Beautiful Oceanfront Apartment, juste sur l'eau SPÉCIAL ÉTÉ 2017

This is a lovely spot away from the noise and bustle of Kralendijk. A ladder takes you from the deck directly to the sea for swimming, snorkling or diving. Unit is not new but kept in good repair. Kitchen is well equipped for self catering. We would go back!

The property was in excellent shape and the caretakers were very helpful and readily available. The only difficulty, if there were one, was the Belmar Diving Center next door, which, at times, was a bit noisy. But as divers, it was more of a benefit to us than a liability. Also, some of the cookware was not in the best shape, though we added a new Teflon frying pan to the collection.

P.S. We'd be interested in rental availability next year in the Crown Ridge waterfront houses.

I’d give the caretakers a 10 if I could, the house itself inside is still a 5 (everything you need is there and works and is great) but since they sold the upstairs apartment I would give sharing the deck a 0... if I knew the deck was shared space and we’d loose our privacy for an entire week of our two week stay I would have never rented casa iguana a second time no matter how much we like the house and caretakers. We had a good stay at casa iguana. Rudi and Jenifer the caretakers are beyond helpful and amazing. My husband had to go to the doctor as soon as we arrived as he had a cold that had turned into bronchitis. Jenifer even went with him so we knew where to go and we’re comfortable if there were any language issues (which there weren’t but it was nice to have her with him). The house has been split since we had stayed 4 years ago. The upstairs apartment was sold and the downstairs was the same owner. I only say this because it is no longer renting the entire property. It’s a bit unfortunate if you stay downstairs and there are people upstairs because you now share the entire front deck which means if you are downstairs you may have people hanging out right in front of you Blocking your once beautiful view and they can look into your house since it’s entirety windows so privacy is non existent if there is a group staying upstairs that utilitizes the deck. The first week there was a couple upstairs who were loud the first night yelling from the deck to their upstairs apt-my husband being really sick caused me to call Jenifer which then made for an awkward, although quieter week. They were gone most of the day but spent the sunset every night on the deck... it kind of sucked as we felt we couldn’t be out there too so missed every sunset for a week and it was very uncomfortable every evening with them there lounging about. The second week was awesome as no one was upstairs and we had the deck all to ourselves. In future I would either rent the entire upstairs and downstairs-2 different owners or I would rent another house in the area (there are a lot along that road) that I didn’t have to share our view/deck. We like quiet and privacy and not sharing an apartment space as there are many cheaper options if you’d like to be social. In all Casa iguana without neighbors upstairs is absolute heaven a 10/5 but if there’s renters upstairs you roll the dice with what kind of situation you get.

We spent the last week of September and the first week of October in this property. It is lovely. The beds are comfortable and the air conditioners in each bedroom work well. The kitchen has everything a cook needs. The view from the interior of the home is stunning. We enjoyed the patio. We snorkeled directly off the patio and saw lots of colorful fish many days. One afternoon a mana ray which was at least 6 or 7 feet across leisurely swam past. We also saw tarpon. A flamingo flew past one day.

The review would not be complete without words of praise for the caretakers of the property. Rudi and Jenifer were two of the nicest most helpful people I have ever met. The love they have for the island is evident in the joy they take in sharing it. Their suggestions and the direction they gave us helped make the trip a success. If renting their car is an option, I would suggest it. The car is well maintained and considerably less expensive than other options on the island. Just on a personal note, a member of our party needed to visit a doctor while we were there. Rudi insisted on taking us both to the doctor and pharmacy. It was above and beyond the requirements of their job as caretakers of the property, but certainly appreciated.

Leuk en goed contact met locale vertegenwoordiging. Leuke adviezen. Het huis voldeed aan alle verwachtingen, de directe toegang tot de zee was een topper.