Jan Thiel Beach
Jan Thiel Beach
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Sarajoecat
Rogers, AR94 contributions
Feb 2020
Nice beach, plenty of space, beautiful area. Lot's of places to grab a drink of food. Many of the beaches you pay a small fee to use for the day. They often also charge for a chair rental. Good beach for families with kids. Easy to find when driving.
Written 26 February 2020
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Rad A
1 contribution
Dec 2022 • Family
A beautiful and relaxing restaurant setting. I was expecting a great beach. There is very little sand. I estimate 40 meters of sandy beach front. Much less than 80 meters I read about. Water shoes would be helpful as it is very rocky out in the water. Good amenities. Clean wash rooms. Some sand courts with nets. The water was refreshing. Not very many waves. I went on Christmas Eve. I paid $6.00 Guilders entrance fee. Lounge chairs were $60.00 but none were available. Restaurant servers let me know I could not just put my thing on the sand, which complicated my experience.
Written 26 December 2022
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Dan K
The Hague, The Netherlands8,864 contributions
Sept 2020
Jan Thiel is my least favourite beach of Curaçao. The beach is very, very small. Stoney and some strong currents. So not ideal if you're with small children. Furthermore, I don't like the atmosphere and crowd. Let's say it's a mass tourism spot that's frequented by a lot of Dutch package deal people. Although it wasn't that busy when we where there due to tourism taking a Covid-19 hit. We left the beach quickly for a spot at Zest, which was better (but still not as good as Blue Bay).
Written 5 September 2020
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Vicy
14 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
Small free sand coast beach area. So many sunbed you cannot walk. Overcrowded, overpriced, very bad place for snorkeling. Restaurant food menu horrible, overpriced hamburger 36 dollar, ceasar salad 26, quadzella 23 dollar, near 8 dollar. Not much choice, lots of deep fried frozen unhealthy dutch bites. Cocktail 23 dollar.
Written 4 November 2023
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David D
Devon, UK26,596 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
Wednesday 20th April and we drove to visit this much talked about beach which is located on the southwestern area of the Island.
There is a charge of $3 entrance to the beach. Car parking here was a bit of a nightmare, so we parked up on the roadside and walked in and avoided being charged, just as well as we were only here for a look.
Although the beach is not very big, can only be about 300 metres long, it is definitely a mass tourism location. So many sunloungers squeezed it, almost on top of each other along the beach with some static umbrellas. It did not look very inviting or comfortable. There was a charge to use the loungers.
The beach is a mixture of white sand, coral, grit, stones with some rocks. It is a manufactured beach which is washed by the turquoise waters of the Southern Caribbean sea
There were a number of rather trendy bars and restaurants around.
There is a charge of $3 entrance to the beach. Car parking here was a bit of a nightmare, so we parked up on the roadside and walked in and avoided being charged, just as well as we were only here for a look.
Although the beach is not very big, can only be about 300 metres long, it is definitely a mass tourism location. So many sunloungers squeezed it, almost on top of each other along the beach with some static umbrellas. It did not look very inviting or comfortable. There was a charge to use the loungers.
The beach is a mixture of white sand, coral, grit, stones with some rocks. It is a manufactured beach which is washed by the turquoise waters of the Southern Caribbean sea
There were a number of rather trendy bars and restaurants around.
Written 26 June 2022
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BBVicar
Toronto, Canada21 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
Nice enough man made beach - although very busy. Snorkeling meant to be good although we didn't go. Cost $6 to enter but free after 4.30
This is definitely more resort based - restaurants, bars, shops (all a bit more expensive). If that is your thing then it is probably well worth it. We enjoyed other more rugged beaches in the island.
This is definitely more resort based - restaurants, bars, shops (all a bit more expensive). If that is your thing then it is probably well worth it. We enjoyed other more rugged beaches in the island.
Written 24 March 2024
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Frank S
Westborough, MA479 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
I thought the beach was beautiful. It wasn’t terribly busy on a Friday afternoon. Admission price and beach chair rental prices were very inexpensive. The beach itself was clean and well-kept, the water was warm and beautiful, the bottom of the beach was also very sandy with not too too many rocks. The water does get deep but the beach seems to be in a bay, so we didn’t have any waves. There were also a few cute little beach restaurants with great frozen mixed drinks, tons of seating, and the beach overall was pretty quiet. We had a great day here!
Written 26 January 2020
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jjstarr61
Brantford, Canada5 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Worst experience. I wanted simple pizza with no cheese because I can't eat dairy and the manager said he couldn't accommodate me. No cheese is so simple. I explained I was in curacao as a tourist from Canada and couldn't eat dairy and he still said no. Who does that this day and age. They need to improve their customer service.
Written 3 December 2023
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FlygirlMrsD
Ocean Ridge, FL16 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Great beach with restaurants and bars. Lots of lounge chairs for rent. Gift shops. Plan on spending a good part of the day. Bring water shoes as most beaches are rocky
Written 27 April 2023
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AfricaAtNewYears
Island of Malta, Malta442 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
I booked a reservation at the Pedicure Salon Marisol at Jan Thiel Beach. I arrived on time, but Marisol had two of her friends from Colombia drop by so she took them in my slot. After waiting 45 minutes, I received the worst manicure and polish ever! Marisol told me (in English) that she had to hurry because she was now behind schedule. Well, what do you expect when you take other people who do not have a reservation? I paid for a GEL manicure and it stated to chip 3 days later. I went back to show her and all of a sudden she no longer spoke English, only Spanish! Gel nail polish is supposed to last much longer than 3 days. Don’t waste your money here.
Written 30 May 2023
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Qual o valor para entrar e o valor do aluguel de espreguiçadeiras e guarda sol?
Written 13 March 2019
Voor de bedjes betaal je Naf 10. Er zijn geen parasols, omdat er voldoende schaduw is te vinden onder de palmbomen
Written 3 July 2019
Hoeveel kost het om een ligbed aan het strand te huren?
Written 18 September 2018
6 euro voor een ligbed exclusief de entree voor het strand . Deze is ook 6 euro .
Written 19 September 2018
Can you get a taxi to Jan Thiel from the cruiseport? and about how much?
Written 15 April 2018
Ja je kan ik denk maar er gaan bussen er heen
Written 19 September 2018
Zijn er ook goede mogelijkheden om te duiken?
Written 30 March 2018
oi... Com certeza !!
É um destino procurado pelos mergulhadores, o mundo subaquático de curacao possui um espetáculo a parte.
Em Jan Thiel Beach, foi o dia que mais pratiquei a flutuação com snorkel.. como sou amadora acabei não mergulhando.
Não sei se Jan Thiel é a melhor praia para mergulho, mas se decepcionar acho que vc não vai. rsrs
Written 14 April 2018
Olá, amigos! Irei passar por Curaçao em um cruzeiro, e estarei na Ilha das 8;00 as 19:00hrs. Pergunto a vocês: vale a pena gastar tempo e dinheiro indo até o norte da ilha para conhecer as praias daquela região ou ficarei feliz se passar meu dia em Jan Thiel, que é próxima do porto? Grata pela resposta!
Written 22 May 2017
Oi Cecília,
Acho que vale a pena ficar só em Jan Thiel.
Aproveite para ver a ponte flutuante e as lojinhas.
Um abraço
Written 23 May 2017
hola
hacemos snorkel desde la playa, quiero saber si esta playa es la mejor para hacerlo o me recomiendan otra ? llegamos a pasar el dia en crucero y no podemos alejarnos mucho.
gracias
Written 10 May 2017
Hola Mercedes,
Nein Jan Thiel ist nicht zu empfehlen, ganz und gar nicht.
Dann lieber zur Pirates Bayern. Dort kann man sehr gut schnorcheln
Written 21 May 2017
How far from cruise ship is the beach and do you need day pass
Written 2 January 2017
Yes you will need a day pass, not expensive at all. I from a place (BRAZIL) where beaches are free of charge and I delighted paid for it.
Not that far, but I advice to rent a car once buses will not reach it. Renting a car would be cheaper than a transfer
Enjoy it
Written 2 January 2017
Hola Fabio yo planeo llegar en un crucero también, cómo hago para llegar a ésta playa, hay transporte público?
Written 18 January 2016
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