I often fly to CUR on AA and then take Divi to Bonaire. On occasion I must overnight in CUR. Typically, I stay at Floris Suites or Kura Hulanda but the 50.00 round trip cab ride PLUS the nightly stay adds up. I decided to try the Airport Hotel recently. First I must preface this by saying my friend was traveling with my daughter and I and she wanted to save money. Ultimately she did not travel but we stayed with the plan. The taxi was 20.00 round trip. The ride is 3 minutes. Upon arrival around 8 PM the entire lobby was reeked like cigarettes. Viewers were watching the news about a murder at the adult entertainment complex nearby. The place was hopping. The front desk clerk was quite nice and accommodating. The room was 85+ for our overnight. Our room was down the hall from the reception. It was next to the parking lot. We did hear the noise outside quite a bit but it was not too bad. Our room was truly bare bones basic. It was clean in initial appearance but looking about it was really not too clean. There were hairs and dirt all about. The curtains were falling off the rod. Outside on the patio was pretty unpleasant;junk. The bedspread was threadbare and pretty gross. We went to take a shower and realized there was not hot water. It was time for a drink. We went to the bar. It was really run down. The bartender was really nice. We wanted white wine. She offered a jug of Carlo Rossi or Gallo Chardonnay. We chose the Gallo (later threw it out) to go in plastic cups. It was 6.00 plus tip. The casino was brightly lit and looked fun if that's your thing. We went to our room, donned flip flops, tossed the bedding on a chair and tried not to touch anything. If you are really seeking bare bones spartan and don't care about the bedding or clean factor, it's the cheapest option. I should say, the mattress was SO old, the coils poked my back all night. There was no wifi or internet either. I would NOT stay here again. The best part were the really pleasant staff.
