WILLEMSTAD - The beach at the Marriot hotel remains open to visitors during the day but may be closed at night. That is according to a court ruling in the case about the public access to the beach at the hotel in the Piscadera Bay area.
According to the government, a limitation of the publicity of beaches is only possible with statutory regulation. A foundation that represents the interests of residents of Piscadera and Parasasa supported the procedure against the restriction.
The judge came to the conclusion that in the case of the Marriot the statutory regulation does not apply in full. The arrangement did not yet exist when the previous operator of the hotel received a long lease. It was then allowed to close the beach to the public.
During the transition to the new operator, the accessibility of the beach during daytime has been expanded, not further restricted. The hotel may close the beach in the evening, as has also been agreed with the nearby Pirate Bay.
