Wonderful boutique hotel right in town across the street from surface beach
I'm 58 years old, and have stayed in hundreds of hotels in my lifefrom the Ritz Carlton to Motel 6. We have been coming to Aruba for 31 years, and own a timeshare there. Due to a changed flight, we needed a quick and inexpensive overnight somewhere and decided to try Talk of the Town near the airportit lived up to it's name.
When we entered the room, it was hot and we couldn't find the thermostat. I called the front desk and they said they control the temp in the rooms, not the guests! We had to keep calling and asking them to lower our temp, and we still laid on top of the sheets all night due to heat.
The pool area was very quaint and clean - the only reason I didn't give it one star. The rooms, however, are a much different story. They are extremely dated and in poor condition. There were holes in the shower curtain and window sheers - the sheers were filthy. The towel rack was hanging half off the wall, and the sink faucet was loose and ready to break off. Speaking of towels - you get exactly 2 thin bath towels and 1 hand towelno washcloths.
There is a bar, and had a nice small band there singing. We had a drink and went back to the room. The music was so loud, it actually vibrated the mirror on the wall in our room. We weren't that upsetit's Aruba after all and we come there to have fun too. They should be done by 10 or 11pm right? Wrong. It went on until after 2am, so we were zombies the next morning with only about 4 hours of sleep.
First time in Aruba, the hotel is clean, our room was very nice with a fridge and microwave. Shower was excellent with the rain like shower. Best of all we enjoyed every night the lighted pool and jacuzzi, will come back. I cannot give a 5 star because toiletries are not existan, and the hotel es far away from town.
We booked our stay for one night at the Talk of the Town as our flight was delayed a day due to weather. The room was pre-paid via Expedia, but upon check-in I was asked for a credit card for incidentals. I understand that, it is quite common. However, I asked numerous times that they confirm they would not be charging my card, but rather "reserving" a certain amount should I charge something to my room. When we got home and checked our statement, it was charged $175. While they said the would remove the charge, they also said they wouldn't charge it to begin with.
We went to bed around 10:00 as we had to get to the airport early the next morning. It was a bit hard to get to bed with the the sound of the house band/d-jay, but we did our best. That lasted until 12:00 or so. Then came the worst part of stay. A party started around midnight across the street from the hotel. More loud music, and what sounded like a dozen motorcycles revving their engines and doing burnouts. That lasted until approximately 3:00 AM. My wife and I just starred at each other in disbelief.
Once we did fall asleep, morning came pretty fast. We got about 3-hours of sleep for about $300.
Good hotel with great location in town, beach across street
Waitress 'Bebe' messed up our lunch order our first day. Not a big deal. Only thing was that she apologized every time we saw her for the next 4 days. "Sorry about the fish" she would say. No "Good morning" at the breakfast buffet only "Sorry about the fish". The hotel is not that great either. The counter staff were rude when we checked out. I asked for a copy of my receipt and the receptionist turned hostile out of nowhere.
Nice hotel, amazing food, accoss the street from the beach. Clean and lovely.
We came here for our honey moon and loved it! Breakfast was always good and dinner was a little bit expensive, but once you take one bite you will see that its worth the money! The room was always nice and clean the front desk helped us with everything we needed (booking tours, calling a taxi, recommendations,directions, etc.) All the staff was friendly and would always say hi on there way by and stop and chat sometimes, they felt like goods friends by time we left. The hotel was calm and quite (perfect for a relaxing honeymoon). I was unsure about coming here when I saw their rating, but I didnt have one bad experience. Im glad I gave this hotel a chance, Its more than worth the money, If i ever come back I will be staying here!
Not a bad place to spend a couple of days at,
Love the location
Amazing Hotel, premium location with a great restaurant
Good hotel, rooms are clean, food perfectly balanced, friendly personnel. Quiet, not crowded. Recommended for everyone looking for local flavors away from tourist factories.
Good place, surf side beach isnt that great compared to the rest of the island. Close to the airport and is off the main road that will take you anywhere on the island. The room itself was clean, bed was comfortable. The pool looked awesome, i didnt go in the pool however with the awesome beaches around. Would defenetly stay again.
The room was very nice, the pool is amazing at night, and the staff are really friendly. Martiza and other staff members helped us out a lot with planning activities and finding our way around Aruba this past week. We kept saying that we felt as if we were staying with family because of the staff!
Room was comfortable but air conditioning was very noisy. Pretty clean but old, requires refurbishment. Breakfast is decent but quite repetitive. Too expensive for the overall quality.
Real nice personnel. The hotel is being renewed. It looks nice. Not too fancy, just as I like it.
It's a 5 minute drive from the airport and you can hear the planes occasionally but not really loud. There is a nice pool with two small hot tubs and a beach in less than 5 minute walk.
Good evening. I will come in the country by next December. My friend referred me here. more comfortable. is can I have information about over there?
The hotel is located right across from the beach, awesome. The pool area is always clean and very relaxing. The rooms clean and kept cool via air conditioner or ceiling fan, very nice touch! They give you beach towels each day free of charge so that you can walk across the water and sit on the sand!