Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club

Terrible. Use to be such a great place to come with great service. Desk clerk Dwight was rude and not helpful. Once is old now. Service is non existent. I am a previous owner of this property and current owner at Surf Club and will be sleeping the Surf Club now. Just not worth the maintenance anymore. Overpriced, no service, friendless is long gone , over crowded.

The ocean club is like our second home after going there for many years. The rooms are extremely clean and comfortable as the photos will show. There is a very functional kitchen that allows eating in rather than going out every night. The bed was a king and very comfortable, and any issues with being provided towels or linens and some time ago. This was a pandemic issue. Housekeeping comes twice per week and you have the option to pay for it if you want more. There is a laundry room on each floor with no charge. There are Keurig coffee makers in the suites. The grounds are beautiful with many species of plants and the other present iguanas that just wanna be left alone and show off for you. The birds are spectacular as well, look for the Aruin ring eyed pigeons. That is the name of the species and you should be able to find one. There is a selection of restaurants on premises, the main one being Malmok which has outdoor dining as well as bar seating and pool bar seating, which is our favorite. The menu is extensive for non-vegetarians, vegetarians and vegans. The bartenders and wait staff have been there for years and greet us warmly. Our favorite are the fish tacos, but please ask for some papaya hot sauce on the side. The other restaurant on site is Campeones (cleverly renamed from champions when it was a sports bar). All you can eat chips and salsa and margaritas that are not all you can drink! The lobby and public areas are also extremely clean and well kept. There are a number of stores with some grocery items, alcohol, souvenirs, and the ocean Café gelato in particular is not to be missed. The pool is lovely, but will be closing for renovations this fall so please check. There are fitness classes and pool classes. Getting chairs at the pool can be difficult depending on the time of year. In April, it was much easier than it had been earlier in the winter on prior years. In general and the busier times you do need to get up early and claim your chairs. The Palapas on the beach are reserved via a webpage and that is fairly easy. There is a charge for the Palapas. What else can I tell you except to go and enjoy.

Beautiful resort, great food options near by . Pool is beautiful, did some water aerobics , played bingo and relaxed . Had a fabulous time with friends. The beach view is incredible. Not to far from the main strip. Taxis always available Highly recommend We will definitely be back.

It was our 22 or 23 stay at the Ocean Club;I lost count. Anyway we moved from a short stay at the hotel next door for a two week stay. At the front desk Shulaika, I think that is how she spells her name, made the move smooth and quickly. She also facilitated the move from the lockout to the main portion of the 2 bedroom unit seamless. We ate breakfast at the Malmok Pool bar and Grill numerous times during our stay. I want to thank both Leidy and Maria for making sure the bacon was cooked to our liking; crispy, crispy, crispy, .......crispy where it breaks not bends! Both are delightful people and we enjoyed seeing them when we ate there. We'd be remiss if we didn't mention Geoffrey and Erica who had many chats with duringour stay.

To our surprise last night the water was turned off from 10 pm until 6 am. We had to use the bathroom at the neighboring casino. No warning and when calling the front desk no apologies or answers. At 7AM it went out again. Once again no information was available. Spoke with a person who has been here for two weeks and he told me this has been an issue on and off during his stay. I recently looked up on Google and a woman from Connection said a month ago their water was also off for like eight hours though she was warned, this is not a water main break but them doing maintenance at our expense. Been here three times, this will be the last as manager is clueless and could care less. No apologies and no consideration for the inconvenience. Water just went out again a few minutes ago and ni explanation by front desk.