Hey we are to going to the tamarijn Aruba maybe next June. I have looked at the resort and I know it is not a 5 star, but it is ok???? How is the food???? how about with teens is this a resort for them??? any info would be great. I don't want to make a mistake about booking this place help, I am booking for 5 families I want it to be nice and clean have good food and water activity...

Ann

ann
the tamarijn may be the best choice for you and the 5 families!
we have stayed at the tamarijn numerous times when our son was younger (in middle and high schools). when we stayed at the tamarijn, there was never a shortage of kids for him to hang with.

they were well behaved and had a blast drinking their virgin miami vices, riding the golf cart shuttles from the divi to the tam and eating themselves silly from morning to the wee hours.

during the days they spent time together at the pool and the beach and did things like learning to windsurf..............my son had to be rescued (or steered back to the tamarijn as he was way up near the costa linda) the poor man in the watersports dept was kept on his toes that week!!! he earned some great tips from the families of the windsurfers!! the days were a blast for the kids.

the food is pretty good. certainly not 5 star but very palatable and quite good. we loved paparazzi restaurant and red parrot. breakfasts and lunches were ok dinner buffet was just ok, not bad at all.

drinks, although not top shelf were excellent.

the rooms are clean, not real spacious, but very comfortable and more than adequate.

the tamarijn is more family friendly than the divi aruba beach resort.
divi aruba beach resort has more couples, honeymooners, seniors and not as many families as the tam.

OR

you may want to look at renting a few timeshare units at lacabana BRC or Villas. Financially..............you may do better renting timeshares.
BUT, and the big but is.................if you go with renting timeshares, meals and beverages become a huge issue/headache/wallet emptier.

lacabana brc does offer all inclusive but it is pricey...............you are probably better off at the tam.

5 Families?
Children up to the age of 17 stay AND eat FREE,
when sharing room with 2 paying adults (Maximum 2 children per room)

Nothing not to like about that offer...


We are going with 3 kids and 1- 18 year old in December. I will bring home 100's (literally) of photos to post online.

My husband and I have so much faith in what we have read and been told about this resort by both our travel agent and others here in the online community we have gone ahead and booked another visit for next June.

Hopefully we will see you there!

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I would love to see you there haha.. One more question if you don't mine. Where are you fitting the 3rd kid? My daughter wanted to take her friend on this vacaction, but it says 2 kids per 2 adults or you have to get another room, and I AM NOT Getting another room..

Ann

Thank you for the info. I am pretty sure this is where I will be staying. I don't want to have to pay for food while staying in a timeshare. We just came back from Hawaii, and rented a condo, Wow food is expensive, will not go that route again..I want all inclusive so I can just pay for extras..

thanks,
Ann

In December we have 4 rooms for ten of us. The most crowded room is going to be a room with 2 girls, 1- 18 & the other 15 who travel with a ton of clothes , somehow they are going to have to find room to squeeze their great-grandmother into the room with them.

Sorry to say, you wouldn't be able to squeeze that 3rd kid in the room.

We'll be at the Tam in June from the 11th - 23rd and we have a daughter who will be 12. It is a family resort though, and with all of those kids staying and eating free, there should be tons of them there for your daughter to meet and hang out with.

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there is a policy of only 4 guests per room at the tamarijn

the kids stay/eat free policy is based on 2 adults paying full for themselves and the 2 kids staying in the room with them.

the kids get a pink or orange plastic bracelet to wear.

at check in, a head count is taken (well sort of) and the front desk clerks put on the bracelets and the room manifests are confirmed.

there is no way 3 kids and 2 adults per room.

that being said,
check with tamarijn and inquire of other options.


also check occidental timeshare there are some timeshare units there and an all inclusive package.

Hey did you book already for the June one???? We are thinking of going on June 28- July 6th and thought we had a little time before we booked it. Should we book now or do we have time to book? And can you request a block when you book? another poster said to stay in the 1900- 2500 block less rocks..... So I planned to ask for that block when I booked...

Well I guess her friend is not going to be coming with us....I asked her family, then all of a sudden it was just her coming. I am trying to save money not spend more. Thanks for the info...

We just booked late last week for our June trip. Don't worry though, you have plenty of time. Yes, you can request. From what I understand the Tamarijn is very good about trying to accommodate all room requests.

See my other post with the map and the rocks. The rocks on the map are all of the round suigglely things between the between the buildings and ocean at the end of building 15 on down to the Bunker bar. Then on down again from the edge of building 14 all the way to the edge of building 12. Sometimes mother nature gives back sand and other times takes it away, so all a crap shoot really.

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