You'll generally find hotels at all price levels provide friendly, prompt, detail-oriented service; however, the finer points of service are in some cases still in nascent stages. Many of the large-scale resorts east and west of Willemstad proper have lovely beaches and provide a free shuttle to the city, five to 10 minutes away; but you'll find utmost seclusion at hotels on the island's southwestern end, a 30- to 45-minute drive from town. Most hotels in town provide beach shuttles. At this writing, several new resorts are under development, including a 350-room Hyatt Regency resort (expected to open in late 2009); two other hotel projects (at Caracas Bay and Kontiki Beach) were also not expected to open until late 2009.
