habanos1972 Posted August 25, 2013 Posted August 25, 2013 My wife and I are going to Aruba next month. We have never been there before and we are looking for some reccomendations on restaurants and entertainment. We would appreciate any information.
Cohiba007 Posted August 25, 2013 Posted August 25, 2013 Cubas cooking is a great place for dinner drinks cigars and live entertainment. Been to the island twice. I love Aruba.
habanos1972 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Posted August 26, 2013 Cubas cooking is a great place for dinner drinks cigars and live entertainment. Been to the island twice. I love Aruba. Thanks, we will definatly check Cubas out, sounds like our kinda place.
Ryn165 Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 There last summer for the first time. Excellent food at Papiamento, Amazonia Churascaria, and Taste of Belgium. If you're into Belgian beers, definitely hit up Taste of Belgium. As for the smokes, a cigar shop in the Rennaisance Mall is a must on Friday evening. 2 for 1 cigar happy hour from 5 to 6 pm. I believe the name is Cigar Emporium. The Friday I was there they had belicosos buy 1 get 1 free. I was able to snag BBFs, Upmann 2s, and Sancho Belis for around $7 - $9 per stick at the discounted price. Normal prices are a tad on the high side. Staying in a beach area or inland?
habanos1972 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Posted August 26, 2013 There last summer for the first time. Excellent food at Papiamento, Amazonia Churascaria, and Taste of Belgium. If you're into Belgian beers, definitely hit up Taste of Belgium. As for the smokes, a cigar shop in the Rennaisance Mall is a must on Friday evening. 2 for 1 cigar happy hour from 5 to 6 pm. I believe the name is Cigar Emporium. The Friday I was there they had belicosos buy 1 get 1 free. I was able to snag BBFs, Upmann 2s, and Sancho Belis for around $7 - $9 per stick at the discounted price. Normal prices are a tad on the high side. Staying in a beach area or inland? Staying at the Marriott on the beach, and yes I love Belgian beers, Chimay Blue is my favorite.
mkirk76 Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Love Aruba! We just got back from our 3rd visit to the island. Papiamento is our favorite restaurant there. Been there 4 times! Cuba's Cooking is good, though we liked the old location better. LG Smith's serves up some pretty good steaks. Had a great dinner at Carambola this last time, and Madame Jamette's is another good spot I'd recommend. There are still so many restaurants we want to try, and will hopefully be able to do so next year.
mkirk76 Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 BTW, heard decent reviews of Simply Fish, which is at the Marriott.
habanos1972 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Posted August 28, 2013 BTW, heard decent reviews of Simply Fish, which is at the Marriott. Thanks for the input
habanos1972 Posted August 30, 2013 Author Posted August 30, 2013 The Marriott is one of the biggest hotels i have ever seen. It is ridiculously huge and easy to get lost in. Thank goodness for gps, lol.
mkirk76 Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 The Marriott is one of the biggest hotels i have ever seen. It is ridiculously huge and easy to get lost in. It's actually 3 Marriott resorts in a row, not one large Marriott. But you wanna talk big, stay at the largest Marriott, Marriott Orlando World Center some time!!
meatball41 Posted September 6, 2013 Posted September 6, 2013 El Gaucho's ( Argentinean steakhouse) not formal but great steaks, and a cigar bar across the street.
habanos1972 Posted September 7, 2013 Author Posted September 7, 2013 Thanks for all the input, one week to go and I can't wait.
CanuckSARTech Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 Just don't go for moonlight walks on the beach with any Dutch dudes named Joran.
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