The Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino is located on a private beach on Piscadera Bay, on the island of the Curacao, world renown for its white sand beaches and extraordinary coral reefs. Located across the street from the Curacao International Trade Center, this resort offers a green oasis three miles north of Willemstad, Curacao's capital city. With colonial architecture and a beautiful harbor entry, Willemstad has been made a UNESCO world heritage site. The city also is a popular tourist destination and is home to several casinos. Other attractions near the Marriott resort are the Museum Kurá Hulanda, the floating market, Christoffel National Park and the Amstel Brewery.
With six oceanfront acres, the Marriott resort offers 247 extra large guestrooms in a Dutch colonial style building facing the ocean. Rooms include balconies or ground floor patios, all furnished with chairs and cocktail tables. Guestrooms are decorated with sheer white drapes, gold and red carpeting and yellow walls. Amenities include high speed Internet access, satellite TV, air conditioning, and compact refrigerators. The hotel's central courtyard has a free form pool and a children's pool. Two other courtyards contain cross shaped, 20 person spa tubs in wooden pavilions with shade lounge chairs on surrounding decks.
The Curaçao Marriott offers the spectacular 5,000 square foot Emerald Casino open from early afternoon to 3:30 am. The resort also includes a health club with sauna, steam rooms, and spa services such as massage, reflexology and body wraps. An on site water sports center rents kayaks, personal watercraft, and small sailboats, and offers snorkeling and diving trips.
The Marriott resort provides various dining and entertainment venues including the Seabreeze Beach Bar & Grill; Portofino, featuring Italian food for dinner daily; Palm Café, with a Caribbean beach buffet and Saturday night beach barbeque; the Voila Delicatessen; and the Emerald Lounge, a cocktail lounge with plasma televisions and dance floor.
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