Located on the beautiful Coconut Beach on the west coast of Curacao, the Veneto Casino Holiday Beach Resort provides ocean-front accommodations within walking distance of historic Willemstad, the capital of the Netherlands Antilles. The hotel, well-known for diving vacations, is one mile from the island's famous floating markets and four miles from the international airport. The four-story Veneto Casino features 200 guestrooms, each with tropical decor, tile floors, balconies, air- conditioning, in-room safes, direct-dial phones, small refrigerators and satellite television. Guests have access to a private beach, a large freshwater pool and one of the Caribbean's largest casinos. The hotel is also home to a Denny's restaurant for casual dining, and Giorgio's, a restaurant on the beach serving American, Mexican, French and Italian cuisine. Both are open 24 hours a day. With more than 500 species of fish, crabs, anemones, colorful sponges and corals inhabiting the reefs, Curacao consistently ranks as one of the most desirable dive destinations in the world. The Veneto Casino Holiday Beach Resort boasts some of the best diving on the island and features an on-site dive shop offering courses, expeditions, and dive equipment sales and rentals. ; ;