Aruba? :)

[VA_Traveller Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VA_Traveller]

My wife and I are thinking of heading to Aruba for the first time. Anyone been there? Any tips/gotchas?

What is there to do except the beach? Best time of year to visit?

I appreciate any information you can supply!!

Thanks!
Greg

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Have been to La Cabana many times - it is the reason I purchased with Bluegreen.

A little quirk of the resort, the 1BRs and studios are the same square footage. So the studio is one large spacious room with a full kitchen, breakfast bar queen bed and sofa bed.
The one bedrooms are this same space divided in half. You enter the bedroom with king bed, walk thru to a small hall with bathroom and then into the living room/kitchen with a sofa bed. Both units have a small balcony.
There is a one bedroom deluxe but there are only a handful of these units.

My preferred time to visit is Christmas thru April. I also like the mid Oct-December time frame. It is HOT in July-Sept and it is definitely humid in Aug-early October.

Aruba is really about the nice weather, beautiful beaches and great restaurants.
There are ATV tours of the wild side, caves to explore, donkey & ostrich sanctuary, butterfly farm. And all kinds of water sports and tours and boat trips.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

This is one of my favorite things to do, while in Aruba. Super fun!


http://www.jolly-pirates.com/

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

This was our honeymoon spot we returned some 20- years later and saw much has changed, The food was good then and it still is with more of the better restaurants to go to. The natural bridge has fallen. The beaches are great as are the tress. They have a tree called the Divi tree. It looks like the wind hit it and it did, The tree goes to one side. There are iguanas all over the place. La Cabana has a few.

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La Cabana has also undergone a total renovation in the past few years…they now have their own small casino.
I mention this because the Bluegreen website still has the old description of murphy beds on their website.
All bathrooms now have large walk in showers, the tubs were removed.
It is not the Marriott but it is very nice.

[Airport11 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Airport11]

does anyone know if they do owner updates in Aruba

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does anyone know if they do owner updates in Aruba

Yes, they do updates and have a sales team at La Cabana. I have never attended but they are there.


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[Larry Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Larry]

Walk on the palm beach towards Marriott and they have a kiosk in front of Surf Club where you can get an invite to tour the Marriott Surf club.

[Airport11 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Airport11]

Yes, they do updates and have a sales team at La Cabana. I have never attended but they are there.


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Thanks Grayfal and Larry.

[MJFloat Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close MJFloat]

My wife and I are thinking of heading to Aruba for the first time. Anyone been there? Any tips/gotchas?

What is there to do except the beach? Best time of year to visit?

I appreciate any information you can supply!!

Thanks!
Greg

Just joined this forum - been to Aruba several times since we bought into Bluegreen in 2008 - you will enjoy it. Book it as early as possible to get an ocean view.

We always go between end of December to mid February

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Just joined this forum - been to Aruba several times since we bought into Bluegreen in 2008 - you will enjoy it. Book it as early as possible to get an ocean view.

We always go between end of December to mid February

Hi and to TS4Ms.
I agree to get the availability in Aruba thru Bluegreen, booking at 11 months out if possible is the way to go, especially during the popular December thru March timeframe.

[dina17 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dina17]

My Parents bought 36000 points about 10 years ago...they been to alot of different places with the points. Aruba many times, Arizona many times, Florida, Atlantic City (for free). They are gold members and are now thinking of selling their points. They got their use out of it. Their points are broken up as follows...but not sure if i can sell seperately or have to be all together. 13K points, 13K points, 10K points. Total maintance fees is $2163.00 but i guess that gets broken up is sold as individual point amounts. Anyone interested?

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My Parents bought 36000 points about 10 years ago...they been to alot of different places with the points. Aruba many times, Arizona many times, Florida, Atlantic City (for free). They are gold members and are now thinking of selling their points. They got their use out of it. Their points are broken up as follows...but not sure if i can sell seperately or have to be all together. 13K points, 13K points, 10K points. Total maintance fees is $2163.00 but i guess that gets broken up is sold as individual point amounts. Anyone interested?

Hi. What are the week numbers and unit numbers of their ownership. I am looking for week 52 and 4/5/6 ish.



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[dina17 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dina17]

they are any week you want....can book 11 months in advance. They are not tied to a particular unit...can get any unit you want (studio, one bedroom, two bedroom). Or any bluegreen resort, not just La Cabana. Just looked at the history online...they bought in 2007...almost 8 years ago. Their home resort is La Cabana. At La Cabana 36000 points gets you 3 weeks in a one bedroom...or six weeks in a studio.

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Sell 6000 pts.

I have 6000 points in Orlando Sunshine Resort II for week 49. We are trying to sell the points. Willing to sell for under $4000.