أرووبا ماريوت ريزورت آند ستيلاريس كازينو

The hotel is for kids and families. Lots and lots of people in a mega hotel. Ruth’s Chris is a dream, but the rest of the food is “family style” nuggets, fries, and childlike. If your looking for a family style vacation this place works! For us- no, we moved over to the Ritz. If you don’t have kids or only have one- probably not the place for you. Loud, busy, and crowded like crazy! The highlight was the staff. Easy to deal with and accommodating.

In a five day trip we had to switch rooms three times. The hotel did not have the queen beds we requested and we had to use a cot for three nights. They moved us to a room where the previous tenants had been sick and the room still had reeked. The carpet cleaners showed up at 11:30 at night. We moved out of that room and had one night out of five in a room that matched our expectations.

Positives - quiet hotel, very nice gym, nice size rooms, comfortable beds, nice to have a Starbucks on property. Negatives - very expensive (drinks & food are outrageous especially considering quality), not a ton of activities beyond the beach, pool & beach service were terrible, food was okay.

This is our 4th time back to Aruba, the 2nd at the Marriott. We love the comfort and familiarity of the Marriott. The servers at the beach and pool are not only incredibly attentive and friendly, but remember your order after just one day. Some amenities are inconvenient during the peak season - it's hard to get a chair at the pool and reserve a palapa at the beach, but overall we truly are happy on the happy island every stay!

Great hotel with nice beach. Restaurant is OK with limited menu but within walking distance to other fine places to dine. Casino is modern and clean. Stall is extremely friendly and accommodating.