Mandara Spa, a worldwide Balinese-style chain, features 14 treatment rooms, including four for couples, two of which contain two-person spa tubs. It also features aromatic steam rooms, a relaxation lounge, and a private relaxation garden with cushioned lounges. The spa offers massage, body treatments such as Balinese scrub and aloe/cucumber wrap, Caribbean coffee scrub, and Balinese aromatherapy bath; Vichy showers; facials; waxing; and nail care.

Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club also includes a sand picnic area with complimentary use of three gas-fired grills; an arcade off a small, air-conditioned lobby containing shops selling resortwear, beachwear, gifts, perfumes, and cosmetics; a mini market; two lobby kiosks for high-speed Internet access (surcharge); and a complimentary laundry room.

Connected by a covered walkway, a companion resort next door, Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, features various facilities also available to hotel guests. Among these facilities are an 18,000-square-foot casino; a 24-hour complimentary health club with men's and women's saunas, weight machines, and free weights on a main floor and cardio machines on a mezzanine; a beachside center with coin-operated table and video games; and an air-conditioned clubhouse with supervised activities for children ages 5-12 (surcharges).

Iguana feeding is available between the Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club and Marriott's Aruba Surf club Wednesday through Monday mornings.

• Swimming pool - outdoor
• Poolside bar
• Swim-up bar
• Swimming pool - children's
• Spa tub
• Full-service health spa
• Steam room
• Concierge desk
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Fitness facilities
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Room service (limited hours)
• Bar/lounge
• Business services
• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Total number of rooms - 218
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Multilingual staff
• 24-hour front desk

• Porter/bellhop
• Express check-out
• Security guard
• Number of suites - 218
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Shopping on site
• Tour assistance
• Currency exchange
• Laundry facilities
• Dry cleaning/laundry service
• Grocery
• Arcade/game room
• Barbecue grill(s)
• Picnic area
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Number of floors - 6
• Elevator/lift
• Supervised child care/activities
• Parking (free)

Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club offers 218 one- and two-bedroom guest suites in a six-story, U-shaped building around a garden courtyard. Suites include ground-floor terraces or upper-floor balconies and feature two-person spa tubs in master bedrooms. Suites also include kitchens with four-burner ranges, microwave ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, blenders, toasters, cookware, glasses and dishes, and three-stool breakfast bars.

Decor features soft tropical colors, and furnishings include six-chair dining sets and upholstered chairs with ottomans. Living/dining rooms have tile floors. Bedrooms are carpeted. Ceiling fans provide a cooling alternative to suites' air conditioning. Each suite includes two televisions and either a VCR or DVD player.

Welcome amenities include coffee, sugar, and laundry detergent.

• Premium television channel(s)
• Climate control
• Ceiling fan
• Air conditioning
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Dial-up Internet access
• Voice mail
• Coffee/tea maker
• Kitchen
• Wake-up calls
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer

• Jetted bathtub
• In-room childcare (surcharge)
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Cable television service
• Clock radio
• Iron/ironing board
• In-room safe
• Daily housekeeping
• Sofa bed
• Cribs (infant beds) available
• Smoking permitted

Champions Restaurant & Sports Bar - Casual, air-conditioned place with pool table, televisions, video games. Menu offering pub-style appetizers, salads, burgers, hot dogs, steak, chili, pizza. (Pizza also available for delivery.)

The Pavilion Bar & Grill - Beachside spot open during day for burgers, salads, sandwiches, soft ice cream, tropical drinks.

Cappuccino Express - Open early morning to late evening for pastries, juices, coffee, espresso drinks, ice cream.

Ocean Café - Open early morning to evening. Serving breakfast items, sandwiches, and salads.

Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club's frontage on Palm Beach comprises a 100-yard-wide, 75-yard-deep stretch and includes thatched shades. A lagoon-style pool meanders from a 75-foot-wide, 15-foot-high pink-and-gray rock formation under a bridge, around a palm-studded island, and to a swim-up bar. Secluded atop the rock formation, a free-form spa tub can accommodate up to 25 guests. The pool's expansive sundeck includes umbrellas and a 15-foot-diameter children's pool.

The resort connects by covered walkway to a companion property, Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino. On the beach in front of that resort, a windsurfing center offers rentals and lessons and 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 snorkel and dive 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 at Aruba Marriott Resort next door is complimentary to hotel guests.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

• Golfing nearby
• Golf - driving range nearby
• Golf - miniature nearby
• Windsurfing nearby
• Sailing nearby
• Water skiing nearby
• Personal watercraft
• Snorkeling nearby
• Basketball nearby
• Tennis nearby
• Hiking/biking trails nearby

• Mountain biking nearby
• Horse riding/rental nearby
• Parasailing nearby
• Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
• Fishing nearby
• Aerobics on site
• Playground on site
• Running track/path on site
• Swimming on site
• Volleyball on site
• Yoga classes/instruction on site

The Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club's full service spa features a steam room and a spa tub, and offers a range of body scrubs and wraps, alongside facial treatments, manicures, pedicures, and massages.

• Manicures and pedicures
• Body wraps
• Body scrubs

• Massages
• Facial treatments