Aruba Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino

This hotel is in the perfect loacation on the beautiful island of Aruba. There are lots of delicious restaurants within walking distance of the resort. We only took a taxi once the whole week to eat a specific restaurant in Oranjestad.

location is great, the rooms and help are not so good

Must get suite other rooms not so good. Restaurant staff not so good. Casino seemed fixed no one was winning

I explored other hotels around, and this hotel has the best beach, location, pools, dining, entertainment. There are a few things which need improvement: the cazino needs to have a better air filtration; too much smoke. Negociate the position of the room; I always had issues when made reservations online, I did not get the best garden room, and I got the worst one and I was lazy to go and ask for a different room. Avoid the second floor garden view room facing the time shares and the cazino side, cause I notified the hotel that there was a rat running on the cover of the sidewalk which was as the same level with our room balcony. Ask about the policy of renting the huts, cause I was never told that they have to be reserved and the print they have outside is at a level of someone who is 1' tall not 6', and on 3rd day I was asked to move my stuff away from a reserved hut. Also, I was told in my 3rd day... by different attendees in charge with the reservations of the huts...different policies and hours that they can be reserved by. The people who run the club section on the beach should post a sign out that the bottled water offerred to various people I saw getting them, is only for the members, cause I was so thirsty and I asked if they have water, which I expected to pay for, and in return I was asked what room I am staying at...so the lady found out indirectly that I am not a member of the club and she didn;t offer me any bottles as a courtesy at least, but how should I know that that's only for members if was no note outside of her little club house hut? Little things that would make a big difference. And lastly, avoid going to the Carnaval show which received many complains...and is not refundable. The show is in the worst area of the island...I was very disappointed. That show can be done around the malls somewhere. Overall, I had a good experience, but not the best!

great location and services. the only issue is that if you stay in Aruba Marriott Resort, kids are not allowed to go Water Slides from the Marriott next door.

We loved our week in Aruba at the Marriot Stellaris. Rooms were nice, not large by any means with very few options to get anything larger, but clean and the balconies are great. Stores and restaurants on site provide just about everything you need but for a premium price. Most of the staff was friendly and helpful so maybe that's why the ones that weren't stood out so much. There are two clothing/souvenir shops in the lobby - one staffed by very friendly people (the one with drinks/snacks etc..) the other one was staffed by some of the rudest employess I've ever encountered. They gave you a stare down from the moment you walk in, no smile, no greeting just staring. I walked up to the register to purchase an item and they did not say one word to me just stuck their hand out for the item and my credit card. This kind of thing is bad for the Marriot and they need to address it. Also the Morning Cafe was nice to have but also staffed by rude ineffectual staff. My 13 year old son observed that you need to walk up and yell at them in Spanish otherwise they completely ignore you if you are quietly waiting your turn - he was right. Overall it was a great vacation and a beautiful resort so my complaints are very small in the grander scheme. We would return to Aruba but might try a condo or something with a little more space.

Everyone was extremely friendly and rooms were very clean. The only gripe I had was the fact that you have to wake up at the crack of dawn (6 am) to reserve a hut on the beach.

The hotel was very pretty and seemed quite modern. The room was clean and our "partial view" balcony gave us plenty of view of the ocean. The pools were also beautiful and plentiful. The casino at the hotel was the favorite one we visited while in Aruba. The spa at the hotel seemed a bit disorganized and the decor made me a little worried when we arrived for our appointments; but the actual services were quite excellent! Our only issues were that the hotel was a little more "out of the way" from shopping and touristy stuff than we'd have liked and that it was exceedingly difficult to find an umbrella to sit under unless we got up at the crack of dawn to "reserve" one by flopping our towels on some chairs. Overall, a nice hotel and a good experience.

This was our second time at the Marriott Stellaris. The rooms are big and clean. The bed is very comfortable. And the staff is very accomodating. The location is good for water sports and a small walk to activity and restaurants at night. I would go again.

The staff couldn't have been more accomodating! They were definitely over the top! Didn't matter what position they held, they would always smile & ask how is everything, or open doors for you, or ask if you needed anything. It was incredible!