Aruba will have a new luxury hotel when the Ritz-Carlton on Palm Beach opens tomorrow with 320 guest rooms including 55 suites, each room with a private balcony. The resort facilities include four restaurants, two swimming pools, a spa and casino.
As if the rates are not high enough, a stay at the Ritz-Carton Aruba is accompanied by 13.5% daily service charge and 9.5% tax and $3.00 per night environment fee. That is around an additional 24% on top of the $600+ starting level room rates.
These gnarly wind-shaped trees on the beach seem to be the primary image for the hotel in stories I have seen.
There are two Ritz-Carlton suites at nearly 2,400 square feet. The wraparound ocean view balcony of these suites has a private outdoor shower overlooking the sea.
Club Level Lounge on the 7th floor, top floor of the hotel will feature five daily presentations:
Club Level Lounge Presentations:
7 – 11 a.m. Breakfast
12 – 2 p.m. Lunch
2 – 4 p.m. Mid-day Snacks
5 – 8 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres
8 – 10 p.m. Desserts & Cordials
Kindly note additional charges apply for more than two guests per Club room.
There are five categories of the standard room based on ocean view.
Basic room at Ritz-Carlton Aruba is 550 square feet, about average for a standard room at a luxury hotel.
- Limited View – Offering a balcony with partial ocean views.
- Partial Ocean View – Offering Northern views of the Caribbean coastline and ocean.
- Ocean View – Facing North or South, offering views of the pool and courtyard with panoramic side views of the ocean.
- Ocean Front – Facing West, offering direct views of the ocean.
- Club – Located on the 7th floor, offering North, South or Western views of the Caribbean coastline and ocean.
Sample Rates Sunday, February 2-7, 2014 for five nights.
- King Partial Ocean View = $679/night.
- King Ocean View = $799/night.
- King Ocean Front = $999/night.
- Club Room = $1,399/night.
- Parlor Suite Coastline View = $1,399/night.
- King Executive Suite Ocean View = $1,579/night.
- King Club Suite = $3,200/night.
- Ritz-Carlton Suite = $4,200/night.
Rate Rules for lowest priced room King Partial Ocean View:
Holding Your Reservation
- We will need a credit card prepayment to reserve your room.
- To ensure that you receive this special rate, we will charge your credit card a prepayment of 2,540.63 USD (your room charge plus tax for 3 night[s]) on January 19, 2014.
Canceling Your Reservation
- You may cancel your reservation for no charge until January 19, 2014 (14 day[s] before arrival).
- Please note that we will assess a fee of 2,540.63 USD if you must cancel after this deadline.
If you have made a prepayment, we will retain all or part of your prepayment. If not, we will charge your credit card.
This fee equals 3 night(s) of your room charge plus tax.
$4,234.38 for a five night February 2014 stay in the lowest category room.
That makes Marriott Rewards points look pretty valuable.
Marriott Rewards Hotel Category is Ritz-Carlton Tier 4 at 60,000 points per night.
240,000 points or $4,234 for King Partial Ocean View room.
$17.64 per 1,000 Marriott Rewards points is a great redemption value for points if beach life at Ritz-Carlton Aruba is your dream getaway.
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Ric Garrido of Monterey, California is writer and owner of Loyalty Traveler.
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