Red Palm Village

We love our little cabins with a front porch, fine glamping totally works for us. It is so charming waking to the Troupials serenading us in the morning, and visits from Hummingbirds and Bananaquits. And the Iguanas I find mesmerizing. Grateful to do laps in the morning to offset all the outrageous food we are eating at Lekker Thuis with Chef Corjan. I, for one, love the laidback lifestyle. I could get used to this.

An oasis in the south. Red Palm provides an upscale, welcoming retreat for everyone. It's a great community vibe relaxing around the magna pool with guests and hosts, both! Everyone makes you feel right at home. From beginning to end, Chef Corjan and his family and the manager Jaqui, have it all covered. Do not miss the lazy Sunday brunch or 5 star food!!

Stay at Red Palm is amazing. You stay in a lay back mini jungle with flowering trees with a big ranch of different birds. Cosy studios with a big terrace and all the equipment you need. The big fan I love the most. But the dinner experience you get made by Corjan is unforgettable. I never had so many tastes at each vegetarian dish at once! and we had 4 of them. Lucky me. It was my birthday and we had a private dining in an amazing environment Red Palm. You can’t go to Bonaire without meeting Corjan and Jacqueline and meet their love and hospitality. Thanks guys ❤️🙏🏼 Lies and Peter from Utrecht, The Netherlands

My wife and I have visited Bonaire for six one-week trips over the years, and we love to go out to nice restaurants for dinner. Before our January 2023 trip, I was browsing Tripadvisor restaurant ratings and I spotted the Red Palm Village. It’s only maybe 10 minutes from Kralendijk, but it’s on the lightly travelled road to Lac Bay/Sorobon, and we’d never noticed it. But oh my goodness, it was good! The format is a three or four course “surprise” menu, where you choose only from a fish, meat or veggie preference. On our visit, we specified fish. The first course was a wonderful lionfish dish. (Lionfish is an aggressive invasive species that threatens the local habitat, so do your part and do yourself a favor by eating this delicious mild whitefish!) The second course (the difference between the 3 and 4 course options) was a nice spinach soup. The third course was a terrific tuna, and the last course was an excellent dessert. The Red Palm Village is a low-key resort, and the restaurant is only open for public dining (we think) on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Seating limited, and reservations are compulsory. The tables are across from a beautiful swimming pool, bathed in blue light and backed by a large fountain wall. Very elegant. This is a very special and very different treat.

Had dinner Saturday evening, Mar 12 with friends ... another great dinner. CorJan cooked up a delicious 3-course meal ... a sample of really tasty corn soup was followed by a mouth-watering seafood combo in cream sauce for the first course, superbly cooked mahi mahi for the second course and an amazing chocolate mousse for dessert, all complemented with a nice Cabernet, after dinner ruby port, single malt scotch for the guys, Irish coffees for the ladies !! Reasonably priced ... exceptional eating in a relaxed, quiet setting !!