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This is our happy place. Aruba is a beautiful, relaxing island and the people at Tamarijn make you feel special. This is not one of the posh high rise hotels. It is simple, clean and your get an gorgeous ocean view with every room. The restaurants are delicious and there is a variety to fit all tastes. There are several activities sponsored by the resort and evening show in the pool area. You also have access to all restaurants and activities a Divi Beach Resort since it is their sister resort and it is right next door. This is a family resort, so there are many families with children. Even though the resort was full, we did not wait for anything! It is very well managed.

Our room was great and staff was wonderful. We did not receive water bottgles because they were out of stock and that was disappointing because we had booked so far ahead of time. Another item; I would think some level of the spa activities would be included in the inclusive package. It was something you had to pay extra for.

The resort on the beach with a very convenient. The food was good if you were able to get a reservation housekeeping, I was not the greatest. I call every day for them to replace our beach towels and bathroom towels. The pool was clean as far as activities goes. They need more besides the pool and beach. There was nothing to do during the day. They didn’t have music near the pool and also they should have like other resorts to do weed or service near the pool. If you want a drink.

Our stay in Aruba was amazing! Unbelievably beautiful - the staff was so kind - the food was delicious - we loved all the conveniences of the resort and would 100% go back. We did an E-bike/Snorkel tour with Zef and it was the highlight of our trip. He was fun, made us feel safe and took us to a beautiful spot to enjoy the natural beauty and wildlife of this HAPPY island.

We visited during early April 2026. To start, I'll give context on my basis of perspective, since that varies across who is reviewing. Some people have different tastes or haven't been to an all-inclusive before. Some people have certain food tastes/standrds. I will also say that any criticisms are that of the overall management/resort. Aside from very specific cases, rarely are any issues the failures of staff. Overall the staff here was great! (If you read this review also read virtvacat's review of this resort from January because I read it and though it was spot on!) My family and I have been to several all-inclusives before, usually of good quality. I would say, based on price, that the Tamarijn is in line with the types of places we have stayed in the past, so we had similar expectations in terms of the quality of accommodations, food, service, etc. Room- Starting here, but it isn't the most important thing at an all inclusive because you don't really need to spend a lot of time there. POSTIVES: 1) the views can't be beat. This is the closest to the ocean I've ever stayed (probably about 50-60'). Loved going out onto the balcony in the morning. 2) This is subjective, but the beds were very comfortable. NEGATIVES 1) No room service. Unusual for an all inclusive at this price point 2) No beverages stocked in the refrigerator. Also unusual and inconvenient. 3) Bathrooms very small, need renovations, slow shower drain Dining/Drinks- I feel this is a very important component and a large draw for this type of resort, but mostly left us a bit disappointed. POSITIVES: 1) Good variety of cuisines for dinner 2) Central bar that had food was open from 11am to 1:00 am 3) Our favorite restaurants that we would consider good were Cafe Margo and Ginger NEGATIVES: 1) Perhaps it was because it was a busy week when we were there, but the reservation system was a bit frustrating. You had to schedule through the app which opened up at midnight. If you wanted to make sure you got the place you wanted you needed to make sure you were awake or remembered to do this. Not my idea of relaxing. 2) The buffet restaurant at Tamarijn is only open for breakfast and lunch. The food is just okay, mostly bland American style food, nothing local or foreign cuisine. I like the idea of the live cooking stations but they have a "beeper" they give you and they starting ringing when your food is ready. The result is a constant barrage of beepers ringing. It just becomes sensory overload at times when you are just trying to have a nice peaceful breakfast or lunch. Maybe make them vibrate and not beep loudly? Also, the buffet was often very limited with fresh fruit/vegetables. 3) As you ate at the different restaurants and the buffet, you find that they use the same food and just tweek it with a slightly different sauce or preparation. This is disappointing when you are looking for variety. 4) The bar food, while available for a long period of time, is low quality frozen food. Its like frozen french fries/pizza that you would get from the grocery store. Would hope for something just a little bit better at this price. 5) Pure Lime- We wanted to love this Mexican Restaurant and it just fell flat in all ways possible. I love salty food and it was so overly salty that I couldn't finish any of the courses. Our server was not attentive and never came back to check on us. We ended up walking out because it was just taking so long and he had disappeared. 6)One last comment (I could go on for a while), I would at least a couple of times every day, we would go to order something and they would tell us they were "out of that" or "the shipment didn't come in yesterday". Just didn't seem to be well prepared/organized. Kids Club- POSITIVES: 1) Starting with the Kids Club, since we had two children with us. The team there is great! They interact well with the kids and are super friendly. They keep them busy and don't just sit there and ignore them like some daycare places. NEGATIVES: 1) The Kids Club facility is in desperate need of a renovation. The location is down a hallway and the glass is all tinted black so you can't see inside (seems weird?). The inside is very dated and really could use a refresh. I imagine a lot of people come for this amenity. 2) Provide more outdoor activities- it is Aruba and we don't want to simply stay inside. Entertainment/Activities- POSTIVES: 1) There did seem to be some entertainment booked for each evening we were there. I believe there was always some sort of musician in the lobby which was very nice. 2) The kids loved the pirate show on the first night we were there! They had a great time and enjoyed the audience participation. 3) We also loved the silent DJ around the pool. This appeared to be a big hit with everyone. NEGATIVES: 1) During the day, there was almost no entertainment. Compared to other places we have stayed, this is unusual. 2) Aside from a couple of shows, the evening entertainment was very basic and lacking. I think there could be more attention dedicated to this. Again, compared to other resorts, this offered little. 3) One of the nights, they had a "flea market" around the pool as the entertainment. Sorry, vendors selling t-shirts, cigars, and cheap jewelry isn't entertainment. I'm sure the resort was making money from these vendors as well. 4) The Final Four of March Madness was occurring while we were there. People gathered at the couches at the big screen in the lobby for the games each night. You would think the resort would make an event of this, or at least have servers bringing drinks and snacks over? Seems like an obvious opportunity, right? 5) The activities (like bikes, rock wall, etc) are all very limited in terms of times, amounts, days of the week. They don't have kayaks. Again, just much more limited than other places we have stayed. You are here to relax and don't want to have to plan to be there super early or specific times. It should be casual. General- POSITIVES: 1) Everything was always kept very clean. I would walk early in the morning and you could see the work that went into preparing for the day and keeping the areas maintained. The landscaping was always being trimmed and manicured. 2) I said it earlier, but the servers and staff are great, hard working people. They appreciate their guests and try their best to make sure you are having a nice time. NEGATIVES: 1) The Main pool is fairly small, not very interesting for a big resort. Also, this resort doesn't have a swim up bar (who doesn't have one of those?!). 2) Tamarijn has limited beach and is mostly rocks. You have to walk next door to Divi to get a real beach. 3) The towel hut was never open to exchange your beach towels during the day! 4) Before the trip, I had reached out the the concierge to try and book a special dinner for my wife and I. This process was very frustrating and they were not timely in their responses. It took weeks and multiple people to get this accomplished. Overall, we wouldn't go back or recommend this resort. We didn't feel like we got value for what we paid to stay here.