Hi 👋 Thank you for the video. Loved it. My husband and I are flying from Milwaukee to Aruba, then taking Divi Divi to curacao next month. I'm wondering do you know if we need to apply for the ED card for both islands??
Sounds exciting! & Yes you will need to apply for the ED card for both Aruba and Curacao as immigration will require it upon entry to each individual island. Hope this helps and enjoy your trip!
Wow! I had no idea the food was that pricey in Simpson Bay! I usually stay in Maho Bay on the Dutch side or Orient Bay on the French side, and the food is nowhere near those prices! Lolo's is a must!! Good content!
Agreed! Some of the restaurants were a bit pricey, next time we visit we plan on staying in Grand Case or Marigot and trying more restaurants on the French side. Thank you for the feedback and watching, greatly appreciated!
We paid $360.14 for our rental car through National for 6 days. Assuming you meant pool instead of "pods" I believe its open all year round as most resorts typically are but not 100% sure. Hope that helps
@@thelovestravel thanks for your quick response. I did really meant the pods as you were showing near the end of your video. 360$ usd for the car rental I’m assuming ??? Would you recommend this hotel ???
@@marcomillette4012 Sorry totally forgot about them, the pods/ beach villas I'm not sure they were still in construction so pricing wasn't available yet when we was there. & correct $360 USD for the rental car We wouldn't recommend this resort, just too many issues we've been to over 20+ resorts in the caribbean islands over the years and by far this was the worst! Its not letting me tag you in our comment explaining our issues here but its the pinned comment on this video
I believe so cause we still seen marked taxis at night, but not 100% sure. Our Airbnb happen to be across the street from all the main clubs on the Dutch side so we just walked to them vs driving/ taxis
Hi guys, I am from Curacao and there is a lot more to do on the island. Next time you are visiting Curacao, you have to visit Mambo Beach, Zanzi Beach, and Curacao Sea Aquarium, and you can also do Kite surfing @ Sint Joris Bay. You can book a trip to Little Curacao with The Mermaid.
Thank you! We definitely can’t wait to get back and have to visit some of those places that you’ve mentioned. We did visit Mambo Beach while we were there it just wasn’t on video, but everywhere else we’ll have to go. Is there any food spots or restaurants that you’d personally recommend visiting for authentic local food?
Well the video is almost perfect. about no using a card to get gas for the car is new to me , because it has been always like this. you can use youre credit or visa card even pre-paid visa card to get gas at the pomp stations.
We’re just speaking from our personal experience when we visited we went to several gas stations (roughly 6 in total) on the island and was not able to use our credit or debit cards and specifically was told by the gas station owners/ employees that it was cash only (National car rental told us as well when picking up our rental car take out cash for gas) if that information is incorrect thanks for informing us & the viewers but again this video is based off our personal experience
@@thelovestravel Wow this is new for me, I'm not saying you are lying but 6 gas station, its not about you guys, but i will contact one of the biggest journalist on the island with this, because Curacao is going on the wrong direction with tourists, this is not okay and it has to be public......we always use more cards to pay with than cash on the island, everyone on the island must have a bank card now a days because there are somethings happening that we preferred not to have cash on us or using a lot of cash. Thank you for the feedback. I really enjoy the video. ❤
That’s interesting to hear, unfortunately it was a conversation after visiting a few gas stations we did question if we was told that information “because we clearly were tourists” as we’ve experienced locals trying to get over on us or overcharging, being tourist on several islands in the Caribbean but we didn’t get that feeling in Curaçao since all the locals were extremely welcoming and friendly, so would hope that isn’t the case, ultimately we love Curaçao and would come back in the quickness
We used National at the CUR airport (we normally only use National/ Alamo or Enterprise in the islands, they’re all owned by the same company as well if you didn’t know)
We actually was suppose to visit Anguilla but our ferry was cancelled due to weather, next time we visit we’ll definitely visit St Barths & Anguilla, we even heard Saba as well (if you’ve took a day trip there?)
Did you feel the French side was safe? I am a black woman from the US and will be traveling solo for my bday. Also would you recommend renting a car? and was parking hard to find near the beaches and restaurants? and what about gas? Thank you!!!! Y'all are so cute together.
Yes we felt safe on the French side, minus its big attractions it’s definitely less touristy on that side and can feel intimidating as some areas are rough (keep mind that side is still recovering from the hurricane) but again we felt totally safe and all the locals we encountered were friendly for the most part. I believe you should be safe, just the obvious be aware of your surroundings/ people being/ time of day etc, as a single female. We always get a rental car if permits and if the country is generally safe/ drive-able so would strongly recommend in general and also because your a solo female vs keep constantly getting in taxi’s by yourself (though they are considered safe there and publicly marked) parking wasn’t a problem on island, nor was gas as much as we explored throughout all of our videos we didn’t have to get gas once only when returning the rental Hope this helps & thanks!!
Seems like traveling Solo is the Thing to do 😅, I was solo in May and enjoyed myself. Going back again next year to do some Touring. Went to Orient and Maho Beaches. People were kind. 3:41
@@stellomaticgroove5256 glad to hear your trip was amazing!! Agreed, definitely alot of history there and so much to explore, we can’t wait to go back ourselves lol
Even with still recovering from the hurricane, we definitely can say the French side felt more true and maintained its culture which we loved vs the Dutch side which felt "americanized" at times (had an amazing time still on that side as well)
Of course! Next time we visit we most likely would do an Airbnb due to how adventurous Curaçao is (possibly a resort in mambo beach as we’ve heard they have some nice luxury resort/ villas)
Depending on where your flying from, Saturdays & Thursday are typically the cheapest days to fly, I’d try to book on one of those days and try to book 2-5 month earlier if possible (Curaçao specifically can be expensive for flights we paid $876 USD total for our flights here leaving on a Saturday and returning Thursday)
Enjoy your trip! & Thanks your watching! Our favorite beaches was Daaibooi & Cas Abao, if you have a rental car when you’re visiting the north/west side of the island has the best beaches you can’t go wrong with any of them in our opinion (they are a bit away from all of the tourist attractions & city Willemstad so just be prepared for the road conditions they aren’t the best)
Definitely agree from our travel experiences over the years! & Majority of the destinations that "we've been told to avoid due to safety from America" has been the complete opposite, very safe & very welcoming from the locals in our opinion.
Yes we normally use Generali Global depending on the trip (around $210 per person every time we’ve used it on a trip) luckily we’ve never had any issues while traveling abroad over the years so can’t say how their customer service/ or claims process is Quick tip though if your staying in a Airbnb when you go or for future reference traveling out the country, purchase the travel insurance through Airbnb (depending on the coverage limits you need) it’s a lot cheaper than doing it directly, around $30/40 dollars per person and it’s still underwritten by Generali Global
Thanks for the great feedback! Husband and I will be there beginning of June and will be renting a car. How’s the parking? Is it easy to find parking spaces, do they have parking lots in the main attraction area etc? Also, do you have to pay for parking? Just trying to be throughly prepared! Thx
Thanks for watching! Honestly finding parking wasn't bad there's a lot of public parking lots & street parking available near most main attractions, only places on the island that we really seen parking wasn't great was in Phillipsburg & Maho Beach but that is the #1 tourist attraction there so its understandable (we went to both early before 10 AM to bypass the tourist crowds and had no problem finding parking) & no where on the island did we have to pay for parking or have trouble. (Just a tip since you'll have a rental car, if you plan to explore the entire island be sure to bring cash as having cash or finding a atm that actually had the cash available in it was more of a problem for us than parking) Hope this helps!
My lady and I just arrived back from that beautiful island and its neighboring islands of Anguilla and Saint Barths. Soooo amazing. I'll be uploading the first video this weekend.
