Paradise Found
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Paradise Found sits at Pos Chiquito on the south-east end of the island, away from the high-rise strip. It's a small operation — eleven reviews all handing out perfect or near-perfect scores across sleep quality, service, value, and cleanliness. The #9 ranking among Oranjestad B&Bs undersells what those subratings suggest: when every category lands above 4.8, something's working. The location rating of 4.9 makes sense given the address. Pos Chiquito isn't walking distance to the main beaches or the nightlife zone, but it's quiet, and guests who want that seem to find it. The 5.0 for value tells you the price isn't scaring anyone off relative to what they're getting. Eleven reviews is a limited sample, but when sleep quality and service both hit 5.0, it's worth noting. This isn't a place trying to be everything to everyone.
At a glance
- Area
- Savaneta
- Star rating
- ★★★★★
- Typical nightly
- $400
- Beach access
- direct
- Kid-friendly
- ●●●○○
- Party score
- ●●○○○
- Walkability
- ●●○○○
- Rooms
- 100
- Casino
- –
- Swim-up
- –
- Kids' club
- –
- All inclusive
- –
- Vibe
- romantichidden gemintimatequietboutique
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