful ruins, fauna, birds and you! Chicago’s winter has been very hard and long.
Send me some thorns for my crown!
oxo B
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Does that place belong to the Dutch? I thought the recent hurricanes blasted it but that hotel closed 9 years ago. Interesting.
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Curacao is a Dutch colony. There were a lot of Dutch tourists. Residents spoke Paiamento and Dutch, a little English, a little Spanish. A lot of arm waving. Most of the island outside of Willemstad is not too crowded or well groomed. In fact, it’s a bit scruffy around the edges, which we liked. Not a Disney island. But beautiful turquoise water with coral and colorful fish we could see as we snorkeled around.
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