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The Hyatt Regency Curacao Opens on April 20 From $199 a Night

Where: Santa Barbara Plantation, Porta Blancu, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

How good does this look right about now? Sure, the temperatures have started to warm up here and there but we are impatient for spring. And now we know the introductory rates for the new Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina we may just delay our spring break until April 20. That's when the Caribbean's latest Hyatt opens its 350 guest-room doors.

The introductory rates start at $199 a night, and after reporting on the newest and newly-renovated NYC hotels, this sounds like a steal. There were rooms available for April 20 with this Grand Opening rate when we checked last night—the $199 gets you a resort-view king room, and if you want a water view, the rate jumps to $219 a night. Regular room rates start at $259 so it's not a bad savings. (Do you know how many Amstel Lights we could buy with an extra 60 bucks in our pockets each night?)

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Renaissance Curacao's Infinity Beach is Now 40 Percent Off

Where: Baden Powellweg 1, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, 97223

The Renaissance Curacao impressed us just by telling us about their 32,000 square foot infinity beach, which beats an infinity pool any day (and a local even assured us that in real life it is truly as cool as it sounds). Now they're trying to impress us with a 40 percent off sale. And they get it half right.

The good part of this sale is that if you book by the end of November, for travel any time between January and April 2010, then you will get 40 percent off room rates – that's a pretty hefty discount. The Renaissance Curacao has had some good reports, and with the world heritage Rif Fort literally on the doorstep, we like it for being a bit different.

The bad part about this deal is they're advertising it as the "Life Begins At 40%" sale. And while we, well, get it, we can't help but feel like they're aiming for an over-40s market and that ain't quite our thing. But then we remember the infinity beach and we forgive them all over again.

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Renaissance Curacao Sees Your Infinity Pool And Ups You

Where: Baden Powellweg 1, Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, 97223

Curacao is something we drink more often than a place we dream of traveling to, but with the February 1 opening of the Renaissance Curacao Resort we are seriously thinking of hopping on a plane and flying down there.

This new place looks so colorfully funky from the photos that we are already thinking we'd enjoy it. And then there are the swimming options. There's an infinity pool, of course, because no self-respecting new resort could open up without one these days. But they've added a new dimension by creating an eternity beach. We're not quite sure we understand it--they say it's "Real sand, real ocean water, real palm trees...above sea level"--and it could just be a bit of a marketing ploy, but we have to admit, we're falling for it. (All 32,000 square feet of it).

Added bonus--the resort is built around a UNESCO Heritage-listed fort, so there's some cultural learning to go with your cocktails. Like every good just-opened resort, the Renaissance Curacao has an opening special--they're doing $199 per night for rooms with normal rack rates up towards $300 a night.

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Sweet Suite :: The Tree House Mansion at Kura Hulanda

Where: West Punt Curacao , West Point, Netherlands Antilles

Treehouse Hotels are a popular sort of breed these days, perfect for tree-huggers, those wishing for an eco-vacation and anyone who ever fancied the Swiss Family Robinson digs.

Now, here's a chance to stay in a Tree House Mansion.

The Lodge Kura Hulanda & Beach Club on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao has opened its two-bedroom, two bathroom treetop suite built atop wooden stilts for hotel guests to rent:

A wooden spiral staircase leads up to the Tree House Mansion and into the open-air living room, which features an authentic, ornate Bali Bridal bed and a wide terrace providing picturesque sunset views over the water.

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