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Iam deeply shocked by my experience at Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort. On Thursday, June 18th, around 2:00 PM at the pool area, I witnessed an American tourist aggressively grab and toss an iguana that just wanted food. His group laughed, and he kept eating. When I reported this to the pool restaurant staff, a female employee casually said "nothing could be done." Later, at the front lobby, the staff refused to take my complaint, completely ignoring the situation.To make matters worse, a maintenance worker privately confirmed to me that this happens all the time; he mentioned American tourists frequently abuse the iguanas and that another guest recently kicked one. The resort is fully aware of this ongoing animal abuse but chooses to protect paying abusers instead of Aruba's protected wildlife.Do not stay here if you care about animal welfare and corporate ethics. I have already filed a formal complaint with the Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) and the Directorate of Nature and Environment (DNM) with photographic evidence of the guest. Shameful management.

Both the property and the staff have gone downhill. I’ve been an owner for 18 years and the last four have been extremely disappointing. The rooms are not well maintained. The staff is very uncooperative in resolving problems. You lose your first day with checking in and trying to sort out your accommodations. The resort is being redone, but if you don’t fix the Front desk staff it doesn’t really make much difference. The beach of course is always wonderful but it is one of the smallest beaches attached to a resort in Aruba. Mulligan‘s and windows on Aruba are both great restaurants good value and great food. The beach bar is great for a quick breakfast and or lunch, the Seabreeze restaurant is great during the day for a quick snack, light food and of course there is a bar there. The accommodations themselves are extremely disappointing. The first day I was there the air-conditioning in my room died and they couldn’t fix it. Moved rooms, but also eats into your vacation time if you have to keep dealing with resort problems.

Atmosphere was breathtaking

9 holes, excellent rental clubs, good cigars, lots of iguanas, beverage station at mid-course, gotta play the wind!

We originally had a cruise planned but were unable to make it to the boat due to flight cancellations. Looked for last minute deals and the Divi had everything we were looking for at a great price. Enjoyed our 1 bedroom villa in the Birdie building. The villa was clean and had a full kitchen plus 2 bathrooms. There is a bit of walking to get to the restaurants and beach, but there are shuttles passing by frequently to pick you up. We played golf several days. The course is challenging because of the wind. There was no chair game by the infinity pool but you need to go to the beach early to get a palapa. I would recommend this resort if you are looking for an AI option. We had great food at Mulligans and Seabreeze. The drinks were good at all of the bars.