We are arriving in Aruba approximately 1:30 on May 10th. Any suggestions for1st night happy hour and dinner that would be close to the Bucuti?

Bucuti has a happy hour that usually has some island musicians, and you could do a lot worse than going next door to the French Steakhouse for dinner.

happy hour at the pega pega bar (2 for 1) from 6 til 7 then a nice dinner at the french steakhouse, all next door at manchebo.

Sounds good. What othr other restaurants are walkable from the Bucuti.

I second SrBula's message. The bar at the Bucuti is right on the beach. Happy hour is 5-6 (i think, maybe 4-5) and then again 9-10. Half price on tropical drinks. The French Steakhouse next door is pretty good. After a few hours on the beach you won't feel like leaving anyway. Enjoy.

We arrive on 4/30- Queens Day- can't wait...the first nite- we are usually so exhausted from "traveling"- we either eat at the Aruba Beach Club Restaurant (greet food and prices- or at Manchebo (lite fare)...sit on the beach at nite with sun-set with a glass of wine...and maybe a stroll over to the Alhambra Casino...so that we can be refreshed and ready to Party for two weeks...have fun.....Bono Petite...

So maybe if I work everything right, We can have one continuous happy hour!!! God Bless Aruba!!!

There is a dunkin donuts nearby for breakfast. And Subway for lunch. Not much else around for dinner. You can have lunch at the Bucuti's Pirates Nest or dinner. Their food is average. A short taxi ride is Madame Janette's or Hastaria di Vittoria. The latter is a nice Italian restaurant and afterwards you can cross the street to go the Hyatt. Gorgeous grounds and they usually have music at night. It's also cooler at the Hyatt because they have so much open water throughout the grounds.