Honeymoon Heaven

When we first got to the hotel they had a daily paper that announced us as newlyweds and congratulated us. The staff was friendly and engaging. The food was varied and delicious. The activities were varied. The possible problem with the resort can only be considered the lack of chairs on the beach and the need to rent those extra chairs that are available.

Comfortable Resort

My husband and I stayed at the Occidental Grand Aruba, October 2013. This was not our first trip to Aruba. Check In was good, there were no issues. We paid the extra money and upgraded to an "ocean view" room. Well there is a difference between "ocean view" and "ocean front" if I had know this I would not have paid the extra money. We were located at the side of the building. If we went onto our balcony we could see the ocean. I was disappointed in this. Our room was clean and comfortable. The o [... read more]nly issue was that the sliding patio door was foggy. The seal had broken in between the panes and it looked dirty. The buffet was good for breakfast and lunch. Nothing spectacular, but you could always find something to eat. We had three a la carte dinners and we also went out two nights, so we only at dinner at the buffet once. It was Mexican night and I was disappointed. We went to the Casino and had fun. The group of people that were there the same week we were made the nights fun. The Casino host was also a hoot. This Hotel is perfectly located and the beach is amazing. They also offered floats for the ocean. You just had to sign them out. No deposit, which was nice. This hotel is not luxury, but is comfortable. We would definitely go back.