Harbour Village: A Small Gem Revealed

Luxury Resorts: The Harbour Village Beach Club is an award-winning boutique resort located in the Netherlands Antilles on Bonaire Island. It is a favorite vacation destination for families, couples, and solo adventurers alike. The idyllic Caribbean respite recently became a member of the highly valued Small Luxury Hotels of the World organization. The balmy resort is a favorite of jetsetters seeking seclusion and five-star pampering, as Harbour Village offers up plenty of both. Bonaire is an undisturbed island where guests can be vibrantly active or tranquilly dormant. Flip-flopping whimsically also is permissible and encouraged by the staff.

Water sports such as scuba diving, boating, and sailing opportunities are abundantly available. Other stimulating activities include snorkeling, kayaking, windsurfing, and bone fishing. Non-water-related activities include going on hiking and biking excursions. There is a large marina with 60 slips for 150-foot yachts and one mega-yacht slip for a 240-footer. Travelers can cruise in/cruise out, dock for an extended stay, or charter a ship for a day or two. Power or sailing yachts and sports fishing vessels are available for short- or long-term usage.

Harbour Village has a clubhouse and a pool, tennis courts, a fitness facility, and a full-service, top-to-bottom spa for guests and members of the Beach Club. There also is a member's lounge, which overlooks the marina, and two first-class restaurants, La Balandra and Chez Lucille.

Premier suites are right on the beach and come in one- and two-bedroom quarters. The suites have separate living rooms, fully equipped kitchens, and private patios. Two-bedroom suites provide 1,900 square feet of living space, and one-bedroom suites have 850 square feet. Wireless Internet service, cable TV, telephone services, in-room safes, and other homelike amenities, such as Dynasty Plush Sealey mattresses, Sateen bed sheets, central air conditioning, and ceiling fans are included. There also are one- and two-bedroom beachfront suites and courtyard guest rooms. Harbour Village also has permanent residences for sale by Harbour Village Realty. Beachfront and marina-front villas are available in three floor plans.

The dreamy resort's romantic setting attracts couples year round. It is a honeymoon haven and a great place for an on-the-beach wedding and reception. It also is a wonderful destination for a second, a third, or a fourth honeymoon.

The award-winning and acclaimed Harbour Village Beach Club is paradise defined.

For LxM James Rothaar