[Arubalisa]

I checked on their website and the resort is NOT sold out.

Our family of 10 were at the Tamarijn over the Christmas holidays when the resort was sold out and you would have never known it.

There is plenty of room to spread out over the length of the beach. There are a sufficient number of restaurants to choose from, as well as two buffet restaurants.

Tamarijn All Inclusive 12/22 - 1/3/08 Food, Beverage & Service

You will be able to make reservations in advance for the ala carte restaurants.

Upon arrival, you are able to make reservations for the first three nights of our stay at the ala carte restaurants.

Reservations the first day work out essentially, you get whichever seating's are left for the night you arrive. With the exception of the people who have checked in prior to you on that day, you will have first dibs on the next two nights.

Then the following morning beginning at 8 a.m. you are able to make reservations for your fourth night's dinner and so on for the successive days.

My husband is an early riser so was there at 8 a.m. each morning. The resort was full capacity for some of the nights we were there. On New Year's Eve, because of all the new check-ins of those who could book the 3 nights in advance, instead of 8:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. our reservation for that night was 8:45 p.m. We do not mind eating late, especially on New Year's Eve, a 15 minute difference was no big deal. Most every other evening we were able to reserve a table at 7:30 p.m.