http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-21T04:18:00Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Aruba%20Hotel%20Guide http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/18/03151/8527 <![CDATA[<p><i>While our brothers at <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/">Jaunted </a>have been off stomping <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/7/14/134147/817/travel/Charm+City+Travel%3A+Video+Guides+to+Baltimore">around Baltimore</a> this week, we've jetted off on our own little field trip to <b>Aruba</b>. We'll be scoping out the hotel scene here and will be reporting our findings all week long.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ArubaHotel_Bedroom.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>We were super psyched to be staying at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott%27S+Aruba+Surf+Club/ian/222153"><b>Marriott Surf Club</b></a> - part of the Marriott Aruba Resort complex - and following our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/16/14324/4067/hotels/Aruba_Hotel_Guide_Marriott_Aruba_Resort_Pool_Report">rundown</a> of our boozey pool experience yesterday, we're bringing you a full room review today. <p>Since the Surf Club is technically part of Marriott Vacation Club (timeshares), we had lots and lots of space and the room was more like a condo than a dinky little hotel room. Jenna 2008-07-18T09:43:12-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/16/14324/4067 <![CDATA[<p><i>While our brothers at <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/">Jaunted </a>have been off stomping <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/7/14/134147/817/travel/Charm+City+Travel%3A+Video+Guides+to+Baltimore">around Baltimore</a> this week, we've jetted off on our own little field trip to <b>Aruba</b>. We'll be scoping out the hotel scene here and will be reporting our findings all week long.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/arubamarriottpool.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>We spent yesterday hangin' by the pool at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott+Aruba+Resort/ian/118908"><b>Marriott Aruba Resort</b></a> (we're staying at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Marriott%27S+Aruba+Surf+Club/ian/222153"><b>Marriott Surf Club</b></a> within the complex and we'll bring you a full room tour tomorrow). We were looking to get some reading done and spend a quiet afternoon poolside but, uh, no. <p>The scene at the pool on a summer Tuesday afternoon sort of reminded us of our crazy college Spring Breaking days. It was certainly Jenna 2008-07-16T16:00:17-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/15/154333/556 <![CDATA[<p><i>While our brothers at <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/">Jaunted </a>have been off stomping <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/7/14/134147/817/travel/Charm+City+Travel%3A+Video+Guides+to+Baltimore">around Baltimore</a> this week, we've jetted off on our own little field trip to <b>Aruba</b>. We'll be scoping out the hotel scene here and will be reporting our findings all week long.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hyattlobbybar.png" class="imgborder"> <p>We got to the island pretty late last night, so we roamed around a little bit looking for a good stiff drink to calm ourselves down after a long day of layovers. <p>We hit up the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/24/15839/172/hotels/Hyatt_Regency_Aruba_Gets_New_Look_and_Social_Conscience">recently-remodeled</a> <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hyatt+Regency+Aruba+Resort+And+Casino/ian/122029">Hyatt Regency Resort and Casino</a></b> first and, since it was a Monday night, the scene wasn't too crowded or trendy or full of drunken 18-year-olds like we'd feared. The breezy, open lobby area reminded us Jenna 2008-07-15T16:43:22-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/