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Riu Aruba Grand in Oranjestad, Aruba |
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Riu Aruba Grand
Je Irausquin Blvd 79
Oranjestad, Aruba
Call Expedia at: 1-800-551-2409 |
| Simple elegance, captivating charm, and picture perfect views make for a perfect vacation destination. Escape to the renowned sandy white beaches, or venture into the dazzling casino of this beautiful beachfront resort. Head out for a day's adventure of wreck diving right from the hotel, rent a jeep for your own exploration, or simply relax in one of the on-site restaurants.
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Amenities | Recreation | Features | Reviews
Riu Aruba Grand Amenities
Brightly colored Carnaval Casino advertises itself as Aruba's smallest and most intimate casino, offering 170 slot and video-poker machines and six tables for blackjack, roulette, and Caribbean stud poker, with slot machines available midmorning and table games from evening until the casino closes in the early morning hours. Bingo and raffles are featured on some nights. Children enjoy complimentary supervised outdoor activities. Family activities include pool aerobics, bingo, and T-shirt painting (surcharge). Wireless Internet access is available throughout the resort, with two computers in the Dutch Pantry deli providing high-speed connections for guests without laptop computers. (Surcharges for both types of Internet access.) An air-conditioned fitness center offers cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights. A laundry room contains coin-operated machines.
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Recreation
A 200-by-75-yard rectangle of flat sand nearly as white as sugar fronts the resort, with an outer edge that slopes gently to the Caribbean Sea and thatched roofs for shade. Nearby lies an expansive sundeck surrounding a 100-by-40-foot freshwater swimming pool and a 30-foot-diameter children's pool. A water sports and dive center rents snorkeling gear, pedal boats, and kayaks and arranges scuba-diving and snorkeling excursions, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, tubing, parasailing, Jet Skiing, banana-boat rides, and glass-bottom-boat and fishing trips. The center also offers beginners and certification scuba-diving instruction and books sunset, party, and dinner cruises that leave from a pier in front of the resort. Use of the resort's lighted tennis court is complimentary. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: Staff and guests greet one another on a first-name basis and exchange goodbye kisses at this individually owned and operated resort, a mark of the friendly, intimate ambience. An air-conditioned lobby containing ivory-colored rattan/wicker furniture and potted plants conveys the resort's relaxed atmosphere, and a garden courtyard with ponds contributes to tropical tranquility.
Amenity highlights: The resort includes a 200-by-75-yard rectangle of flat sand, with an outer edge that slopes gently to the turquoise Caribbean Sea. A 100-by-40-foot pool and a 30-foot-diameter children's pool supply freshwater swimming. A water sports and dive center rents snorkeling gear, pedal boats, and kayaks and arranges diving and snorkeling excursions, as well as a wide variety or motorized watersports.
Insider tip: Butterfly Farm, a popular visitor destination, is within walking distance of the resort (0.5 km/0.25 mile).
Seawatch - Casual, open-air restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, dinner daily. Lunch/dinner choices such as blooming onion, fried clams, conch fritters, salads, sandwiches, burgers, steak, fish. Whale's Rib - Pub-styled, wood-paneled, air-conditioned restaurant with nautical decor. Dinner only. Choices include pasta, seafood, burgers, salads, and sandwiches. Pool Bar - Casual, open-air spot with thatched roof. Deck seating at umbrella tables. Burgers, ribs, hot dogs, tropical drinks. Dutch Pantry - Lobby minimarketselling salads, sandwiches, pastries, smoothies, espresso, coffee drinks. Two computers with high-speed Internet connections (surcharges). Oasis Lounge - Lobby bar/lounge with dark-rattan, brocade-cushion seating. Pianist or guitarist nightly.
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Riu Aruba Grand Reviews
| Traveler Ratings Summary for Riu Aruba Grand
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Overall: 4.00 |
Service
4.10 |
Condition
3.70 |
Cleanliness
4.30 |
Comfort
4.20 |
Recommend
70.00 % |
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| Just got back written 4/26/05 |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| I went with my wife and 2 childremn ages 7 & 9 we all had a great time. We only ate breakfast at the hotel. Prices are good what you would expect to pay in the US. We walked to dinner every night many hotels in area with great food. Only used the rental car to go sight seeing other wise had I knowen I may have just used a cab. The beach is Awesome it was not crowded it was clean hotel staff set up chairs every morning for us and provided towels. They cleaned the room twice a day in the morning and a quick clean up in the PM when they did the turn down service. The hotel is closing for about 18 months to under go some major construction. Adding rooms and pools. I hope it does not change too much.
Reviewed by traveler from Freehold Twp. NJ on April 26, 2006 |
| Loved it! |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| My husband and I stayed here in September for our homeymoon. We loved it here. The staff was very nice and helpful. Our room was beautiful with an awesome view. We loved smaller, relaxed feeling of the hotel and casino. We also loved that the bigger resorts were a short walk away if we wanted a change of pace, or wanted other dining options. We are planning a trip back, and will stay here again.
Reviewed by traveler from Cincinnati on January 29, 2006 |
| needs an overhaul |
Overall: 1 |
Service
2 |
Condition
1 |
Cleanliness
3 |
Comfort
3 |
Recommend
No |
| this hotel is in need of an overhaul. compared to the surrounding hotels it is totally lacking in amenities and decent restaurants. i would not stay there again.
Reviewed by traveler from brooklyn ny on December 6, 2005 |
| Impressed |
Overall: 5 |
Service
4 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| The Aruba Grand is the smallest hotel on the strip but the quality of service is big time. The pace of life in Aruba is slower than most Americans are accustomed to so some may be put off on the time it takes to get food to the table but I thought the food was good and the wait staff were extremely nice. Also the beach is amazing and not as crowded as the bigger hotels.
Reviewed by traveler from New Jersey on November 30, 2005 |
| can't wait to go back |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| This hotel is centered between several large hotels on palm beach and is smaller but quiet. This allows you to eat and gamble at several hotels but step back from the "mall effect" to your guiet hotel. I have stayed here many times and I like it.
Reviewed by traveler from Massachusetts on November 23, 2005 |
| Great location. |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Palm Beach is the ideal location. Great staff at this hotel.
Reviewed by traveler from The Villages, FL on October 20, 2005 |
| Terrible service |
Overall: 3 |
Service
2 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
3 |
Comfort
3 |
Recommend
No |
| Pool service was Terrible. If you want to serve yourself, then this is the place for you. If you want to relax and have service, go somewhere else.
Reviewed by traveler from chicago on October 13, 2005 |
| Aruba Grand Not So Grand |
Overall: 3 |
Service
4 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
3 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
No |
| This is an average hotel. It is has easy access to the beach. You could also walk along the beach near other hotels. Like many other hotels, it has a casino. But the rooms smell musky. I do not know what it is, but the only way to kill the horrible stench a little is to turn the AC all the way up, and freeze. Even the hallway smells like a damp basement. I read a similar review from another traveler from Expedia before I went, but never thought it would have been that bad. One more interesting tidbit, I was amazed to see how many lizards and iguanas were walking around freely. I was told that they remove about 200 of them every few weeks around the grounds of the hotel, but unfortunately they reproduce in large numbers so they are back to square 1 again. It may be uncomfortable to some, especially when in the restaurant, a 2 feet lizard walks up to your feet. The locals do not seem to think it a big deal, but I kept my foot up the whole time.
Reviewed by traveler from Queens, NY on October 13, 2005 |
| Total relaxation |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| We just returned from the Aruba Grand 9/17/05. We were extremely pleased with the Staff and Food at this hotel. We were on the all inclusive program and I have been at other hotels in Aruba with their all inclusive plan and the food left alot to be desired. We thought the food was so good we never even left the hotel to eat out. I especially liked not having buffets. Ordering off the menu you alway get your food prepared fresh. The staff was exceptional. They couldn't have made our stay any nicer. They could use alittle spruce up of the grounds. But otherwise it was a great time.
Reviewed by traveler from New Jersey on September 29, 2005 |
| Exactly what we were looking for |
Overall: 5 |
Service
4 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Total Relaxation with plenty to do. The staff was there for us only when we needed them. Very pleasant and helpful without being intrusive. The room was clean. It didn't have the glitz of the larger chain hotels but it was well worth the price.
Reviewed by traveler from Philadelphia on September 20, 2005 |
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