Resorts- The Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa has two great reasons to celebrate:
The completed renovations on all 71 Garden & Ocean View Rooms with wonderful new furniture, click on link for a look at the new rooms:
www.manchebo.com/download.shtml, and their recent upgrade to the AAA Three Diamond Level. - RIU Palace Aruba hopes to accommodate its first guests starting October 1st, 2007. The new RIU will consist of two 10 storey buildings and one 8 storey building housing a total of 450 guest rooms. RIU will also offer two new swimming pools, Jacuzzi, Sauna, Beauty Salon facilities, Casino, two conference rooms and much more. For more information please contact: palace.aruba@riu.com or call (297) 586-3900.
- The Mill Resort will be adding a new more luxurious wing adjacent to the existing complex. It will house suites and two bedroom rooms with balcony and terraces. The two buildings will be connected by a lagoon with waterfalls and will include a couple of pools and a kiddy pool. The new design is greatly influenced by water and will be incorporated throughout the property. For more information please call: (297) 586-1746 or email millsale@setarnet.aw.
- The Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino recently completed the renovation of its open-air lobby and adjacent lobby bar. The lobby now radiates a cool Caribbean-modern vibe with three striking, stainless-steel chandeliers by Alger Lighting complementing the traditional ceiling of carved teak and polished beams. A newly designed front desk with gleaming Calcutta marble, glass tile and Maya Romanoff "mother-of-pearl" wall-coverings shaded by ornately-carved screens, welcomes the guests. The lobby also boasts over-sized potted palms and billowing white-fabric accents, delicate chaise lounges by Della Robbia and svelte rattan armchairs by Mark David. The adjacent Alfresco Lobby Bar overlooks the renowned Palm Beach with canopied, stainless-steel day-beds and colorful blown-glass candle holders. The free-standing bar at center stage has been refinished with Italian Bottochino marble and limestone. Other areas being transformed by the resort's ongoing $20 million renovation include all 336 guestrooms (set for completion May 2007), 24 suites, including four specialty suites, and the chic Palms Restaurant and Bar (all debuting summer 2007). The property will remain open and functioning throughout renovations.
- The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino recently introduced its 4th commemorative gaming chip, showcasing the island's most typical animal: the iguana. Stellaris Casino started with the introduction of a unique line of commemorative gaming chips over a year ago. The reason behind the launch of these unique chips was to give visitors to the Casino the opportunity to take a little piece of Aruba home. Former chips carry images of the famous fofoti (divi divi) tree, Aruba's Carnival and the Natural Bridge, once Aruba's most famous landmark that collapsed in the fall of 2005. The new "Iguana" gaming chip -as well as the other 3 collectors? items- is now available at the Stellaris Casino Cage. Each commemorative gaming chip has a value of 5 dollars and is a valid gaming chip at the casino. For more information please contact Mrs. Karin Swiers at 520-6043 or at karin.swiers@marriotthotels.com.
Airport, Airlines, & Cruiseships- Royal Caribbean International and the Aruba Government recently signed a MOU to develop the existing port area. Once the current container terminal has moved to a new location at Barcadera, the area will be completely transformed. Further information will be available once the definite agreement is signed.
Restaurants & Hangout Places- Kildare's officialy openend its doors to the public of Aruba on St. Patrick's Day. Located on the second floor of the building located next to Carlos and Charlies, Kildare's offers daily typical Irish music and on Wednesday and Friday nights, you will find Lotus performing the best of U2 and classical rock. Kildare's offers a cozy Irish Pub ambience with a spacious surrounding for dining inside or al fresco on their terrace that overlooks the street and all the activity below. For more information please call: 582-5664. Open every day at 6:00pm.
- For all sushi lovers, a second Sushi Ya recently opened at the Playa Linda Beach Resort. For more information please call: (297) 583-9982.
- The first cargo of fresh white asparagus arrived at "M" and Mathilde. These delicacies are known to be a little milder and more delicate than green asparagus, have an exquisite taste and are called the "white gold" of vegetables. For more information & reservations please call: (297) 583-9220.
Arts & Culture- Mask n' Play is the name of the new exposition at the Insight Art Gallery. The exposition includes work from 23 different contemporary artists and will be shown until Monday, April 30th. Insight Art Gallery is located in Paradera Park 215 with opening hours from Monday through Friday from 09:30 hrs until 12:00 hrs and from 14:30 hrs til 17:00 hrs. Weekend viewings are possible by calling 568-9168.
General- Arubus N.V. recently announced the new rates for the public transportation buses, starting April 1st 2007. The new rates are as follows:
One way: Afls. 2,25 ($1.30); Retour: Afls. 4.00 ($2.30) Yellow ticket;
Ticket Booklets: Afls. 40 (Green book) and School Booklets: Afls. 56,25.
- The Department of Infrastructure & Planning (DIP) will start placing new buoys at the Eagle Beach and at several other locations. The installation of the new buoys represents a new beginning in coastal zone management. The DIP, heading this project, will be working closely with the Department of Navigation (Directie Scheepvaart), the Department of Legislation (Directie Wetgeving), Department of Public Works (DOW), the Judicial Department, the Police Department, the Visibility Team Aruba and the Coastal Zone Management Aruba (CZM) in order to implement the new policy. The Sea Solution Company will be in charge of placing the new buoys starting March 30th 2007.
- The Renaissance Mall recently welcomed additional exclusive brand name stores such as the Chopard Boutique, Louis Vuitton and Salvatorre Feragamo. Mentioned stores join Gucci, Furla, Lacoste, L'Occitane en Provence, Polo Ralph Lauren, Gimmick and Agatha as well as other boutiques which make the Aruban shopping experience even better.
- At the AHATA General Assembly, Stephen K. Tipsword was introduced as AHATA's new Senior Director of Marketing. Tipsword, with extensive experience in the Caribbean market, is replacing Scott Wiggins. AHATA also introduced Ewald Biemans as the new Chairman of the Board of the AHATA. Biemans has been a behind the scenes top-contributing member to the private sector for the last 35 years and is owner/manager of the boutique hotel Bucuti Beach Resort & Tara Suites.
- Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. products will soon available in the USA! To meet the growing demand, two kiosks will be opened in the Atrium Mall in Chestnut Hill, Boston in June 2007 and the other will open in South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Massachusetts September 2007. The goal is to open 50 kiosks in the next few years in different American States. For more information please call (297) 588-3222 or visit www.arubaaloe.com.
- It is Bubi (terns) time! From March to August, Aruba is home to the bubi's. Four of the species that come to Aruba are regional and on the endangered species list. Aruba houses about 20% of the known population of one, the Cayenne (Sterna Sandivicensis Eurygnatha). Their breeding areas are on the reefs in San Nicolas, Savaneta, Barcadera, some of the mangrove areas, and around the Malmok and behind the lighthouse areas. Of course, this means that the birds may not be disturbed at any time. For more information please call Santa Rosa at (297) 585-8102.
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