Curaçao, an island in the Caribbean Sea and a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The island is physiographically part of the South American continental shelf. But Curaçao and neighboring islands are usually considered to constitute the southwestern arc of the Lesser Antilles. And because of the location close to the continent, this area is outside the hurricane belt. The capital of Curacao is Willemstad.

Willemstad is a Unesco World Heritage site since 1997. It features many Dutch influenced architectural landmarkts. Many of the colorful ornate buildings, date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. A must-see is the “Handelskade’ waterfront in the harbor. Thousands of tourists visit the island to watch this beautiful scenery. 

The historic part of Willemstad contains 4 neighborhoods. Punda, Otrobanda, Scharloo and Pietermaai. These neighborhoods are designated Unesco World Heritage Site. 

The 8 city apartments will be located in the center of the city in the popular historic Pietermaai District on the main road to downtown Punda. It is located next to a beautiful monumental building at Pietermaaiweg 25, transformed into a breakfast and lunch restaurant and specialty coffee drive thru. The complex is surrounded by colored heritage buildings.

The area is well-known because of the colored houses, the best restaurants and bars, boutique hotels and shops. But Pietermaai still feels like a cozy small village, because of the small scale. In the Nieuwestraat and Penstraat are the most restaurants and bars, In Punda and Otrobanda you’ll find shops, the harbor and museums. The Pietermaaiweg, the main road to downtown Punda has more offices and habitants.

Pietermaai has been transformed into a popular neighborhood. In the past this part of Curaçao belonged to the upper class but became a ghetto in the last decades of the 20th century. After a long period of neglect, a major metamorphosis has been underway since the year 2000, it’s nowadays the place to be.

Most of the 150-year-old mansions and workers’ houses, now declared monuments, have been restored. Many monuments have been transformed into idyllic restaurants, boutique hotels, apartments and suites, which are now occupied by residents, tourists and students.