Pros: Beach Diving the people Cons: Super expensive Nothing to do Bad Food Dumpy hotels General population old and retired
To set the stage: I am a world traveller, I average more than 100K air miles a year and have been to almost every island in the Caribbean. I stay at hotels weekly and have eaten in the best places in most US cities and Europe, hence I have some ...
Pros: great beaches. the local music talent was amazingly good. Cons: Uncaring, untrained staff, price gouging at every stage, average food, lacks any personality whatsoever.
We just spent 6 days in Aruba at one of the vacation rental homes and the experiecne has been very mixed. We arrived one day late due to our flight crew claiming they needed their beauty sleep as their flight came in at 10 PM the previous night ( this ...
Pros: Sunny, breezy, beautiful beaches, lots to explore! Cons: Rather expensive, long flight home.
We traveled to Aruba in March of 2006, by trading a Marriott timeshare week. We stayed at the Aruba Surf Club in the northwestern side of the island. Since we had a two bedroom condo, we invited friends to join us; what a fun time we had! Aruba is ...
Pros: Beautiful beaches, great food, great people Cons: Windy, very expensive, some shady dealers
I stayed at the Bucuti Beach resort in 2004. The hotel had not opened it's more luxurious addition yet, so the rooms were only adequate. The pool left something to be desired, but the beach area completely made up for it. I've never been to a beach ...
Pros: Sun and cigars! Lots of NY, Penn and Boston folks visiiting. Cons: The food is highly priced as well as alcohol! night
I visited Aruba July?Aug with my 20 yr old son and his two buddies. We stayed at the Mariott suites on the water downtown, and well mixed results. First of all I highly suggest you stay in the hi-rise or mid rise area; more people, safer, and lots ...
Pros: Endless stretches of white sandy beach Cons: Natural Bridge is gone. Customs lines @ airport; long lines, long wait!
I love to travel. Traveling affords us the opportunity to step out of a fast paced world and into a place of total relaxation and serenity. Oahu and Aruba comprise two of my personal favorite Island experiences. Since Oahu has already been a ...
Pros: Angela and the Renaissance were the best. Cons: None that I can think of.....
My daughter was married on August 27, 2005 on the private island at the Marriott Renaissance in Aruba. We had 92 people fly to Aruba so the pressure was on to make sure that everyone had a great time. Angela Hagedoorn was our wedding planner and she ...
Pros: Friendly people, interesting main town, constant warm weather with nice breezes Cons: Not really tropical, more desert like.
We went to Aruba this summer for a week. The first thing we noticed was that we felt like we were still in the states. Very US in mood and style, despite this being a Dutch island. Everyone pretty much speaks English, but you do hear people speaking ...
Pros: Nothing good to say about resort Cons: The resort did not show any empathy toward the incidents nor accommodate our stay
My daughter and I stayed at La Cabana for 6 days of which, we had several incidents arise and did not receive any accommodations from the hotel management and staff. Five star resort, not even close the maid service was awful. The floor was so filthy ...
Pros: beautiful beaches, people are friendly, lots to do Cons: phone service, restaurants can be expensive
I recently (june/july 2004) went to Aruba for my honeymoon. I have very little criticism for this beautiful island. We stayed at the Marriott Ocean Club, which is a timeshare located at the end of Palm Beach, where all of the high rise hotels are ...
Pros: Great weather and beaches, good dining. Cons: Long flight from US West coast, more expensive than Mexico.
We spent the first week of 2005 in Aruba (my husband, two-year old and I), and it was a great way to start the year. I completed a painting inspired by our trip right after we returned. If you're interested, you can view it at: ...
Pros: Weather, Friendly People, South of the Hurricane belt Cons: Expensive, Not child friendly
I like to travel and it came as a surprise that I was not wild about our trip to Aruba. It was ok, but not the great experience that others have raved about. My wife and I have gone on 7 cruises in the Caribbean and always wondered what it would be ...
Pros: safe food, safe water, safe environment Cons: somewhat expensive, hot hot hot
We had an opportunity to visit Aruba for one week the second week of June,2004 . These are our best tips for you. We stayed at La Cabana resort by Eagle beach. The resort rooms are somewhat dated but clean. The food is fair but the facilities are ...
Pros: Beautiful relaxing beaches, incredible restaurants, out of the hurricane belt Cons: Check-in (King bed availability), smoking on non-smoking floors
Radisson Aruba Hotel, 14 days, 20 Sep – 4 Oct 2003 This is a lengthy review about the hotel, restaurants, and island activities. Background: This was our third trip in four years to Aruba and the Radisson. We’ve had the opportunity to see several ...
Pros: Warm bright sunshine, soft white sand, cool turqoise waters Cons: Long plane ride from anywhere...
It's only been about two months since I visited Aruba to experience for myself the soft white sands and warm trade breezes that I'd heard so much about. Now that it's time to start thinking about winter vacation spots for the family, I'm getting a ...
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