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bobgorey
- Reviews: 2
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Bucuti Tara Suites: Low rise district
Beautiful beach, great staff and adult oriented. Highly recommended, stayed there for the last 2 years and will go back in 2006.
- Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
- Address: Low rise hotel area
- Written December 24, 2005
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Laumas
- Reviews: 16
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Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort: Good value, great beach
Other websites' reviews of this Hotel are not kind. This Hotel by no means is in the top catagory of Hotels in Aruba. If you need a fabulous room with Marble bath, staff falling all over you to provide service, great food or drink, top entertainment, then don't stay at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort. It is, remember, a Holiday Inn.
In fact, the rooms are clean, comfortable and newly remodeled. Ours had a refrigerator, good air conditioning, comfortable bed. The shower had cold and room-temp temperatures (no hot). We also had an outdoor porch which you could see the water and most of Aruba in the distance (we were on the 7th floor). TV, if your so inclined, has most of what you would get on American cable, including a few HBO options.
The Casino is average for Aruba, and currently is only one of two with poker tables. The sports book is mostly closed, and rather a dull area.
They have some stores, and an internet access room, where you can check e-mail, surf for $.30/min.
The Hotel is right on the best beach, which is different than the "posh" properties around, most which have hundreds of yards of pools, restaurants and other obtructions between the beach and your room. This is the best feature of this hotel.
The staff is friendly, helpful, but can be slow and ineffective in problem resolution. You need patience.
The food is mediocre, but very edible. I suggest that you do not get the all-inclusive, because there are a lot of great restuarants in Aruba.
My wife and I have stayed at this hotel every two years since 2000. Since that time, they have been in constant construction (improvements), and this year (Jan 2006) has been no different. The improvements are now starting to show, however, and in my book has moved this Hotel up up star or two.
Unique Quality: Good beach
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kevin_d
- Reviews: 2
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Renaissance Aruba Ocean Suites: Staying in the City
This resort is in downtown Oranjestad, along with it's partner Renaissance Marina Tower across the street. It is within walking distance of many many shops and restaurants, and adjacent to the marina and seaport casino. The suites have a kitchen and a separate bedroom, with balcony or patio. Service and facility is top notch. I highly recommend this resort, especially for the first-time visitor. Great place to walk around and take it all in, no need to rent a car!
Marina Tower rooms (across the street) are not suites. The hotel is attached to the mall and shops.
Unique Quality: The free-form pool is large, with a swim-up bar. The jewel of the resort is the only private beach in Aruba, Renaissance Island. A short 10 minute ride by water taxi, it's the place to be. Iguanas the size of dogs, pink flamingos, calm clear water, bar/restaurant.
- Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
- Address: In the heart of downtown Oranjestad, on the beach
- Phone: 800-421-8188
- Related to: Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Beaches, Casino and Gambling
- Written April 30, 2005
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kateylou
- Reviews: 17
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Wyndham Aruba: The High Rise
We stayed here in August 2005.
We had a great time! The rooms were very clean and the hotel was big enough that enjoyed exploring it. The staff were perfectly friendly and the concierge really helped us find stuff to do and find transportation.
The beach is so beautiful in front of this hotel!! We met several honeymooning couples. If you are honeymooning there, we were able to get complimentary champagne in our room and some free tee-shirts!
There were a few kids, but not so many that we were disrupted at all. Although I did notice that there were activities planned for kids.
Everyday there was a steel drum band or a DJ playing reggae music out by the bar and pool. Pina coladas were kind of expensive at $8 each, but sooo yummy!
Water aerobics class free every morning.
If you want to make your stay in Aruba hassle free and be able to plan all your activities from one place, stay here. Might not be he most intimate play to stay on the island being a high rise, but we had an awesome balcony view and the room was very quiet.
Reserve ahead of time if you want to have a romantic dinner served to you at the Azull Restaurant on the beach. We were sad that all the reservations for this were taken by the time we wanted to sign up.
Rumor that this hotel will be changing it's name to the Westin.
Unique Quality: Fabulous beach! Bring a snorkling mask from home so you don't have to rent.
The pool was nice and relaxing, but busy. Often the staff would set up pool volleyball or play Bingo around the pool.
Say hi to my little iguana friends who like to eat the pineapple from your pina coladas!
There are exotic birds by the pool. You can hold some of them in the morning when the staff helps you. Bring your camera for a fun photo op.
Tour guide offices from the major tour companies located inside the hotel.
Nice restaurants in this hotel. We ate at the Italian place three times! There's a big breakfast buffet every morning in the atrium looking restaurant. Omlettes! Waffles!
They had a fun dance show for all the guests with a buffett outside in the big hut while we were there. A fun time to meet some people staying at the hotel. Plus there was an open bar!
You can catch the bus right in front of the hotel if you want to check out Aruba's capital city, Orangestaad.
There is a casino in the hotel.
There are tennis courts but no one plays because it is too hot.
Small exercise room available. Sign up for popular equipment such as treadmills.
There is a spa, but we didn't use it.
You can chose to be all-inclusive or not. I would probably choose all-inclusive if you drink alot, because the drinks can really add up! The food is good enough here that you won't mind eating all your meals at the hotel.
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MrRandMcnally
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Wyndam Resort: More Luxery than I'm used to
We stayed at the Wyndam resort, Far more High end than I'm used to but my grandmother was coming and I was getting married so it was a splurge. You do get what you pay for though, Very good service nighe rooms, a good Spa and Hairdresser on site for my wife, a florest to make our boquet.
I must say, while I will continue to huntout the great vacation values, great hotels at good prices, I really enjoyed going with the high end for once.
Unique Quality: I called 2 weeks before we went and they had a person there to help set up the wedding with the civil registry, to talk to the florest to schedule a spa and hair appointment for my wife the day of the ceramony. All was very well done and professional, but it was expensive, the Bouquet alone was $80. Though I guess that's not bad compared to US prices especially if the wedding in question is your only event.
The one downside is that the Hotel is far from the city center. This means Taxis and Taxis are not cheap here. Worth considering when you draw up your budget.
- Opinion of Price: most expensive
- Written December 27, 2006
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geskya03
- Reviews: 11
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Holiday Inn: Aruba 2 2005
We did not like this resort too much. The food was bad, the hotel needed work and the pool had too many kids. We went when Natalie Holloway went missing and there was tv camera lights directly across from our room. The people seemed to be a little more uptight due to the situation. On the beach people came up to us offering us drugs. Toward the end of our vacation a group of teenagers came and were loud and distracting.
Unique Quality: On the plus side, the casino was a lot of fun. When we went the previos year, we spent a lot of time here at the Exclesior. They have poker tournaments and the staff is really nice.
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CptCrunch767
- Reviews: 35
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The Boardwalk, Aruba: best villa style resort
you stay in a small cottage like place, seperate from everyone else with your own deck in front and grill. in the back you have a secluded garden area with lawn furnature and a brazilian style hammock. nice kitchen, living room, bedroom, and large bathroom. id highly recommend this place, friendly staff, 2 blocks from beach, the farthest resort to the north/west of the beaches so you can walk north and be basically alone or south to all the high rises and meet people.
Unique Quality: you stay in a small cottage like place, seperate from everyone else with your own deck in front and grill. in the back you have a secluded garden area with lawn furnature and a brazilian style hammock. nice kitchen, living room, bedroom, and large bathroom.
- Opinion of Price: about average
- Address: www.arubaboardwalk.com
- Website: www.arubaboardwalk.com
- Related to: Diving and Snorkeling, Windsurfing, Beaches
- Written March 4, 2007
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C&JTay
- Reviews: 16
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Raddisson Resort: Best Hotel on Island
This resort is where you want to be if you want to be catered to. This is not the type of place I normally stay (because we can't afford it), but ths was our honeymoon. The hotel has 3 seperate buildings, each about 5 stories. One buildingis beachview, one garden view and the last pool view. You can't find a bad room. Each room is decorated in tropical theme,with mahogony wood furniture and a balcony or terrace. The hotel also has a casino, 2 pools, several hundred feet of white sandy beach and 3 restaurants, 2 bars and several shops (gift, junkshops). I wil stay here again and have recommended this resort to friends. The hotel is located in the high rise area, and several shops and eateries are close by. A bus stop is located just at the end of the driveway and will take you downtown. The cost is about $1. US per person and the ride takes 15 minutes or so.
Unique Quality: The pools at the Raddisson are zero entry pools, meaning they look just like the beach. The restaraunts are very nice. One is a casual place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. There is a pool bar that serves lunch/ snacks/ drinks. It is located next to the pools and is convienent to the beach. They also have beach waiter service if you choose. There is another bar that opens at night and serves coktails and has a nice atmosphere. The last, the Sunset Grill, is a more formal place to dine for that special evening. This was in all honesty the best food I have ever eaten in my life. TRY THE PASSION FRUIT CANOLIES!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!! It is not cheap by any stretch, but well worth it.
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crazydingo
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tamarijn resort aruba: most beautifull resort on the island!
It was a very pleasant stay, with good service and very friendly people. The place was really looking good and located at the beach...just step out of your room and you're on the beach... If you dont like sand, there's a nice swimmingpool too with some good relaxingspace. Not to far from the city and if you dont like to walk just order a cab. Severall things to do. At night special shows and stuff to keep you moving. No way you can get bored there. Suites all kind of people...families, couples just everyone
Unique Quality: Best thing is the beautifull beach.
- Opinion of Price: N/A
- Related to: Diving and Snorkeling, Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Spa and Resort
- Written February 23, 2006
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VeraSI
- Reviews: 20
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La Cabana: Average Hotel
It's ok, we go every year. Friends of my family own a timeshare at this hotel, so it's free for us. But I wouldn't recommend it. I know of other hotels that are much more beautiful and worth the money that are same price as this hotel. I should say that this hotel is so family friendly or kid friendly.
- Opinion of Price: N/A
- Written March 23, 2005
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