Best Family-Friendly Stays in Oranjestad
Oranjestad is the capital of Aruba, and the family options in this selection range from a hotel steps from Surfside Beach to a city-center boutique with kitchens in every room. voco Surfside Aruba by IHG is a family-friendly hotel a two-minute walk from Surfside Beach, with a private beach area, an outdoor pool and a hot tub. Hyatt Place Aruba Airport has a rooftop pool, and Hotel RH Boutique Aruba gives families a kitchen and dining area. Guest ratings run from 8.1 to 9.4, but one of the four is adults-only, so below I compare them honestly and say which ones actually suit children.
Which Oranjestad stays really suit families
What sets Oranjestad family stays apart is the choice between the beach, the rooftop pool and a kitchen. Only some of the properties on this page are truly for children: the page label is broader than the stays, since Wonders Boutique Hotel is adults-only. I would choose by what your family needs most, and I would rule out Wonders if you travel with children.
voco Surfside Aruba by IHG, rated 8.4 from only 16 reviews, is a family-friendly hotel a two-minute walk from Surfside Beach. It has a private beach area, a year-round outdoor pool and a hot tub, and its family rooms have private balconies and air-conditioning. The on-site restaurant serves international cuisine with vegetarian and vegan options, and the hotel is near Queen Beatrix Airport. With so few reviews, I treat its score as promising rather than proven, but it is the one here that puts a private beach area within a short walk of the room, which is the strongest family argument.
Hyatt Place Aruba Airport, rated 8.1 from 251 reviews, is a family-friendly hotel about four kilometres from Queen Beatrix International Airport. Its rooftop swimming pool, fitness centre, terrace, restaurant and bar all share the same level, and family rooms carry a work desk and a sofa bed. An outdoor fireplace keeps the rooftop usable after sunset. Its score is the lowest of the four, and it is not on the beach, so I would choose it for a short stay or an early flight, where the airport distance and the rooftop matter more than the sand.
Hotel RH Boutique Aruba, rated 9.0 from 205 reviews, is a boutique hotel in downtown Oranjestad where every room includes a kitchen and dining area, plus air-conditioning and a private bathroom. A fitness centre, a sun terrace and a year-round outdoor pool complete a property built for a longer, more self-catered stay than a standard hotel room. For a family that wants to cook some meals and stay in the city, instead of at a beach resort, this is the address I would look at first, with the beach reached by a short trip.
Wonders Boutique Hotel, rated 9.4 from 524 reviews, is the highest rated here, but it is an adults-only boutique hotel less than two kilometres from central Oranjestad. It is built around an outdoor pool fed by a natural spring, and rooms have a flat-screen TV, a fridge and a minibar restocked daily, with a free daily beach shuttle. Families with children cannot stay there, so I mention it only so that nobody books it by mistake, and because it suits the adults of the party on a separate trip. It remains a good choice for couples.
A traveler's takeI would choose voco Surfside Aruba by IHG for a family that wants a private beach area close to the room, and Hotel RH Boutique Aruba for a longer stay with a kitchen in the city. Oranjestad is the capital of Aruba, a Caribbean island, so the beach is part of any trip, and the real question is whether you want it beside the hotel or a short ride away. My notes rely on facts listed for each hotel, not on a single stay.
Family-FriendlyWonders Boutique Hotel
Adults-only stays around a natural spring-fed pool
Why guests love itWonders Boutique Hotel is adults-only, so it is not an option for a holiday with children in Aruba. For a couples' trip, it offers a lot for a three-star address: the outdoor pool is fed by a natural spring, rooms have a flat-screen TV, a fridge and a minibar restocked daily, and a free daily shuttle takes guests to the beach. Central Oranjestad is less than two kilometres away. Guests rate it 9.4 from 524 reviews, an outstanding score.
Family-FriendlyHotel RH Boutique Aruba
Kitchen-equipped rooms around a year-round pool
Why guests love itHotel RH Boutique Aruba is one of the more practical picks in Oranjestad for a family that likes to cook: every room has a kitchen and a dining area, which makes breakfasts and early dinners with children much easier. The year-round outdoor pool and the sun terrace cover the downtime, and the 9.0 score from 205 reviews is excellent. It is a downtown address rather than a beachfront one, so I would plan to head out of the centre for beach days.
Family-Friendlyvoco Surfside Aruba by IHG
Private beach area two minutes from Surfside Beach
Why guests love itFor a family trip to Aruba, voco Surfside Aruba covers the basics well: family rooms come with private balconies and air-conditioning, the outdoor pool is open year-round, and Surfside Beach is a two-minute walk, with a private beach area on top. The on-site restaurant serves vegetarian and vegan dishes, useful when everyone eats differently. I would pick it for short stays, since the airport is close, though it sits nearer the runway than the harbor district.
Family-FriendlyHyatt Place Aruba Airport
Rooftop pool, fireplace and bar minutes from the airport
Why guests love itHyatt Place Aruba Airport is about four kilometres from Queen Beatrix International Airport, which makes arrival and departure days easy with children. The rooftop brings together the pool, a terrace, the restaurant and the bar on one level, so parents can eat while keeping an eye on the water, and an outdoor fireplace keeps the rooftop usable after sunset. Family rooms add a sofa bed. An 8.1 score from 251 reviews is solid. I would book it for the first or last night of a trip.
Local tips
- 1Rule out Wonders Boutique Hotel if you travel with children: it is adults-only, despite its 9.4 rating.
- 2For a private beach area a short walk from the room, look at voco Surfside Aruba by IHG, which is a two-minute walk from Surfside Beach.
- 3Hotel RH Boutique Aruba puts a kitchen and dining area in every room, useful for a family that wants to cook some meals.
- 4Hyatt Place Aruba Airport has family rooms with a sofa bed, and its rooftop pool and outdoor fireplace make evenings easy.
- 5Read review counts with the scores: voco Surfside has 16 reviews while Wonders has 524, so the ratings rest on very different bases.
- 6If you plan an early flight, the Hyatt Place is about four kilometres from Queen Beatrix International Airport.