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This family trip totaled 14 in all 3 were children, 12,9,4. The 9 & 4 year old absolutely loved the kids club at Barcelo Aruba. Lieshandra & Ruby were amazing there was another girl but sorry didn’t get her name. There were games at pool side, and beach. There are also 2 indoor clubs one near the beach, with lots of arts & crafts to take home and ballroom has kids club from 5p-9p games, movies and more arts and crafts. I imagine a lot of parents don’t even know this exist so take advantage if the kids get board with sun and need some don’t time.

This was our first experience with Royal Level and we were certainly pleased. Our last visit the service was spotty, but the service with Royal was exceptional. The response to any request was almost immediate. Towels were dropped off in the evening daily. We ate at Royal Level numerous times. It is small so not alot of tables making the service very attentive. I had the beef tenderloin 3 times, ,delicious and my spouse and friends loved the lobster cream soup. Now, be aware it is not a rushed experience and it takes a little time for the food. For breakfast they have a small buffet but also made to order from the menu. You register on the ninth floor and they make your dinner reservations right then and there. We also got alot of attention from the servers that tended to the beverage service on the beach. They were always coming around As far as the rest of the resort, we love it because its small and being in our 70's we look for resorts with limited walking. The beach was superb although the last day there was much more seaweed than we have ever seen and its our 4th trip to this resort. There are a couple of issues to mention, The food temp at the buffet was just ok, we use the pasta station frequently along with the egg station, Our biggest issue happened at the beach. I am used to getting up at 545 to try and get shade, the issue is that in previous years they had regular beach chairs along with the loungers. This year they were basically non existent, The chair guys, who are great btw, said they have been asking for them and the hotel has not purchased then. Getting out of loungers at our age is a chore. We ending up going to Art's right on the beach and renting them for $5 a day, We love Barcelo because it fits our needs and we look forward to returning

Not a welcoming place at all. Did not feel the 'One Happy Island' claim. Dieruna our server was the highlight of our stay at this resort. She was full of energy, professional and kind. Her service was perfect. She is a huge asset to the Barcelo! The iguanas were pretty awesome as well.

Jorman was fantastic during our stay at Barcelo Aruba. Our family of 14 came to the island to celebrate a birthday, Mother's Day, a 40th wedding anniversary, and, most of all, to spend quality time together as a whole in a slice of paradise. Jorman was very attentive and ensured we had plenty of drinks and bottled water and even helped us to find an excursion off the resort to explore the island. Jorman really made us feel special and made our vacation even more enjoyable. It was so nice to meet him and get to know him a bit. We really hope he is here the next time we return to our favorite vacation destination at the Barcelo Aruba. It truly is one happy island, and we love it!

Another fantastic stay at barcelo aruba..what an amazing place..its in a perfect location right in the middle of palm beach..the food in the Italian and Mexican restaurants was excellent and even the food in the buffet was very good..the staff is amazing so friendly..just a few I'd like to mention..ivette Belinda and marolyn in the 1st club along with Daniel and angela the bartenders there..Armando a bartender that works a couple of different bars...Claudia and.ruth from the palm buffett..Carlos and Armando from.the Italian Emil from the Mexican and clarianne the hosekeeper...barcelo is very lucky they have these people working for them..they all and actually the entire staff all strive to make your stay the best it can be!!