Mangrove Beach Corendon Curaçao, Curio Collection by Hilton

Mangrove Beach Corendon Curaçao is an all-inclusive resort in the Curio Collection by Hilton, set on a private beach at 31 Pater Euwensweg in Willemstad. The rate includes dining and snacks, watersports, children's activities, WiFi and self-parking. Room service costs extra and runs only between 10 pm and 6 am. Check-in starts at 4 pm, and check-out is at noon. The resort is smoke-free and does not accept pets. It suits families and couples who like plenty of choice, because you can fill most of the day without leaving the grounds.

Every room opens through a glass sliding door onto a furnished balcony or patio, with views of the Caribbean Sea, the pools or the gardens. Free WiFi, an HDTV, tea and coffee facilities and a walk-in shower come as standard. Categories run from Deluxe Guestrooms and Partial Oceanview rooms through Oceanfront Deluxe and family rooms sleeping four, up to the Penthouse Suite and the two-bedroom Presidential Suite, both with a private balcony plunge pool. Mobility-accessible rooms are available.

Watersports are included, so you can snorkel, join a catamaran cruise or take a PADI-certified dive. On land, try beach volleyball, shuffleboard, boccia and ping-pong. Fitness classes run through the week alongside the gym. Children have their own pools, playgrounds and activity programme, and the aqua park adds a bigger draw for a full day. Weddings and celebrations use both indoor and outdoor venues.

Four outdoor pools sit across the resort, along with kid-friendly pools and an aqua park. The Coco Pool Bar serves walk-up and swim-up drinks from 10 am until midnight. Natural Blends Esthetics runs the beach spa, with massages, facials and body treatments given in open-air thatched cabanas set directly on the sand, open from 9:30 am to 6 pm daily. The gym is fully equipped, and classes include water aerobics and dance.

Six restaurants and four bars serve the resort. Breeze is the signature dining room, open from breakfast through to a midnight buffet, with Curaçao favourites and global dishes. Cor and Don's BBQ handles grilled meats, Ristorante Siciliano serves pizza and pasta, Dushi Sushi Club offers an Asian menu and Tavern focuses on seafood, all from 6pm. Food Street covers pizza, shawarma and Dutch snacks by day. Pera Lobby Bar and Patisserie, Coco Pool Bar, the Flamingo Beach Bar and The Don Cigar Lounge handle drinks.

Willemstad sits on the doorstep, with the resort address at 31 Pater Euwensweg on the city shore. The beach is private, a secluded stretch of soft sand with shaded loungers, so you need not go far for a day by the water. Free self-parking makes a hire car straightforward if you would rather explore the island, and meeting rooms are on hand for anyone mixing work with the trip.