Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino

We really enjoyed our stay. The rooms were spacious, bright and clean. The pool and beach areas likewise were spacious and clean. Really liked the location, we were the second to last resort on the strip, it did not feel overcrowded where we were but when we walked down the strip (ie going south) it felt overcrowded. Plenty of restaurants to walk to, and there is a little shopping and dining area also within walking distance. We were there Feb vacation week so resort was very crowded, there is an app to reserve the palaces on the beach but they booked up too fast and I had to wait in line one morning for a cancellation. Also had to get up by 7:30 each morning to get towels to reserve a chair by the pool. We did breakfast at Mercat every morning and food was decent and pricing wasn't bad for a resort. We had dinner at Atardi right on the beach 2X and it was amazing! Overall though we were very happy with our experience and would come back again.

The Hotel is newly renovated & very pretty. The Cons The rooms are nice and very clean, However the walls are so thin you can hear hear everyone around you . The room doors slam so when guests come back to their rooms you hear all the doors slamming. There is nice flooring ( no carpet) so you hear the guests above you . We had to call down to the reception area 3 times one evening, the guests above us were banging . They have a very nice adult pool , which is what we wanted , especially during. The very busy Feb school break. However you have to wait on a line at 6 am to get a seat, the gates don't open until 7 am. They didn't have enough help at the adult only pool . We ordered food and finally cancelled our order because it was taking so long. Pros The breakfast buffet was wonderful. Service was also great in the Mercat resturant during breakfast. They have a Starbuck's in the hotel if you prefer a quick drink or snack. The hotel is maintained very well , all areas are very clean. .

The Aruba Marriott Stellaris has become our home-away-from-home for many reasons. They get an A+ in staff retention- we have been seeing the same friendly faces for 10-20 years. Shout-outs to beach staff John, Enrique, Sylvia, Sugi, Javier and Carlos R. Beach servers Martin, Gabriel, Nelson, Arsenio, Aurelia and Amy. Lobby bar staff Alix, Jayna, Sandra, Romulo, Jorel, Ronald and Shyre. We get hugs from the bell staff when we arrive and depart. Just the friendliest staff top to bottom!!! The rooms were all recently renovated and the beach is wonderful, on the safest, cleanest island in the Caribbean. Love it!!!

We had a great stay at Marriott Stellaris. It was a busy week headed into president’s day/winter break but for the most part we were still able to find seats at the pool or book a palapa on the beach (we got one complimentary and paid for the other days). It’s set on a pretty part of Palm Beach in between to the Ritz and two other Marriotts. Our room was renovated and modern/clean, we had a nice view of the ocean/sunset from a premium ocean view room balcony. We didn’t do the breakfast at mercat, but enjoyed the beachside lunch service from Waves, especially the Shrimp Caribbean Bowl and the cheese pasteechi appetizer. There’s happy hour daily from 3-5 when there’s a DJ so the pool fills up with adults and music and then it’s otherwise pretty quiet and relaxing. Our kids enjoyed the daily treats like smoothie pops and cotton candy. The beach is calm though there is some sea grass so we enjoyed using the complementary yellow rafts when we could get them to chill in the ocean. You can walk to several casual beachfront restaurants. We also took a taxi to a few (we loved Lima Bistro and also Barefoot).

Do not do the presentation and purchase a vacation package. It is a scam. They put us in the lowest grade room if you want to go on vacation just pay for what room type you want or you will get stuck in a corner.