I was originally worried about the resort that we are staying in - Occidental Grand Aruba - just because you can't tell a lot from pictures on the Internet and the only people who write reviews are the ones who are mad. I am glad to say that other than a slight smell in the lobby when we first entered, the hotel is very nice!
The room is super clean. Towels are nice...not super plush but not scratchy so I am ok with them, ever room has a balcony and oirs over looks the ocean to the left, the pool in the center and the rest of the island to the right...or at least a good enough portion of it to get a feel for the night on the island.
Check in was interesting because they took us to a room to do it "because it would be more comfortable" ... hmmm seemed a bit timeshare like to me so I was skeptical. They won me over with the punch, champagne and lemon water they served us though. We had left our luggage with the bellmen because we didnt have a room number yet. After we got one we gave the number to the bellman so they coulf take our stuff to the room. Then we headed to lunch because it was open until five anf it was about 4pm.
They have several restaurants on property and all are open on a scediule where you cann eat constantly if you want to but of course you just cannot. We have four restaurants to choose from for dinner and last night there was a BBQ on the beach so we went to that. It was good food and there was entertainment after dinner. We even got to line dance a bit so you know I was all over that! After dinner we stopped by the disco but it was obviously too early and I know we are old because the seats were too low and the music too loud!
We went into the casino and Goodheart won $40! NativeNewYorker won $30! I spent $30...so as a group we are ahead! lol
All in all it was a busy day!
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