Boutiques, upscale chain stores and street vendors, as wells as casinos and a wide range of restaurants, dance clubs and bars, make Oranjestad a popular destination in Aruba. In addition to shopping, dining and entertainment, the island's capital city offers museums, a butterfly farm, art galleries, golf, historical sites and a marina. The island's colonization by the Netherlands shows in Oranjestad's Dutch colonial architecture, while the buildings' bright colors are distinctly Caribbean.
Restaurants in Oranjestad
5 based on 543 reviews
The wonder of WondersEscape in elegance, rejuvenate in style and relax at your leisure at Wonders, the boutique hotel on Aruba which combines the easy comfort of a Bed and Breakfast with the excellence of a star-studded hotel. Wonders is an adult-only concept with the focus on the personal touch. Breakfast is a luxurious awakening of the senses; optional packages go from pampering to spoiling; they include breakfast in bed and more.
If you are looking for a nice and quiet location to relax this is the place to go. Rooms are spacious, clean and equipped with a fridge, TV, airco and coffee maker but also with travel plugs for our (European) appliances! They are located around a small but beautiful garden where breakfast is served in the morning. Hospitality is outstanding: very friendly and helpful staff, there is a "help yourself" bar and the hotel offers a range of stuff (towels, snorkeling, beach bags etc.) for you to take to the beach (free of charge). We arrived late and were upfront informed that staff would not be present, but Gaston was still there to welcome us! Located outside the city and you probably need a rental car to get to the beach / into the city, but parking is available for free at their premises.
4.5 based on 57 reviews
We are Rehoboth Peace Boutique Hotel, a place where you can come and relax. We are located in a quiet area, where we can guarantee your rest while enjoying our barbecue area, swimming and resting beside the pool, or exercising in the gym. We are an eco-green hotel, with gardens, pleasant terraces, Coffee Shop, and sitting areas. Our excellent location is a few minutes from the airport, Down Town, hotel area and the main beaches of this wonderful island (by car)
My stay was a wonderful stay would like to recomended to anyone out there also a wonderful staff and employees room to mt maximum expectations and very clean.Security to the max and a quiet and lovely place
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Welcome to Aruba Lagunita: apartments for tourists on the island of Aruba Caribbean Was recently remodeled and brought up to date (reopened in August 2019), it’s situated in a great position, only 5 minutes away from the island’s most beautiful beaches, restaurants, shops and nightlife. Our goal is to make you feel at home and not in a hotel, to turn your vacation in an unforgettable experience. “Our best characteristic is the personalized experience”. We offer you the best comfort so you can fully enjoy your unique and unprecedented experience in the Caribbean. Aruba Lagunita is particularly indicated for those who are looking for an informal and simple ambience thanks to it’s lovely atmosphere and great service offered by the Italian owners who personally menage the resort to satisfy every guest’s little necessity and make it feel like a second beach home. The resort offers a large common area where to relax, like the garden whit area of barbecue, the pool accessorized with a Jacuzzi , and lounge chairs where sunbathing. The property belongs to an Italian-Venezuelan family internationally, renown for their hospitality for the long experience with Posada Lagunita, in the Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela. The service offered is always detailed and accurate to the maximum satisfaction of the guest, to make you feel comfortable like at home. We offer a cozy but extremely well-finished ambience.
First stay at this property and planning to book, again, for next year! The property is gorgeous and beyond clean - I always saw the staff cleaning and keeping everything looking beautiful! We stayed in room 1 which has the kitchen inside and it was perfect for us. The bathroom was large with 2 sinks and more than enough space in the large bedroom. The hosts are very friendly and accommodating and live on the property which is absolutely beautiful! We also felt very safe at all times - this is a residential area directly across from the Marriott hotel and there is a walking path to cut across right next door. We walked to Palm Beach in 5 min! Highly recommend this property - truly a hidden gem!
4.5 based on 3 reviews
If you’re looking for a family-friendly guest house in Oranjestad, look no further than Casa la Felicidad. For those interested in checking out popular landmarks while visiting Oranjestad, Casa la Felicidad is located a short distance from Aruba Ostrich Farm (1.9 mi) and Cultural Center (Cas di Cultura) (2.1 mi). Rooms at Casa la Felicidad provide air conditioning, and getting online is easy, with free wifi available. In addition, Casa la Felicidad offers a pool and barbeque facilities, which will help make your Oranjestad trip additionally gratifying. And, as an added convenience, there is free parking available to guests. During your visit, be sure to check out one of Oranjestad's popular ribs restaurants such as El Gaucho Argentine Grill, The West Deck, and Yemanja Woodfired Grill, all a short distance from Casa la Felicidad. If you are interested in exploring Oranjestad, check out a park, such as Wilhelmina Park. The staff at Casa la Felicidad looks forward to serving you during your upcoming visit.
We enjoyed our stay at La Felicidad ( I believe this is the correct name, not Casa La Felicidad) but we had a couple of problems. First the Good. Large room with two double beds at a very reasonable price. Clean and quiet with a very clean pool just outside our door. Great to sit out our door with coffee in the morning or a glass of wine or beer in the evening. Nice kitchen with cooktop, microwave but no oven. A toaster really needs to be added. To stay at this small complex you definitely need a rental car. You need transportation to do just about anything except maybe walk to a small grocery store or very local restaurant. Now for the bad: We read several reviews on Booking.com as well as other locations talking about the helpfulness of the owner and were looking forward to having him help us with things to do and recommendations for restaurants, etc. Imagine our surprise when we pulled up and found a very friendly young man who didn't speak more than one or two words of English telling us that the owner was in Columbia. We were on our own with this young man who, for several hours, could not get his credit card machine to accept our cards even though we had just rented a car with one of them. He did finally get that solved but he was of no help other than providing the necessities during the stay We are seasoned international travelers and don't always expect to find full English speaking service but we didn't expect to find this in the middle of Aruba where just about everyone speaks some English and most speak it as a full secondary language, especially in the hospitality industry. Our second problem might seem petty at the start but believe me it is not. The bath and face towels are torture instruments. We've stayed all over the world from One Star to Five Star locations and we've never seen anything like it. The towels remind you of a Cheese grater! Rough as a dried Corn Cob! They should come with a warning label . . . Hazardous to your Health! La Felicidad needs to buy some new towels and then learn how to launder with some Fabric softener. Bottom line. Ask, and if they haven't been replaced, don't go there or take your own towels! Nice place for a budget stay but take care.
3.5 based on 6 reviews
The City Hotel has a lobby and a 24-hour front desk. Other than that, it's just a collection of rooms. No services. No daily maid service, although the cleaner did catch me in the hall and asked me if I needed anything. Twice we emptied my garbage. She was very nice. No English. The hotel has cold water coolers for everyone to use. In Aruba, you can drink the water from the tap, which is a real bonus. The water tastes good too. The two younger guys who seem to run the front desk are very nice and speak excellent English. Two different older guys seem to hang around later in the day and the evening. The room is basic. I've paid less for a better appointed Motel 6 room. During my week stay, I saw a few rooms through open doorways; they all seemed like mine. My room had a bed: very comfortable with a very comfortable pillow; a night table; an armoire with one low shelf but no rung and no hangers; a refrigerator. no chair. No chest of drawers, so your clothes sort of end up all over the place. The window was too high to see out of, making the room bright but confining.The TV only had programming in Spanish, although you can catch the odd American movie with Spanish subtitles splashed across the screen. I caught the 1998 version of Titanic. I turned off the sound so I could see the action without having to listen to the constant drivel from Jack and Rose. Having said all that, the hotel is spotlessly clean. I didn't see one bug of any kind, which is something to say when you're in the tropics. It's safe and quiet. There's a large grocery store on the next block. Keep in mind that Aruba has banned plastic bags so bring your own or expect to be shown a pile of cardboard boxes (shades of the future). The hotel is at the end of the city's main shopping street that leads to the busy downtown area, which is about 10 minutes away. You can also walk to Surfside Beach in about 15 minutes; the beach is very nice but offers no services. I paid about CAD 110 a night. Way overpriced. I would not stay there again or recommend it. Better to try Airbnb.
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Welcome to Aruba Lagunita: apartments for tourists on the island of Aruba Caribbean Was recently remodeled and brought up to date (reopened in August 2019), it’s situated in a great position, only 5 minutes away from the island’s most beautiful beaches, restaurants, shops and nightlife. Our goal is to make you feel at home and not in a hotel, to turn your vacation in an unforgettable experience. “Our best characteristic is the personalized experience”. We offer you the best comfort so you can fully enjoy your unique and unprecedented experience in the Caribbean. Aruba Lagunita is particularly indicated for those who are looking for an informal and simple ambience thanks to it’s lovely atmosphere and great service offered by the Italian owners who personally menage the resort to satisfy every guest’s little necessity and make it feel like a second beach home. The resort offers a large common area where to relax, like the garden whit area of barbecue, the pool accessorized with a Jacuzzi , and lounge chairs where sunbathing. The property belongs to an Italian-Venezuelan family internationally, renown for their hospitality for the long experience with Posada Lagunita, in the Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela. The service offered is always detailed and accurate to the maximum satisfaction of the guest, to make you feel comfortable like at home. We offer a cozy but extremely well-finished ambience.
First stay at this property and planning to book, again, for next year! The property is gorgeous and beyond clean - I always saw the staff cleaning and keeping everything looking beautiful! We stayed in room 1 which has the kitchen inside and it was perfect for us. The bathroom was large with 2 sinks and more than enough space in the large bedroom. The hosts are very friendly and accommodating and live on the property which is absolutely beautiful! We also felt very safe at all times - this is a residential area directly across from the Marriott hotel and there is a walking path to cut across right next door. We walked to Palm Beach in 5 min! Highly recommend this property - truly a hidden gem!
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