Most of the condos - at least along the waterfront - have dive operators on-site/nearby they're associated with. Just about every villa/house I've looked at does also. Most will even have rinse/storage facilities in a secure area outside. A few get tank rental deliveries also. So ask anyone you may rent from.
We like BelMar condos south of town. They're nice, a little upscale, have a pool and it's a smaller property. One advantage they have also is Buddy Dive's other shop is on-site there. That allows you to also use the drive-thru tank exchange facility north of town at Buddy Dive. The big disadvantage is that any food is a drive north past the lagoon - to at least the Plaza Resort or 5mins. farther to town.
Another option in that area is Port Bonaire - they have one of the Dive Friends shops on-site. Port Bonaire is in the flight path so that's an occasional annoyance. DF is good if you'd like to hit the water on arrival since they offer the Bonaire Marine Park orientation anytime - many of the other shops typically schedule it for the next morning. Also DF has the most shops on the island of anyone (5?) both north and south of town so that's convenient for tank exchanges. I'd pick them if your property doesn't have a deal with someone.
Moving slightly farther north - the Plaza Resort - the only real AI there - has "villas" - Toucan Dive is their on-site operator. Big place though so a bit of a haul between the villas, the dive shop/lockers/dock south and 18Palms - their house dive on the north end.
Now skipping north of town - there are some rental options in town but there's little/no shore diving there. Many tend to be across the street from the water also.
Den Laman Condos has Bonaire Dive & Adventure on-site. Sand Dollar Condos next to it has one of the other Dive Friends shops. Both are on Bari Reef.
Buddy Dive also rents condos. So does Habitat next door. Habitat has two dives, La Machaca and the start of the Cliff dive site to the north.
Just north of there is an area you might be interested in also. There's several sets of 3-4 bedroom "villas" - detached on the Cliff dive site. Ones on the southern end of the property have a deal with Habitat since they're so close. Here's one of them - there's also some 3BR's.
Santa Barbara Vacation Rental - VRBO 3716046ha - 4 BR Bonaire Villa, Oceanfront Villa Ocean Blue, Walking Distance of Dive Shops, Restaurants - there's a row of about 10-15 of them waterfront. I've noticed at least 4-5 are rentals. The dock/boats seen in one of the pictures are Habitat's - it's pretty close.
1/2 block further north is Hamlet Oasis - not waterfront but around the pool. Smaller units though IIRC. There's yet another Dive Friends location at the north end of the property but DF does not have a boat there.
Much past that and you get into more villas/houses in the Santa Barbara/Sabadeco area. I would assume (but do not know) that you'd have to drive down to "resort row" for tanks from those properties. With the exception of Caribbean Club - a condo/villa property across the street and up the hill from the water. They have the 3rd Buddy Dive affiliated shop on-site. That's going to be a short drive back to town from there for anything.
Much past that things sort of taper off into dive sites - leading eventually to the refinery and the farthest north sites - Karpata then Nukove past the refinery.
If you're looking for a house instead there's a few in the Belnem area that are waterfront - and farther south in Punt Vierkant. Some like the Piet Boon residences are very contemporary and upscale. Search for Kas Dorrie on vrbo.com - it's one. Priced accordingly. Sunbelt Realty also rents just about all the houses on Bonaire that are rentals also. You'll find after looking for a while that the same properties are on Sunbelt, vrbo.com or airbnb.com - or offered on the owner's private website - there's a fixed inventory they all share. Some very nice oceanfront villas up in Sabadeco to the north also.
We get our trucks at the airport from one of the chains - Avis IIRC. They're not too beat up - except the seats are salt stained - but I've seen some that are pretty tired - with tank racks in the back the springs take a beating. You should do a nick/dent inventory and have the agent verify it both ways.
Some of the properties - like Buddy Dive - have their own fleet so they shuttle you back and forth. I'd personally find that less convenient.
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