Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino

This was our 7th trip in a row to Aruba. Overall, it was great as usual. My wife and I love the resort, pool, beach etc which are just fabulous. |We love Agustin and the excellent service at Mercat. (One of our favorite things is knowing and talking to Agustin over the years. We take a photo each year and have kept them all.) Also give a shout to Ivan and Pope at Mercat...||The service at the Stellaris is always great and the workers are very friendly. Love going to the fitness center in the morning. Enma does a fantastic job keeping that place running. Wave's bar/grille serves the best fish tacos for lunch.||We will be back for trip #8 next year.||Thank You|Brian and Jennifer from Pittsburgh PA.

The hotel renovation is really nice. They updated the rooms with nice calm tones. The only thing I do t quite understand is there are no doors or shower curtains on the shower. Everytime you take a shower the floor gets extremely wet, there is no way to prevent this. Not having a door also let's all the steam escape as a result showering gets cold. Also no clock or radio in the room.

Overall, a decent property with a few large issues. The rooms are large, not overly-dated, and our air conditioning worked well for our entire stay. The service was also pretty good at the front desk and at the amenities. They will set up a spot for you on the beach and serve you (very expensive) drinks and food. Out front, there are usually taxis ready to take you wherever you need to go. However, there was ongoing construction around the resort. While we were informed of this at check-in, we were told that the construction was isolated to the south tower, so we should not be affected in the north tower. Imagine our surprise when we got off the elevator on our floor and were greeted with a large construction wall and the smell of welding right outside the door to our room. This was a bad start, but it only got worse when our relaxation time by the pool was interrupted multiple days by loud hammering, cutting, and drilling. Another, even more permanent, downside to the resort is the fact that you are constantly bothered by timeshare people. They try to present themselves as typical hotel concierge staff and are very hesitant to be honest with you, so naive guests may be roped into something they do not want to be a part of. In summary, a fine place to stay if the price is right, but in my opinion there are higher quality places to go on the island.

This is a large resort on the beach with lots of activities, restaurants and bars. The rooms are spacious and well designed. I loved that they had a walk in closet in the bathroom. The not so good part was the vacation club sales which are overpriced. Housekeeping is very uneven had 2 days of no service. But overall would recommend this property.

Great stay, our second time there. We had one of the newly renovated rooms and it was nice and bright, very clean and modern looking. You could barely hear the renovations...and that was only outside at the adult pool which is a very quiet atmosphere. We had no problems during the stay. I did happen to see a poor review from around the same time we stayed regarding not liking white Americans Well, as a white American couple that's stayed there twice now, we've never had anything but excellent service everywhere on the property. Something tells me those guests' expectations and requests were a bit out of the ordinary.

My husband and I just returned from our 30th year visiting Aruba and our 30th year staying at the Marriott Stellaris Resort. So this was a special trip. We never had any reason to stay anywhere else! We love it there! Everyone welcomed us with smiling faces and open arms. The room renovations are amazing and stunning with attention to every detail, including great lighting in the bathroom, which is so important. We just loved it. I couldn’t stop saying how unbelievably beautiful everything was. They are still working on the project but we were not disrupted at all by any noise, which is fantastic!||The staff couldn’t do enough to make our stay a perfect 10. A big shout out to Verna Dijkhoff who is truly the best of the best. She goes above and beyond to make sure we are always happy. She is kind, friendly, caring, always smiling and truly an important part of our love for the resort. I can’t imagine life without Verna at the Marriott!||I also want to mention a few others who should be recognized starting with “Pope Francis at Mercat. Breakfast would never be the same without him and his non stop humor. He does such a great job serving us and has become a good friend. I also want to mention Henel, John, Isabello and Javier at the towel hut who we’ve known for years. They are all so helpful and really work hard to please the guests. And Sue at “at your service” was a standout for being efficient and friendly when ther was a need for assistance.||And finally, a big thank you to Raoul, the GM, for his great leadership of this wonderful resort and for his personal recognition of returning guests. It was wonderful seeing him He is the best GM we’ve ever known at the resort for sure. We can’t wait to return next year! We 100% recommend The Aruba Marriott Stellaris Resort for your stay! It never disappoints!

rarely leave negative reviews but I feel compelled to share my experience so others can make an informed decision. I recently stayed at this Marriott expecting the level of quality and relaxation I’ve come to associate with the brand, especially given that this was advertised as an “ocean view” room. Let me be clear. There is no true ocean view. What I got was a partial glimpse of the water over a sea of parked cars. I’m not exaggerating. My “view” was primarily a parking lot. Calling this an ocean view is not only misleading, it’s disappointing for anyone hoping to wake up to serene beach vibes. From the moment I arrived, the atmosphere felt off. There was no welcoming island vibe, no attention to detail, and definitely no wow factor. For a destination hotel, especially in a place as beautiful as this, the experience was flat. It felt more like a mid-tier motel with a high-end price tag. I’ve stayed in Aruba before at resorts that were peaceful, polished, and true to their marketing. This was not that. If you’re planning a special trip and want something that feels like a relaxing, luxurious escape, this probably isn’t the place.

Our room was great. If you are getting a pull out bed, just know the bed is not the greatest. Ask for more pillows as my wife and I needed 2 for under our head. The front desk staff were very friendly and made sure we were comfortable with everything. The food and drinks are a bit expensive for what you get but figured that would be the case with any tourist area. Overall great time.