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Deep Blue View Restaurant

Or, How to Get From Beverwijk to Bonaire

Menno de Bree and Esther Wiegerink, who owned an operated Premiere, a restaurant in Beverwijk Holland for 10 years, have taken over management of The Deep Blue View Intimate Resort on the island of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean.

The young couple sold their restaurant in 1999 and moved to the small island of Bonaire to enjoy a semi-retirement in the tropics. But after two years of scuba diving and other ocean sports they decided it was time to get back into the business of helping others enjoy their free time.

The Deep Blue View is a perfect holiday location and it is the perfect business for us, says de Bree, who is also a scuba diving instructor. Bonaire is famous for its scuba diving and most of our guests come to the island for ocean activities. So we get to combine our hospitality skills with our favorite sport.

And I love to make people happy with my food. Cooking is my passion, says Esther. At The Deep Blue View guests are served a hearty breakfast each morning on the patio of the small villa. Esther is also a snorkel guide when she is not busy serving the guests.

We are a very unique little resort, says de Bree. What we offer is laid-back luxury and quality relaxation. Some guests have told us it is like staying in their own private villa. The Deep Blue View has only four guestrooms so there is privacy and independence for the guests. It is a modern, luxury villa with the guest rooms opening onto a large private patio on one side and the two restaurateurs cum scuba divers living in the other section.

In December The Deep Blue View was named "Small Property of the Year" by the Bonaire Hotel and Tourism Association. This award came after just two years of operation. Our guests enjoy having a patio, swimming pool, and hammocks they don t have to share with a hundred hotel guests, says de Bree. There is also a Bar-B-Q and refrigerator on the patio so guests can grill their own catch of the day. Or they can have a private happy hour on the patio as they watch the sun go down behind the ocean s horizon.

Another unique feature of this small inn is the very large telescope that is rolled out on clear, dark nights. We tell everyone we have a deep blue view by day and night, laughs Esther. With the telescope guests can see the moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn or the great nebula in Orion s belt, sights not normally seen on a Caribbean vacation.

To learn more about The Deep Blue View on Bonaire visit http://www.deepblueview.com  or contact Esther and Menno via e-mail at totalrelaxation@deepblueview.com

Deep Blue View Intimate Resort
Laid-back luxury on Bonaire
Tel: +599-717-8073 Fax: +599-717-7826
Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Edited by Dave Shultz

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