Anchor in Memory of All Seamen Tours

Love this place! We come here every year for the past 4 years. Quick access to beach and pool and the food is good. The rooms are comfy.

Extremely disappointed with my stay at Riu Antillas. Was my first time in Aruba and booked here for the stunning beach and payed a lot extra for Elite club room - mainly because the Riu website says Elite members get "reserved beach access". Upon arrival was told there is no reserved beach section for Elite members. Asked for partial refund and they said to contact Expedia. Contacted Expedia and they just said that bec they dont state it on their website and only on Riu website, there was nothing they can do. Then spoke with management at Riu and they said they cant do anything either bec I booked thru Expedia. I mentioned they should take off the false advertisement. It ruined my whole trip. Bec I was then waking up at 5:20am to reserve decent shaded spot on the beach. So BEWARE!! Elite members DO NOT have a reserved beach section and have to get up 530 like everyone else to save a spot. Riu staff came to me the day before I left (Carlos) and stated there is Elite beach access at sister hotel next door (Riu Palace), however it is all the way in the back near the pool and not exactly on the beach. Also I shouldn't need to go to another hotel to access it. In either case, Extremely disappointed with how it was handled and that nothing was offered to compensate for the thousands of dollars lost booking Elite. Rooms were dirty, hallways stunk. Pros - most staff were very friendly and welcoming and the ocean there is beautiful and incredible. Will not return and dont recommend.

This was our third time staying at Divi, once Dutch and twice Golf. This time at Golf it was good but not great. One of the main restaurants Mulligans had almost no AC. It was bad for the customers but felt really bad for the servers and staff having to be there all day. Also the room assigned this time was a little less clean. The AC in the room would not go below 72 and when the engineer dispatched arrived just said it will get better. 6 days later it did drop to 71 but never to what we set the thermostat. The room floor was mopped and cleaned but the grout was dirty and the bathroom by the kitchen had black residue on walls that they missed when cleaning. The shower in the same bathroom was pitched incorrectly that during a shower the water would spill all over the bathroom floor. Had to lay towels down to absorb everything. Also they did pressure washing and water seeped through front door. On last day for some reasons bugs showed up like little flies thankfully we were leaving. This was not our experience on first 2 times at any Divi resort. On the bright side the staff is always amazing. Sharino, Ramon and Noel running the shuttles are wonderful. Kris and Genesis at Mulligans are amazing and Mario at Windows is beyond stellar. I do plan on returning with family but hope not to encounter these issues again.