My wife and I will be going to Bonair in late February 2006 and on to Aruba the first week in March (our friends have a timeshare in Aruba). My wife and I are divers and our friends are snorklers. Any suggestions for a two bedroom place on the water? What should we expect to pay? We don't have kids, so probably would prefer a place without a lot of families.
Thanks.

Hi Jay,
for info about Bonaire (accommodations etc.) you could go to:
http://www.infobonaire.com/
(this is the official Bonaire website)
or go to:
http://www.bonairesite.homestead.com/
(lots of links)
I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay on Bonaire!!
Greetz,
Theo.

February probably won't yield a lot of families. Most kids are in school until Spring Break (April). We usually stay at Captain Don's in April and again in Sept. and not that often do we see entire families with children. Most are adult divers, some Dive Shops, couples, and some singles. It is also a nice place for food and atmosphere. But then again many resorts have similar amenities.

we prefer buddy's, have stayed at cpt don's sand dollar, and 3 times at buddy's, going for #4 june 1st, really enjoy the drive through with the rinse tanks, folks are really nice, really enjoy tc the bartender

I would suggest you check with Bert at Bonaire Partners. They do a great job all the way around and have several accommodations that would be ideal for what you are looking for. Enjoy.

http://www.bonairepartners.com/

Hi Jay

We stayed at the Sand Dollar last February and will be at Capt. Don's in October...Eden Beach, SD, Buddy's and Capt Don's are next to each other and all seem capable...Buddy's and Capt Don's have better restaurants (my opinion)

Re: Kids:

The East Coast of the USA has Winter Break the end of February.

Check out the website for SunOceanfront Apartments - walking distance to most of the good restaurants, across the street from the water, own dive shop, secure parking - and seldom have we see kids there - reasonable prices, nice managers.

Loved Belmar--the pool, dock, nice reef 30-40 meters off the dock, and beautiful west-facing porches. Octopus under the dock was also a nice plus!