Ocean Garden is a great place to stay and a far cry from a hotel room. The condo is as advertised and in a great location right next to the Sea Aquarium and Lions Dive Resort. It is a spacious 2 bedroom condo (although we only used one of the bedrooms) with comfortable living space, great kitchen and a comfortable bed. The highlight, however, is the great patio to enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning, a glass of wine in the evening and any meals you want to cook at home. Although not a direct ocean view, it is as close as it gets sitting right on the channel watching the sunset. The condo has all the amenities, including beach towels, sun hats and coolers as well as a fully stocked kitchen. If you plan on cooking, be prepared to pick up amenities such as foil, spices, oil, coffee filters, etc. as those are sadly missing from the previous guests.

When we made reservations at Ocean Garden, Marcia was an immediate resource for information from car rentals, diving locations, grocery stores and more. Her information was spot on and very helpful. Jan met us at the condo and showed us to the local mini- market for picking up immediate provisions.

Our trip to Curacao was intended as a dive trip and we couldn't have been in a better location. 50 yards from the front door was a dive shop for local reef diving, boat diving or renting tanks for shore diving. The dive shop, Ocean Encounters, was great! We were less than 5km from Willemstad to visit the downtown area, local restaurants and the floating market.

We would not hesitate to recommend Ocean Gardens to anyone visiting Curacao.