We have stayed at Paradera Park Apartments twice within the last five years and already have our third trip reserved for next Jan/Feb. We always like to travel to Aruba during Carnaval. Debby and Hank are very friendly and courteous hosts. They will reserve a car for you if you desire and somebody from the car rental agency will pick you up at the airport. Paradera Park is centrally located on the island, so all the beaches are easy to reach and most of them are less than 10-15 minutes away. Our favorite was also Eagle Beach, which AuntieMame referenced in her trip report. There are palapas available for public use, and as long as you get there relatively early, you will have no problem securing one. As AuntieMame said, Eagle Beach is never very crowded near this area (of course that might change with the new hotel/condos? going up across the street.).

I would highly recommend staying at Paradera Park Apartments. We are able to stay longer in Aruba because of the excellent value pricing at PPA, and we always look forward to that first cold Balashi!