Living in Jan Thiel

Jan Thiel lies on Curaçao's south coast, about 8 km south-east of Willemstad, and officially belongs to Spaanse Water. Life here revolves around Jan Thiel Bay, with private beaches, beach clubs, restaurants and a dive school, and many hotels and holiday apartments around it. So expect a lively holiday feel rather than a quiet local neighbourhood.

Just behind the bay is a different world: a salt lake that draws many kinds of birds, including flamingos, with a route of about 10 km along the water. Salt was harvested here until 1975, and the ruins of overseers' houses, a lime kiln and a salt barn are still standing. In 1992 the land around the lake was divided into plots and sold, while the salt lake was kept as a nature area; it became a protected monument in 2008.

The name goes back to a plantation from around 1700, named after Jan Thielen. Its old plantation house, Landhuis Jan Thiel, is now a hotel set in a large garden.

Who Jan Thiel suits

Jan Thiel suits buyers who want the beach, restaurants and a holiday atmosphere on their doorstep, for a second home or to live here year-round. Many of the homes and apartments for sale are in resorts and gated complexes, so ask the realtor about the monthly service costs and the house rules, for example whether you may rent the property out to holiday guests. Prefer somewhere quieter? Compare Jan Thiel with other parts of the island on the map.

The Jan Thiel property market today

Right now our map shows 90 properties with an asking price for sale here: 49 houses, 19 apartments and 8 building lots, offered by 23 realtors. The median asking price is $838,000; the middle 90% of asking prices lie between $364,000 and $4,366,000. These are asking prices of listings online today, not sale prices.

Realtors with listings in Jan Thiel

Which realtors have the most for sale in Jan Thiel right now, and at what median asking price (half of their listings here cost less, half more). Click a name for the realtor's profile.

RealtorListingsMedian asking price
Century 2111$475,000
Palmstone Real Estate11$1,287,000
International Fine Living8$919,000
RE/MAX BonBini7$1,353,000
New Winds Realty6$768,000
Curaçao Exclusive Real Estate5$952,000
Keller Williams Curacao5$852,000
Ruseler Makelaars5$772,000
Kostabon4$1,627,000
Landmark Real Estate3$1,096,000

Plus 13 more realtors with a few listings in Jan Thiel: you'll find them all on the map.

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