The Best Hotel in Willemstad, Curaçao

The colorful four gabled buildings of this downtown Willemstad resort—in the historic Rif Fort amid an entertainment complex of high-end shops, restaurants, cinemas, and the large modern Carnival Casino—are painted in colors that mirror those of Punda across the harbor. Many rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows affording great harbor and oceans views, and some boast gorgeous bathrooms with whirlpool tubs. Lots of hotels have infinity pools, but the Renaissance has gone one step further: its second-floor, saltwater, manmade \"infinity beach,\" complete with a bar, palm trees, and white-sand, allowing the whole pool area to blend visually with the real ocean beyond.