Marriot’s Aruba Ocean Club! I just spent a week staying at Marriott’s Aruba Ocean Club, which is conveniently right next door to Marriott’s Aruba Surf Club on the left and Marriott’s Aruba Resort & Stellaris Casino on the right. 
If that is not enough, The Ritz Carlton Aruba with its own casino featuring Aruba’s only Baccarat table is adjacent to the Marriott Aruba Resort & Stellaris. It’s like having your own little Aruban haven of Marriott services and amenities.
Listed below are some of the perks we most enjoyed on our stay.
• Personal Beach Palapas. Head out early and score a waterfront Palapa. Marriott offers free Palapas to guests and Marriott attendants will even set up your towels and lounge chairs for you. Not to fret, even you like to sleep in like me, you can get a Palapa for you and your family a little further back. To be honest, I kind of liked being midway because it was an easy walk to the pool or beach!
• Pool Bars – With multiple Marriotts comes multiple pool bars. Swim up to any pool bar and cool off your body while cooling off your taste buds with one of many frozen tropical drinks to choose from. Pina Coladas seemed to be a favorite among guests.
• Activities – Marriott always has great activities on site and these resorts boast their share. From daily volleyball games to Zumba to massages on the beach. You name it, they offer it!
• Restaurants – There are multiple restaurants to choose from on-site: Pavilion Grill, Ocean Café, La Vista, Simply Fish, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Ketsu Sushi Bar, Waves Beach Bar & Lobby Cafe. We enjoyed a Wednesday special at Champions Sports Bar with 2 for $20 burgers and $5 Margaritas. We also loved the fish tacos at ocean front dining offered at Simply Fish. A night was not complete without a baked good for dessert from the Lobby Café!
• Palm Beach – Marriott Aruba Ocean Club is located right on Palm Beach. The best beach in Aruba. You can walk the entire beach from Palm Beach to Eagle Beach in about an hour. You’ll find Palm Beach packed with beach bars, floating restaurants on piers, and activities like wind surfing, kite surfing, wave runner rentals & more. The kids seemed to really enjoy being pulled behind watercrafts in their raft of choice.
• Palm Beach for Shopping & Dining – After a day on the beach or poolside, you can walk just a stone’s throw away to the shopping and dining mecca of Palm Beach. There are several blocks of restaurants and shops to choose from. You can find all kinds of cuisine in Aruba, with seafood options on most menus. Prices also range from casual dining to higher-end fine dining options. We enjoyed Giannis, Tandoor, and Salt Pepper. However, our favorite meals were right on the beach at Sea Breeze Restaurant & Bar and brunch at Ruinas del Mar at the Hyatt. Even if you don’t eat at the Hyatt, a walk through the resort grounds is a must-do and will give you a feeling of serenity.
A week is just not enough to sink your teeth into everything Aruba has to offer. My husband and I can certainly see the appeal of owning a timeshare to come back again and again. We’ve been lucky trading place to place with our Marriott timeshare weeks. I can see how it would be difficult to pick just one place, and with Marriott Vacation Club, the beauty is, we don’t have to! I can’t wait to find out where we’ll trade to next!
