Hotel Occidental Grand Aruba(4.5 stars)
J.E. Irausquin Blvd 83 Show mapTom
I want to house I want to house
- Hotel not recommended
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- December 2012
If you want a clean no mildew channel hotel then please elsewhere! If you want a clean no mildew channel hotel then please elsewhere!
I am now just 4 hours here and would now already again home (and the in Karibik)! I am now just 4 hours here and would now already again home (and the in Karibik)! read more
Carmen
Rather badly as right
- Hotel not recommended
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- March 2012
Issues -restaurant were all good. Buffet was once good and bad times (food often only lukewarm ). Animation by the pool way too loud and annoying. Shows of the activity in the evening was short but really good, afterwards is unfortunately nothing more Los. Disco way too cold, empty and every evening the same music ( more something for young people). The bar in the hotel is way too small ( circa 30 people find a place). Without knowledge you see bad (hardly a employee spoke German ). Cleanliness and change of towels in the bathroom rather bad. Value for ... money is good here at all. At the beach is from 11 o'clock in the morning barely a pool chair, since almost all the pool chairs from 7 o'clock fully reserved (, although it is not allowed ). The loungers are old, often broken and uncomfortable. Outside of the hotel everything very expensive. read more
Claudia
vacation with many faults!
- Hotel not recommended
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- November 2011
the hotel is divided into two buildings separated, in the middle is the pool area. The inside area and outdoor area is well maintained. We had a all inclusive-Food in many areas to desire left! the guest structure consists mostly of American guests. In the time, in the we in the hotel they were in the second building the sixth Floor completely renovated and we were in the morning by a demolition hammer woke us up. It was then every day over several hours and even in the evening during a beach party until 23 o'clock. If you at the ... beach lAG, you had in the background always the sound of the Abbruchhammers ! read more
Thorsten & Jenny
A general perfect vacation
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- September 2011
It was our first vacation 12 October 2011 in the Caribbean and everything is just right. The hotel what top, the people at the hotel very friendly and always nice, also the other guests (mainly Americans) very nice. Great location directly by the indescribably beautiful turquoise beach. The whole island is a dream and you really had at no time the feeling of being in a all-inclusive resort to be, because the service was around the o'clock were very satisfied. There are other good hotels, but a recommendation for this hotel we can definitely make out ☺ The buffet was ... typically American but that's just a matter of taste, but we found it. Also very nice, that the choice of four different restaurants. read more
Ursula
Large, but very clean and well-kept hotel archived
- Recommended hotel
- Singles
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- December 2010
The hotel is located on a beautiful and very clean beach. Unfortunately also here are the beach chairs in the morning (from six hours!) towels 'treated '. Very annoying, if one were against nine to ten hours to the beach comes. But the staff is super friendly. The different theme restaurants very good. Also here you had to be quick with the reservations, otherwise it was in the evening when there was no table more. The room is large, cleanliness is capitalized here also. It was missing at nothing. The food in the buffet restaurant is American oriented. If you ... do not like/tastes, has the possibility to the many restaurants, along the main street to leave his palate. This is what I have never tried, because I had all-inclusive. The cocktails were also very tasty. All in all, a hotel, what can you recommend. read more
Sonja
Food getting used to archived
- Hotel not recommended
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- July 2010
The hotel in general is very good. Is someone have problems, no english or Niederländischkenntnisse has. What we (two adults and two child.) really awful found, was the (most) food. Apart from the Italian and Asian restaurant we found the food was really bad. Caribbean Feelling could be (at least at the pool) also not really, for constant, unfortunately not Musikbedudelung 'Caribbean', sometimes even at the beach to hear was. Beach and sea make everything but again well-just gorgeous. For someone, the much value on good food in the holiday, the hotel is the really not to recommend, otherwise ... absolutely OK. read more
Andreas
One of the best hotels on Aruba in best location archived
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- May 2010
First of all for the still were: not on Aruba Aruba is a noble Caribbean island has to offer and for everyone Aruba what, sport, shopping (with all brands), relaxing.
The staff is very attentive provided, the the tourists as guest on Aruba is also foreign language skills in the luggage has such as, for example, Netherlands, english, Papiamento.
Nobody spoke German there we were there also in South Holland.
We were already much in the world and is the friend Aruba light, best place to holiday to relax and to to it.
So if you've not as was the ... Caribbean and loves fast to Aruba.
The hotel is for the Caribbean in good condition worthy!
Our room were clean and we had no mold as a anderenm tourists to see. read more
Friedrich
Here is simply 'everything' archived
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- November 2009
Beautiful grounds, the staff nice and friendly. The food and beverage you get pretty the best products. It will always tables and you must employ the is a bit disgusting has but also penetration getting its advantages. As the Americans were very nice and always good on it the is no problem. In the restaurant anyway is special reserved. The us has the best Italian food was excellent or the fallen. You can right for eight times to reserve in advance where you want to eat. Since the Americans very much tip one dollar in the small because there is ... always some dollars again if you push on the counter. The are used to the stop so.
The beach is just the reserve with the same problem as the towels in all countries, although there was no German there are ☺ The Americans can the also. Funny was meant. We were usually on the way it out as many bays and beaches are almost alone is where you. read more
Karl
All the previous Caribbean islands dream archived
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- October 2009
-Travel agency:
We booked a shuttle flight (Stuttgart via Amsterdam) and (Amsterdam via Aruba) flight in february 09 on the travel agent. To the time it was still not clear, or whether KLM flies also Martinair.
(Flight) with start we discovered at check-in on the airport, the flight from Amsterdam to Aruba in principle on the neighboring island of Curacao is also. This was then also the case with the return flight. We flew first 15 minutes of Aruba in after a stay in Curacao and after 1 hour away from the airport to Amsterdam. Why this is, nobody could ... explain us.
-Netherlands Antilles:
The Netherlands Antilles are the heart of the Caribbean. So clean and wide beaches and crystal-clear turquoise water sometimes so far have we on our luminous Cathedral-Dominican Republic-travel (whether Punta-Cana in East cabarete in Puerto Plata in the North) only very rarely seen. Also very good was, that it no beach sellers.
The sunsets were of unique beauty.
Hotel:
The hotel Occidental Grand Aruba was located directly on the fine sandy beach and adverse palm beach is in the catalog of the tour operator meiers weltreisen with five stars. We believe that there are four stars perfectly sufficient.
The hotel occupancy was so us:80% of all the tourists came from USA and Canada
18% of all tourists came from South America only 2% of all holiday-makers came from Europe
We must say, that this occupancy figures in percent for all the hotels were roughly the same.
You must either fluent english, Spanish and dutch speak, to be able to communicate with the staff. In the rule english fellow guests need. After my wife and I all three languages are not very powerful, worked sometimes only the gesture with hands and feet. German is unfortunately in any hotel or restaurant or at least understood also only. Menus are in english it only! The hotel is accessible for all guests it a casino. Las Vegas lets greet. From 13:00 o'clock to the same is in the early morning open. One has also the possibility in the evening to 22. 30 and then again to 23:15 hours free bingo to May. Bingo cards this while entering the casino free distributed depending guest only a map. Evening Gewinnmöglichkeit second 000 dollars.
-Room
The room are well furnished and equipped with mini bar. This is replenished each second day. No cockroaches, mosquitoes had 'us'. This was also for the outdoor alfresco. You could all exterior areas including hours without any fears beach visit. What us amazed, birds were, the captured at the middle of the night fish near the beach. When you flew on the dark sea beyond.
-The à la carte restaurants:
All four à la carte restaurants were to be recommended and should be visited! The atmosphere and furnishings in the bar and menus are all excellent. The buffet restaurant has us however, what concerns the food selection, disappointed. This was totally on almost food, such as burgers, hot dogs and chips set. So far, I knew only from the United States as many people formed. Typical for the tourists was, you can just stay in for a plate you full and can, if it not tasted, everything and then hopefully get new borders something more.
-Beach chairs at the beach:
October is the off season on the Netherlands Antilles. Still were in the morning to eight o'clock already reserved beach chairs at the beach 'all'. We asked us, as it would be in the high season (November-february) then with the beach chairs look. More than numbers in the off-season are also in the high season not available. Only a massive complaint during the travel line light in the dark!
You can relax at the beach as tourists manager a chair for each day. If you then in the morning (between seven and eight o'clock) to the beach comes, you can immediately his pool chair for the day. Also you can about seven centimeter. thick beach chair cushiohns from 16:00 hours free to 08:30. These are also usable as air mattress in the water.
Games:
The favorite pastime is the Americans 'bingo '. In the morning to 11:00 hours so the swimming pool Los, to 14:00 PM to 16:00 hours and it is a new participation also still possible. The Bingo card costs than use five dollars; the participation is voluntary.
Conclusion of all: the island of Aruba has in the north-east the most beautiful beaches of the Caribbean and has us certainly not the last time. read more
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