The Rif At Mangrove Beach Corendon Curacao All-inclusive, Curio By Hilton

The stay was pleasant, the hotel is beautiful and quiet. The beach is small but clean and pleasant. The food and drinks are very good. The staff of Turkish origin are excellent, a 10. Special thanks to Ömer, who was very professional and always with a smile on the lips and available and helped us every time with absolutely everything we needed during our stay in the hotel.Also thanks to the bar staff Giuly, Kan, Emre, Semith.Tiffany from the reception, very nice and who helped us with the check out .I gave 4 stars because when we came, although we had a late check-in around 20:30, there was no towel, bathrobe or slippers in the room. Apart from towels, I didn't receive anything during the entire stay. .And because, although I knew that the hotel was still under construction, it didn't seem normal for me to be woken up by the noise of drilling machines every morning at 8, including Sundays.

As an avid hotel enthusiast, I want to share my experiences at The Rif. Here are my thoughts:Service: A huge thanks to Semih and Ebubekir for their exceptional service, especially Ebubekir at the Sunset Bar. Also, Miangelica at Harbor made our mornings delightful with her smile and delicious mimosas.Location: The hotel is conveniently located, just a 20-minute taxi ride from the airport. You can walk to Willemstad in about 20 minutes. For nightlife, you’ll need a car or an expensive taxi to get to Jan Thiel or Mambo Beach.Construction: Be aware that construction is ongoing. There’s noise from the outdoor gym and work on the 4th floor, starting early. Even the beach has bulldozers and cranes. If you’re focused on your company, it might not bother you much, but don’t expect complete tranquility.Staff: The Turkish staff at The Rif are incredibly friendly and hardworking. Other staff members seem tired but are still polite and professional, though they may not have time for long chats.Food: The food is generally good with plenty of choices. Some dishes might not be worth a second try, but the variety is impressive. The à la carte restaurants could use more ambiance, like candles or tablecloths. The buffet offers a wide selection, especially at lunch. The drinks are great, brands are provided. Cocktails are great and fresh made (even with decorations sometimes). You can sit or have a drink in a lot of places during wide opening hours. Great!Tips: Unlike other resorts, The Rif lacks spontaneous “wow” moments like fruit at your beach chair or surprise pool foam parties. Adding these touches could enhance the experience. And and advice to the management is to be more visible. During a 14-day stay. I did not see a manger overlooking the hotel.Rooms: The rooms are modern and comfortable with beautiful bathrooms and a huge smart-tv. The AC did a great job and the bed was perfect. However, we did experience a few days without towels, which was quite unprofessional.Overall, we had a fantastic vacation. The modern, new building and facilities contributed greatly to our experience. The individual staff members I mentioned earlier made our stay extra special. We are grateful for our time here; it was unforgettable. There is some room for improvement in the initial phase.

The room doesn’t get cleaned and there’s mold in the room. When we arrived there were stains on the pillows and bedsheets. We had to ask 4 days in a row to change them before the sheets actually got changed. Those “new” sheets also had stains. There was hair and dirt on the floor from before we arrived that they just left there for days. We had to clean it up because they didn’t. The towels didn’t get replaced when needed. They also made a fence on our terrace but they just left the pieces of wood on the terrace after they were done. The food you can get at the beach at lunch is almost always cold when you tell them that it’s cold they just laugh at your face. The people at the reception don’t do anything with the complaints. Very good bartender at the beach : Semih.

Overall, a fantastic girls trip! A/C, shower and beds are great and comfortable, although we did have to ask a few times for more towels or for the room to be cleaned. The location is great as you have access to mangrove beach resort as well. There was a large sea drill ship docked in front of our ocean view the whole trip which was a little loud and annoying. The service and staff are the best of the best. Specifically, our favorite bartenders Semih, Kaan, Batu, and Xavior made amazing unique cocktails and were genuinely kind and willing to go the extra mile to make sure we were having a great time.

I had a great time at this resort. I stayed there August of 2024 with a party of 5 people. The Staff are all friendly, happy, helpful, and quick on their feet. The food was good at the buffet and at the restaurants. Lots of choices of food, drink, and snacks. No long wait to get food at the buffet or drinks at the bars. The water in the beach was very pleasant. I wished we had the option of the not so deep pool on the adult side for people who can't swim or afraid of deep water. I also think that if the hotel includes an indoor cooling lounge on hot days, that would be great. Entertainment needs improvements. I will definitely return to this resort again in the future.

Tiffany at the front desk was absolutely amazing. She made sure we were taken care of from the time we arrived on property. Her warm smile was inviting and we knew we would be in great hands during our stay. Yasin, Semih were good bartenders. We visited the bar on several occasions and each time the service was nice. Thank you for making this visit memorable.

Our stay was amazing. The Rif was beautiful! All of the workers were very kind, knowledgeable, and attentive. Omer and Emre were a wonderful bartender, made the BEST drinks. I enjoyed meeting new people. The food was delicious, so many options. The view was outstanding!!!! Literally breathtaking!!! I would recommend this resort to anyone and everyone and can’t wait to come back!!!

Ray, Muhammad, and Abduhl at the bar have been absolutely phenomenal and kind. All of the staff has made us feel very happy, comfortable, and safe, and it’s very clear that the employees care about the guests and making sure that everybody has a wonderful vacation! Would absolutely return just for the staff, but the amenities are the icing on the cake as the drinks, pool, and rooms are incredible.

The resort is amazing. Very calm, very pleasant. The food options and quality are very good.Overall great experiencesThe staff is amazing and helpful.Semih at the pool bar was by far the best!His drinks and service were impeccable.I will definitely be back and will recommend to my friends.

Top floor of Rif is still under construction so from Monday till Saturday you will wake up at 7.30 AM latest with the sound of a drill machine and will hear construction sounds till 4.30PM.When you get to sleep till 7.30 AM consider yourself lucky because I you are unlucky like me and are placed closed to the elevator then the cleaning staf will wake you up at 7 AM latest. Not to clean your room but because they have to talk with each other as loudly as possible to discuss the day and they do this in the hallway of course. They are awake so why should anyone else get to sleep right. Also I don’t think it would be considered talking in the rest of the world but shouting. they are so loud all the time.Also I had even more luck staying here at the end of July 2024 as there is some kind of championship ongoing so in the hotel we have multiple teams of young men who are extremely loud during the day.As soon as they get up at 6.30AM they will go on the hallway to do videoconference or just to talk (screaming) with each other and it will be a competition who can laugh the loudest. At the swimming pool they will be so loud that you will wish that drill machine drills your head.The reception at the Rif is most of the times clueless or can’t do anything. For example, the team in the morning will tell you one thing and then the team in the afternoon will say it’s not true. Also they will say they activated the gym on your card and when you go to the gym the door doesn’t open. When you go back they will say it can’t work because it are different systems.There is no animation. No lifeguards. Not even music. For everything you need to go to the hotel next door (Mangrove). The cocktails are good if make by a good bartender but there is no consistency so even if you drink the same cocktail all day it will taste different at each bar and each person making them. In the main restaurant there is always something missing (no plates, no cutlery, no cups, no coffee).Maybe in 3 to 5 years from now this will be a great hotel but atm it’s not there yet.Update 1 August 2024: On top of all this since 3 nights the fire alarm keeps going in the night. Starts at around 4:30 AM and goes off till 8 AM wilt about 15 minute breaks between them. They really don’t want you to sleep in this hotel