TUI BLUE Curacao Will Open Oct. 20 on the Island's Quieter West Coast

TUI BLUE Curacao will welcome its first guests on Oct. 20, 2026, beginning a controlled opening phase at its 297-room all-inclusive on Santa Martha Bay, far from the denser hotel strip around Willemstad in Curacao.

The date matters for anyone watching Curacao's all-inclusive boom. Most large resorts still cluster near the capital or along the southern coast. TUI BLUE is planting a full-service property on the quieter western side, closer to Cas Abao, Playa Porto Mari, and Christoffel National Park. Official opening is set for Nov. 1, with founding-guest stays in the Oct. 20 to Dec. 1 window sold directly through the resort.

What is ready on day one

During the opening phase, guests can expect the main pool, Oasis Pool Bar, THEAs, IVO Restaurant and Beach, the beach, Grab and Go, Snack Court, a kids' playground, and a pop-up spa with in-room massages. Standard rooms and swim-up rooms are among the categories available while finishing work continues behind screens in some areas.

Dining starts simpler than the finished program. Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets will run, with rotating pop-up a la carte experiences six days a week until permanent restaurants fully come online. The long-term culinary list includes IVO Beach, Mesa Caribe, Culinarium, Thea's Reserve, and several bars.

Swim-up rooms and private-pool suites

The room mix is what will differentiate this stay for many couples and families once inventory is fully open. Beyond standard, partial-ocean, ocean-view, oceanfront, and family rooms, TUI BLUE Curacao is adding partial-ocean and ocean-view swim-up rooms, an oceanfront swim-up junior suite, plus senior suites and two-bedroom suites with private pools.

That lineup puts the resort in direct conversation with other Curacao all-inclusives already in our encyclopedia, including Sandals Royal Curacao and Dreams Curacao Resort, Spa and Casino, while targeting travelers who want west-coast scenery instead of a city-adjacent base.

Why the phased open matters for guests

TUI BLUE has been unusually clear that Oct. 20 is not a finished product day. Construction and finishing will continue in parts of the resort, some hours may shift, and not every permanent venue will be ready. Opening-phase rates are positioned as a trade for that transparency: you get early access and beach time, not a polished soft opening with every restaurant lit.

For planners, the practical choice is simple. Book the opening window if you want west Curacao access and accept a resort still settling in. Wait for later winter dates if you want the full restaurant slate and quieter construction. Either way, the Oct. 20 start locks Curacao's next major all-inclusive into a real calendar, not another vague fall promise.