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Niels and Thijs van der Valk of Baoase on Family Hospitality, the Art of Saying Yes, and Building the Caribbean's Number One Resort

Niels and Thijs van der Valk didn't inherit a hotel. They inherited a father's love letter to an island — five villas built for five children who never showed up — and turned it into the number one resort in the Caribbean.

In this episode of Brand Insiders, the co-directors of Baoase Luxury Resort in Curaçao sit down with Adam Mogelonsky to trace the family story behind one of the most awarded boutique resorts on earth, and explain why a property that operates at fewer than 100 guests and says yes to everything has beaten the biggest names in Caribbean hospitality at their own game.

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