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Today Starwood Vacation Ownership (parent company of Westin Resort) announced the start of the construction of a recreation area south of the existing Westin Resort tower (Aruba’s highest building). This area is intended for the use by people who want to visit Palm Beach. This is a very popular spot, specially with locals.
Starwood is building [...]

Do you want a great deal on a room in Aruba? Come a visit us in September. You have high-season and low-season, but September is no-season. It is the least busy period of the year. Many resorts choose to start renovations during this period coincidently.
Not all resorts renovate in September. During this time you can [...]

It seemed impossible but it happened: Riu Palace Aruba opened their doors on Friday, July 20th, 2007.
If you walked in front of resort the last days before it opened, it looked like they needed months of work ahead to finish it. Two days before they started to put asphalt pavement and one day before the [...]

There is always the question about what the differences are between Palm Beach and Eagle Beach. In this post I’m going to address beyond the obvious alone.
Let’s start with the obvious.
What kind of resorts is to be found in Aruba?
On the Palm Beach strip generally there are the major high rise resorts, big hotel chains, [...]

Spanish hotel chain Riu Hotels & Resorts purchased a prime piece of property on the Palm Beach strip on Aruba in 2006. The last resort that operated that property was Aruba Grand Hotel and way before that, Sheraton. Riu have since rebuild the existing tower and added two additional towers. Construction is on-going (day and [...]

Recently officials announced the creation of new rules for motorboats (including jet ski’s and/or wave runners) at one of the most popular beaches of Aruba, Eagle Beach. These rules are supposed to increase the safety of people swimming and users of motorboats alike.
The new rules include the creation of a buffer zone of 75 meters [...]