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Promotions
Spa Credit
Book a minimum 2-night stay in any room category now through April 30, 2012 for travel during the same period and receive a $20 US credit per person, per stay on massages of 50 minutes or more.
Reservations should be made upon arrival directly at the spa. Clients need only mention they are Expedia customers. This offer may be combined with other promotions. No cash value. Valid for new bookings only. Other restrictions may apply.
All-Inclusive Details
The resort offers an All-inclusive plan only, which includes the majority of meals and beverages (alcoholic and nonalcoholic), plus gratuities, at hotel restaurants and bars. Click each link below for more details.
The following amenities are included in the All-Inclusive plan:
All-Inclusive food and beverages Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Lunch and dinner comprising one appetizer, soup, or salad; one main course; one dessert; beverages. Unlimited alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, including domestic- and international-brand drinks and house wine by the glass, at all restaurants and bars. 24-hour room service. Food and beverage gratuities.
Not included: Lobster and fine cuts of meat; wine by the bottle.
Scroll down to the Dining section for restaurant and bar details.
Activities and equipment available
Water sports
Available for a surcharge: Motorized and non-motorized water sports; scuba/snorkeling excursions; scuba instruction/certification.
Land sports
Children's activities available On request, the hotel provides supervised outdoor activities for children ages 4-12.
Available for a surcharge: Childcare outside children's-club hours.
Not included
Airport taxes may or may not be included.
Property Amenities
Riu Palace Aruba All Inclusive offers an All-Inclusive plan only, which includes in the room rate the majority of meals, beverages, and gratuities at hotel restaurants, snack spots, bars, and 24-hour room service. (Scroll up to the All-Inclusive Plan Details section for more information.)
Billing itself as Aruba's smallest and most intimate, the resort's brightly colored Cool Casino features 170 slot and video-poker machines and six tables for blackjack, roulette, and Caribbean stud poker.
Children can enjoy complimentary supervised outdoor activities. Room service is available from early morning until late night. Wireless Internet access is complimentary in the hotel lobby area.
Rooms
Riu Palace Aruba All Inclusive's accommodations feature balconies or terraces with ocean views and split-level sitting areas with sofas. Amenities include satellite TV, minibars, and liquor dispensers. Guests have complimentary use of in-room safes. Bathrooms include hydro-massage tubs and hair dryers.
Room Amenities
Dining
The resort offers an All-inclusive plan only, which includes the majority of meals and beverages (alcoholic and nonalcoholic), plus gratuities, at Snack Post, Don Nicolas, Nautilus, Krystal, Sayuri, Milano, Nautilus Steakhouse, Bon Bini Lounge, Barry's Exterior, Sports Bar, and Palm Beach Swim-up Bar.
Don Nicolas - Serves breakfast and dinner. International and local specialities. Theme buffets twice a week, evenings. Air-condioned dining room. Nonsmoking, except for an outdoor smoking terrace.
Nautilus - Serves lunch and snacks during the day. Buffets with hot and cold items. Cooking stations. Pizza, pasta, salads, and desserts. Grill and steakhouse for dinner; reservations required.
Krystal - Gourmet, air-conditioned restaurant. Open for à la carte dinners only. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants; no T-shirts or sandals for men.
Sayuri - Air-conditioned restaurant serving Japanese cuisine. Open for à la carte dinners only. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants; no T-shirts or sandals for men.
Milano - Italian restaurant. Open for à la carte dinners only. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants; no T-shirts or sandals for men.
Bon Bini Lounge - Bar with terrace.
Barry's Exterior - Bar with terrace.
Sports Bar - Snacks and beverages. Open 24 hours a day.
Palm Beach Swim-up Bar
Room service - 24 hours a day. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Recreation
Riu Palace Aruba All Inclusive faces a long, flat beach dotted with thatched shades and palm trees. White sands lead to the clear Caribbean Sea. A terrace solarium surrounds two swimming pools, one with an adjoining spa tub.
Nearby, a water-sports center rents snorkeling gear, pedal boats, and kayaks, as well as arranges scuba and snorkeling excursions, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, tubing, parasailing, banana-boat rides, fishing, and glass-bottom boat tours. The center also offers scuba instruction and books sunset, party, and dinner cruises that leave from a pier in front of the resort.
Guests have complimentary use of the air-conditioned fitness room. The renowned Tierra del Sol Golf Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., is about three km (about two mi) away.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
The preferred airport for Riu Palace Aruba All Inclusive is Oranjestad (AUA-Queen Beatrix Intl.) - 8.1 km / 5 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.
