April 8th, 2010 | 
Author: Hi. I аm οff tο Aruba іn teh first week οf October. I intend tο scuba alot. Looking fοr a ехсеllеnt hotel οn thе beach іf possible. I saw rates οf $112 аt Aruba Resort Spa And Casino аnd $105 аt Divi Dutch Village.
Whісh wουld bе a better hotel tο stay аt. I want thе beach/pool fοr mу wife whο won’t dive. Bυt wе want tο eat іn thе city… I hear thе restaurants іn thе city аrе fаntаѕtіс. Sο whісh іѕ qυісkеr?
Shουld I rent a car, οr саn I dο without one?
Anyone know a ехсеllеnt Scuba Dive shop іn Aruba?
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I loved Aruba. I never heard of those two places. We stayed at the Radisson and it was wonderful. Right on the beach and fantastic. Rent a Jeep 4×4 and go off-roading. Go to Carlos and Charlies. The doorkeeper at our hotel had everything there for us to tell us everything available. We went to some place and snorkeled all day, did a Sunset cruise and did Horseback Riding on the Beach owing to Rancho Notorious. Have fun!!!
1- Stay at the Wyndham, been there twice, and loved it. I can’t wait to go back. Tell them its your Honeymoon or anniversary and question for a room upgrade, if they have it you’ll probably get it. The Radisson is also real nice. Never stayed there, but I had dinner at one of the restaurants. Both are on the beach and have pools, casinos, and restaurants. Either way you can’t go incorrect.
2- The island is relatively small so if you hop a cab it won’t cost that much. If you go to eat away from the hotels, certainly go to El Gaucho(steak house), and The Lighthouse(Italian)
3- You can do without the car, cabs are cheap enough, and you can always find one.
4- Don’t know much about the scuba, sorry. But other than that I’d recommend going to the Ostrich Farm, and the dune buggy or jeep tour.
Have fun!
Divi Divi and Tamarjin are both on the beach, both have nice pools. Have stayed at both.
Very nice.
You can do without a car.
Visit www.tripadvisor.com, it has been very helpful for my trips.
We stayed at the MAriott outside of town. There are two fantastic Radisson hotels, one in town and another outside town. There is really not much to do in Aruba other than beach stuff. You will be “scraping the bottom of the barrel” for something to do other than beach stuff after a day or so. There are some casinos, nice but small. There are lots of restaurants, but I found them to be expensive.
Try the Dive Grid at ScubaRatings to look for hotel/dive packages at http://www.scubaratings.com
If you don’t find exactly what you want, just fill out an inquiry for and they’ll find a package for you. http://www.scubaratings.com/travel/?req=reqInfo
A very excellent dive shop in Aruba is Red Sail Sports. They are a “chain”. You can check out their info at www.redsailaruba.com.