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Kaya Proud #9, Kralendijk 1111, Bonaire
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Tropicana Apartments
4.5 of 5 stars 49 Reviews
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vancouver
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Wonderful place to call home in Bonaire :)”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011

I stayed at Bonaire Fun Apartments ( the sister property also owned by Roland and Irene) last year & loved it! This year I went with my sister & Roland and Irene recommended I stay in the Tropicana as it was larger and we could easily have two beds in the bedroom. They apartment had everything one could want.We love having the kitchen & the lovely outside seating area where we enjoyed more than a few bottles of wine :) The apartment was clean, spacious & much nicer than any hotel room! Roland and Irene are excellent hosts & Irene was kind enough to join us on our snorkle trip on the Woodwind. We had a wonderful time & they made us feel very welcome and very at home. I would never stay anywhere else when i go to Bonaire! If you are looking for clean, friendly & the best hosts ever, this is the place for you! We even inherited a local cat who came to hang out with us , man was he ever cute! So if you go and stay in the first apartment, look for the orange/ siamese mix cat.. We named him Chimi and we miss him!!!
We can't wait to go back and stay with Irene and Roland again. Wonderful!

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  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Excellent economical place for divers - I will be back”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 July 2011
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Irene and Roland are excellent hosts - they own the Tropicana (which I stayed at), Bonaire Fun and the Dive Hut - all really close to each other. Excellent economical place for divers - they will sort out a package that includes unlimited diving and a truck. (Currently just take cash and travellers checks - so double check before you go to see if they take credit cards yet). Not luxury, but very clean and comfortable. An excellent choice for divers who want the freedom of shore diving all day and don't need the resort amenities or boat dives of things like Buddys, Capt Don's or Divi on the water (which you pay a premium for) - of course you always have the choice to pay for a boat dive at WannaDive as well over to Klein should you wish. Irene and Roland now also host the WannaDive BBQ on Thursday nights at the Dive Hut....free rum punch from 5:30-6:30 and all you can eat BBQ from 7pm - all for $15 - most excellent ! A freiendly bunch of people and always seem to be freindly guests who stay there as well !

I certainly recommend this place and I will be definately be back.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Staten Island, New York
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Solid base for autonomous dive vacation”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2011

Tropicana (and the nearby sister property Bonaire Fun) are clean, well-maintained, and reasonably priced bases of operation for a fantastic dive trip.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“been meaning to write this review for ages! Definatley a great place to stay and very lovely hosts...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2011

We stayed at the apartments and of course dived dived dived...... great diving and great location. Quiet enough that you are not kept awake but within walking distance of resturants etc... in town. The hosts are lovely and welcoming and have mix just right, there if you need them and leave you to it if you don't! :) We enjoyed thier company and welcomed our chats and even a shared beer or two. Thanks for looking after us Roland and Irene!

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Lichfield, United Kingdom
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Excellent, Well Located”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2011

We stayed at the Tropicana Apartments after reading about them on tripadvisor previously. We were very happy to have stayed here.

Our initial booking was handled very professionally, an Roland arranged for a driver to pick us up from the airport in the middle of the night. A very nice touch was the chilled water, soft drinks and a couple of cold beers waiting in the fridge on our arrival. Just what we needed after the long flight from Birmingham via Amsterdam.

The accommodation is located centrally , with easy access to both Kralendijk as well as all of the west coast diving locations and places such as Captain Don's Habitat for sundown cocktails.

Each apartment has a small patio area for catching the breezes, the kitchen is fully functional and the fan and A/C are effective in bringing temperatures into the comfort zone rapidly.

We booked an accom/truck/dive package and it was excellent value. Both the truck rental company and associated dive shop were perfect.

Highly recommended, we will most definitely be back.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Kaya Proud #9, Kralendijk 1111, Bonaire
Price range (per night):* INR2,118 - 4,681

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