Harbour Village Beach Club Honored with Prestigious World Travel Award for Ninth Time

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Luxury Dive and Beach Resort Situated on Picturesque, Private Peninsula Once Again Voted the Caribbean Island of Bonaire's Leading Hotel

Bonaire, Dutch Antilles / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2014 / Harbour Village Beach Club has been voted Bonaire's Leading Hotel in the 2014 World Travel Awards, hailed as the "Oscars of the Travel Industry" by the Wall Street Journal. It was the resort's second consecutive year being honored with the award, which it also won seven other times in the past decade.

A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Harbour Village Beach Club is located on a four-acre private peninsula with well-appointed villas nestled amid lush tropical gardens, a white sand beach, and an onsite First Class 5 Star PADI Dive Center catering to all ages and skill levels. Harbour Village's luxurious accommodations are situated just a few steps away from the beach and feature opulent decor and thoughtful details like secluded lanais and double hammocks. The resort is also home to the acclaimed La Balandra Restaurant and Bar, which gives the sensation of sailing into the Caribbean seascape with a dining deck located on a jetty extending out to sea, as well as The Spa at Harbour Village Beach Club.

Jean-Marc Petin, General Manager of Harbour Village Beach Club, said the resort staff is deeply honored to once again receive the award, voted for by travel and tourism professionals worldwide. "This is really a validation of our ongoing commitment to ensure our guests have the best experience possible during their stay on our beautiful island," he said.

Bonaire is designated as having the most pristine coral reef environment and most species of fish in the Caribbean by the NOAA and is consistently named Best Overall Dive Destination by Scuba Diving Magazine's Reader's Choice Awards. Due to Bonaire's leeward location outside of the hurricane belt, and its consistently pleasant climate, crystal-clear visibility prevails at any depth, giving an enthralling view of the undersea landscape. Guests can explore dive sites just off Harbour Village's shore, including the shipwreck of the 60-foot "Our Confidence," located just 50 yards out from the beach a great spot for beginners that can even be seen by snorkelers from the surface. Another popular dive site, "Something Special," is also a short swim away.

Guests at Harbour Village also can participate in coral reef educational dives at Harbour Village, a founding member of the Coral Restoration Foundation in Bonaire, along with many other onsite activities that include snorkeling, Stand-Up Paddleboarding (SUP), kayaking, and more.

For more information on Bonaire and Harbour Village Beach Club, visit http://www.harbourvillage.com, call 1-800-424-0004, or e-mail: reservations@harbourvillage.com to learn more.

About Harbour Village Beach Club

Harbour Village Beach Club is located within an exclusive beachfront enclave on the unspoiled Caribbean island of Bonaire. Its well-appointed guest suites are nestled amid lush tropical gardens, just steps from its private, white-sand beach, and feature opulent decor and thoughtful details like secluded lanais and double hammocks. Amenities include a First Class 5 Star PADI Instructor Development Center offering onsite scuba classes and certification and a picturesque, 64-slip marina. The resort is also home to the acclaimed La Balandra restaurant, designed after an antique Spanish ship and giving the feeling of sailing with its dining deck located on a jetty extending out to sea, as well as a full-service spa offering professional reflexology, aromatherapy, therapeutic and relaxing couples massage. Harbour Village Beach Club was named Bonaire's Leading Hotel nine times in the past decade and is Bonaire's only member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

About Bonaire

Located eighty-six miles east of Aruba, the island of Bonaire offers year round sunshine, low annual rainfall, and has been designated as having the most pristine coral reef environment and most species of fish in the Caribbean by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. The Reef Environmental Education Foundation lists eight out of almost 90 of Bonaire's dive sites in their top 10 in terms of species richness in the Caribbean - abundant underwater life includes more than 300 species of tropical fish and over 120 different types of coral. The island was recently voted #1 in the Caribbean & Atlantic by readers of Scuba Diving magazine in categories that include Best Shore Diving (Snorkeling); Best Beginner Diving; Best Macro Diving; Best Advanced Diving, and Best Underwater Photography. Bonaire is able to maintain this environment and receive awards for diving year after year because its surrounding waters have been protected as the Bonaire National Marine Park for over 30 years.

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