A hidden gem on a beautiful island

We recently traveled to Curacao and stayed at the Sunscape all inclusive resort. We were pleasantly surprised at the beautiful island and the resort amenities. The resort was very welcoming and eager to please the visitors. Upon checkin with Danielle, which was efficient and quick, we were able to upgrade our room for a very reasonable and discounted price. The room was very clean and large overlooking the ocean and resort. The restaurants were good. Food was good, especially at the Italian and  [... read more]steak house. The buffet offered a good variety at all meals, however, the service was not consistent. The resort offers many activities for children and adults. The pools are clean and well maintained. Drinks at the bars were very good. The beach and ocean are very nice. Overall, we were very pleased with the entire experience and would highly recommend the resort. It is a great deal for the price. We will definitely be returning next year.

Best resort ever!

This is the nicest resort we have ever stayed at in 20 years.the beach is beautiful ,the staff were friendly and helpful. The foods was very good especially in the a la carte restaurants. We had a lovely time and can't wait to go back.The rep we had was wonderful..so knowledgeable and helpful.

Beautiful vacation

Sunscape Curacao Resort was very nice and all staff are very friendly and helpful. Beautiful hotel grounds, beach. The only thing is we were travelling with our 1.5 year old son and there weren't any kid friendly pools for him to play in. Also we had asked to have his dinner to come out before all of ours and it wouldn't and he was hungry or would be soo tired fall asleep without dinner. I thought I read this was supposed to be a family friendly resort. Everything else was great! Very relaxing f [... read more]amily vacation.

Relaxation Plus!

The grounds were kept in immaculate shape. While there were a lot of guests at this resort, it never seemed crowded. The service was excellent. Our Sunscape representatives were more than willing to help out and find answers for our questions. The only drawback was the buffet restaurant which tended to have a lot of selection but most of it was greasy food. I love salads and it was very difficult to find salads. I would recommend taking water shoes as it was difficult getting into and out of the [... read more] water due to coral pieces.

Fantastic!

We travelled as a group of 11. Ages 12 to 50. We had a wonderful time. Food was great. Rooms clean, and beds very comfy. Entertainment staff were amazing! snorkelling off beach was perfect. The island is small and very safe for touring. I would definitely go back to the Sunscape in Curacao.

A resort that is in need of an upgrade

Although the resort was neat and clean the rooms were very dated and unacceptable to me. The rooms were very musty smelling and I had to ask for a change in room which the resort did provide to me in the newer section of the resort.

Beautiful country, Sunscape good/average

The resort grounds are absolutely beautiful thanks to the amazing grounds people. The beach rocky but water and break-water wall is fantastic for swimming and snorkeling. Food OK - fish fantastic, staff friendly for the most part, some are absolutely miserable. Entertainment staff seem to all be apprentices and a bit unsure what to do but willing to get you motivated and try to make your vacation fun. Bed comfortable, room absolutely perfect for what we needed. Coffee-makers not in our room but  [... read more]there was plenty of coffee at the coffee bar! Punda very cool! Queen Emma pontoon bridge neat to see. Place Bieu a fantastic place for lunch for a true Curacao home cooked meal - Iguana soup available. All in all a great vacation at a nice resort! Sunwing flight attendants not very nice on the trip to Curacao (flight back better), seem to just be interested in getting their job done by the schedule and don't care about the people they are actually supposed to be serving!

Mr. Doug MANTO

Nice room, clean grounds. Nice variety of restaurants. Beef found to be tough, sand bugs biteting the legs is a problem (unknown if anything can be done about them ) Polite and helpful staff. Excelent weather.

Great resort on a wonderful island paradise!

Curacao is a fantastic island with lots to do and see. The location of the resort made it easy to explore as it is close to the picturesque town of Willemstad and there is a free shuttle twice per day each way. The resort itself is being upgraded and the Royal Tower is the most modern but we stayed in an older section that was rather dated but was clean with a nice view. There are lots of activities on the resort with a calm lagoon separated from rougher seas by a long reef that has amazing snor [... read more]keling, especially on the sea side if you are a good swimmer. There are many dive locations around the island with excursions run from the hotel dock. The food was abundant with lots of variety and quite good. Only disappointment was the Japanese restaurant. No sushi just the teppanaki grill style but the chefs were entertaining. The buffet has lots of variety and there are 4 other restaurants. Great variety at the bars and most of the staff are very friendly and eager to please. It is worth taking advantage of tours to see other parts of the island or renting a car to do the same. We did 3 site-seeing trips with Sunwing guide Danielle who was excellent and very knowledgeable about Curacao. Love the party bus night out on the town! All and all it was a great vacation.

Tired

The hotel was a disappointment as it was like a best western, tired, but clean. The staff was wonderful and friendly, had the best beach on island, had best snorkeling. The food was horrid. The ala-carte restaurants were not worth the time. We spent over half of the time eating off the premises.

Beach vacation ruined

Thank you very much for your follow up regarding our trip. We did some scuba diving, which was awesome; as well we spent a day in Williamstad. For the most part, we had a good time, mainly due to the mostly excellent service and friendly staff. There were however, a few disappointments. 1. Beach - not sure if you were aware, but it was under construction for 5 of the 7 days we were there and that was because they did not work on Sunday's. Given that was our travel days we did not get a chance to [... read more] enjoy the beach at all. They were trucking in sand and regrading beach. The noise from the heavy equipment was unbearable. It was like being in the middle of a construction site in downtown Toronto! If we had known, we would have gone somewhere else. 2. Snorkelling at the resort and water sport activities such kayaking, canoeing, etc. - not only was the beach being dugout, they were dredging the protected/lagoon area and repairing the breakwall. Therefore the water was so murky one could not see anything while snorkelling. Also, as a result of the dredging, non-motorized water sports were very limited as you would have to stay away from the extreme large machineries. If it hadn't been for the friendly staff, our rating would be "zero"! We would recommend this resort since the beach construction is now done. What we are asking is for reimbursement of 2 of the 7 days per person for the beach and lagoon areas not being available. We believe this is a fair request as we did enjoyed the rest of the resort.

Only the weather was amazing

The resort is small, the beach is small and full of coral shells, personal friendly but lazy , some of the rooms with cracks on the walls, not fancy food but enough. I rate this resort 2.5 stars. The weather was great

Great vacation!

Great overall resort! Excellent location and service! We bought the deluxe king size room with ocean view which resulted in an upgrade to the Preferred Member's Club area. Room was excellent, very clean! Very good a la carte restaurants however they do not take reservations and work on a first come first serve basis which can sometime result in long waiting times. Location of the resort is 6 km from downtown Willemstaed which was a huge plus for us. The town is charming and has a unique characte [... read more]r - we haven't seen anything similar in the Caribbean. The island is very safe, a pleasure to walk around outside the resort... Highly recommended!

I really enjoyed Sunscape with a few exeptions

Not much on the dessert table at the buffet, it was pretty much the same all the time including the food, the alacarte's were good with the exception of the staff at the Oceana, but the food was good, the drink's were watered down, overall the staff at the front desk and most in the buffet were excellent, they changed our room when I told them that my wife didn't want to stay on the main floor, the bar in the lobby had great drink's if that's what you wanted, overall we had a great time and woul [... read more]d consider going back. wish I was still there

Good times in Curacao

All of the staff were really nice. Room was clean and adequate to our needs. Food was excellent in the seafood restaurant. The beach was beautiful and the entertainment really added fun. It is close to an excellent sea life park and has bus access to Willemstad

Service

Too slow serving coffee at breakfast time. Should have had the same waitress every day so we could have tipped her got picked up for the airport at 5.30 AM There should have been at least a coffee and a muffin for us.

One of our best vacations ever!

We go away at least once a year and absolutely loved the Sunscape. It was smaller and more personal then some of the really big resorts people typically go to. The food and staff were wonderful! A very unique resort and island. Would go back again!

Amazing beach, hotel a little dated but still real

Don't believe all the bad reviews. I was very happy with our choice to stay at Sunscape but then we don't have unreasonable expectations. Was this the best all-inclusive we've ever stayed at? No, but it was still really good. Personally I think people have expectations that are too high which is why they give bad reviews. Life on an island is just different than life in North America - it's a slower pace and yes, at times, it is disorganized but hey you're on vacation :) In short: Pros: - pheno [... read more]menal snorkelling - amazing beach which is huge for the size of the hotel and no beach vendors - very friendly staff - very secure - no wristbands - loved that - no towel cards - loungers always available - liquor not watered down - no reservations for the restaurants (could be a pro or con depending on how you look at it) - quick and easy check out Cons: - check in can be a bit chaotic since most people arrive by shuttle bus from the airport with a large group of people - service at the buffet is spotty - some rooms are kind of dated - no business centre - you have to take the premium upgrade or buy an internet card to get wi-fi/internet access - no reservations for the restaurants (could be a pro or con depending on how you look at it)

Excellent resort

Travelled as a couple in April of 2014. Awesome resort, great food, friendly staff. Snorkelling right off the beach. Swim beyond the barrier to see great fire coral. Japanese restaurant very good. Lots of fish and coral to see.