Occidental Grand Aruba

Hotel Overview

Located amongst the fine white sands of the famous Palm Beach in Aruba, the Occidental Grand Aruba stands out from its neighbouring hotels with its many luxurious facilities and activities making for an all-inclusive haven. This impressive hotel and resort offers numerous modern and comfortable guest rooms with varying accommodation spread out over the nine floors. There is nightly entertainment provided by the hotel's excellent animation team with dance shows, live music and karaoke. For guests wishing to stay at the hotel with children there is also a fun children's club for kids from the age of 5-12 with supervised activities indoors and outdoors. There are plenty more activities you can enjoy as part of the all-inclusive content at the hotel includes a range of non-motorised water sports and land activities including snorkelling, sailing, windsurfing or the tennis courts, basketball and table tennis..

The fabulous resort of Palm Beach offers even more with a beach of fine sands that stretches for two miles along the coast and you will find it full of lively beach bars, a variety of restaurants to try and great shops. Many more activities and sights await to be explored with the calm waters ideal for swimming and snorkelling or try the many water sports on offer at concessions dotted along the coast.

*Official rating: 4**

*Please note: Local tax is payable locally.*

##Location
There are special excursions provided by diving schools to visit some of the underwater attractions such as shipwrecks and the exotic marine life. Alternatively you could go for gentle horse rides along the beach or if you are looking for more of a challenge the Arikok National Park offers 20 miles of rugged countryside ideal for hiking. Other activities include the specially designed 9-hole golf course or there are organised and guided trips and tours to explore the area either in the comfort of an air-conditioned coach or for a more of a thrill you can explore on exciting all-terrain vehicles.

##Accomodation
356 rooms are spread over nine floors on this property. Inside each of the guestrooms you can find a traditional design and all the essential amenities. Each room offers; air-conditioning, minibar, phone, safe, coffee maker, extra beds on request, TV, DVD player, private bathroom, hairdryer and Wi-Fi. Certain amenities may be payable locally.

##Eating and Drinking
The Palm is the hotel's buffet restaurant located on the main floor of the building, with wide range of dishes and made to order choices. There is a great selection of a-la-carte restaurants too serving cuisine from around the world with Italian, Mexican and Asian dishes to sample, all open from 18:00 till 22:00 for dinner service. The hotel also has a range of relaxing and vibrant bars and lounges for you to relax in and enjoy some of the great cocktails as well as local and international beverages in different atmospheres including the great pool bar, Splash.

**ALL-INCLUSIVE**

MEALS:
Buffet breakfast, The Palm: 07:00 – 11:00
Buffet lunch, The Palm: 12:00 – 15:00
Buffet themed dinner, The Palm *or* choice of a la carte restaurants: 18:00 – 22:00

DRINKS:
Various soft and alcoholic drinks are served throughout the day in several on-site bars including the pool bar and beach bar. Drinks are available from 10:00 until 01:00.

SPORTS AND LEISURE:
A variety of activities are offered including tennis, volleyball and water polo. Snorkelling equipment is also available for hire and there is a modern gym for those who like to keep fit. There is also a kid's club with supervised activities for those aged 4 – 12 years old.

##Swimming Pools
The resort features a large lagoon style pool to relax in, surrounded by the pretty rock garden and there are complimentary loungers and parasols provided.