It doesn’t look like much for the outside, but Den Laman is great, and we were very pleased with our stay. Our room had sort of a side-ways view of the water from the living room, and small deck off the bedroom that we used to dry out of diving gear. The apartment was HUGE (at least to our Manhattan standards) and we appreciated the beautiful kitchen equipped with stainless utilities. The place is new and clean and the help in the office was excellent. The dive shop on site, Bonaire Dive and Adventure, was good for us. Dianne oversaw my open water dives for certification and she was excellent – thorough and patient. Rental prices were high though…we wound up buying some of own equipment down there (fins, wetsuit) because the 10-day rental cost was about ¾ the cost of purchasing. Diving the Bari Reef, just off Den Laman’s dock, is fantastic. We saw eels, octopus, eagle rays and lots of fish right there. The Reef restaurant (actually a separate business from Den Laman) was hit or miss. I didn’t care for the breakfast and the fajitas were greasy, but the fresh fish for lunch was excellent. (For excellent Bonaire dining try Bistro de Paris, Wil’s and Cappricos) We paid 198/night for our one-bedroom, and got one night free. This was the high season; you might be able to do better. I poked my head into a studio apartment as well. It was spacious and equally clean, but without a view. Still, for $100 a night – I believe that’s the cost – it would be an excellent value. I would stay away from the ground-floor units: seems to me they would be noisy because everyone walks by them all day. If I could change two things about Den Laman I would add a shower curtain in the bathroom (the floor floods horribly without one) and I’d add a few lounge chairs outside near the water to hang out and read. Overall, we were very happy with Den Laman and would definitely return. One more note: bring bug spray. With the mosquitoes on the island, you’ll want it! We don’t like DEET, and had difficulty finding any natural options on the island.

These condos are clean, very well furnished and maintained. There are in a pleasant location. As for the rates, well for what is essentially a full self catering flat, you can't beat them on the island.

The kitchen was fully kitted - full sized appliances and sparkling clean. It was a doddle to cook and clean when the fancy struck.

The furniture was great for watching the telly and realxing in the evening. The bed was firm and quite new.

The only complaint (and I do mean the only) is that the shower basin in the studio is just a touch too small and keeping water from getting to the bathroom floor was a bit of a challenge.

I predict we will stay here many times again and we are fully looking forward to it.

Wondeful place to stay if you are going to Bonaire. The restaurant downstairs is superb. Sandy (from Charleston, SC) offers all the comforts of home- southern hospitality and SWEET TEA!!!! This property is right on the water with wonderful snorkeling and of course SCUBA. You can't ask for anything more.

Nice condos. Two years old with modern appliances and good satelite tv. The only bad thing is that the studios face the parking lot and on the balconey you hear the compressor from the dive operation constantly.

The dive operation (Bonair dive and adventure) is very poor. They did not have enough weights. Their hours are short (8:30 -4:30) if you are lucky. They were often unavailable. They often did not change
the water in the rinse tanks. Were generally unfriendly.