The Hottest Vacation Destination You Haven’t Heard of…Yet

If you want to experience the Caribbean the way it was before mass tourism you’re in luck. The tiny island of Bonaire and the luxurious boutique resort, Harbour Village Beach Club offer much for discerning travelers dreaming of something new.

Harbour Village Beach Club has an ideal location on a four-acre private peninsula on Bonaire to explore the Top 10 reasons the resort and Bonaire are the in-the-know travelers’ destination of choice in the Caribbean.

1. World Class Diving-Boasting the oldest marine reserve in the world and over 340 species of fish, Bonaire is an underwater paradise. The island was designated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as having the healthiest reefs in the Caribbean. For 19 consecutive years Bonaire was honored as the top Shore Diving destination in the Caribbean/Atlantic in Scuba Diving magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Harbour Village Beach Club offers a multitude of dive classes and snorkel trips for guests.
2. Underwater Accessibility- Harbour Village Beach Club makes it easy for anyone to go under the sea with its unique underwater viewing cameras. The cameras open the ocean to everyone, not just divers and snorkelers.
3. No Hurricanes-One of the problems of traveling to many Caribbean islands is that a hurricane can easily derail your trip. Bonaire lies outside the hurricane zone and enjoys stellar weather year-round.
4. Private Beach-Guests of the Harbour Village Beach Club have access to its private beach, the only such beach on the island. Guests can snorkel or dive right from shore to explore the house reef, a dive wreck, or nearby dive site.
5. Unspoiled Beauty-Thanks to flying under the radar, Bonaire retains its natural beauty and affords travelers privacy, seclusion, and off-the-grid adventures.
6. Flamingo Central-Bonaire is home to over 10,000 pink flamingos. It’s one of four breeding sites for the Caribbean Flamingo and the island boasts a flamingo sanctuary.
7. Windsurfing-Bonaire is one of the premiere locations in the world for windsurfing. Jibe City is the hub for beginners and pros alike.
8. European Vibe-As a municipality of the Netherlands, Bonaire has a distinctly cosmopolitan vibe and European flair.
9. Food Scene-For a small island, Bonaire has a big food scene. Sample Mediterranean cuisine at Sebastian’s, try the local specialty Iguana Soup at Karel’s Beach Bar or dine seaside at Harbour Village Beach Club’s Spanish inspired La Balandra Restaurant.
10. Direct Flights-It’s easy to get to Bonaire with a direct flight from Newark, Houston, Atlanta or Miami.

For more information on Bonaire and Harbour Village Beach Club, visit the luxury hotel’s website at harbourvillage.com, email reservations@harbourvillage.com, or call 1-800-424-0004.

About Harbour Village Beach Club

Harbour Village Beach Club is located within an exclusive beachfront enclave on the unspoiled Caribbean island of Bonaire. Its well-appointed guest suites are nestled amid lush tropical gardens, just steps from its private, white-sand beach, and feature opulent décor and thoughtful details like secluded lanais. Amenities include a First Class 5 Star PADI Instructor Development Center offering onsite scuba classes and certification and a picturesque, 64-slip marina.  The resort is also home to the acclaimed La Balandra restaurant, designed after an antique Spanish ship and giving the feeling of sailing with its dining deck located on a jetty extending out to sea, as well as a full-service spa offering professional reflexology, aromatherapy, therapeutic and relaxing couple’s massage.  Harbour Village Beach Club was named Bonaire’s Leading Hotel for 16 years.

About Bonaire

Located eighty-six miles east of Aruba, the island of Bonaire offers year-round sunshine, low annual rainfall, and has been designated as having the most pristine coral reef environment and most species of fish in the Caribbean by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. The Reef Environmental Education Foundation lists eight out of almost 90 of Bonaire’s dive sites in their top 10 in terms of species richness in the Caribbean — abundant underwater life includes more than 300 species of tropical fish and over 120 different types of coral. The island was recently voted #1 in the Caribbean & Atlantic by readers of Scuba Diving magazine in categories that include Best Shore Diving (Snorkeling); Best Beginner Diving; Best Macro Diving; Best Advanced Diving, and Best Underwater Photography. Bonaire is able to maintain this environment and receive awards for diving year after year because its surrounding waters have been protected as the Bonaire National Marine Park for over 30 years.