The reason we decided to pick Aruba for our honeymoon was mostly based on the advice of other people. My husband had never been to the Caribbean and I had, although never to Aruba. It was such a great choice! Our honeymoon was absolutely amazing, and not just because we were in newly wedded bliss, but everything about our trip was incredible. One of the major reasons why Aruba was so appealing is because for whatever reason, they are not located in the "hurricane belt", and we got married in September, hurricane season. However, because of the harsh hurricane season, it did pull out a lot of the cool breeze that Aruba is known for, making it very, very hot for us. But, when you are surrounded by pools
...Read More
All of the food was all included in the price. There were no limitations—you could eat as much as you wanted, whenever you wanted... and we did. We both gained at least 5 pounds on the trip. But almost as good as the food was that the alcohol was included as well. There were five restaurants to choose from and a number of great bars to have drinks. We had breakfast every morning right in front of blue waters and sat at the bar, which also looked out over the water. Anything you wanted was at your fingertips.
Also, because this is a sister resort to the more-expensive Divi, located right next door, you got to share all of their amenities. Since we had signed up for the honeymoon package they put us together with other honeymooners, planned activities and gave us champagne, T-shirts, and a sunset dinner overlooking the ocean.
Our room was awesome too. We had a ground-floor room that overlooked the ocean! There was a sliding glass door that put us right on the beach, so coming in and out of the water was so easy; you didn't have to lug all your things around. We did rent a car for a day to tour the island, which I recommend doing, as it was quite humbling to see the other side of the island, which is clearly not geared toward tourists. Even that was made easy, the rental company picked us up right at the front of the hotel. We also traveled into town quite often for shopping, and the bus picked us up about about 200 yards from the front of the hotel. My husband fell in love with the casinos; I think we were there just about every night, but even that was within walking distance, and if you didn't feel like walking you could take the golf cart transportation provided by the hotel at no charge. We had a great time, and it won't ever be forgotten! We highly recommend it for any time, not just a honeymoon!
Read Less