The Kontiki

Great location and view but not a luxury hotel. The beach is beautiful, warm, and quiet. The rooms are spacious and connect to stunning salt water pools. The beach massage station overlooks the water, and you can have dinner overlooking the dock every night. It is gorgeous, but the problem is everything looks run down. The beach chairs have mold and nobody seems to clean them. We got to the beach at 10 am, and every chair was covered in sand and trash surrounded the chairs presumably from the night before. The flags are torn and faded. Our credit cards only worked on half of the machines for no known reason. The front desk workers are fantastic and knowledgeable, but the rest of the service staff seem to hate their jobs. As a 2 person group, we never had a meal shorter than 2 hours. You constantly watch groups of 4-5 people standing around talking. Most of the time when I made eye contact with servers they would just look away. Every time we sat for a meal we waited 10-15 minutes before even getting glasses of water. We reserved private cabanas every day (due to the dirty chairs), and after they first bring over your water and fruit, they never come back. We stayed for 6 hours at the beach one day and had 2 drinks. Both times we had to go to the bar and ask so we stopped asking. We would have spent much more money if people offered us food and drinks. It’s genuinely infuriating. The prices are slightly high but not completely unreasonable. It’s overall a fine hotel but NOT a luxury experience.

I visited the Kontiki Resort on January 10-13 for my birthday. The resort grounds were spotless and well-kept and the room was absolutely gorgeous. The food was generally good and the prices were reasonable. However, I had a few issues that took away a star from my rating: • I requested balloons and room decorations for my birthday but they didn’t arrive as planned. • The shower in my room took a while to heat up. • The door on my room was difficult to open and close. • The service at the restaurants and beach club was a bit slow. • One night, the crew was outside replacing all the cabanas on the beach so we heard loud talking and banging all night. Despite these minor inconveniences, the hotel is in a great location and offers a pleasant stay. I would definitely stay here again in the future. Oh and the music didn’t bother me at night.

We had an absolutely wonderful stay at the Kontiki in Curaçao. It was quiet, peaceful, and exactly the relaxed vibe we were hoping for. Being just steps from the beach was incredible, and we loved that everything we needed—restaurants, little shops, and beach spots—was within easy walking distance. The shuttle to the grocery store was a huge bonus and made our stay even more convenient. Most of all, the staff truly went above and beyond. Everyone was so kind, welcoming, and genuinely happy to help—always with a smile. We fell in love with Curaçao during this stay and can’t wait to return. I would highly recommend the Kontiki to anyone looking for a peaceful, well-located place with exceptional service.