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We are at the Tamarijn now and it’s a wonderful vacation spot. Just be aware when you book an excursion of any cancellation policies. Our concierge booked it for us including a dinner for 4, $519.00 that I had to cancel 24 hours before and they never told me it was 48 hours. Won’t refund my money, the concierge told me I should have read my receipt! She also mislead me on my Jeep tour, she pointed to the ABC jeep company and I got a converted pick up truck that was awful! Again, she didn’t take responsibility. She said it was the company that did it. Not sure how that could happen when it was two different companies. She also made us a dinner reservation at Pure Lime that she blamed the restaurant manager for when we got there and there was no reservation. BE AWARE what they’re giving you….it seems they’re only focus is on getting you to sign up foor a 90 minute sales pitch! The food was good "if" you could get a reservation. I'm not the one who wants to plan out my dinners 6 months in advance. On vacation we live in the moment. 5% of the bartenders were amazing. The other 95% seemed annoyed even when tipping. Over all I'd do research on this AI before booking. If you do, I highly recommend NOT using the concierge. We have been told they are not employees of the hotel.

We had an awesome time at the Tamarijn/Divi resort…great food, service, and atmosphere! The rooms are clean and the buildings are well maintained. Calvin at the activities center was especially helpful during our stay with all of the kids activities and kept the fun going! Our kids loved seeing him each day!

Tamarijn hotel was not great. Just so everyone knows, you have to wake up at 6am to book reservations for 2 days away to eat dinner at your resort! If you don’t, then you go walk 10 minutes to the Divi to have dinner at the buffet because the Tamarijn nor Divi have no dinner options without reservations. This is absolutely absurd for an all inclusive. What a waste of money. Don’t come here, go to the Divi or somewhere else! The buffet is not large enough for both hotels during any meal time and there is no where to sit. Also there is no swimable beaches in front of the Tamarijn. The pools are over run with small children and their parents doing cannon balls on your heads! As an adult with two older teenage kids, this place is definitely not worth your money. The Divi seems to be a little nicer and has a beautiful beach.

This hotel is very very dated and in need of immediate repairs. It is grossly understaffed and the few people I did interact with were not the friendliest but likely overworked. Food is not the great and when you were able to get reservations at the nicer restaurants the food was okay. The pool area and bar area are not tidy. Lots of bird poop on the chairs because there’s no one around to pick up plates, cups , random food etc. so the wildlife seem to be super friendly because literally they are eating food off of plates, floors or sometimes being fed by other guests! The “beach” here is quite rocky and limited in terms of space, so take the trolly to divi and hope to get a chair. There didn’t seem to be any kind of management in the place, uneven pavers, pooling water in some areas. Air conditioning in our first unit resulted in a large puddle which could have made my husband suspect number 1 had I fallen and cracked my head open. The bit of service we did have was lacking but it could be because the people there are overworked and stretched to this limits. Poor signage to tell you were what is so you are kind of left on your own to figure out where to go and who to contact when you are on the property. Be aware of many tripping hazards as there are exposed electrical boxes and some dangerously close to water. Good luck getting reservations for dinner, the buffet was meh at best, limited seating so your kind of left to fend for yourself if you want to get a table, water etc. This property was way overpriced, extremely dated and not run very well. Lack of activities to do onsite, understaffed and average at best.

My wife and I spent 2 weeks at the Tamarijn All Inclusive hotel in Aruba from 6 June 26. We had a great experience. We were in room 1320. Our room was well appointed with plenty of storarge space and had everything we needed for the duration of our stay. The room was kept immaculate by Nancy, who always ensured we had fresh beach towels every day. From our balcony we looked out over the beach to the sea, a great view. Awesome to see the large cruise ships approaching their port just a few hundred yards away. When it comes to food and drink, the hotel provides top quality dining and an excellent choice of drinks. The Cunucu Terrace was awesome with a fantastic selection of food for breakfast and lunch. In fact, all of the restaraunts served beautiful food with waiting staff being very attentive providing a special level of service every time we dined. Sadly for some reason we were unable ever to book the Pure Lime restaraunt on the App but Ginger, Red Parrot, Paparazzi and Club Margot were all high standard. All the restaraunts were superb but If we had to choose a favourite it would be the Red Parrot - The view from the restaraunt as the sun goes down is beautiful adding to the already first class ambience. A big shout out to the ladies and gentlemen who worked at the Coco Grill and Bar, they worked non-stop but were always super efficient and never lacking a smile while they served drinks and food. Great to lie by the pool and have waiter and waitress service to our sunbeds - thank you. We both loved the Barista open at 6 am for our morning coffees, served by very friendly and welcoming staff. The choice of both drinks and delcious pastries was amazing. I visited the gym almost daily, very well equipped with an awesome view over the sea and the beach. Never any shortage of equipment and the whole place is immaculately clean. A big thanks to the staff on the reception desk, I hope you are still following England's progress in the football World Cup. I really enjoyed being able to take out the E Bikes to ride along the very safe cycles routes all around the resort. Every member of staff we encountered gave us a very high level of service. We must single out Lilly who worked in reception, she went over and above to help us with our late check out - thank you so much. We would have no hesitation in returning to the Tamarijn because we really loved it. Thanks to all the staff who made our stay so special. Mick & Michele