Name: California Aruba Hotel
Address: Caya G. F. Betico Croes 152, Oranjestad, Aruba, Oranjestad, Oranjestad, Oranjestad, 99999, Aruba
Rating: 5

Air conditioning

24-hour reception

Currency exchange

Smoke-free property

Security guard

Washing machine

Television in lobby

Doorman

Dryer

Fire Extinguisher

Dishwasher

No elevators

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Non-smoking rooms

Fridge

Cable TV

Rooms

Ironing

Laundry

Concierge services

Dry-cleaning

Hairdryer (on request)

Luggage storage

Telephone

Iron

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Kitchen

Microwave oven

Packed Lunches

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet access

Internet

Parking

Parking nearby

Free Parking on Premises

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

Room amenities

Surfside Beach

Reina Beatrix International Airport

California Aruba Hotel

Oranjestad

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

12-beds

13-beds

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18-beds

19-beds

2-beds

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3-beds

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39-beds

4-beds

40-beds

5-beds

6-beds

7-beds

8-beds

9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

park access

Pros: Great new A/C in the room plus large Fridge Freezer ( I asked for a Iron - and they did not have one - So the manager went out and bought one!)
Cons: A small table and chair in the kitchen or in the room would have been nice.
Location: Location was fine for me equidistant from the beach and the Main high street.
So it is very modest - However staff were very helpful. Reception was manned by helpful Dutch receptionist plus local trainee. There was an A/c Reception Area / Bar - snacks could be bought in the morning - although local outlets existed not far away. + Supermarket.  The Hotel was situated 800ms from the beach but also at the end of the main street (which was served by a FREE regular tourist trams(xSun)) and also at the end of the tram-line what became my favourite was BABYBACK GRILL - which was open from -11>11 everyday. Great portions and prices available for takeaway or eat in. PS. There was use of the hotel kitchen (Microwave+Gas Hob) which was a great bonus for the independent traveller.

This is one of the cheapest Hotels on the Island............

When we arrived no one greeted us. The manager was in his office with other guests, but there were other guys working there that just stared at us. It was like they were trying to intimidate us. 
Sitting in the lobby, we heard other guests saying they were overbooked. When the manager let us in to his office 10 minutes or so later, he told us that the 2 bed room we booked was unavailable. He only had a room with a single bed. Not a problem, but the price should be lowered. By the way, his office was much nicer than our room. 
We went to our room, took a nap, and left to go to dinner. On our way back that night, our cab driver told us that Hotel California used to be a brothel. 
We got back around 9pm and the workers were still renovating a room right next to our room! It was so loud! They were using a buzzsaw and sweeping up what sounded like ceramic or brick pieces. It was so loud. When the buzzsaw was still going off at 10pm, we heard the guy in the hotel room next to us come out and talk to the workers. He said “it’s a little late for that, don’t you think?” And went back to his room. They continued with the loud sawing and sweeping! It went on until like 11:30! This was right next to our room. I get doing construction during the day. But well into the night when the hotel is fully booked? Not cool. 
We had booked for two nights. The next morning, we wanted to talk to the manager about lowering our rate since he gave us a smaller room than we paid for. The cleaning woman told us he should be back in 10 minutes. We waited for close to a half hour and he never came. We gave a cleaning woman our room key and found another hotel. 
I want to wipe this experience from my mind. 

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