2/10 Terrible
Stephen
Traveled with family and small children
Jul 26, 2024
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
ROACH MOTEL
There is a reason why this hotel is such a good deal.
Pros:
-Beach is great
-Staff is friendly
- Food (proteins) cooked fresh on-site
Cons
-Cockroach the size of a golf ball in the room
-Cockroaches in the cracks of the hot table in the main buffet
-Construction
-Washrooms too small / narrow
Honestly if we didn't see a cockroach in our room I would have probably given this place an easy 3.75 / 5.
Good food options for kids and the service was decent.
We were forced to checkout due to the lack of responsibility of the hotel and the cockroach in the buffet was a little too much for us.
I get it - its the tropics, but with 2 kids having giant cockroaches running around the room at night and near food is kind of disgusting.
Hotel was a pain to try and get refund for nights we checked out due to prepaying.
Expedia was even less helpful.
Ended up at the Ritz and it was beautiful.
Overall I would say you get what you pay for at the Tamarijn. If your going for a cheap all-inclusive in Aruba this will probably be your best bet, but I would keep your luggage off the ground.
Stephen
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024