Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino

Aruba , Aruba
PALM BEACH, L G Smith Boulevard 101
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100 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2026

Lauren

The property was beautiful and close to the beach. The downfall was the beach chair situation every morning. But the pools were beautiful and the beach was great.

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2026

Amanda

I stayed at the Marriott in Aruba for five days and it was incredibly frustrating. It was nearly impossible to get a beach chair with an umbrella unless you showed up before 6 a.m. to claim one. For a resort of this caliber, guests shouldn’t have to wake up at dawn and compete for basic beach seating. It really took away from the experience. Plus you pay $75 a day for a resort fee, but you don’t actually get any amenities.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Delia

We had a wonderful time.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Lillian

Ocean front view was amazing, watching the sunset from our room was breathtaking.
Very relaxing vacation, updated and very clean rooms. Will definitely come back!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Damon M

One of the best facilities I have ever stayed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2026

maayan

We had an amazing experience!!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2026

Anthony

Very nice and spacious room and great bathroom. This property has the correct mix of luxury and fun. Not stuffy. Highly recommend.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

Yachao

Dedicated staff

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2026

Kim

Everything was very nice

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Christopher

room spotless 10/10 experience

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Susanna

Great staff and hotel!

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

19 Feb 2026

Elif

Overcrowded and under staffed

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

18 Feb 2026

Lauren

Sadly, this was the worst experience I’ve had at the Marriott and I’ve been coming since I was in high school! Food and staff were great but our room was not. The rooms overlooking the lobby are extremely loud and the walls felt paper thin. As a couple who stayed out pretty late the music and noise downstairs continued until late in the night and our next door neighbors kids woke us up at 7 am every day because the walls were so thin. Super disappointed and will be considering another hotel in Aruba for the first time ever. :(

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Feb 2026

Mary

Lack of space and availability at the pools. Poor service at the reception area. Lack of information upon arrival. Not enough restaurants. Really mediocre service at Chris Ruth restaurant.

Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Feb 2026

Daniela

All of it

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2026

Jon Laurence

Not the greatest place. Very expensive. They nickel and dime you for everything. $1000 per night and you don’t even get continental breakfast. They have beggars stationed throughout to sell time shares. Food at the restaurants was mediocre at best.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

Mark R

Beautiful room ; great view! Very helpful staff . I wasn’t familiar with the hotel website that you need to download to register for palapa thatched umbrellas on the beach. There is a proceed you must follow to get one for free . Many are already paid for in advance but the staff showed me how to rehister. The food was great ! We went to Ruth Chris Steakhouse and Aldo the breakfast buffet and Starbucks. Amazing gelato show on property Besutiful pool with waterfall and bar . Great weather! Very relaxing time!

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

Nectaria

Rooms were spotless, staff was extremely polite and the pool bar was fun with great music and drinks/food! The overall atmosphere was amazing!

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2026

John

Nicely refurbished rooms and very peaceful.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

MARC

Clean, airy and all around quite comfortable - Friendly staff with accompaning amazing weather - we'll be back

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Kiera

It was honestly so wonderful! All of the amenities, the location, the staff, just amazing.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2026

Catherine

Staff

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2026

Claude

great staff. they did forget to make up our room 1 night. Hotel is very nice and very clean.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2026

Dennis

Clean room friendly staff

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2026

JINLIN

Very noisy. Loud music every night 😂😂😂

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Lauren Krista Mc

The hotel and rooms were very clean and the enjoyable. The only complaint we had was the music from the DJ was a little too loud in the lobby at night and you could heard it from our room

2/10

Poor

29 Jan 2026

Tina

The only good things about this resort is how well maintained it is and our dining experience at Atardi. If you're expecting amazing service and quality food then this isn't the place for you. At 1k per night our expectations were definitely not met, not even remotely. I've stayed at Marriott worldwide and this resort is not representative of the brand. Service except for at a Atardi was nonexistent, the staff acted like they were doing you a favor. Safe to say I've visited and stayed at more beautiful, hospitable places and will not be returning to Marriot or Aruba for that matter

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jan 2026

paata

Amenities

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Thomas

Everything from start to finish was exceptional with our stay. Bar, restaurant, beach, all workers, room, shower, the list goes on….Cant wait to return!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2026

Channon

Resort amenities were outstanding ! Breakfast was delicious and the location was superb.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Manoj Methil

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Annie

Property was very well maintained and always enough chairs at beach and pool even how busy it was

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Gregory

strange shower

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jan 2026

alex

The rooms are dated . No fan in the bathroom .The make up mirror mounted too high and upside down The lighting and towels can be improved in the bathroom . Wish there was more variety of food to purchase at the resort . We had an issue with our palapa being given away after we left it to have lunch and upon being back it was occupied by other people . The resort management argued that even though we paid for the day , it’s up for grabs . Highly disappointing . The beach area was very crowded . We used to enjoy our stay at Marriott stellaris but this trip we did not enjoy .

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

Diane

very smooth check in and out. Great amenities.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2026

Rachel Allyssa

Everything was great

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

Melissa

Great location and newly renovated rooms

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

Vivek

Very clean and spacious. Great staff. Will definitely recommend.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Dec 2025

Lorena

Agree with comments that the pool chairs and beach cabanas rental are very annoying. You don’t want to wake up everyday worrying about that
Beach is nice, but I would rather stay at the Hyatt, same beach, but location is better, closer to restaurants and stores
The service quality vary by person, some nice some not so nice
The smelling in front of Ruth steakhouse and elevator is bad, they need to do something to fix that weird smell
Atardi restaurant was amazing, qualify food and service, location, perfect
Sushi place was very good too
The bathroom was ok, configuration was funky, small shower, coffee machine is very old, not expecting a nespresso, but those small little things can make a difference
Overall experience was ok, but next time I would probably try a different hotel
Would definitely stay the palm beach again

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2025

Yuriy

Everything perfect!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Maurice

everything was excellent dont appreciate the $69 \"resort fee \" Thats not right

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2025

Carol

Room was adequate. Service was okay, nothing great. Won’t be going back.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2025

Pun

The location had clean, easy access to the ocean. However, I must complain about parking—despite being guests, we couldn't find a space because many Aruban license plates were occupying spots, including some designated for handicapped parking.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Nanette

The entire resort was spotless. The staff was amazing. Beach, pool and bar food delicious. The oceanfront

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2025

Iana

This property in a word is phenomenal. The rooms are beautiful and spacious and the views of the ocean in an ocean view room are stunning. The food offerings are spectacular as well.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Manuel

The staff, amenities and location were great. Clean hotel with lots to do.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2025

Adrian

Easy accessible to the beach

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

AnneMarie

Loved staying in a Tradewinds room. Having the lounge and our own area at the beach was a plus. We will stay here again. Very walkable to the other area hotels. I do wish they had a little more entertainment at night. There is construction going on until Dec. It bothered other people, but the construction didn’t bother us. They sectioned off areas of the pool to work on the patio. But the rest of the pool area was open. We were mostly at the beach though. They also had an area of the hotel where the rooms were closed because they had scaffolding and were renovating. But again, even sitting outside on the balcony it didn’t bother us. Honestly, the Dj‘s music was louder than the construction. That didn’t bother us either.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

Jodi Lee

Wonderful time! Gorgeous hotel, ocean views from every room! Food amazing! Staff incredible ! Loved it!!!!!

4/10

Poor

10 Nov 2025

WENDY

Construction everywhere, including our balcony. Staff completely unresponsive and didn't care. Blasting music with nowhere quiet on the property. Room was not ready after check-in time, no reason given, no approximate time provided. When we did get keys, four men were working in the room. At 10pm we entered the room to find a worker who spoke no English. When we managed to push aside the furniture on the balcony and get out the door, it was filthy and covered with construction debris. This was never cleaned during our entire stay. One morning the workers climbed off of the scaffolding onto the balcony and started working. We needed the sofa bed, but no bedding was provided. After multiple requests, someone knocked on the door and handed me a brown paper bag with sheets. So for over one thousand dollars a night, I was making the bed. When we finally fell asleep in spite of the blaring music, we received a call asking if we had received the sheets! The sofa bed was never put back together during our entire stay, so renting the suite so that we would have a sofa to sit on was useless. I booked a massage at the Spa, only to arrive and be told that my appointment wasn't at that time, in spite of confirmation messages and a phone call that morning. I could go on, but will just say, it's a beautiful facility, it's a shame that it's run so, so poorly!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

ANNA

We had a good view of the beach and pool area. The only problem was that they were working on the pavers around the pool area. We would hear the construction noises in the mornings. We were charged a daily resort fee which we did not expect. I feel that Expedia should have included that in the cost of the trip.
The staff was courteous always willing to help. I would certainly recommend the hotel to my friends and family.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Nancy

Our room (743) was taken care of by Emiliana (sp) who did an excellent job and was a very pleasant person a good Mariott Ambassador. We have always stayed at the Marriott Stelara and have never been disappointed in our room and service. Looking forward to our next visit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Stacey

great spot, clean rooms, easy access

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2025

DELINA

Great staff . Easy parking .

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2025

melissa

Upon checking into our room we did have one minor issue of a water bubble in the ceiling above the toilet. After one night of sleeping, we woke up to banging above us around 7:30am. We then realized they were doing construction on floor 4 and we kindly asked to switch rooms since we already had an issue with the ceiling. The process took longer than anticipated, but we were compensated in the end. Overall the property was nice and clean, convienient to all restaurants, bars, shopping. They were doing construction around the swim up pool which was another downside, but we did not spend much time at the pool. I enjoyed the casino being open late for when we were tired and just wanted to hang out inside our hotel, they also had live music and activities to enjoy throughout our stay!

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Timothy

The resort was very nice and the staff was doing the room were excellent. The bath drain was broken, would not close, and caused the shower to drain slowly. 1/4 of the pool was under construction. The music could get loud at night. I asked the concierge where I could buy just a coke in a bottle and they told me I could go to a grocery store, I found out later they had them in a shop that was across the aisle from the concierge. So, maybe a language issue? Aruba's beaches are very nice, and the people seemed very nice, getting gas at a gas station was difficult and confusing. Use a reputable rental company for a car. Oh, and the italian resturaunt by the light tower is good only for the view. food was mediocre and overpriced.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Tonya

This resort is beautiful! It was very clean ans the staff were beyond pleasant and helpful when asked for assistance. The beach is gorgeous. There were plenty of seating at the beach and at the pools throughout the day at all times. We ordered room service before an early am excursion and it was delivered fast, andnit was good. Walking distance to a few more restaurants and a huge shopping plaza with a lot of other restaurants and shopping kiosks. Room was a good size and beds were comfortable. Would highly recommend

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Samantha

Amazing hotel, we will be back and staying here again!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

Tammy

Our room was excellent, clean, comfortable, quiet, and cool. Staff was friendly and helpful all around. Dining options are somewhat limited and very pricey. We were surprised by unexpected daily resort fees. The Beach was immaculate but we have the Lord to Thank for that. There were many families and beach is wonderful if you have kids as there are no waves!! Overall, we had a great time and the hotel is beautiful. You will enjoy but just know everything is pricey.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2025

Richard

Staff was great no matter what area . We did not go through the travel pkg presentation. So cannot speak about that. I was under the impression it was all inclusive and it was not. Very expensive for a vacation. Aruba was great destination.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Lang

Great Vacation. Will likely go back.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

Robert

Great staff and service

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

James

Super freindly non fake staff. Super relaxing atmosphere.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2025

Kim

My ocean view room was ideal for the view but it’s open to an inside atrium where below is the main lobby & where the bar is located. So it becomes very noisy with music, etc. but besides that staff was friendly and very attentive. Hotel was close and walkable to the strip.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2025

Sara

In room TV did not work at all.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Ursula

Great

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2025

Sui

Wonderful

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Joel

You have a fantastic team working at the hotel.

The only complaint I have is the welcome package as a sales strategy. I’m on vacation I dont want to be sold anything

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Scott

The food options at the Tradewinds were amazing, and the bed was incredibly comfortable.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2025

Scott

Great property. Very friendly staff. Restaurants were great.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2025

Rachel Melissa

Atardi was great and so was Waves Bar and Grill

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

Giancarlo

Everyone super friendly. Great location close to everything

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2025

Brook M

Beautiful and great staff

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2025

Von

Lobby bar was always hopping!
Sushi was very good too!

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Anthony

A+ hotel! My husband and I stayed at the Marriott Stellaris in November 2024, and again in July 2025 because of the hotel staff (and all of the amenities). The rooms are gorgeous, clean, and beds are comfortable. The staff, Rochelle, Jadon, Jackie, Niala, and Naomi all went above and beyond to make sure our stay was nothing short of exceptional! They could not do enough for us…and we appreciated all of their efforts. The friendliness, professionalism, and genuine care of those mentioned is what makes this hotel exceptional! This hotel is our favorite on the island (and we’ve stayed at a few others)…but we will only stay here from now on! There is NO REASON to “try” another hotel once you’ve stayed here! Truly exceptional!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Elizabeth

Beautiful resort
Tradewinds is a highly recommended upgrade if traveling with kids over 18.
Nothing to do directly outside of resort besides the boardwalk area in the back but some places are a hike
Restaurants in Aruba are amazing

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Stephen

The property was amazing. Extremely friendly staff. This was a 10/10 experience. The only problem was there was construction going on daily and it was very loud from the hours of 10am-6pm. They did compensate us 250$ room credit for the inconvenience. Would still highly recommend this hotel. We will be back next year.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2025

Michael

Tradewind

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

30 Jul 2025

Elizabeth

There is no transportation from the airport to the hotel, and the hotel was under renovation and construction we weren’t told it was noisy and very intrusive with construction workers around. We should’ve been informed.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Aseem

The property was very nice.
The restaurants had good food. The Gelato place was EXCELLENT!!! Enjoyed it everyday for 4 days!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2025

Brian

Wonderful place to stay, plenty of options to dine, close to other areas to shop or eat. Very well kept property!! Would recommend to anyone traveling to Aruba

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2025

David

Was not aware of construction going on at the premises. Expected construction into 2026.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

Erika

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Anastasia

This was our second time staying here at the Aruba Marriott Stellaris. There was some refurbishing going on at the property but nothing that hindered our experience. We enjoyed all the on site restaurants and bars. Jhune and Jonathan were amazing to us at the beach bar. Guio was also an amazing bartender. While we ate at Waves on the beach for lunch Kristina was amazing. I loved the energy they gave every day. Made our experience so much fun. Our girl Yokasta and Jorel at the main lobby bar were excellent as well. They made our nights super fun! Our server Mauricio at Atardi was excellent as well. He took the time to take family photos of us while we had dinner on the beach. My girl Rosa dealing roulette at the casino was a blast! All the employees were super nice and helpful and went above and beyond to take care of us on our second time in Aruba. We will definitely be going back to see our friends soon!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2025

Kimberly

The resort was very clean, staff friendly and very helpful. Loved beach access, convenient location for shopping and tons of restaurant options.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

14 Jul 2025

James

Stayed here last year. Decided to stay again. booked a premium ocean view room and was downgraded to a rooftop view that i did not want. Wasnt given a heads up before so we could rebook somewhere else. Didnt even offer an upgrade. Than they tell me i get decent hotel credit which i had to fight for after was only given a less than a third of credit promised. Already paid for trip and they wouldnt even give me the money back they just made me spend more money at there hotel. Absolutely no one cared when I complained. Very unprofessional and just plain wrong. I booked 5 months ago and i get pushed to a room where the toilet kept breaking. Had to complain twice before they fixed it but it broke later that day so I just fixed it myself! Do better!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Lina

I had an absolutely wonderful time and stay at the Marriott. I highly recommend this hotel and I definitely will be coming back.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Patrick

It was great

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2025

Lawren

Didn’t feel like a full ocean view, I’d call it a partial. The only true ocean views are the suites at the end of the hall. The elevator not working in the south hall absolutely sucked and having to listen to the construction by the pool and at the beach was obnoxious. The food in the tradewinds lounge was their biggest redeemer. The sales associate who harassed us and insulted us for a timeshare was a bit crappy too. 5k+ should’ve got us nicer, but there wasn’t much else we could do once we got there and ran into all of this stuff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Jonathan

Great staff

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2025

Brian

Loved it

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025

Angela

June 7-12 NOT crowded! Family of 3 with a 15 year old daughter. Great teen resort! Attention beach goers: beach is amazing! This was the biggest reason we picked this hotel. IMO: best beach. The beach hut app worked great at 8 am. We never paid for a beach hut, the complimentary ones were amazing! You can reserve and pay $30 at 5pm on app if you want front row the following day. Everyone at resort was so nice! Pool area is gorgeous and the pool is incredible. Ocean is breathtaking and we got floats from the resort free daily. Pool happy hour DJ was great! We did use the fitness center in the early morning and it was impressive for a hotel gym. We were outside most the day and only showered and slept in our rooms so the construction did not bother us at all. Rooms DEFINITELY need to be renovated, but they were still nice and clean. House keeping was quick and our room was always cleaned by the time we came up from the beach. My family wanted beach & relaxation so we did not do any excursions. We did walk everywhere! If you are a walker and staying in palm beach area, pack shoes/sandals you can walk in. There is a trail connecting Palm Beach/hotels. We walked to coffee shops, breakfast, some lunch and dinner/shopping everyday. Shop at Aruba Aloe! We are non drinkers so I have no info about alcoholic drinks. Great gelato in lobby! Restaurants in hotel were limited so be prepare to explore! Will stay here again after rooms are renovated!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2025

Janet

Two things we didn’t like - the air conditioner in our room kept shutting off and the hidden resorts fees

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Marian

The people who work there are wonderful. Sylvia, at the beach; the men working at the beach, the porters, the concierge go out of their way to help. Sophia Palmer, Claudia in sales, all the people at Tradewinds are fabulous employees. They made our stay so enjoyable. We will be back very soon

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2025

Gay

The whole experience was excellent with one minor issue.
We were unimpressed (to say the least) with the Lobby food and how expensive it was !!!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Michae

We enjoyed the beach and the huts. Everything was of the highest quality, service, food, the hotel, etc…

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Karen

Although they were renovating certain areas, the property was very nice. Rooms were comfortable. It was also walking distance to several other hotels offering different options.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2025

Michael

The location of the hotel is far from city center, you need a ride or a 15-20 minutes walk.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

Jordana

We will be back!