Santa Barbara Beach and Golf Resort

Great facility, excellent food - one of the best pizza outside of Italy -, exceptional staff Good location but not the best beach ... The island offers better beaches on the northwest side The oil ring view.... Mmmmmm not the smartest choice to hv a such beautiful hotel admiring a such horrible, unhealthy.... Modern sculpture

While I was originally skeptical of the hotel's location - all the way on the eastern end of the island - about a 15 minute drive from Willemstad, and an hour from the west side, I was continually impressed and pleased with my experience at the Hyatt. First of all - the Hyatt offers enough amenities that you never need to leave the hotel itself. Ocean Encounters located right at the hotel offers the best trips to Klein Curacao on their catamaran, (much preferably to The Mermaid trip), snorkeling gear, diving trips, kayaks, and much more. There are three restaurants, beach access and a convenience store all located at the hotel. (more on the restaurants below) Being an adventurer myself I rented a car from the hertz desk located at the hotel and ventured in to willemstad to have a local's lunch at Plasa Bieu one day and to the west side of the island to go cliff diving the next. The hotel just opened in April 2010, so it wasn't listed in any of the guide books I read in preparation for my trip. However the Hyatt far surpassed the Avila Hotel - commonly listed as number 1 in most travel books. Thanks to a travel deal i found we received a $200 credit for food and beverages at the hotel. The hotel restaurants were the only aspect of the Hyatt that I was disappionted with. The food is simply not good, and overpriced - to be expected with all resort food. If you go at a time where they are offering the $200 Food and Beverage Credit my recommendation is to spend that money on Pina Coladas made by Jeremy at the Bar at medi restaurant, and eat your meals in town. The guys at Ocean Encounters give excellent lunch and dinner recommendations for the true local experience - Rosendahl's and Fish-a-licious for dinner, Plasa Bieu for lunch and Plein Cafe.

The Hyatt Regency Curacao was a beautiful stay and experience! Everything with the the Hyatt was a 5 star experience from staff to food.

location:pretty far from everything hotel: overcharges for services maid service was terrible (cleaning rooms at 4pm) hotel people friendly & accomodating. would not recomend this hotel unless you have a rented car.

The hotel was perfect, new and clean. The staff was very helpfull. It is a little bit far from the city centre, so if you want to say there is better to rent a car.

Location it is far from downtown (30min) and from airport (45min) but if you want to be relax,do good golf and some exersice...it is the best, the only good restaurant in the hotel is Shore .For me the service is very important and in this Hyatt is not the best,very slow people,I did Arrive at 11am so I request an early cheq in I they said sure in 30 minutes....I have to wait until 3pm....not very nice. So hotel and facilities are very beautiful but service is terrible maybe because it is only a 10 month old hotel?

The Hyatt is definitely the most beautiful hotel in the Island. If you're looking for the busy scene, this is not the place to be. It's a half hour drive to down town and shopping areas, and taxis will set you back $100. or more round trip. The beach areas are beautiful and very relaxing. A boat ride around the island is a must. I highly recommend the Shor Restaurant, for the ambience, great food and friendliness. The overall experience comes with an expensive price tag, so be prepared.

My daughter and I spent four nights at the Hyatt Regency. I love hotels that are clean and staffed by friendly and helpful people, and I had absolutely no complaints in those areas. There was a wonderfully boring consistency about the way the beds were made and the general care paid to the preparation of the rooms that gave me a feeling of comfort, the comfort you get from knowing that staff have been painstakingly trained. The location is beautiful, but a bit off the beaten track, so you need a car if you plan to be there for a while. My daughter tested the water at the beach and the pool in her new bathsuit and declared that she enjoyed both. I liked the many spaces that one could retire to for meditation and a good read. I thought the food at the Medi restaurant was above average for unbranded fare; my teenaged daughter thought it was just okay. I give way to her finer palate. We both agreed, however, that the dinner entertainment was splendid. There were just two issues on the downside; we could not get a volleyball to use, and then observed that this one guest and his young sons (I suppose) had availed themselves of both the volleyball and another general activity ball, and they weren't on the volleyball court. With limited activities for teenagers around the resort, it would be a good idea to at least have more balls available. Finally, a mysterious charge of $16 for two cups of cappucino and a lemonade turned up on my final bill. I have a bad habit of not checking bills thoroughly, but did on this occasion. Neither my daughter nor I drink cappucino and although we may indulge in a drink of lemonade on occasion, we didn't on this entire trip. In fairness to the rep at the check out, he allowed himself to be persuaded by my sincerely bemused expression and promptly removed the charge from my bill. I would hope that he also reversed the charge on my credit card. All in all, we had a great time at the Hyatt Regency and will certainly return in the future.

Ideal location for someone who is trying to get away from it all! Hyatt has a very beautiful property; hummingbirds and butterflies are abundant. Quiet beach area, attached golf course for him and a spa for her. Couples are able to take romantic walks at night. Be sure to visit SHOR Restaurant to watch the beautiful sunset, which is absolutely amazing. Resort is a distance from town but cab drivers are very friendly. If you go, be sure to visit the west end of the island, the rushing water cave is a sight to see.

What a great experience. This hotel is new, but they don't have any kinks to work out. Everything, including the staff, was wonderful. There is not one thing I would change.