Name: Den Laman Condominiums
Address: Kaya Gobernador Nicolaas Debrot 77, Kralendijk, Kralendijk, Kralendijk, 0, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Rating: 9

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Private beach

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Flamingo International Airport

Den Laman Condominiums

Kralendijk

Had a wonderful stay here in the Needlefish condo. Our hosts, Cecile and Simon were great and super accommodating. Before arrival, they were able to put us in contact with the on-site dive operation, Dive Friends Bonaire (which was also great), and offered us a 10% discount on services there. They also helped by reaching out to AB Car Rental on our behalf and were also able to extend a 10% discount there. On arrival, Simon was there to show us around and give us some tips while Cecile was there for the checkout and a chat. We found the apartment very homey and our hosts were kind enough to allow us to stay a bit later than the original checkout time without issue. The onsite reef, Bari Reef, is beautiful and has a wide variety of fish and coral as well a dock where boat dives can leave from. The night diving here was also amazing. The location is only about a 5 minute drive to the center of town, and was located quite close to Between 2 Buns and Oscar's Lighthouse where we ate a lot of our breakfasts and lunches. I would absolutely stay here again!

Wonderful Stay with Great Diving


Cecile & Simon went out of their way to accommodate us. They respond promptly to every request and are super sweet. The place is clean. Location unbeatable.  Highly recommended.  I would definetly stay here again.  

The Best of Bonaire!

We absolutely loved our week long stay in Parrot Fish (2nd floor, ocean front) at Den Laman! Pre-arrival, communication with Sunwise Rental was easy and very helpful. Check in process on arrival in Bonaire was very easy, just had to send a Whatsapp message to Sunwise so they could send somebody to meet us there - I was nervous about this part but they are so responsive and fast that it was no problem at all. 

The unit itself was beautiful. Incredible view of the water and Klein Bonaire. Good AC. Shower and bathroom was nice. Kitchen was well equipped. We had lovely dinners on the balcony whenever we didn't go out to eat. No noise from above or below. In the evenings you can hear the music from Chogogo resort next door but it wasn't terribly loud and you definitely cannot hear it from the bedroom.

Proximity to Dive Friends Sand Dollar was so helpful and made our diving experience much more efficient. We had considered staying at Sand Dollar instead, which I think would have been fine, but you can't beat Den Laman's easy water access and views. We were worried beforehand that the Den Laman beach wouldn't be good but in reality the chairs on the beach were comfortable and the water was very nice for swimming. We didn't feel that the Sand Dollar beach looked better. Overall we would love to stay again at Den Laman for our next trip.

Excellent stay in Parrotfish

Stayed in the unit "Flounder" and this was our third time staying in this un it.  The unit is just right for one or two persons who just want a clean and handy unit for a base to use as Divers.  It has the basic amenities. The stove top has 4 burners, and underneath is a microwave. The refrigerator is just fine for two.
Two rooms are fine for those who don't require a  lot of space. The bedroom had a decent sized bed and good closet space. The main room is adequate with a couch and a matching chair with foot rest.  The bathroom shower is decent sized.  Air conditioner in both rooms is very quick to cool down the room.  Although the main room has no table and chairs, outside is a nice porch area that has a table and two chairs.  It ha a partial ocean view  and is in the shade most of the day. It has a drying rack there also. 
The unit is on the second floor but the nicest part is you can drop downstairs and within a  hundred feet is the "Dive Friends" dive shop, dive gear drying area,  and around the corner a marvelous dock where you can find benches and  rinse tanks as well as Air and Nitrox cylinders if you are diving with Dive Friends.
For SCUBA divers it is a great value nd convenient to everything.

Flounder Unit

Pros: My wife & I just got back from a 2 week scuba diving trip to Bonaire. We did a package of diving, driving, & accommodations through Bonaire Pros. Although we frequently go to Bonaire, this was the first time we stayed at Den Laman. We could not be more pleased at the great customer service from everyone involved. Cecile & Simon from Sunwise Bonaire were perfect hosts and very accommodating to our needs. We stayed at an oceanfront 1 bedroom condo called Yellow Tail. This condo was perfect in every way. The kitchen was well appointed with all the pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and fully operational icemaker, frig, microwave, and oven. The entire building was well maintained and our condo was clean and spacious. All of the oceanfront rooms have spectacular views with the ever-present sounds of the ocean lapping at the shore. Sunsets from our room were picturesque with a sun ideally placed just outside our balcony. The location of Den Laman is perfect for access to northern, central, and southern dive sites. Additionally, the parking at Den Laman was absolutely stress free and no hassle. The on-the-premises dive shop, Dive Friends, also did a great job at providing all diving equipment, storage space, and assistance we needed. We rented our truck via Avis at the airport. To our pleasant surprise, we found Avis staff to be efficient and friendly with us. The paperwork, checkout, & check back in process was very smooth for us.

Cons: I am not shy about writing up issues which should be addressed, however, I found no substantial issues at all.

Den Laman - Ideal Dive Vacation Spot

Den Laman Grouper (? Second floor, oceanfront, left side, two bedroom).   If you are a snorkeler, what a fantastic location for shallow water photography of reefs within a short swim!  Sand beaches also provide easy access and a dive shop on the property will let you use their dunk tanks.

Several top notch restaurants are available within a half mile, including some that you can walk to.  Cooking within the condo is also an option as the kitchen is well equipped with dishwasher, blender, and a freezer with an ice maker.

The space is huge, the Wifi works, and the views from the patio keep you coming back at all hours of the day.  So, what's not to like.  Well....

1)  The mattresses are very firm, thin and the bed is really low to the ground by American standards.  This brought back memories of college dorm sleeping decades ago.

2)  A noisy bathroom fan sounded like a Cessna on take off, and the exterior position of the light switch made it difficult to use the bathroom without waking your partner up.  

3) The closet is so close to the bed that when you are dressing, your partner can't get by to use the bathroom.

4)  We couldn't find any wash cloths, so the next day our host came by to open up a locked cabinet within the unit where the towels were.  Strange to lock up wash cloths!

5)  The host mistakenly insisted that the master bedroom was the rear, non-oceanfront bedroom.  After spending a few nights there, we observed the obvious differences and didn't have the heart to ask our traveling partner, a single, to switch rooms.  How could you not get this right?

Be advised that Den Laman condos are individually owned and operated (no one present in the office) and that adjoining condos may be much better.  

We love Bonaire, but ever since the Deep Blue View B&B closed, we are still looking for that perfect place to lodge.

Great Location & View, but Quirkiness robs from its Comfort

Den Laman Condominium FLOUNDER is a lovely apartment in a fantastic place. For divers but certainly also for snorkelers like us. From the apartment you can walk straight into the sea (or you go from the pier) to snorkel (or dive). To both sides it is beautiful snorkeling. A great diversity of fish.
From the balcony you have side sea view. You can sit there in the shade until the evening sun comes. 
The dive center is diagonally opposite. That gives a pleasant bustle. You can hear the dive center during the day (a kind of compressor seems to me). We didn't find that bothersome.
At the bottom of the complex is a restaurant, with a lovely terrace on the water, where you can eat deliciously. The restaurant is not open every day. 
The apartment is within walking distance of the pier to Klein Bonaire. 
Cecile and Simon, the administrators, are friendly and very helpful. 
We also explored the island with a scooter. You have to be careful because the roads are full of holes.
For us a place to definitely go back to.

A lovely apartment in a fantastic place

My wife and I have been diving in Bonaire for 30 years. We returned last month when she surprised me with a belated birthday trip. We normally travel with about 15 family members and rent a large house. So with only the two of us we only needed a smaller condo. The Den Lamen was perfect. We stayed in the one bedroom Rough Scad room. The room was perfect for us, as we spent most of our time out and about. The room was very modern and clean. Very comfortable. The location was perfect. Onsite Dive Friends dive shop with gear storage is so convient. We always dive with Dive Friends when we visit. The staff is so friendly and helpful. Bari reef was just a few feet from our door, and one of the best dive sites on the island. Their is construction next door, but we didn't hear any noise as other users have discussed. Restaurants are just a few minutes drive away. The managers who managed our unit were very friendly and helpful. We didn't have any issues during our trip. We will book one of the two bedroom units next visit with our kids. Also we got stuck in Atlanta due to mechanicsl issues with our plane and the manager worked with us and we were anle to adjust or stay by a day so we wouldnt lose any time on the island. I highly recommend staying at Den Lamen.

Perfect Condos

We've just spent two weeks at Den Laman in the Tarpon unit, which is ocean front, top floor, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. We booked through Sun Rentals, and they were excellent, with good communication, and friendly. We dealt with Eef. The unit was larger than expected, and had the most amazing views. There was air conditioning throughout, and it was spotlessly clean. Not an ant in sight. We don't dive, but had the most amazing time snorkeling. The best we've ever seen.

Amazing apartment

We stayed at dolphin, a 2 bedroom ocean front unit in January 2020 for a week of snorkelling.  The location was perfect, 5 minutes to downtown, 10 minutes to all attractions.  We love the convenience of just stepping out and snorkel in the beautiful Bari reef as well as so called “aquarium” by the coast.  We saw long neck sea turtle, spotted moray eels, spotted drum, all kind of parrot fishes and many many more!!! The unit is spacious, well equipped with modern amenity.  We walked to Eden beach resort and took water taxi to Klein Bonaire twice for drift snorkelling, the reef was amazing!!! Some people complained about the noise from the construction next door which did not bother us at all.  There was a party on coco beach one night with loud music, instead of getting annoyed, we walked over and joined the party and had a great time with the locals.  Special thanks to Cecil and Simon for their professional service, super friendly, courteous, quick to respond and very accommodating!!! We will be back for sure!!!!

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