Curacao Marriott Beach Resort

Our 6-night stay in mid-March 2026 was absolutely fantastic from check-in to check-out. The staff was attentive and the hotel was beautiful. As Marriott Bonvoy members, we made a great decision in joining the Reef Club because the breakfasts were delicious and plentiful and the "happy hour" from 5-7 p.m. had good finger food options with an open bar and cold beer and beverages. Most importantly, my wife has Celiac Disease (autoimmune response to gluten) and the regular Reef Club staff provided gluten free bread, pastries, etc., for her. Snorkeling the outside of the coral reef right off the hotel beach was incredible as I saw trumpetfish, a large pufferfish, barracuda, filefish, parrotfish, and schools of coral tropical fish. We did swim with the turtles at Daaibooi Beach - we rented a car and drove to various beaches and Willemstad. I don't know how our vacation could have been any better.

Beautiful property and a great first impression at reception—I expected a great stay. Unfortunately, my experience quickly took a turn and left me feeling unsafe and unsettled. Shortly after checking into my room, I unpacked my belongings and headed to the beach. When I returned, I discovered that someone had entered my room in my absence, moved my bags and luggage, and removed all of my food items—including sealed items like cheese, salads, meat, power bars—as well as ice packs and medical head ice bags. This felt like a clear violation of privacy and personal space, especially as there were no “Do Not Disturb” or privacy signs provided for the room. It took six calls to reach the front desk—mostly unanswered or on hold—with no app support available. I was eventually told engineering had entered my room and should not have. While my items were returned, several sealed foods had been opened, and I had no way of knowing how long they had been left out in the heat or whether they were still safe to consume. Later that night, around 11:30 PM, someone attempted to enter my room again. At that point, I no longer felt secure in my room or confident that my privacy was being respected. I chose to leave the following morning. Most concerning was the lack of acknowledgment or apology regarding what occurred. The resort itself has clear potential, but entering a guest room without authorization, handling personal belongings, and the absence of timely communication are serious issues that need to be addressed. I hope management takes appropriate steps to ensure guest safety, privacy, and accountability moving forward.

Beach and pools (1 adult only) were really nice. Food was very good. Staff were lovely except for girl in the market. She would ignore the customers while she was doing other things or she’d take your order and make it and then start other things and leave you standing there waiting to pay. She probably should not be in hospitality business. My daughter’s room had no hot water (room 312) but the rest of the family did ( 5 other rooms). They said they’d fix it but they did not. Free coffee outside breakfast buffet was nice since we didn’t do the buffet.

I am debating between 3 and 4 stars because our first day was a series of irritating events, but our stay was better after that. First of all, the property is GORGEOUS. The beach area is super nice, however, by 11am all the chairs at the beach and pools are taken. They really need to put out more when the hotel is booked. Our check in experience was poor. The 2 front desk people we spoke with were very rude (and this was not our experience in Curaçao at all, it’s a very friendly country). We waited 4 hours for our room and were very disappointed. We had a garden view room (which is an upgrade from limited view) and our view was the employee parking lot. The bathroom was nice with good water pressure. The USB ports didn’t work so we only had 1 charging outlet. The gym is very nice & spacious, and always seemed to be full. My other biggest complaint was with the food service. We had a very expensive dinner the first night that was terrible. My husband couldn’t even eat his steak. It took 30 minutes to get our drinks, and our appetizer came out after the meals. For the cost of the food, we thought it was terrible. There’s also limited options after 5pm. I’m not sure what families do because dinner options are mainly sushi and high priced steaks. Luckily, a 10 minute walk away is Pirates Cove. It’s a beautiful cove with 3 beach front restaurants. If the property wasn’t so beautiful, I wouldn’t consider staying again. We would definitely return to Curaçao though!

Can’t say enough good about this resort, and I’m never the one to leave a review. Every single staff member encountered was over the top pleasant, and the room and property was pristine. The panoramic view from the front of the hotel is incredible, the pool is top-notch, all the restaurants are excellent, and the reef club is great if you have Bonvoy status. I’d specifically like to give Leonella, an attendant in the Reef Club, a shout out for making our children’s stay extra special.