Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino

With a glittering cast of royal guests making time to stay here you know there must be something very special about the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino. And you’d be right. The resort has been divided into two hotels, one for grown-ups, the Renaissance Marina Hotel, and the other, the family-orientated Renaissance Ocean Suites. It is a luxurious fantasy brought to life, so you’ll be forgiven for thinking you’ve dropped into the set of the latest James Bond film when a speed boat drops you off in the hotel lobby. Yes, the sea actually comes into the foyer.

The luxurious surroundings are complemented by two in-house shopping malls – packed with designer shops. But the real showstopper is the Crystal Casino, Aruba’s only 24 hour gamboling den and a home to an electrifying line-up of roulette wheels and slot machines, meanwhile Vegas-style showgirls inhabit the Havana Dance lounge and you can fuel yourself through all this dizzying activity at the international flavoured in-house restaurants. If you need to relax then a full five star spa package awaits, including an infinity pool with a jaw dropping view of yachts out to sea. But there’s more as this is a two-hander resort, offering families the opportunity to experience exclusivity at every age. Just five minutes away are The Ocean Suites, which offer an equal level of luxury as well as two secluded pools and it even has a private lagoon stretching out to sea.