DIVI FLAMINGO BEACH RESORT AND CASINO

Customer Ratings & Reviews

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1665 reviews

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  Best on the island

  This was my second trip to the Divi and eighth trip to Bonaire. Having tried four other resorts on the island I feel Divi is the best option. Bonaire is not known for high quality resorts or great customer service, so when I say it is the best option I am not giving it five stars. By far the worst dive resort I have been to is Buddy's (tried it twice several years apart and both times a major let down). In regards to Divi, the property is okay but could use some love and care. It is a big property with lots to do such as a small beach, casino and several pools. I do like the location as it is walking distance to town and the service at the resort is fairly quick and friendly. The food is so-so and very pricey. If doing any of the buffets make sure to get to the restaurant as they are putting it out for peak freshness. The room was spacious, but seemed a little dirty. The dive shop and boat crew were friendly and helpful; however, the lockers are far from the dock and they are very crowded. The crew does not help with equipment on or off the boat. The dive shop management needs to look into what other resorts are doing for customer service. Although Bonaire is a top 10 destination for me due to the island vibe and shore diving, the resorts definitely lack in quality. But I still feel that Divi out shines the others.

  Apr 20, 2026
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  Solo travel / positive experience

  After a cancelled flight I arrived the day after I was meant to. I’m here now and what a great first impression. Attentive staff on reception couldn’t do enough to help me get checked in quick and helped to rearrange a trip o missed due to late flight. Room - wow deluxe ocean view- is a must- sunset to die for right from your own balcony. Cool room with air con and really lovely room, great location close to centre. Really happy booked here just gutted I missed 1 of the nights due to cancelled flight night before. Special mention to the chibi? Restaurant, I have many food allergies and nothing was to much trouble. So much so had the best steak I’ve ever had! And what a view too to go with it (see attached) Totally recommend already after just 1 afternoon of being here.

  Apr 06, 2026
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  Nice resort, awfully bad accomodation

  We stayed at the resort at the end of March 2026, this is our third Bonaire visit. This is our first stay in Divi Flamingo Resort. Here is our experience with this property. It has a convenient location, close to the ferry to Klein Bonaire and Downtown, very good breakfast and decent lunch, nice beach, pool, and so on. The staff was polite and helpful. But due to the problem with the room our overall impression was very bad. We booked a room with two beds and a kitchenette, as we are seniors with special diet needs, we didn’t want to eat at the restaurant 3 times a day and we were going to cook some meals ourselves. We were allocated room 719, which had good location, design and amenities, but was in a state of very poor condition. When we got in our room we tried to open the patio door first as it was very hot inside. It was extremely hard to open the French type door and impossible to close it. We checked the air conditioner - it was not blowing any cool air. We tried to call the front desk - the phone was not working either. We went to the front desk and they sent us a maintenance person to fix the problems. With significant effort he closed the patio door and suggested using the side glass panel to get to the patio, though it didn’t easily slide as it was not supposed to be used as a door. He explained the structure has sunk down and at the moment nothing can be done about that. He promised to order the phone replacement, and to invite somebody to examine the air conditioner. Shortly 2 guys came and explained that the AC specialist will come during work days (we arrived on Saturday); they brought a big fan and suggested we use it meanwhile. On the front desk they told us they don’t have any free room for that night, so we spent the rest of the day and night in this room without functioning AC. The next day front desk staff allocated us another room, more expensive due to the ocean view, which we didn’t care about because we spent our days driving the island and snorkeling from different spots. This room didn’t have a kitchenette, had one bed instead of two and did not have a place to dry our swimsuits. So for us it was not an upgrade but definitely a downgrade. Luckily they didn’t take away our old room, so we only slept in the newly allocated room. On Monday the repair specialist fixed the AC, it was ready by the time we returned from our morning snorkelling trip, and we used room 719 for the rest of our stay. The phone had also been fixed. Unfortunately the patio door was not fixed, so we had to use the side glass panel. It looks like we got a room which was not ready to serve as a guest room but needed serious repair. Later we found in our room a note from the management, they gave us a 50 (fifty) dollars credit for inconvenience to be used on food. So we had one free breakfast and some change. Bottom line - they tried to book every available room no matter what state it was, maybe in hope some guests will silently accept. When we didn't, the staff did their best to rectify the situation using whatever resources they had at the moment, but that could only work so far. About housekeeping: the patio door glass stayed extremely dirty from the beginning till the end of the stay. When we asked the housekeeper about coffee filters she said that "if they are not in the drawer then buy them yourself". Coffee was delivered only after we asked at the front desk. One day after cleaning we could not breathe inside the room as the housekeeper sprayed the room with a huge amount of Lysol (we kept doors open for two hours with AC on to get rid of the smell (what about preserving electricity?).

  Apr 05, 2026
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  Divi Flamingo Beach Resort, a nice place to stay.

  I stayed three nights at Divi Flamingo Beach Resort Bonaire. It was a good stay. The location is central. The room was fine. The atmosphere is quiet. I'm satisfied.

  Apr 01, 2026
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  Wonderful Week of Diving!

  I went with a group from my dive shop for a week at the Divi Flamingo. I had never been to Bonaire before. From the moment I got picked up from the airport, the hotel staff and facilities made my visit very comfortable and relaxing. Checking in was smooth and the room was clean and comfortable. The air conditioning worked well and the room was great with a nice patio. My only complaint would be that the bathroom was rather small and dated, but everything was clean. I had the entire room to myself so it wasn't a problem, but I can imagine it might be a bottleneck for a group of 2 or 3 sharing a room. The focus on our trip was diving and we went on 5 days of morning and afternoon boat dives with our divemasters Ruud and Denise. They were absolutely fantastic and showed us so many sites and animals that I could not even believe exist. They worked so hard throughout the week to show us wonderful dives, help ready all our gear and tanks, keep a wonderful positive energy, and continuously emphasize safety. The tanks they keep on the pier were very useful as well, as I ended up doing 3 additional shore dives using these tanks. It would be nice if they would provide a Nitrox analyzer too there, but it's not convenient to the way things are set up there. Next time, I can bring my own. The food at the resort was terrific with lots of good options. I had breakfast at the buffet every morning and there were lots of good hot and cold options. For lunch, I went to Chibi Chibi and the food was always well prepared. When diving that day, I like to eat lighter for breakfast and lunch and there were plenty of good options for that. I can tell that this hotel takes their food preparation seriously and they do it with pride and care. I went to 3 of the dinner buffets as well which were all good. There were always lots of good options and they were well prepared.

  Mar 31, 2026