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Hotel Riu Palace ArubavsBucuti & Tara Beach Resort Aruba
Both properties are recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Aruba is the choice of most professionals compared to Hotel Riu Palace Aruba. Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Aruba ranks #1 in Aruba with recommendations from 9 reviews such as Oyster, Jetsetter and Star Service.
Hotel Riu Palace Aruba
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79 JE Irausquin Blvd, Palm - Eagle Beach, Aruba
From $125/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Fodor's "This white wedding cake of a resort towers over Palm Beach with one 8-story and two 10-story towers."
DK Eyewitness "This large complex offers almost every amenity and comfort, all-inclusive, right on the beach."
Gayot "Resembling a vast sand castle and towering above a warm beach cove in Aruba, this all-inclusive resort welcomes the waves of the Caribbean that splash at its door."
Star Service "Perched on spectacular Palm Beach, this is the best of Aruba's all-inclusive resorts, offering a taste of the sophisticated Riviera Maya just outside of Oranjestad." Full review
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Avoid at all costs the rooms facing the entrance or motley service entrances.
U.S. News & World Report12.0
"Perched along Palm Beach on Aruba's northwestern edge, Hotel Riu Palace Aruba offers 450 guest rooms and suites with double or king-sized beds, satellite TVs, minibars and beverage dispensers." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Located on Palm Beach, the 400-room all-inclusive Hotel Riu Palace Aruba boasts two pools and a kids pool, as well as a beach with loungers, umbrellas, and volleyball"
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Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Aruba
Concierge DK Eyewitness
Jetsetter Star Service Fodor's U.S. News & World Report
Condé Nast Traveler
Forbes Travel Guide
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L.G. Smith Boulavard 55 B, Palm - Eagle Beach, Aruba
From $583/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Concierge "If Palm Beach's high-rise, high-energy scene seems overwhelming, this small, low-slung resort on Eagle Beach is a great escape."
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If you're after quiet and romance, request the earth-toned, two-year-old Tara Wing.
DK Eyewitness "All rooms are beautifully decorated and suites have kitchenettes. Eagle Beach spreads out around this friendly Euro-style boutique resort."
Jetsetter "Aruba’s classic island scenery and unspoiled coasts makes it ripe for honeymooners in search an intimate getaway." Full review
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Just be sure to return in time for the nightly steel band performance at the outdoor Sand Bar, or a movie screening on the beach under the stars.
Star Service "5 kilometers from Oranjestad, 12 miles north of Venezuela...this well-tuned midrange resort continues to impress with an adults-only credo that adds an extra layer of tranquility." Full review
Fodor's "An extraordinary beach setting, impeccably understated service, and attention to detail help this elegant Green Globe resort easily outclass anything else on the island." Full review
U.S. News & World Report1.0
"Resting on 14 sandy acres close to Aruba's westernmost point, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort is a boutique, adults-only property that emphasizes environmental protection." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Award
"This 1987 adults-only boutique resort in Aruba's quieter low-rise Eagle Beach district offers sun seekers "the island's best, least-crowded beach." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"Bucuti is the most eco-certified and first carbon-neutral resort in the Caribbean. It also was the first hotel in the world to win the prestigious Global United Nations 2020 Climate Neutral Now Award." Full review
New York Times "100 rooms and beach chairs spaced far apart on a wide white sand beach...the hotel restaurant offers complete vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free menus "
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March 12, 2020
Frommer's "This elegant oasis provides Aruba's most adult ambience." Full review
