Need to know
Rooms
46 casitas spread throughout the gardens.
Check–Out
Check-in is from 3pm, check-out is at 11am. The front desk (open 8am to 8pm) will attempt to accommodate requests for early check-in or late check-out if made on the previous day.
More details
Breakfast is not included, but packages including morning mimosas can be arranged. There is a minimum stay of three nights in high season, and five nights in peak season (from 17 December to 1 January).
Also
The hotel is built on the site of a former coconut plantation, and its gardens incorporate several of the original trees. One of the Two Bed Casitas is even built inside the original plantation house.
At the hotel
Garden and poolside lounge chairs, in-room dining, library, concierge, lobby gift shop, daily newspaper, private gym, yoga deck, access to nearby beach with free use of beach huts, lounge chairs and coolers, and free WiFi. In rooms: barbecues, kitchen or kitchenette, private patio, hammock, and hand-painted murals.
Our favourite rooms
It’s about living like a local at Boardwalk Boutique Hotel, and with their over-saturated hues and barbecues on the patio, each casita will reset you back to island time. But only the Deluxe Coco Casitas offer private outdoor showers, where you can bathe in harmony with wild birdsong and breezy palms swaying gently above.
Poolside
The most challenging decision of your day will be to decide which pool (or beach) you head to first. Fancy swinging in a hammock over the water’s edge? It’s the main pool you’ll want. Or would you prefer a gentle paddle before becoming engrossed in a novel, and then perhaps a mid-afternoon nap in a lounge chair? The aptly-named Trankilo Pool is your destination. Or, would you like a cocktail delivered to your beach hut after a swim in the warm Caribbean Sea? You’ll want to take advantage of the hotel’s access to Palm Beach in that case.
Spa
Boardwalk Boutique Hotel can arrange massage and spa treatments in the privacy of your casita. With the windows open and the warm trade winds blowing through, you’ll feel an unparalleled sense of relaxation in the privacy of your own space. There’s a private gym available to book, should you feel the need for a raised pulse.
Packing tips
Your dancing shoes – the hotel is an oasis of calm but you’re only a few minutes from the bars of Aruba’s Palm Beach, don’t forget.
Also
The Aruban trade winds blow on demand, making the area ideal for windsurfing and kitesurfing. The hotel concierge can arrange lessons in these and other water sports through local providers. This hotel is also LGBTQ+ tag approved.
Pet‐friendly
No pets are permitted, except for assistance dogs. See more pet-friendly hotels in Aruba.
Children
This hideaway is for over-18s only.
Sustainability efforts
The hotel is Travelife Gold Certified for its high standards of environmental management. It runs a recycling program, uses local suppliers, and has 85 solar panels on the roof. Casitas have double glazing, additional insulation and inverters, and grey water is filtered and reused in the garden. Plus there’s a food-bank donation station in the lobby.