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3.5 out of 5
Morena Resort
Jan Thiel Kavel F-1, Jan Thiel

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 73 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 63 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 147 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 147 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

ANA

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff was helpful with checkin and sharing local tips. Property was clean. Apartment was perfect for sleeping after a day at the beach or sightseeing. Just a five minute walk to the beach.
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yvette

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely resort near the beach. Staff are helpful although there were some issues with the beach towels (they were either out or hadn’t arrived yet).
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Sharon

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay. Simple but adequate villa, a bit dark on porch and inside. Pool areas are lovely and even at height of season the resort was quiet and peaceful.
Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

PATRICK MARC CHENIER, ALANNA CHENIER, SHARON

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
We were in the smallest room type for two at the back of the property. While it had the amenities as described, the room is very small even for two. The living room wall is louvered, so no A/C and easy for bugs to enter. We bought a citronella candle to help with this, but that was like blowing into the wind. The A/C is only in the bedroom, which is windowless. The beds are not comfortable as they easily split apart and the single mattresses slips easily off the frame. The bathroom sink was plugged and needed attention and the towels were very small. The pools were nice however work began on one with only a days notice. This forced all guests to the family pool if they didn’t want to listen to jackhammering. The staff are polite but I wouldn’t recommend this property as I clearly didn’t anticipate that eco resort would feel more like econo resort.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jose

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
5 star for the staff.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Morena Resort / GM on Jun 21, 2023
Thanks for your positive review!

10/10 Excellent

Bruno

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Eco focus family resort for a dream vacation!
This was our dream vacation. Curaçao is a Caribbean island paradise with white sandy beaches, turquoise waters, and plenty of corals, tropical fish and sea turtles. Morena is located in the southern part of Curaçao near Jan Thiel Bay. It's premise is that of an eco resort, minimizing waste, built on simple architecture, simple materials and solid construction, luxurious without being excessive, all in all tasteful. the good: -we rented a 3-bedroom individual cabin, with comfortable beds in the sleeping rooms, a complete kitchen, and a spacious terrace for our meals -resort organization was top notch with friendly, attentive and diligent staff who attended to our (many) requests, great check-in/out experience -breakfast and restaurant had all essentials with great food preparation and quality, even accomodating to our dietary restrictions -gorgeous pool areas and the pool water is kept crystal and clean -rent a car at competitive rates and drive all around Curaçao (a must to visit the great beaches!) the bad: -Mosquito issue (which may be seasonal). We arrived at night and because the cabin lights were on, there were a ton of mosquitos inside. Thus mosquito bed nets and repellent are a must. You learn to always close the bedroom doors -Cabin design is such that the living room cannot be used at night because there isn't a simple mesh to block insects from following the light inside at night the ugly: -really nothing to complain about, this a resort that we do recommend!
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Morena Resort / GM on Jun 6, 2023
Dear Bruno,Thank you so much for leaving this review. Happy to hear you all enjoyed it so much! Thank you!

8/10 Good

Shiwanie

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort is good. The houses are clean and so are the utensils. The bathroom is not big, a little bit old, but not dirty. It has an eco friendly shower which I did not like. You have to press the button after 10 sec or so. Showering with an infant makes it very annoying. The toilet had a smell, but they fixed it. The wifi is weak. There was no wifi in the bedroom. The mattresses are not tied together so it dislocates. Food from the restaurant is terrible. The doors are from glass so you don't have any privacy and the balconies are side by side so you can hear your neighbors. Other than that, we liked the resort. Very friendly staff. They allowed us to check in early, because we landed early and were traveling with a baby. The hostess let us stay in the cottage while waiting for the house to be ready. They have free yoga classes. They offered to make us a reservation at a restaurant. They have a big parking lot. The swimming pool has an area for kids. The beach is on walking distance and also a supermarket. This resort will see me again.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Morena Resort / GM on Jun 6, 2023
Thank you Shiwanie for leaving this review and letting us know the pro's and cons. Happy to read you want to visit us again! Sunny regards,

10/10 Excellent

Joel Geoffrey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff at front desk. Very pleasant and happy. Always there to help. The pool and grounds were very well maintained. The rooms were great, and the in-room kitchen was too. Very easy walk to beach.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Morena Resort / GM on Mar 27, 2023
Thank you Joel Geoffrey, for your nice review. Happy to hear you had a pleasant stay!

10/10 Excellent

ISABELLA

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Michelle

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Apartment was not ‘surprisingly cool’ as stated on website. No air conditioning in living area/kitchen making that area quite warm and uncomfortable particularly when doors are closed at night, of which only half is doors, the rest is shutters allowing bugs and humidity in. Toilet room had a slight sewage odour to it, with an inefficient fan, and hence no air circulation. I don’t mind housekeeping every 3 days, but how about some decent size shower towels. And no soap provided in the toilet room to wash hands? Seems like another opportunity to be eco-friendly. No mention on website of accessibility issues, like steps within the restaurant. Stayed one night and left without any refunds.

8/10 Good

Sally M

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our family loved the pools and grounds. However our villa had ants in the bathrooms. Spiders. Lizards in the kitchen living under the microwave. And many mosquitos which we did prepare for. We loved our terrace and comfy beds overall a great stay but be prepared to share your spaces

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
I really wanted to like this place, and it could be so good if they would change a few things. I will say, the front desk girls were so wonderful and nice. I will also say we read so many reviews of different places to stay, and it just doesn’t seem like anywhere in Curaçao is super nice and clean. First, the air conditioning. It was fine that the air conditioner is only in the bedroom, but the kitchen is NOT closed off, which makes absolutely no sense. The wall with the window shades is open to the outside. So, instead of having it closed off and not allowing the humidity and bugs to come in, it is open to the outside. You have to keep the bedroom door shut at all times unless you want the humidity and bugs coming in. The mosquitos will get you either way, but didn’t appreciate getting bit in a kitchen that should have been closed off. We also had tiny tiny bugs ALL OVER the kitchen counter. We made the mistake of putting groceries on the counter and the bugs got inside all of it, so we had to throw away everything. The “king bed” is absolutely not a king bed. It’s two twins pushed together, and you don’t even have a topper that connects them. So phones will fall into the crack and you’ll have separate bedding for each twin bed. There is no hand soap provided for the bathrooms, also odd? Your towels provided for showering are more like two hand towels sewn together. And the shower, you have a button, and water runs for 20 seconds at a time. Not great
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Arlay

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Excellent service convenient but smoking not cool
What I loved most was the service and the friendly staff/ my flight was really delayed ( 22 hours) and when I arrived there was a wonderful handwritten card in our room from the staff. Also , they let us check out at 3 pm when we left because of it. So grateful. The property is beautiful and conveniently located. I was also able to rent a car right at the hotel, Pools are beautiful, food fabulous, beach a short walk away. Yet I don’t think I’ll stay here again mostly because our apartment even though it was comfortable was very dark and the bedroom had no ventilation. A weird design flaw , especially on Curacao where you can build with the wind in mind. The reason I can’t come back though was that on the porch all my neighbors smoked and there was no way to escape their smoking or talking... why you allow smoking in an Eco resort is beyond me. So if you don’t mind people smoking and you don’t mind a dark but beautiful apartment, ( the ground floor for sure) this is a good choice.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Mj

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Very disappointing
Resort lookes nice, the pool’s are great! We did not try the restaurants but we heard they were fine. We stayed at an (2br) appartement, which was super dark, moist and equipped with not even the bare minimum (only four knives for four persons). The appartements are really close to each other, we were in the smoke of our neighbors the whole week. Ally next to our appartement smelled like urine, which was bothering us even on our terrace, nothing was done after reporting it. Every 3 days you get cleaning but the towel are dirty and they don’t refill anything. Staff races around in golf carts in front of your house the whole day. Front office isn’t helpful with the complaints. Car park is full if you arrive late. Our advice is to look elsewhere (the 3 resorts closer to the beach)
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Raul

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Relaxing holidays
The facilities are quite nice it is surrounded by nature so get ready to have a lot of birds visiting your terrace. If you are looking for partying this is not a place to stay it is full of family and it quite close to the ocean and you get free passes to access the ocean. I stayed in one of the bungalows and it has a large terrace space outside. The downside is that my room had a terrible smell but besides that it was a pleasant stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Susanne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Wonderful Resort
The resort was amazing. Wonderful location and excellent staff.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jurgen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nature surrounds you
I have stayed here numerous times. It is truly an oasis in the sense that it is peaceful and that you are surrounded by nature. The sound and sight of beautiful birds were exceptional. The villas are well surrounded by lush tropical plants, so they feel very private. I love this place❤️
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was excellent
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, only a short walk to Jan Thiel beach and the excellent supermarket. Very much recommend the Regal chalets, well equipped and comfortable.
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
our stay was general very good. The rooms were clean and had very comfortable outside seating shaded areas. The only negative was that hot water was only available in the shower. The bathroom and kitchen sink only had cold water. A bit of a challenge for shaving and hand dish washing
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Davie, london

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to a beach, on bus route to main town with connection to airport ,supermarket close by, long haul to west end beaches, no hot tub.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was wonderful! Nice quiet resort for families! Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

MARTIJN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family vacation homes close to Jan Thiel beach
Great place to stay with a family. Nice pools, 5 min walk to Jan Thiel beach. Holiday homes are spacious and well equipped. Great view. Only disadvantages were that we had a home relatively close to a busy road; and that the road to Willemstad was crowded and typically took more time than expected. But overall, a positive recommendation.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

David, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very well managed resort
It might not be beachfront, but they make up for it with immaculately kept gardens that allow the villas to have a lot of privacy. The outdoor living decks have plenty of shade and are perfect for relaxing with a drink in hand. The kitchens are well equipped, and the grocery store is a short walk down the hill from the property.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
To expensive for a stay next to a building site
One of the newest resorts in the area. Unfortunatly our (rather small) appartment was next to their building site. They are expanding the resort and are almost done with the heavy contruction, but still we would wake up from the builders walking/talking/driving by. The view from the deck was also this building site and the builders walking/talking/driving by. Not the nicest vacation spot. We tried to get a different appartment, but since they were full for most of the time this was not possible quick enough. After a 2 day wait we just left it as is, but still would expect Hotels.com to give notice on the website when booking or the resort to give lot better service after we complained.

6/10 Okay

Carl, York England

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Three Star at Best
Not my kind of Hotel. Useless staff. Rooms cleaned only every three days under the pretence of being eco friendly. No Soap, Shampoo etc. Clean towels only every three days OK so its self catering but it has no oven or grill Mosquitos able to enter rooms via non sealing louvred panels instead of external walls. We both were bitten to pieces Unimpressed

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to beach far from downtown. Restaurant not so good. Food sucks

8/10 Good

Chris, Alberta Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely recommend this hotel!
Totally enjoyed our 2 week stay at the Morena. Very clean, great location and in a beautiful setting. Staff extremely helpful and friendly !! Apartment was not huge but sufficient for the two of us, had 2 bedrooms and a large deck area with table, couches and chairs. We were also pleased to have a rack on the deck for drying towels, etc. Within walking distance to beach, restaurants and supermarket. First week we were without a car, second with. Local bus stops right in front of hotel as well as a van that will take you shopping to a larger supermarket. Bus rides were very minimal (couple Canadian dollars) and van ride to market free. Parking for our rental was free as well. We had the option of making our own meals or to eat out. Did both. The food at the Resort’s Fuego Restaurant/bar was great (all you can eat Wok night was superb) and the staff, especially Mironda and Indira, terrific. Also definitely family friendly. When we used the pool facilities, appreciated the fact that it was never crowded or that we needed to “save” a spot ahead of time. It’s not a “fancy” resort but more quaint, which we find much more appealing. Definitely great value and would highly recommend staying here.

8/10 Good

SCW, Nashville, TN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Eco resort that exceeded expectations
I wasn't sure what to expect about Moreno, especially after being told that it was eco-themed. However, my concerns were put to rest. The layout of the villa was great! Even though the common area wasn't air conditioned, the patio and hammock more than made up for it. We spent most of our time on the patio enjoying the scenery from the chairs and hammock. In addition, we were able to walk down the street to the supermarket, restaurants, or beach.

8/10 Good

Lisa k, Richmond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place!
Good location, very friendly service and specially nice for young family's.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Beach hotel for family vacations
The villa at Morena was more than we expected. It was clean and spacious. The outside living space was great for the entire family to gather for breakfast and in the evening. The grounds are beautiful and the staff was extremely helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Hans

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mooie huisjes in een prachtige natuur. Loop afstand van supermarkt en strand met vele goede restaurantjes. Op het resort meerdere mooie zwembaden die afgelopen week erg rustig waren (voldoende vrije bedjes).
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Esther Sophie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Uns hat der Aufenthalt in Morena im Großen und Ganzen gut gefallen. Das Housekeeping kommt nur alle drei Tage. Durch den Sand vom Strand wird es dadurch etwas dreckig. Auch die duschhandtücher könnten etwas öfter gewechselt werden. Alles fussläufig erreichbar, unkomplizierte Kommunikation, gepflegte Anlage.
Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ton

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Prachtig Eco Resort met ruim voldoende faciliteiten en mogelijkheden. We komen zeker terug
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Maikel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Morena Resort / GM on Jun 21, 2023
Thank you!

8/10 Good

Evelinn

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fijne plek, bezorgen eten bij je huisje dat is erg fijn. Wat ik minder vind is de douche je moet non stop op de knop drukken snap de water besparing maar dit geeft mij het gevoel van de douche bij het zwembad.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Morena Resort / GM on Jun 6, 2023
Beste Evelinn,Bedankt voor je positieve review! Zo te lezen stond de doucheknop verkeerd afgesteld, want zo vaak zou niet nodig moeten zijn. Hopelijk tot ziens!

8/10 Good

Sander

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mooi resort met meerdere fijne zwembaden. Apart peuterbad waar de kinderen zich goed vermaken. Service is top, vriendelijk personeel. Door de vochtige periode en de begroeing houden ook muggen van het resort. Dat is minder. Maar verder heel fijn en goede locatie voor strand en boodschappen

10/10 Excellent

Luna van

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super goede ligging en nette/mooie appartementen!
Stayed 14 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastisch resort met mooie huisjes, heerlijke zwembaden en prima eten en service. Enige nadeel dat ik kan noemen is dat de klamboe niet standaard is en dat je die moet huren.
Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

A.P.J.C.

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Morena is een geweldig resort. De woningen zijn mooi en de ligging tov Jan Thiel heel goed. Er mag wel wat meer gezelligheid bij het zwembad (achtergrondmuziek bijv.) en de verlichting in het park is s'avonds erg minimaal. Verder een heerlijke omgeving en goede service.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matthijs

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

M.M.

Traveled with group
Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

celine

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Parfait
Magnifique hôtel Nous avons eu quelques problèmes de bruit avec la plomberie durant nos 4 nuits ce qui est fort désagréable surtout quand le bruit est entre 0h et 1h du matin Sinon tout était parfait
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022