Best Things Nearby:
Restaurants and shopping.

Best Things About the Resort:
Friendly, clean, and beautiful beach.

Resort Experience:
The staff was very friendly and helpful. The resort was clean, and there were great restaurants. The pool was wonderful, and the beach was never that packed like other hotels in the area. A great place to stay and enjoy.

• Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
• Activities: Excellent
• Amenities: Excellent
• Unit Satisfaction: Excellent
• Family Friendliness: Excellent
• Service: Excellent

Our room was HUGE at the Costa Linda. We had a two bedroom/two bath unit. It was really nice. The kitchen was great as well. We had a great view of the beach from our back porch. We were staying in a section of the resort called "The Garden of Eden", and it was indeed. It had all sorts of plants and wildlife and in the center of the courtyard area was two hot tubs.

The resort itself was beautiful. The pool deck was huge with plenty of lounges. The beach was nice as well. The beaches are really pretty, and on the clear days you can see forever.

The resturant was great. You could get anything from a salad to steak or seafood all day. The prices were good, as were the entrees. The drinks by far were the best. I recommend anyone traveling to Aruba to try "balashi", which is the native beer of Aruba.

The activities director, Marcel, was a lot of fun. He was full of information on where to go and what to do. He also got everyone involved in karaoke and pool volleyball.

All in all my stay at the resort was great. The only thing that was a drawback about the Costa Linda was that it was a little far from everything and you really needed a car to get out of the resort and go sightseeing or even to other resturants.

Best Things Nearby:
The casino was the only place open when we arrived on Saturday evening at 11 pm. It was nice to relax in the air conditioning. The casino also had 3 card poker, which was enjoyable. The Alahambra shopping center was small and mostly closed, but had some good souvenirs.

Best Things About the Resort:
The resort was quiet and clean. The lizards and birds were intriguing - my friend's husband bonded with one of them by feeding it peanuts and it visited every day we were there.

Resort Experience:
We had a two bedroom suite with a balcony. Tne view was our timeshare was of a beautiful turquoise sea seen through the green and lush garden area.

There wasn't much for nightlife, but we were there during low season (between the US and Venezuelan high times). We spent every night, after dinner, enjoying the deck and the fresh air.

The beach was beautiful and in my opinion, the best on the island. The surf is strong and the water is murky, but certainly not the resort's fault. We didn't spend much time at the pool, which was nice, too, but were too busy with the beach.

The staff person that checked us in was new. She took 30 minutes to get us a room key and then forgot our pool cards. Checking out was almost as slow. The attitude of the whole staff was lackadaisical and uninterested. On the beach, the service was almost non-existent. Luckily, a restaurant/bar was located next door on the beach.

Of course, we were on vacation and were expecting a different pace from the US, so overall we were very pleased with our choice.

• Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
• Activities: Fair
• Amenities: Very Good
• Unit Satisfaction: Excellent
• Family Friendliness: Excellent
• Service: Fair

Beautiful 2 bedroom, master bedroom with Roman tub, all tile floors with a big balcony. Lovely swimming pool, iguanas all around. I especially liked sipping my coffee in the morning on the balcony and they had piped in peaceful music all around the grounds.