Short answer: Aruba’s all-inclusive resorts sit in four places: the high-rise strip on Palm Beach, the Divi and Tamarijn resorts on Druif Beach just north of Oranjestad, the low-rise hotels around Eagle Beach, and one newer adults-only resort near Baby Beach in the south. The tourism board lists nine resorts as all-inclusive, and several more hotels sell an optional all-inclusive or meal plan on top of a room-only rate. Palm Beach suits people who want restaurants, nightlife and water sports close by; Druif Beach suits families and value hunters; Eagle Beach suits couples who want space and quiet; and the south suits adults who want to be away from the crowds.
Aruba is an easy island for an all-inclusive holiday: the west coast is calm and sunny almost every day, the beaches are public and walkable, and you are never far from Oranjestad if you want a night out. This guide explains what an all-inclusive rate usually covers in Aruba, where the main resort areas are, and which resorts fit which kind of trip, using facts from the resorts’ own websites and the Aruba Tourism Authority. For the bigger picture of the island, start with our Aruba travel guide.
How all-inclusive works in Aruba
According to the Aruba Tourism Authority, an all-inclusive stay on the island covers your room, a range of restaurants and bar drinks, and daily activities and entertainment, which makes the trip easier to budget. The details differ from resort to resort, so read each resort’s own list before you book. As a rule of thumb:
- Usually included: buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, house drinks and cocktails, non-motorized water sports, pool and beach activities, and evening entertainment. Some resorts, such as the two RIU hotels on Palm Beach, run their all-inclusive service around the clock.
- Often extra: premium or “super premium” spirits and wines, wine by the bottle, some steak and lobster dishes, spa treatments, motorized water sports, scuba diving, golf at some resorts, and island tours. Several resorts also sell a higher club level, such as RIU’s Elite Club, Barceló’s Royal Level or the Secrets Preferred Club, with better rooms, a private lounge and extra perks.
- À la carte dinners: many resorts ask you to reserve the à la carte restaurants, and some have a dress code in the evening.
- Hotel Riu Palace Antillas (Palm Beach): an adults-only, 24-hour all-inclusive resort on the beach, with themed restaurants including a steakhouse and a fusion restaurant, a swim-up pool bar and an Elite Club section with better views and premium drinks. Good for couples who want Palm Beach’s activity on the doorstep.
- Secrets Baby Beach Aruba (Baby Beach, near San Nicolas): an adults-only all-inclusive with 304 suites, four à la carte restaurants plus a buffet, café and grill, six bars and lounges including a swim-up bar, and three pools, two of them infinity pools. Its Preferred Club has rooms with private pools and butler service. Suits couples who want a newer resort away from the main strip.
- Renaissance Marina Hotel at Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort (Oranjestad): the resort’s adults-only hotel, with plans that range from room-only to all-inclusive, according to the tourism board. Guests take a water taxi to Renaissance Island, a 40-acre private island where flamingos roam. Suits couples who want town life and a beach day on an island.
- Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort (Eagle Beach): adults 18 and over only, and deliberately not all-inclusive. Room rates include a full American breakfast, the 12.5% government tax, the environmental levy and service charges, and the resort sells optional half-board and full-board plans that include dine-around dinners at local restaurants. Suits couples who want a quiet, smaller resort and like to eat out.
- Hotel Riu Palace Aruba (Palm Beach): a 24-hour all-inclusive beachfront resort with eight restaurants, five bars including a 24-hour sports bar, and a pool with a swim-up bar. It reopened on July 31, 2026 after a full renovation; families have the RIU Land kids’ club, while the Elite Club rooms with the best ocean views, 31 of them with private pools, are reserved for adults.
- Barceló Aruba (Palm Beach): a beachfront all-inclusive with a Kids Club for ages 4 to 12, a large lake-style pool surrounded by rocks and palms, hot tubs, a casino and a Royal Level with its own restaurant, bar and lounge. All rooms have a balcony or terrace. Suits families who want Palm Beach’s water sports and restaurants nearby.
- Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusive (Druif Beach): shares its beach and facilities with Divi Aruba next door, so guests can use 11 dining options, eight bars and five freshwater pools across both resorts. The Sea Turtles Club for children aged 4 to 12 is here, and there is a rock-climbing wall on the beach. Suits families who want a low-rise resort close to the airport.
- Holiday Inn Resort Aruba (Palm Beach): listed among the island’s all-inclusive resorts by the Aruba Tourism Authority, with more than 590 rooms in three towers on a quarter mile of beach, children’s activities, babysitting, water sports and a casino. Check which rate you are booking, since room-only rates are also sold.
- Divi Aruba All Inclusive (Druif Beach): the sister resort to Tamarijn, sharing its 11 dining options, eight bars and five pools. Room keys are built into the all-inclusive wristband, and the open-air lobby lounge sits by the pool. Suits couples and friends who want plenty of choice without leaving the resort.
- Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort (across the road from Divi Beach): studio, one- and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens, set around The Links at Divi Aruba golf course. You can book room-only or all-inclusive, and the tourism board’s listing says the plan includes golf before 3 p.m. How many sister resorts you can use depends on the plan tier, so check it when booking. Suits families and golfers who want space and a kitchen.
- Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa (Eagle Beach): sells an optional all-inclusive plan that covers a deluxe room, service charges, taxes and the environmental levy, breakfast, lunch, three-course dinners at its Chophouse, Omakase sushi bar or poolside Ike’s Bistro, and a premium open bar, plus one dinner away from the resort on stays of four nights or more. Super-premium drinks, wine by the bottle and some meat and lobster dishes cost extra. Suits couples who want Eagle Beach and fewer, better restaurants.
Taxes, levies and fees. Aruba charges a tourist levy of 12.5% on hotel room rates; at all-inclusive resorts it applies to half of the package price. Hotels and vacation rentals also add an environmental levy of US$3 per occupied room per night. On top of that, many resorts add a service charge and some add a daily resort fee, and every visitor aged 8 and over who arrives by air pays the US$20 Sustainability Fee once a year through the official ED card portal. Some resorts quote rates with all of this included and others do not, so compare the final total. Our guide How Much Does a Trip to Aruba Cost? explains each charge and what a week on the island costs in total.
Getting there. Queen Beatrix International Airport is just southeast of Oranjestad, so transfers are short: the Divi and Tamarijn resorts say they are about ten minutes away, and RIU puts its Palm Beach hotels about 11 km (7 miles) from the airport.
Where to stay: the main resort areas
Aruba is only about 32 km (20 miles) long, and all of the resort areas are on the calm, sheltered west and south coasts. All beaches are public by law, even in front of resorts, though the loungers and shade huts belong to the hotels.
Palm Beach
Aruba’s busiest stretch: calm, clear water, piers with bars, catamaran and snorkel trips, parasailing and a lively promenade of restaurants, shops and casinos. Most of the big all-inclusive resorts are here, including both RIU hotels, Barceló Aruba and the Holiday Inn. It suits travelers who want plenty going on and the option of eating out some nights. The north-coast snorkel spots at Arashi Beach and Boca Catalina are a short ride away.
Eagle Beach
A very wide, uncrowded beach backed by smaller, low-rise resorts and the famous fofoti trees, a few minutes north of Oranjestad. There are fewer full all-inclusives here; instead, resorts such as Manchebo Beach Resort offer an optional plan, and Bucuti & Tara sells meal plans. It suits couples and anyone who wants space, sunsets and a quieter feel.
Druif Beach and the Divi resorts
Between Oranjestad and Eagle Beach, the Divi Aruba and Tamarijn Aruba all-inclusive resorts share a long stretch of calm beach, with Divi Dutch Village and Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort across the road. Depending on the plan, guests can eat and drink across several sister resorts. It is close to the airport and town and suits families and travelers who want an all-inclusive without the high-rise feel.
Oranjestad
The capital has one resort with an adults-only hotel and its own private island, the Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort, plus restaurants, museums and shopping within walking distance. It suits people who like a town atmosphere and want to eat out.
San Nicolas and Baby Beach
At the island’s southeastern end, near San Nicolas and its street murals, Baby Beach is a shallow, sheltered lagoon with very calm water. Secrets Baby Beach Aruba, which opened in June 2025, is the only large all-inclusive down here. It suits adults who want a quieter base and do not mind a longer drive to Palm Beach and Oranjestad.
All-inclusive resorts by type
The resorts below are grouped by who they suit. Every detail comes from the resort’s own website or press office, or from the Aruba Tourism Authority’s listing; facilities and plans change, so check them again when you book. TravelerCenter is not paid by any resort for these listings; we chose them by area and type.
Adults-only
Family-friendly
Good value and flexible plans
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When to go
Aruba is sunny and dry almost all year, with steady trade winds. Mid-December to mid-April is peak season, with the highest rates and the busiest beaches, especially over Christmas, New Year, Carnival and US spring break. From late April to mid-December the weather is just as sunny and prices fall noticeably, which is when all-inclusive packages are usually best value; September is one of the quietest months.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, but Aruba lies on the southern edge of the hurricane region and direct hits are rare. October to January is the short “rainy” season, with brief showers rather than washed-out days. See our best time to visit Aruba guide for month-by-month weather, and check the Destination weather tool for your dates.
All-inclusive or not?
An all-inclusive makes the most sense in Aruba if you plan to spend most of your days at the resort, drink cocktails or wine with meals, or travel with children who snack all day. You know the cost before you arrive, and you never have to think about the bill. It also helps that the island’s restaurants charge about what you would pay in a US resort town, so eating out three times a day adds up quickly.
On the other hand, Aruba is an easy island for eating out: Oranjestad, Palm Beach and Eagle Beach are full of restaurants within walking distance or a short bus ride of the hotels, and the island’s beaches, sunsets and snorkel spots are free. If you want to explore Arikok National Park, San Nicolas’s murals or seafood spots in Savaneta, you may miss resort meals you have paid for. A room-only stay or a breakfast-only rate, plus the public bus, often works out cheaper for light eaters and keen explorers. A flexible middle ground is a resort with an optional plan, such as Manchebo or Divi Village, where you can choose once you know the resort.
To plan the days outside the resort, see our top places to visit in Aruba and the Aruba itinerary for 7, 10 and 14 days, and compare hotel prices for your dates.
Plan your trip: our free trip planner can build a day-by-day Aruba plan around your resort, mixing beach days with Arikok, Oranjestad and the north coast. Use the packing list to get ready and the tip calculator for meals outside the resort.
Frequently asked questions
Are there adults-only all-inclusive resorts in Aruba?
Yes. Hotel Riu Palace Antillas on Palm Beach and Secrets Baby Beach Aruba in the south are adults-only all-inclusives. The Renaissance Marina Hotel in Oranjestad is adults-only with optional all-inclusive plans, and Bucuti & Tara on Eagle Beach is adults-only with meal plans rather than an all-inclusive. Riu Palace Aruba also keeps its Elite Club rooms for adults.
Is all-inclusive worth it in Aruba?
It is worth it if you will eat most meals at the resort and enjoy drinks, because restaurant prices on the island are close to US resort prices. If you plan to explore and eat out often, a room-only rate or an optional plan is usually better value.
Do all-inclusives in Aruba include tips and taxes?
It depends on the resort. Aruba charges a tourist levy (on half of the package price at all-inclusive resorts) and a US$3 environmental levy per room per night, and many resorts add a service charge or resort fee. Some resorts, such as Manchebo on its all-inclusive plan, include taxes, levies and service charges in the rate; others add them at checkout. Check the final total before you book.
Which area is best for families?
Palm Beach and Druif Beach. Palm Beach has the most activity and family resorts with kids’ clubs, such as Riu Palace Aruba and Barceló Aruba. Druif Beach has the Tamarijn and Divi resorts, with the Sea Turtles Club for ages 4 to 12 and a short transfer from the airport. Baby Beach in the south has very calm water for a day trip, but its resort is adults-only.
How many all-inclusive resorts are there in Aruba?
The Aruba Tourism Authority lists nine all-inclusive resorts, including Divi Dutch Village, which is not described above. Several other hotels, such as Manchebo, the Renaissance and Bucuti & Tara, sell optional all-inclusive or meal plans.
What is the best time to book an all-inclusive in Aruba?
For lower prices, travel between late April and mid-December, when the weather is just as sunny as in winter. September is one of the quietest months. Book early for Christmas, New Year, Carnival and spring break, the busiest weeks of the year.