http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/aruba Questions tagged with 'aruba' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:24:34 -0800 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:24:34 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/104691/Help%2Dus%2Dlove%2DAruba Looking for Aruba advice... First time Aruba-goer - long time hater... It might be great. I have just always pictured it a big Disney-ish for my liking but with 3 kids in tow on a Inlaw sponsored trip I am looking forward to having a great time. Help me!<br> I've never traveled with kids and always been a backroads, bus-travelling, eat where the locals eat kind of traveler. I am hoping to have a few of those moments on this trip. I'll be staying at DIVI golf resort and wondered whats close to that for local food, local saturday markets, local swimming holes and the like. Also any terrific places I might miss out on by just following the pack. <br> <br> And any parents -&gt; don't hesitate to school me on traveling with a one year old boy and 2 five year old boys. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.104691 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:24:34 -0800 aruba beccaj http://ask.metafilter.com/40444/How%2Dto%2Dhave%2Dfun%2Din%2DAruba%2Dwithout%2Dhanging%2Dout%2Dwith%2Dstrange%2Dmen%2Din%2Dbars HoneymoonFilter: my fiance and I have settled on Aruba (although we're willing to consider the other ABC islands) for our late October-early November honeymoon; however, we're stuck on the details. We chose the Caribbean in the first place because it's our honeymoon and we don't want to feel pressured to sightsee -- we want to lie around, drink fruity drinks, have spa treatments, and read all day. What's really confusing us is the whole all-inclusive vs. regular hotel thing. Which is more cost effective? Is the food any good at the all-inclusive places? We are super adventurous eaters and love good food, so bland hotel food is uncool. If you stay at a regular place, do you end up needing a car to get into town or can you walk?<br> <br> We're not looking to do anything super active. We <b>are</b> looking for a resort on the beach with luxury rooms, a spa, a bar and room service and a couple of good on-site restaurants, as well as the usual beachfront, pool, and fruity drink delivery mechanisms. <br> <br> So, Aruba? Bonaire? Curacao? All-inclusive? Regular? And if you're pro all-inclusive, please share your opinions on the Wyndham in Aruba (if you have any). I have a ton of Amex points I might trade in for our honeymoon. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.40444 Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:27:16 -0800 all-inclusive aruba bonaire curacao honeymoon hotel vacation wildeepdotorg