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No luck. The chef they used moved to St. Maarten. My friends will try to reach out to the chef to see if they can get a referral for someone on CUR. TK
 
Just jumping in here. I had a group of 25 plus divers wanting the same thing that you're looking for a few years back. Long story short they rented this amazing humungous house called Champartments or such like and we arranged for a private Chef called Ray who did a fantastic job. You can contact him through his restaurant called Chez Ray. I think he still does the private Cheffing so you may want to check him out. Dm me if you're interested and I'll get his phone number for you.
 
my .02

Sunscape used to be a Breezes Kids resort and some of it is still there. Ocean Encounters keeps a boat there and there's a shore dive as well as a decent beach. They also have a shuttle to downtown. The Dive Bus also picks up there for escorted shore dives.

We've done a couple SB Surges there - most recent: ScubaBoard Surge 2019 Curacao

Cardzard probably has links to some resort videos there.

I've only known the Hilton as the Hilton. So IDK what's changed. Caribbean Sea Sports used to be there but might have moved to the re-opened Marriott next door also.

The Hilton hotel itself was an Old building, I'd guess 70's. Grounds were nice but they can't change that, It's also kind of a weird beachfront, small beach and there's a swim platform - later you realize it's part of a collapsed pier. The dive there is a healthy swim out and to the west is a active boat channel. It's in Piscadera Bay about 10 mins, west of downtown. The cruise Megapport is a few mins, east but you never see them - they all walk south to Rif Fort or downtown across the Swinging Bridge. Superior Producer is the signature wreck on Curacao but if a cruise ship is in you can't dive it, Done a lot as a night dive.

Last time I was at the Hilton they had a decent outdoor bar, indoor/outdoor restaurant but the food was average and service slow. Small Casino and Pirates Bay Beach Bar a short walk west, PBay has a small convention center but it didn't seem used much - only 1 nt of 10. Very quiet area at night.

hth
 
I stayed at the Marriott and Caribbean Sea Sports is not on property. In fact the beach bar... Board Room is kaput as well. I would not stay at either of the places to the west of Marriott they really look ratty. Oh and for heavens sake DO NOT even think about Kura Hulanda as all inclusive.
 
My attempts to guide this group towards a non-all-inclusive are meeting with resistance. Thanks for the input on the all inclusives Curacao has. I'll take a further look, but we may end up going elsewhere to keep the group happy.
 
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