Have you ever booked an thrilling trip solely to be met with disappointment when your room doesn’t dwell as much as expectations?
I’ve traveled a LOT these days (no less than 80 flights in the final yr), and have actually had my justifiable share of sub-par rooms.
Well, why not do away with that fear utterly by reserving a resort that has ALL suites?
That’s proper, there’s a surprising resort on the equally beautiful island of Aruba that’s calling your identify, daring you to discover a single room that isn’t as much as your requirements (trace: you received’t discover one).
While this journey was an absolute blast, it wasn’t my first time visiting Aruba. I knew the basic format, and was actually curious what the Embassy Suites can be like by way of location.
If you’ve by no means been, there are 2 well-liked locations to remain in case you are heading to a resort in Aruba — Palm Beach and Eagle Beach.
The Embassy Suites? Right in the center! 🤩
On my first journey to Aruba, I stayed on Palm Beach, which is beautiful! But, I didn’t get the likelihood to take a look at Eagle Beach.
For this journey, the Embassy Suites Aruba was in the excellent location to have the ability to take pleasure in BOTH seashores.
Eagle Beach is unquestionably value a go to! Easy to get to from Embassy Suites.
This time, I wasn’t alone both, so I liked that Liz and I’d be capable of go to the seashore I already knew was superior, in addition to Eagle Beach (which we’d come to seek out equally superior).
Plus, staying at the Embassy Suites provides you free entry to seashore chair leases and bike leases, so we had been capable of get to both seashore with ease and even have our personal chairs to arrange as soon as we obtained there.
For occasions we didn’t really feel like biking to a seashore, the Embassy Suites had its personal seashore proper out entrance that even has an underground tunnel resulting in it so that you don’t must cross the road!
Location, location, location…. I do know I do know I’m going on and on about it, however there’s another perk I can’t not point out: there are wonderful eating places, outlets, and extra inside strolling and biking distance.
While you positively don’t even want to go away the resort if you happen to don’t really feel prefer it, I actually wish to discover a little bit of the space that I’m in once I journey.
This made the Embassy Suites the excellent match for me, and once I did go away the property I knew I used to be inside strolling distance to so many enjoyable issues to do and take a look at.
When we head again to Aruba, the location alone will certainly draw me again to the Embassy Suites.
Or if you wish to it’s simply as enjoyable to calm down by the pool and by no means go away the lodge! I imply LOOK at it!
First Impressions Matter
No matter what you inform your self after an ungainly conversational fumble, first impressions do matter.
When I walked into the Embassy Suites, the very first thing I seen was how polished all the pieces was. It is the latest lodge on the island, and it exhibits!
Everything is pristine and particularly curated to make you really feel like you might be someplace particular.
In reality, one in every of the very first issues you’ll discover is the lights hanging above the foyer entrance that resemble birds.
This is definitely to pay tribute to the reality {that a} chicken sanctuary lies immediately behind the lodge.
I assumed these lights had been tremendous cool, I need some now.
Checking in was a breeze, and we had been in our suite very quickly. And simply in case you forgot, EVERY room is a set.
Traveling with somebody who likes to remain up late and watch TV? Well, they’ll hand around in the different room whilst you go to mattress early.
Traveling with youngsters? Then the Embassy Suites is THE place for you. The property doesn’t cost further for youths, a rarity on the island.
All the couches have pull out beds, so the youngsters can have their very own separate space to sleep at night time and you may sleep soundly in your personal room figuring out you’ve scored one in every of the greatest offers on the island.
We had been fortunate sufficient to remain in one in every of the bigger suites, and may’t suggest it sufficient! Not solely is it extra spacious, you additionally get 2 balconies to take pleasure in!
I imply, simply LOOK at this room beneath:
We’d solely simply checked into our room, and I used to be already a fan of Embassy Suites Aruba.
A Warm Welcome Indeed
Have you ever paid 1000’s simply to get to your lodge, then dished out extra on your nightly charge, simply to seek out that ordering a drink goes to place a dent in your pockets quicker than you may say “rum punch, please”?
At the Embassy Suites, you’ll get 2 drinks free every day throughout their night Cocktail Reception, the excellent method to cap off your every day adventures as you transition into “night mode”.
Nightly completely satisfied hour at Embassy Suites Aruba was one in every of the highlights of our keep!
After checking in to our wonderful room and unpacking, we had been capable of head down and get our free cocktails to spend a while unwinding from our journey day earlier than dinner.
This turned a staple in our every day routine at the Embassy Suites, and was a good time for us to speak about our adventures we had for the day, play a card recreation, and simply sit back earlier than dinner and night actions.
Dinner was additionally unbelievable, although by the time it got here round we had already grown to anticipate subsequent stage service, and we weren’t disillusioned!
In reality, the meals was so good at the Embassy Suites that we determined towards consuming out every night time in favor of hanging out at the lodge.
One factor you MUST do throughout your keep is to order the tequenos (Caribbean Cheese Sticks).
They are to DIE for! Seriously you MUST ORDER THEM!
The Aruba Experience
So far we’d solely had a day and night at the lodge and Aruba was already a implausible journey. But, despite the fact that you may completely keep on resort the entire time and have a fantastic journey, don’t overlook to get out and discover!
Aruba is a beautiful island, and there are tons of issues to do when you are there.
One of our favorites? The WATER!
I’m not fairly sure I used to be meant to come back into this life as a human… any likelihood I get to leap in (and below) the water, I take it!
That’s why one in every of our must-dos whereas in Aruba was snorkeling. While we’re each licensed to dive, we thought a day on a catamaran with Red Sail Sports Aruba can be a enjoyable method to see a few of the marine life whereas additionally having fun with the boat life for the day, and we had been proper!
A fast experience to the marina from the lodge and we had been on the water very quickly.
The crew was wonderful (and hilarious, critically you may’t NOT have time with them), and the spots we stopped to snorkel had been lovely.
We have been diving and snorkeling in lots of locations throughout the Caribbean, and Aruba lived as much as our expectations.
If you wish to get in the water like us, you should have a good time with Red Sail! Not to say the free drinks and lunch whereas on board.
We even noticed our favourite fish, a juvenile yellowtail damselfish.
If you see the bluest blue fish you’ve ever seen glowing as the Aruban solar bounces off their scales, you’ve noticed one.
Seriously aren’t they the cutest 🤩
After a tremendous day at sea, we headed again to the Embassy Suites Aruba and frolicked by the pool in our Cabana that we had reserved.
The pool is big, and there are many areas round to hang around as nicely. We caught up on a bit of labor and browse subsequent to the pool for some time.
After this, we took benefit of motorbike leases and went into city for gelato. There is a extremely cool space that appears prefer it was ripped proper out of Italy, with a restaurant referred to as Giannis to match!
Fountain outdoors of Giannis and the gelato store proper up the street from the Embassy Suites
Right in the identical ‘courtyard’ space, there’s a double decker bus that serves gelato, and I don’t know if you happen to knew this, however gelato tastes higher in Aruba 😉. After a day in the solar, a motorcycle experience as the climate cooled adopted by some gelato was a ten/10.
Once we headed again to the lodge, we had our nightly ritual of free cocktails and reliving our adventures for the day whereas we performed playing cards.
The excellent method to put together for an additional wonderful dinner on the balcony overlooking a beautiful sundown!
She beats me Every. Single. Time… No surprise she is smiling!
Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads
We are huge followers of attempting new issues. I imply, you don’t leap into the journey trade full time if you happen to don’t wish to attempt new issues, it’s like the entire level proper?!
That’s why we do what we do, and generally you do one thing that instantly makes you wish to go once more!
That occurred to me throughout my first journey to Aruba. I went on a UTV tour and had an absolute blast, I knew immediately I needed to get Liz to attempt it too!
They picked us up proper from the Embassy Suites Aruba, and we had been getting off street heading to the north finish of the island very quickly!
Since I had already been earlier than, I used to be the passenger princess the entire time whereas Liz took us off-road to some unbelievable surroundings.
Going to this facet of the island appears like you might be visiting the moon. The space is totally undeveloped and appears completely completely different from the resorts and seashores you see when again at the lodge.
During your tour you’re going to get to experience over some actually enjoyable terrain in your method to see a number of highlights like a pure bridge and the California Lighthouse.
The California Lighthouse will likely be one in every of your stops on the tour, an ideal picture op!
Your final cease is refreshing, so put on your swimsuit and prepare to take pleasure in Tres Trapi Beach!
The ‘beach’ is actually small however very fairly. There is a spot that you may leap in, and the water feels wonderful. It’s additionally an effective way to scrub off the filth you’ve doubtless collected on your self throughout your offoading adventures.
We forgot our swimsuits, however we didn’t let that cease us, we simply jumped in with our garments on! 😂
We did not let our lack of swimsuits cease us from having fun with the seashore!
A UTV tour is such a cool method to see a really distinctive facet of the island, and TOURS did such a fantastic job of creating it seamless and enjoyable!
You’ll discover a theme right here for our subsequent exercise: we obtained again to the Embassy Suites Aruba, grabbed our free cocktails, and talked about how wonderful our day was!
Dinner was as soon as once more unbelievable, and by this level we had been regulars! The waiter knew us, knew what we needed to drink, and requested us about our keep. We felt actually at house and liked ending our days like this.
All Good Things Must Come To An End
Unfortunately, we will’t dwell at The Embassy Suites Aruba (I requested 😂 ), and our final morning was upon us.
But, we weren’t going to let that cease us from having fun with ourselves!
On our bike experience to get gelato, we seen a butterfly backyard proper subsequent door to the Embassy Suites and determined to test it out earlier than leaving for the airport.
First issues first… it’s value it!
It felt a bit dear ($20 a pop), however we realized once we purchased the tickets that they’re legitimate for the period of your keep in Aruba.
All the butterflies are so fairly, you will note a whole lot!
We had been leaving in a number of hours, however now we all know for subsequent time!
Walking in was an emotional expertise. The butterflies are all so quiet and mild and the gardens are lovely.
You naturally really feel a hush come over you as quickly as you step in. We seen they even do yoga classes there generally which might have been a tremendous expertise!
Leaving Is Just As Easy As Arriving
When it was finally time to leave, checkout was just as easy as checking in, and the airport was nearby (less than 15 minutes).
Plus, another perk of Aruba is you get to do U.S. customs before taking off, so that way, when you land in the U.S., you can skip it!
Remember, once you get through the initial security check in Aruba when departing, you aren’t done if you are heading to the U.S., you need to continue to the right where you will go through U.S. security and customs.
We can’t wait to get back to Aruba, and when we go the Embassy Suites will be at the top of our list!
Travel Off Path was a guest of Embassy Suites Aruba, who helped with the creation of this itinerary by hosting some of our accommodations and attractions. Our opinions, recommendations, and suggestions remain our own.
Tyler is our Managing Editor and Writer. After spending years studying, writing, and obsessing over journey (whereas taking journeys as typically as potential in fact!), he goals to provide readers the greatest and most balanced expertise potential when exploring the web site.
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