Papagayo Beach Resort
Apartment hotel in Jan Thiel
1 queen bed, 2 single beds
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area
Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more
About this apartment hotel
Beach condo resort with outdoor pool, near Mambo Beach
Catch some rays at the nearby beach, pamper yourself at Papagayo Beach Resort's full-service spa, or spend the day at a casino.
Each condo has 2 bedrooms and offers free WiFi and an espresso maker. Guests can appreciate conveniences like a refrigerator and a microwave, and other amenities include a separate tub and shower and a TV.
Papagayo Beach Resort offers 80 accommodations with espresso makers and safes. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers are provided.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club.
Catch some rays at the nearby beach, pamper yourself at Papagayo Beach Resort's full-service spa, or spend the day at a casino.
Each condo has 2 bedrooms and offers free WiFi and an espresso maker. Guests can appreciate conveniences like a refrigerator and a microwave, and other amenities include a separate tub and shower and a TV.
Papagayo Beach Resort offers 80 accommodations with espresso makers and safes. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers are provided.
Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. In-room massages and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
Hot tub or spa
TV
Garden
Map of Jan Thiel
Available Rooms
Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Garden View
1 Queen • 2 Single • 1507 ft²
Sleeps 5
+
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Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Partial Ocean View
1 Queen • 2 Single • 1507 ft²
Sleeps 5
+
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Royal Suite, 4 Bedrooms, Private Pool
2 Queen • 4 Single • 1507 ft²
Sleeps 4
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Villa, 3 Bedrooms, Garden View
1 Queen • 4 Single
Sleeps 6
+
You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing
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Ratings and reviews
10.0 / 10.0
Amazing! Book it! Definitely a wow factor upon arrival. It is its own community with restaurants, gym and a supermarket. Rent a car and explore! Jan Thiel is just a minute walk away! We are definitely coming back!
2.0 / 10.0
I would never recommend this property. It did not look anything like the photos that were shown. There was no central AC and very hot if you weren’t in the bedrooms. The floors, walls, and doors were dirty. The pool looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in months. The ocean view is a very limited ocean view that can only been seen from one small section of the porch. If you do plan on staying here just know all of the pictures are from the VIP suites and you will not be staying in one anything close to that if you don’t pay for the VIP suite.
8.0 / 10.0
It was a nice long weekend.
5.0 / 10.0
The stay at the Papagayo villas is a comfort away from home. The villas are quiet and peaceful and have everything you could need during your stay. The salt water infinity pool at the hotel was also a great feature. Really love that you can share all of the hotel amenities.
5.0 / 10.0
Spacious apartment with everything you need. Loved hithe interior and the privacy .you have a whole bungalow for yourself. Loved having two bathrooms with two bedrooms. It was perfect
I travelled with my daughter and college roommate and it was a good area for them as they could walk to beach and supermarket
10.0 / 10.0
Very nice location, Villa was unique, private, we enjoyed our stay.
6.0 / 10.0
The bed Was not confortable and the Housed very dirty.
10.0 / 10.0
We had a great 6 days at the Papagayo resort. The villas were clean and and the beds extremely comfortable. The kitchen was convenient too as it allowed us to eat in and enjoy the resort. The pools and Jan Thiel beach were wonderful also.
5.0 / 10.0
Just Great vacation. Both the villa and Beach area
5.0 / 10.0
We loved our Villa! It had everything we needed for our family of 4. This property is located next to plenty of bars and restaurants and an easy drive to Willemstad. I don’t love to repeat vacation spots, but we might need to do this one again.
10.0 / 10.0
People were very accommodating and were patient with us. resort was very clean and very beautiful
8.0 / 10.0
Amazing staff at the Breakfast area, very attentive and always willing to assist. Many options available for breakfast, good location and lovely view from our villa. Great experience overall, will definitely go back!
6.0 / 10.0
Outdoor was nice. Gated property, manicured well. Inside was old dated and poorly furnished. Supplies were low and had request for soap and shampoo daily. Beach towels needed to exchange daily. Access to the beach was good. Restaurants and shopping was good. Easy access and parking by car. Just to wish the inside was furnished to meet a four star upscale residence. It was to 2-star at best.
4.0 / 10.0
It used to be a nice hotel villa but not anymore unfortunately.Lot of changes happened that I don’t want to mention.
4.0 / 10.0
The staff was fantastic, specially the girls that work in the check in and the villa was spacious and comfortable.
The only downside was the fact that there wasn’t air conditioning in the living room and the villa with ocean view wasn’t that close to the beach(around 10 minutes walking)
The location is fantastic , because there is a supermarket in the papagayo complex and there are fancy beach clubs around , including Papagayo beach Club
10.0 / 10.0
Little town around Papagayo, walkable distance and beautiful views, clean area, nice beaches and people are so friendly
6.0 / 10.0
The location in Jan Thiel was great. We could walk across the street to the beach or Beach Club, as well as multiple restaurants.
The villa itself was underwhelming. It seemed old and a little dirty, the doors didn’t work well so one of the bathroom doors kept slamming in the wind - I had to put a towel under it to keep it from slamming and waking me up.
It was really nice to open the doors to see the ocean view but there was no AC in the living spaces which made it a little uncomfortable at times. It would’ve been nice to have the option of turning it on at some point.
Overall, it was ok. Good location, villa wasn’t great. Won’t go back.
8.0 / 10.0
The resort is beautiful, and the villas are great. A little too big for just a couple, but it had a well equipped kitchen, comfortable bed and clean bathroom. Special thanks to Kimberly, who made our check-in early, fun and smooth. Our only complaint was that re-fills of coffee were with additional charge (You'd think that a resort this price would re-fill coffee for free).
10.0 / 10.0
We loved the porch area around the cabana. On site restaurant was very good. Staff was excellent and friendly. Swimming pool was a disappointment….cloudy and algae filled….not safe to swim in.
2.0 / 10.0
The two bedroom ocean view villa we booked is not anything like it shows on the website. So disappointing that we went to another resort.
10.0 / 10.0
Food, 10 restaurants around, beaches, friendly staff, cleaning, wether \ everything
5.0 / 10.0
Food, 10 restaurants around, beaches, friendly staff, cleaning, wether \ everything
4.0 / 10.0
Bad service
10.0 / 10.0
This is my favorite resort and my go to place to stay when visiting my family. The staff go above & beyond to make sure that your stay is as perfect as possible. My favorite part? The birds & lizards! Put a big bowl of water out and just watch what happens. The Specialty Restaurant is closed for renovations but the restaurants at the beach are equally as good. Already booked my 2022 villa!!
5.0 / 10.0
This is my second time staying in the villas at Papagayo. As always, it was an excellent stay. It is wonderful to have the privacy afforded by the villas, as well as being able to make your own food in the full kitchen. The one thing I would say could be improved was the mattresses on the beds felt like they could probably be replaced, they were not the most comfortable. But other than that it was, as always, a great experience.
8.0 / 10.0
We recently stayed at Papagayo resort (the villas, not the hotel) for the second time. It is a lovely, well-maintained property, a short walk to Jan Thiel beach and a small supermarket. If you're looking for a place to relax where you can hang out on a private patio and enjoy the island breezes, this is great!
4.0 / 10.0
We recently stayed at Papagayo resort (the villas, not the hotel) for the second time. It is a lovely, well-maintained property, a short walk to Jan Thiel beach and a small supermarket. If youre looking for a place to relax where you can hang out on a private patio and enjoy the island breezes, this is great!
1.5 / 10.0
We had come to Papagayo Resort one day for the beach and found it to be quite nice, so when I booked my second trip with girlfriends, we decided on a two bedroom villa at the resort. Unfortunately, I so wish we would have gone back to the place we stayed previously as the service, amenities and staff were not up to snuff. I would be giving them an even lower review, but the manager did eventually contact me during the stay and apologize and refund our resort fees.The resort pool and restaurant was under construction, but they still wanted to charge us an extra $360 for 2 people staying at the 2 bedroom villa. I kept asking - what does that additional charge include? $30/pp per day is a steep fee when all your amenities are actually under construction and not usable. One morning at 8AM a huge truck backed up into the yard and dumped sand for over 20 minutes, so loud it woke up everyone in the villa.When we arrived in the villa it was definitely more run-down than the pictures show, paint was chipping, the floor boards were scuffed. All the plugs were European - we called down to the front desk as the welcome packet did state that they had converters available for use - they were SO RUDE, they said, no, sorry they didnt have any and its 8PM so we couldnt find any anywhere. We ended up walking down to the Hotel to borrow some after three screaming matches with the rude concierge. Everyone just seems angry/annoyed that theyre working there and not polite at all.
3.0 / 10.0
We had come to Papagayo Resort one day for the beach and found it to be quite nice, so when I booked my second trip with girlfriends, we decided on a two bedroom villa at the resort. Unfortunately, I so wish we would have gone back to the place we stayed previously as the service, amenities and staff were not up to snuff.
I would be giving them an even lower review, but the manager did eventually contact me during the stay and apologize and refund our resort fees.
The resort pool and restaurant was under construction, but they still wanted to charge us an extra $360 for 2 people staying at the 2 bedroom villa. I kept asking - what does that additional charge include? $30/pp per day is a steep fee when all your amenities are actually under construction and not usable. One morning at 8AM a huge truck backed up into the yard and dumped sand for over 20 minutes, so loud it woke up everyone in the villa.
When we arrived in the villa it was definitely more run-down than the pictures show, paint was chipping, the floor boards were scuffed. All the plugs were European - we called down to the front desk as the welcome packet did state that they had converters available for use - they were SO RUDE, they said, no, sorry they didn't have any and it's 8PM so we couldn't find any anywhere. We ended up walking down to the Hotel to borrow some after three screaming matches with the rude concierge. Everyone just seems angry/annoyed that they're working there and not polite at all.
4.0 / 10.0
Really liked the overall beach experience, the supermarket nearby, the fantastic fitness centre, the fun design of the villa with sliding doors and the security. Was so not impressed with the Mothers Day brunch. Did not like the mosquitoes either. Overall positive experience. Thank you!
8.0 / 10.0
Really liked the overall beach experience, the supermarket nearby, the fantastic fitness centre, the fun design of the villa with sliding doors and the security.
Was so not impressed with the Mothers Day brunch. Did not like the mosquitoes either.
Overall positive experience. Thank you!
3.0 / 10.0
The property has a nice Infiniti beach close by to the hotel and always large availability of The papagoya beach resort with the villas is extremely outdated. The room walls are dirty, the sheets had stains, and there were always numerous amounts of tiny ants in the kitchen.
2.0 / 10.0
Open living room concept is terrible. Birds fly in when any of the doors are open, ants all over the places, no AC in the living good and terribly uncomfortable furniture makes it impossible to spend any time there. The porch is reall nice and the showers were great.
4.0 / 10.0
Important for non-European / non-Dutch visitors: Contrary to the rest of Curacao: there are only "Dutch" electricity plugs available in the villas, and no adapters at the reception area. So if you want to be able to use your electronic devises and charge your phone, you have to bring your own adapters.
2.0 / 10.0
The property is across the street from the beach, we had an ocean view room and barely saw any ocean, mostly just cars driving by. Living room area has no air conditioning and shutters instead of windows in living room and bathrooms. Only air conditioning is in the bedrooms. Lots of mosquitos, flies, ants and bugs all over. We were bitten up big time, even though we used bug spray and tried to keep all windows/doors closed. The beds are very hard. Cleaning lady came in one morning while we were sleeping, opened the door and proceeded to clean with my kids in the living room watching TV, this was very odd. When my husband asked her to come back later, she disregarded and continued to clean. Beach chairs that belong to this hotel are only by the Infifinity pool. The others you have to pay for. I did not enjoy the accommodations.
4.0 / 10.0
Loved the open air walls and the huge wraparound porch
3.0 / 10.0
The resort is very different from the hotel. The property is big, near the beach, and has almost everything you need. The resort was simply appointed. It was not comfortable though as there is no AC in the living room and the mattress and pillow were both hard. The towels, both bath and beach, were very used and should be replaced. Housekeeping was stingy with the towels too. Reception was nice but slow, on island time. While the bungalows are nice for groups I would try a different place on my next visit.
5.0 / 10.0
Just returned from a week in a villa at Papagayo Beach Resort and can’t wait to go back. Our villa was very comfortable (it has a huge veranda to enjoy those island breezes) and the two-bedroom, two-bathroom and kitchen setup suited us me and my husband, and my senior-aged parents) perfectly.
The cleaning staff are great, coming every day and mopping the floors every other day. The resort staff were helpful and friendly. Papagayo is close to a well-stocked Dutch supermarket, very handy for groceries, and the the resort is a short walk from the beach. There is also a sushi place (Kyoto) we enjoyed, beside the supermarket!
1.0 / 10.0
We had a villa that was supposed to be "ocean view",(133) which was not!!! it was all behind other villas and could see only through the trees (see pictures) ... we could see that there bunch of others offered as "ocean view" that were supposed to be over a hill... all obstructed !! The stuff was rude, did understand well either English or Spanish, and just decided to ignore our requests. I wanted an ocean view for a romantic weekend, so I paid double the price of the garden view. The air condition was insufficient for any of the two rooms, and the rest of the areas simply don't have any, so no romantic weekend also because all was a single sauna.
0.5 / 10.0
We had a villa that was supposed to be ocean view,(133) which was not!!! it was all behind other villas and could see only through the trees (see pictures) ... we could see that there bunch of others offered as ocean view that were supposed to be over a hill... all obstructed !! The stuff was rude, did understand well either English or Spanish, and just decided to ignore our requests. I wanted an ocean view for a romantic weekend, so I paid double the price of the garden view. The air condition was insufficient for any of the two rooms, and the rest of the areas simply dont have any, so no romantic weekend also because all was a single sauna.
FAQs
How much does this apartment hotel cost compared to others in Jan Thiel?
The average price for a rental in Jan Thiel is $246 per night. This rental is $390 above the average.
Is parking included with this apartment hotel?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Papagayo Beach Resort. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this apartment hotel?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Papagayo Beach Resort. Enjoy the water!
Is Papagayo Beach Resort pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this apartment hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Papagayo Beach Resort?
We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.
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