GREAT OCEAN VIEW VILLA, 5 MIN.FROM DIVING BEACHES-PRIVATE POOL, INTERNET & CAR

What a fabulous villa this is... Absolutely beautiful inside & out. A lot of care & attention has been spent on getting it together & it's greatly appreciated. The garden is very pretty & as the description says, it's private so you're not overlooked. When we arrived the place was spotless & Ellen was a great help with local knowledge & any extra information we needed. She is a lovely lady to deal with on the owners behalf & nothing is too much trouble. We spent many hours lounging by the lovely pool or on the huge veranda watching the boats out at sea between the beach & Klein Bonaire or laughing at the antics of the parrots! They are a great alarm call in the morning - if the sunshine hasn't woken you up -& a fun way to start the day. ;-) Although we spent our days diving at various sites around the island it was great to get back afterwards for a relax & a well earned beer! It's a lovely quiet area with friendly neighbours & some gorgeous wild donkeys so it's very easy to kick back & just watch the world go by. We have stayed in Bonaire a few times & stayed at the owners other villa & loved that but El Dorado really is a piece of paradise. Thank you again Anouk & George for sharing your beautiful home from home with us, it was a pleasure & a priviledge.... Same time next year please! ;-) x

This was our first time at this property -- second trip to Bonaire. We wanted a house since we were there for 2 weeks. There were 4 of us -- 2 divers and 2 snorklers. The house is located near the top of the hill in the Santa Barbera subdivision with an unobstructed 180 degree view of the west side of the island. Easy 5-10 minute drive to downtown and/or Buddy Dive from whom we rented unlimited tanks ($150/pp per week). All 3 bedrooms are equally nice -- something you often don't get in a 3-bedroom situation. So, if you went with 3 couples no one would end up in the "kids" room.

The kitchen was well equipped and there were leftover spices, sugar, toilet paper, etc. so you don't start from scratch with every visitor. There is A/C in every bedroom along with ceiling fans. We hardly used it since there was always a nice breeze and it WAS January. The place was very clean and there was a binder with all the info you needed on the details of the property.

We were met at the airport by a cab driver holding a card with our name who handed us the keys and dropped us off at Villa Eldorado. The 2011 4-door diesel truck which is optionally iavailable at roughly $50/day (insurance included) was clean, new and in excellent condition. Much nicer than anything you could rent at the same price from an agency. There was even a wooden tank rack for the scuba tanks.

Since we were mostly interested in the ocean, we hardly used the nicely decked and chaired pool area which was situated in an attractive, secure, private back yard. With the exception of the front gate/wall, the entire property is bordered by a cactus fence. There is an outdoor shower, a tub for rinsing gear and a clothesline with lots of wooden pins. Things dried quickly in the constant breezes.

The only issue we had was a lack of hot water for the first week since the propane tank was empty when we arrived. The shared bathroom shower had an in-line heater, so at least we weren't taking cold showers. Hey - it's an island. Bottom line: Look at the photos and read the description. What you see is what you get.-- and it's all good!

What a great rental home. So spacious - much much more than our family of four could have possibly needed. This property would be perfect for several couples on a dive vacation as the kitchens and dining allows a large group to dine together on the porch. While the home is a fair ways to town, the views are great. Yard and home are very well kept, the pool could have seen more attention and I am sure that in future that will also be attended to as is the rest of the property.