About Us

Founded in Kralendijk in 2013, Sunwise Bonaire has grown into one of the largest vacation and long-term rental companies on Bonaire. Our mission is clear: to make it easy for everyone to find their ideal place to stay on the island.

We combine a carefully selected range of villas, houses, and apartments with guest-focused service and professional property management. This way, we offer our guests a carefree, transparent, and unforgettable vacation experience on our beautiful island of Bonaire.

For property owners, we provide expert management services, combining our in-depth knowledge of the local market with a personal approach. With the help of modern management software, owners have real-time insight into occupancy and financial results.

We arrange happiness!

Meet our hosts

The Sunwise family consists of several hostesses and hosts and we would like to introduce ourselves.

Debby Kerkhof

Together with Ron Opdam, Debby is one of the founders of Sunwise Bonaire and since 1998 she is working in the real estate business as a licensed broker. Debby runs the rental administration and takes care the financial statements for the home owner clients.
Find out more about Debby

Ron Opdam

Ron has been working in real estate since 1986, notably as a broker and owner of several real estate offices. At Sunwise Bonaire, he co-manages with Debby and is responsible for Sunwise’s extensive marketing campaigns.
Read the whole story about Ron

Cecile Knitel and Simon de Groot

Cecile and Simon have been working with Sunwise since early 2017 and together they form a close-knit team within the Sunwise family. Both are very strong in maintaining contacts during the stay of our guests: quick responses to questions, smooth action if a problem needs to be resolved somewhere.
This is what they want to tell our guests and (future) clients

Elyse Madlener and Christiaan Buijsse

Since the spring of 2020, Elyse and Christiaan have formed a service-oriented and hospitable team within the Sunwise family.
They will personally tell you their story here!

Anke Wierstra and Mark Boelsma

Anke and Mark, after a wonderful journey, have lived on Bonaire since 2023 and have found their home and passion there: to give their guests as wonderful a vacation as they experienced themselves!

Denise Korsten and Jeroen van Buggenum

Denise and Jeroen have won their spurs in the tourism industry, among other things because of their management positions at one of Bonaire’s larger resorts. Now that they have chosen to manage individual apartments and villas under Sunwise, they can give even more attention to their guests!

Our company details

Name and address

Sunwise BV
83 Sabalpalm
Kralendijk – Bonaire
Caribbean Netherlands

Founders and owners

Debby Kerkhof en Ron Opdam

Contact information

https://sunwisebonaire.com/contact/

Company registration

Commercial Register of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries Bonaire
File number: 8341
VAT tax registration number: CRIB310004159