Boutique Hotel Sonrisa Bonaire

Sonrisa was the perfect choice for our holiday in Bonaire! This beautiful little boutique hotel surpassed our expectations, looking even lovelier than in the pictures. The pool area is very inviting, and the rooms are clean, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing. Choosing Sonrisa was easy because it offered everything we needed: lovely accommodation, breakfast, and dinner on some evenings. Most importantly, it provided high-quality rental diving gear and a rental car. It was also extremely convenient to arrange for a diving instructor through Sonrisa for an introductory dive (after which you can dive with your certified buddy) and a night dive to observe the glowing ostracods. The hosts, Beat and Corinne, are incredibly kind and helpful, making Sonrisa the perfect place for both divers and non-divers.

We had a very good time 3 weeks over Christmas at Sonrisa. Definitely because of Corinne and Beat, whom the small hotel belongs. Their service was absolutely perfect and personal. Breakfasts were very fine and we had also some homemade dinners. Pool was regularly cleaned and we also borrowed a car. The rooms in the main building are simple, but suitable for the hot weather and easy cleanable, when you come from the beach with the not every time clean shoes. Cleaning was offered every day, but we didn’t use it so often. Towels were changed every time we wanted. Hotel offers also the beach towels and a car seat blanket, when you’re driving a little wet. We would just appreciate the mosquito nets to have in the room as we like to sleep with the door open. The reconstructed rooms in front building were completely new and the nets were already installed. Location is very good for walking to the centre for a dinner, shopping and close to airport. With the car you can reach almost all the corners of the island in max 45 min. Price is fine according to the value, you get.

I truly enjoyed my stay at Sonrisa. The owners (Corinne & Beat) are very friendly and make you feel right at home. They arranged to pick me up from the airport and also gave me tips on where to go while on the island. Renting a car from them was easy and the property is located close to the water, great restaurants, and some historical landmarks. Corinne & Beat also arranged for me to go shore diving with Michael and Sabine. I did three days of shore diving with them and it was so much fun! They knew the best spots and made the decompression dives seem easy and care free. Michael even took beautiful photos during the dive and sent them all to me along with information on the sites we visited, depths, time, and date. This is perfect if you keep a log! I cannot say enough good things about my stay at Sonrisa. I highly recommend it. I also highly recommend that you dive with Michael & Sabine. :)

The hotel is simple ,quiet and clean. The localization is good, close to the city centre. There is a nice swimming pool as well but we didn’t have time to use it. The room is pretty comfortable with a nice bathroom and shower, air conditioner and nespresso machine. Beat and Corrinne are very helpful and nice. There is a good storage room for the diving gear and tanks. There is a nice place to wash your diving stuff after the dives. If you need to rent, the diving gear are almost brand new and of good quality. We rented unlimited tanks . I recomend eating the swiss fondue that they offer since the owners are swiss and beat knows really how to cook it. The double bed were two single beds together but wasn’t an issue , the bedroom could have some closets to put our clothes and breakfast was ok but could include a little more option of eggs. We had some dives with Michael, the guide that Beat recomends and was awesome. He knows the spots very well, gives good hints, takes nice photos and helps the coral to get rid of the lionfishes, a invader species. He took us to see the ostracods at night , an amazing experience of bioluminesence. He’s a very funny and experienced german guide. Sometimes his wife Sabine goes also. I defintely recomend staying at sonrisa if you dive and don’t want to stay at the busy diving resorts on the island. It is a good cost effective place to stay.

Very cosy smal hotel which is perfect for a dive holyday. Nice fascilities for the dive equipment. Clean newly renovated room. Very friendly and helpful owners. We would absolutly recomand this place.

This property has its upsides: close to the city, stable wifi, dive options & qualitative gear, car rental BUT also its downsides: a severe lack in cleanliness, service and hospitality Upon arrival pick-up was forgotten, the bathroom was not clean and the received towels were dirty. In addition, even though the hotel states a cleaning policy of its rooms every other day, the room we stayed in was never cleaned and a simple request to change the sheets was never followed up. (Note: no blankets are available in the rooms). In terms of food, we found the breakfast quite disappointing - mostly eggs and bread - and e.g. no fresh fruit or bacon on offer. Overall, this hotel feels as though its understaffed - even at breakfast "service". (Note: a wonderful buffet spread can be found at the adjacent Divi hotel) Finally, one would expect that common courtesy and respect for every individual would be in the vocabulary of every hotel owner...

I had a wonderful time at the Boutique Hotel Sonrisa. The rooms are spacious and cozy. You can relax wonderfully at the beautiful pool. Especially worth mentioning is the great breakfast and the family atmosphere with the Swiss hosts. The possibility to enjoy a delicious dinner several times a week was another plus. The rental of the car and snorkeling equipment was uncomplicated on site. I really appreciated and used the personal recommendations for excursions and activities (windsurfing and yoga lesson, mangrove kayaking tour and cave tour). The charming hotel is definitely to be recommended.

Clean and cute hotel conveniently located walking distance to the center . The owners are adorable and will do everything to make your stay enjoyable and hassle free. I didnt put "excellent" because it is not watefront but everything else was excellent !

We stayed at Sonrisa Hotel which was an awesome experience. Their diving facilities are very efficient, clean and very well organized. They introduced us to their guides Sabine and Michael (S&B) during our stay in Bonaire. They offer a premium dive experience with focused, one-on-one instruction. On average, only one other diver accompanied my fiancé Cathy and I on our three days of diving. Sabine and Michael have been diving for many years and are highly advanced instructors. Their vast knowledge of diving, and shore diving in Bonaire, helped us immensely. Shore diving is different compared with boat diving. Certainly better, but challenges arise. These include the rocky shore to water entries along most dive sites in Bonaire. I didn’t have a problem with it, but prior to meeting Sabine and Michael, my fiancé Cathy struggled. I wish we had met them sooner. With Sabine’s guidance, Cathy was able to enter and exit the water efficiently and safely. Also, Sabine and Cathy connected very well. Sabine worked with Cathy on a one-on-one basis to substantially improve her diving skills. Cathy was freshly certified by SSI in August 2022. I was SO thankful I had someone like Sabine to dive with and work one-on-one with Cathy. Michael demonstrated lionfish hunting to me and was an awesome guide with more advanced diving. I highly recommend S&B and hopefully we can dive with them on our next trip to Bonaire.