Go Feast – Keshi Yená (AFAR Magazine – May 2010)
On an 85-degree afternoon on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, a casserole of savory minced meat covered in gooey, melted cheese might not be your idea of a weather-appropriate entrée. But, keshi yená is more then just a hot meal. It’s a piece of the island’s history made edible.
Wowed by Curaçao – Caribbean Travel & Life magazine
When I said as much to hotelier Tone Møller later over cocktails, she beamed. As an owner of Curaçao's legendary Avila, an 18th-century Dutch colonial mansion that's evolved into an über-chic hotel (home to Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands when she's in town), history is all in a day's work.
Cool Caribbean Beach Bars (Forbes Traveler)
Located on one of the longest stretches of sand in the Caribbean—the seven-mile beach on the backside of Great Guana Cay—Nippers does double duty as a lazy beach bar and unofficial community center for this tiny Bahamian out island.
A short guide to Curaçao - Salon.com
The island of Curaçao was formed 90 million years ago in the Pacific Ocean near Peru, got pushed into the Caribbean Sea to a point just off the coast of Venezuela and ended up as part of the Dutch Kingdom of the Netherlands. (And I thought my life was confusing!)
ISLANDS Magazine Caribbean Places to Stay - Curaçao
Not far from the bustling, candy colored downtown of Willemstad, the capitol of Curacao, the Avila Beach Hotel, once the mansion of the island's governor and also refuge to Simon Bolivar, the liberator of Venezuela, sits on the sands of the Caribbean Sea. For more than 200 years, the Avila has been part of the rich Dutch Colonial tradition of Curacao, part of the Dutch West Indies which lies close to South America. And since 1977, when the Moller family bought the hotel, they have also been part of the fabric of the island.
Best Affordable Caribbean hotels (MSNBC)
Stylish places to stay from Jamaica to Curaçao for less than $250 a night.
Featured Drink – Blues Swing (Caribbean Travel & Life)
Nic Møller loves music. The proprietor of Curaçao's oldest continually operating hotel, the Avila, regularly imports classical musicians for in-house concerts and serves up live jazz at Blues, a casual 80-seat bar and restaurant perched on the tip of a natural breakwater that protects the former Dutch colonial mansion and its two private beaches.
ABC Nightlife – Blues Jazz Bar (Concierge.com editor’s pick)
For jazz on the rocks, hit this casual spot at the end of a breakwater protecting the Avila Hotel's beach. On Thursdays and Sundays, when local bands or touring musicians play from a tiny balcony suspended over the bar, the 80-seat room is positively steamy from the stew of Latin jazz, merengue, salsa, and Carnival-inspired tumba—and the dearth of open windows.
Top Picks: Best of Curaçao (OutTraveler.com)
A short drive from Willemstad, gay and lesbian-popular Avila Beach Hotel (Penstraat 130; +599-9-461-4377 or 800-747-8162; www.avilahotel.com; from $210, suites from $320) offers the perfect combination of quiet escape and urban convenience. With two restaurants, three bars, and a gay-friendly, laid-back elegance, it's a prime choice.
ABC Hotels – Avila Hotel (Concierge.com editor’s pick)
This is the perfect compromise if you want a beach hotel that's also near town. Set on a private beach a mile and a half east of Punda, the family-owned Avila—the oldest continually operating hotel on Curaçao—grew out of a restored 18th-century mansion that was once the governor's residence.
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