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Willemstad Curacao: Finally, Cheap Eats!

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We relocated to a very interesting hotel, Kura Hulanda, in Otraband Willemstad (Otraband is like an area or community, similar to Douglas Glen or Riverbend). The Hotel: Okay, this is by far one of the coolest hotels Bryan and I have ever stayed at!  You walk into reception, kind of thinking, "uh oh, this looks sketchy!".  It's old, it's filled with sculptures and art and really old, uncomfortable-looking furniture.  The floor creaks... Well, then you get your room key and go through reception to the actual hotel area, and walk out into this courtyard that's cobblestoned, with quaint little French-style bistro outdoor tables.  You look right and it's like being in Italy all over again - narrow, curving walkways between rows of hotel rooms. The doors to the rooms were narrow double doors like you see in Europe.  With shutters!  Our room was this big square (not a long rectangle) with 5, yes 5, huge windows throughout!  We think our room was a standalone