Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: Popular with families and couples, Aruba Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino features a sizable atrium lobby with marble and warm-wood trim, chandeliers, potted plants, and cushioned seating as well as an expansive courtyard containing cactus gardens, bamboo stands, palm trees, oversized pottery, and teak benches.
Amenity highlights: Furnished with thatched shades, a 100-yard-wide, 60-yard-deep section of Palm Beach fronting the resort slopes down to the turquoise sea. The Aruba Marriott Resort's lagoon-style pool features a rock-grotto waterfall that bends around a pool bar containing a swim-up counter. On the other side of the rock formation is a nine-person free-form spa tub. The pool's sundeck is furnished with cushioned lounge chairs. On the beach are both a windsurfing center and a watersports center.
Insider tip: Connected by a covered walkway to this resort, a companion resort, Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club, offers hotel guests a Balinese-style health spa featuring couples rooms with two-person spa tubs and a private relaxation garden with cushioned lounges.
Property Amenities
An 18,000-square-foot casino at the Aruba Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino offers slot machines, blackjack, craps, roulette, Caribbean stud poker, and three-card poker and includes a bar that presents live music nightly. A large, 24-hour, air-conditioned, complimentary health club contains men's and women's saunas, weight machines, and free weights on a main floor and cardio machines and televisions on a mezzanine. A beauty salon provides hair and nail care and includes one room for massage and another for facials.
Supervised activities are available for children ages 5-12 outdoors and in an air-conditioned clubhouse, with half-day, full-day, and evening sessions available for surcharges (meals included). A large, air-conditioned, beachside center contains coin-operated table and video games. Complimentary family activities include dance classes, bingo, and beach volleyball.
Shops at this Aruba Marriott sell jewelry, resortwear, beachwear, and gifts. Lobby kiosks provide high-speed Internet connections, and wireless service is also available (surcharges).
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swim-up bar
- Spa tub
- Spa services on site
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Sauna
- Concierge desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Health club
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Parking (free)
- Exhibit space
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Ballroom(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Security guard
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 411
- Number of floors: 8
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Currency exchange
- Tour assistance
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Arcade/game room
- Casino
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Supervised child care/activities
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
The Aruba Marriott Resort offers 411 guestrooms in an eight-story, U-shaped building wrapped around a central courtyard. Decor includes sand-colored walls, white ceilings, mustard yellow carpets, and light-colored furniture.
The extra-spacious rooms have patios or balconies, air conditioning, walk-in closets, and high-speed Internet connections (surcharges). Large bathrooms include dual sinks.
Guestrooms feature Marriott’s Revive Collection bedding: 300-thread-count cotton linens with white-and-beige design; down comforter (bedspread) with cotton cover, freshly laundered for each guest; six down pillows, including bolster; and a separate mattress topper.
All rooms are nonsmoking.
Room Features
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Voice mail
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Makeup mirror
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Area Attractions
Butterfly Farm - 2 km (1.25 mi)
Bulbali Bird Sanctuary - 2 km (1.25 mi)
Tierra del Sol Golf Course - 3 km (1.75 mi)
Oranjestad (shopping, dining, nightlife) - 8.5 km (5.5 mi)
Casibari rock formations - 13.5 km (8.5 mi)
Hooiberg mountain - 14 km (8.75 mi)
Ayo rock formations - 15.5 km (9.75 mi)
Arikok National Park entrance - 18.5 km (11.75 mi)
Natural Bridge (coral rock) - 21 km (13.5 mi)
Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA): Approximate driving time to the Aruba Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino is 15 minutes and distance is 14.5 km (9 mi).
Driving directions from Queen Beatrix International Airport:
- Depart airport to the west on the main road, continue through the downtown area, and proceed north to a sign, which points left to the resort.
Getting there: A taxi from the airport to the resort costs $16-$25 for 1-4 passengers (prices subject to change).
Getting around: Aruba's roads are well maintained and easily navigated with the aid of a map. Driving is on the righthand side. Car rentals are available online.
Activities
Aruba Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino's frontage on Palm Beach comprises a 100-yard-wide, 60-yard-deep stretch and includes thatched shades--half available for rent and the other half offered on a first-come, first-served basis. A sand volleyball court is separate from the beach and lies within the resort itself.
A lagoon-style pool featuring a rock-grotto waterfall bends around a pool bar containing a swim-up counter. On the other side of the rock formation is a nine-person free-form spa tub. The pool's sundeck includes cushioned lounge chairs, umbrellas, and palm trees.
A windsurfing center on the beach offers rentals and lessons. A watersports center provides a wide variety of rental equipment, including snorkeling gear, small sailboats, and kayaks. The center also arranges beginner's and certification scuba-diving instruction; books snorkeling and diving excursions, fishing trips, sunset cruises, dinner cruises, and glass-bottom-boat rides; and offers wakeboarding, water skiing, tubing, Jet Skiing, and parasailing.
Use of two lighted tennis courts is complimentary. Complimentary yoga classes are offered weekday mornings near the beach.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling on site
- Swimming on site
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Sailing on site
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Aerobics on site
- Volleyball on site
- Tennis on site
- Running track/path on site
- Basketball on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Parasailing on site
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Playground on site
Restaurants & Bars
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse - Open for dinner. Reservations recommended.
La Vista - Air-conditioned dining room with glass walls and terrace seating under thatched-roof shades. Breakfast, lunch, themed-dinner buffets as well as à la carte menus.
Ketsu Sushi Bar - Located in lobby. Shares spaces in warm-wood pavilion with The Lobby Lounge. Open for dinner only.
Simply Fish - Beach tables set up in evening for menu featuring seafood such as lobster and swordfish as well as steak.
Wave's Beach Bar & Grill - Open-air spot with seating in shaded wood pavilions and on umbrella-table terrace. Open for lunch, with menu choices such as fried appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, blackened red snapper. Bar and swim-up bar for tropical drinks.
Lobby Café - Open 24 hours for sandwiches, pastries, coffee, espresso drinks, ice cream.
Location
L G Smith Boulevard 101
Palm Beach,
Aruba
Nearest major airport:
Oranjestad, Aruba (AUA-Queen Beatrix)
Area:
Palm Beach, Aruba
Important Information
Extra person charges apply.
Complimentary cribs (infant beds) are available and should be requested at the time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
