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Reviews of The Lodge Bonaire

3 out of 5
The Lodge Bonaire
Kaya Inglatera 12, Kralendijk, Bonaire

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 49 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 49 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Jason

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lots of reasons I would never stay at this property again. -Room service was supposed to come every other day. That didn't happen. We stayed for 8 nights. No cleaning. No trash taken out. Clean towels left in the room once but old towels not taken out. Clean towels a 2nd time when we asked for them. - Lumpy hard beds - Rooms open to the restaurant eating area so no privacy and very noise. - Microwave and toilet seat where broken in one of the rooms. They weren't willing/able to get them repaired. - No services for scuba divers. - Friendly owner.

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked the friendliness of everyone there
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mibolange

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My recent stay at your hotel was disappointing. The check-in experience was unfriendly, taking place outside at a not-too-clean table on the terrace. Both the terrace and the room itself were not clean, so I couldn't even walk barefoot. The bathroom lighting was inadequate and the room had two beds at different heights, which affected my comfort. Additionally, I found that the photos on Expedia are not representative of the current state of the hotel. This experience was far from what I expected from a hotel stay. I hope this feedback contributes to possible improvements in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Tristan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hosts are a beautiful Surinamese family that take good care of the guests. They cook homemade food, and serve for dinner. The location is walking distance to anywhere in town... I felt at home here.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Christime, Concord

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Lex

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Surinam food
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Roos on 27 Aug,2023
Thank You Lex,Hope to see you Again.warm regards Roos

6/10 Okay

Cedric

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Dana & Roos on 29 Aug,2023
hope to see you againwarm regardsRoos

2/10 Terrible

lucio

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
false information about the hotel.
Don't stay at this place. They have inaccurate information. They say that they are connected to a shopping center, that they have a private beach, that they have a 24 hour customer service, and free transportation to the airport from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. None of this is true. They are not connected to a shopping center. They are in the middle of nowhere. The closest public beach is 8 min walking. They don't have anybody at the front desk. I got the room key from the cleaning lady. When I inquired about the free airport shuttle, I was told that I needed to stay for seven nights (It does not say this anywhere in the booking). Please don't stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Roos on 27 Aug,2023
Hello Lucio,i dont think you hace stayed at our place we are at the kaya inglatera 5 min walk from the centre and the beach and we do not have shopping centres on Bonairethe airport pick up service is free when you stay 7 nights and also to bring you to the airport is free when you stay 7 nights.thank fully we have a lot off Guests who are happy

2/10 Terrible

Judi

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The noise level made it difficult to sleep. People sitting out in the common area with phones blaring until 11pm and it was as if they were in the room. I actually paid for another room at a different resort and left loosing money. Worth it!! There was gum on the wall that I didn't see right above the bed so when I was sitting on the bed and put my head back my hair got stuck in the gum. I pointed it out to the manager and she actually said..well maybe it came from your head. Sure because I walk around with gum stuck in my hair without noticing. There is a horrible smell that comes from the shower off and on. Not even a cup of coffee included with the rate. The bed is uncomfortable. I would never stay here again or recommend it.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

genoveva

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Wakable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super nice service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Dana & Roos on 25 Mar,2023
thank you for your review, your always welcome back at The Lodge

10/10 Excellent

Csilla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lodge has a central location but it is quiet enough due to the surroundings. It has a low key vibe and on Sunday you can sit around in the patio area as the restaurant is not open on that day. It is close to the town beaches. Internet was slow. There was a microwave, fridge, water heater and stovetop in the room. No coffee maker, but you can buy breakfast. Bathroom was clean. Bed was comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Dana & Roos on 25 Mar,2023
Thank you for your review, hope to see you agin at The Lodge

4/10 Poor

Kenny

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I will pass next time
Checked in with me and my family and because my reservation for two queen beds said 1 person, they gave my room away. She was difficult but when I said I would call Hotels.com and get a refund, she said I needed to pay $20 more dollars and she would put another bed in my room. The room was less than stellar, no top sheet, bedding was very old and the pillows were FLAT and we each got 1 flat pillow. It’s close to the airport and did suffice for our extended day in Bonaire but I will never stay there again. And there is only parking for 4 vehicles so I had to park down the street in the mud.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It is what it is. A basic place to stay with nice people working their. Don't expect a resort. It's nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Minouska

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The personal attention made me feel like home away from home.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Fernando

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Dana on 8 Apr,2022
Hello Fernando We do not have a reservation with the name Fernando can you tell is what was wrong normally we have higher rates and we can not find a reservation with This name

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Roos and Dana on 6 Jan,2022
Thank you Andrew for your Nice review hope to see you again Warm regards Roos and Dana

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Roos on 4 Jan,2022
thank you James hope to see you again @ The Lodge Bonaire

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Restaurant in property- very helpful staff- close to town
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Ok for a budget stay place. No shampoo, had to ask for towels for 3 and was told we had 4 towels which were 2 small bath towels and 2 hand towels. On the other hand our plane was late and they arranged to leave a key for us.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was old and not very clean. I booked for 2 nights. After 1 night I checked out, nobody did see me leave and nobody asked about it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic accommodation at reasonable price. Close to everything. Nice staff. Just what I needed. Adding a microwave and an iron in the room would be nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good enough for one night.
Overall I was happy with The Lodge. It’s on a quiet side street and isn’t anything fancy. I was a bit surprised when I tried to check in. There is no office or counter. The cleaning staff called the manager and said she would be there soon. I waited about 10 minutes and then she showed up to check me in and give me a room key. The rooms are simple. Bed. Desk. Small TV. Sort of a closet. Refrigerator. Basic bathroom. Good enough. And Air Conditioning. Thank goodness! I was by myself and only stayed one night, so it was plenty, and in a good location to explore the waterfront and port area on foot. And within walking distance from/to the airport. And...when I asked about renting a bike, the manager called for me and the bike was delivered in less than 15 minutes. You’ll need to bring your own shampoo and soap, though.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for solo travelers or groups that want access to a self-sufficient vacation. The place is clean and comfortable. The artwork is amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Soenil, Suriname

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice staff and good food I had the pleasure to be there
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Drew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The Lodge provides basic accommodations within close walking distance of the central town. Rooms are all single story off a lovely little courtyard. But be warned, there is virtually no staff/management presence. Call ahead for checkin to get them to meet you. Perfectly nice manager, just normally off-site.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Decent little Inn!
Nice little budget inn a little outside central town... so quiet! But still within distance to walk to everything you need!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very old and sloppy maintained. No soap for shower and the shower floor very slippery. Not a repeat option. Location is good walking distance to cwnter
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
I only stayed there for 1 night. The room was very good and clean. The property is nice. The only thing is that they didn't gave me the key of the front gate (i was told i didn't need it) and I was locked out when I wanted to go in late at night and again locked in when I wanted to check out early morning.This they definitely have change (arrange it a way that every staff member knows which keys to give). Besides the key issue, it is a nice hotel.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Not so clean
Location is nice and rooms are basic but comfortable. Not so clean, stains in towel and linen, hairs in bathroom, smelly. Was good for 1 night but wouldn't book it again.

6/10 Okay

David, Denver

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good value with qualifications
The hotel is walking distance from the beach and great dining options. The wifi did not work and there was no remote for the t.v. We also waited almost an hour before the owner arrived to provide us the key. However, the owner was quite friendly and helpful. I would stay at this hotel again.

4/10 Poor

Amy, Calgary, canada

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
You get what you pay for
We stayed in bonaire for 3 days, we arrived to the hotel around 9pm the gare was locked and no one was there to let us in.. Luckily our cab deiver was kind enough to call the hotel and have someone come out to check us in. The hotel and room itself was cute, little and clean. Location was good,close to the VIP dive shop we dove with and easy access to the main roads. Cons- No one was ever around for assistance The room was never cleaned the entire time we were there, we had to use the same towel everyday and it was the size of a hand towel. We had less than half a roll of toliet paper to share between 4 adults as we could never find anyone who worked there If your looking for a cheaper room this is great but dont expect much

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Scottsdale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A small inn near everythiing
Stayed only 1 night, but intimate and friendly. Comfortable island rooms, opt breakfast $112.50 USD. Very reasonable compared to others. Near town, walking distance.

10/10 Excellent

Miho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We took a walk around our room and had nice dinner at the restaurant. But it seems that you can have nice meal at the lodge Bonaire B&B. The room was simple but no problem, we just sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Joao

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Annette

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Wanneer je heel de dag weg ben is het een prima verblijf
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Goed beloopbaar naar centrum, boulevard en eetgelenheden.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Leuk hotel vlakbij het strand en centrum.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jose Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No parece un Hotel Familiar
Ni siquiera me quedé, estoy tramitando con mi banco para que me reembolsen mi dinero

4/10 Poor

Karssien

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
-De Lodge is gedateerd Bestek borden bekers etc. Is inkompleet, maximaal voor 1 persoon -Handdoeken zijn niet schoon, ruiken geregeld muf -indien je erom vraagt, wordt het aangevuld -personeel is vriendelijk
Stayed 18 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness
Dichtbij zee en winkels
Nette accommodatie dichtbij bij centrum. Aardig en behulpzaam personeel.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Simpel
Kamer is zeer vochtig. Kleding droogt niet. Servies bijna niet aanwezig hier moesten we zelf om vragen! Koude douche en daarbij wordt de hele badkamer nat. Deuren sluiten onvoldoende en een doorgezakt bed. Ligging is goed! Ook het restaurant ziet er verzorgd uit.