Aruba hotels, side by side

Bucuti & Tara or Renaissance?

Set side by side on what can be checked: Agoda's price for the same week at both, guest ratings on Google, the official taxi fares, and what our own reviews say.

Bucuti & TaraRenaissance

4.0 km (2.5 mi) apart, in a straight line

Each hotel is pinned at the position Google returns for its own name. The faint dots are the other hotels we have reviewed.

Bucuti & Tara

No rate returned

Agoda listed no room for Dec 5 to 12

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Renaissance

$610 a night

on Agoda, Dec 5 to 12

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Lowest nightly rate Agoda listed for two adults, read November 14, 2026. Both buttons open the same week, Dec 5 to 12, unless you have given us your dates. See the full table

The short version

Bucuti & Tara is on the quiet low-rise coast around Eagle Beach; the Renaissance is on downtown Oranjestad, about 4.0 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
The Renaissance is a downtown hotel: its beach is a private island, a short water taxi ride away.
Bucuti & Tara includes breakfast but is not all-inclusive. Our review of the Renaissance does not cover the board basis.
Bucuti & Tara takes adults only; the Renaissance has one adults-only tower and one family tower.
For Dec 5 to 12, Agoda listed the Renaissance from $610 a night for two adults. Its live feed returned no rate for Bucuti & Tara that week, so there is no number to set beside it.
On Google, guests rate Bucuti & Tara 4.8 of 5 from 937 reviews and the Renaissance 4.5 from 5,518.
The official airport taxi fare is $37 to Bucuti & Tara and $26 to the Renaissance, for up to four passengers.

Row by row

Every figure names its source and its date. Where our review does not cover something, the cell says so.

Where it stands

Directly on Eagle BeachEagle Beach: quiet, low-rise

Downtown Oranjestad, its beach is a boat ride awayOranjestad: town and the port

Board

Breakfast included, not all-inclusive

Not covered in our review

Who it takes

Adults only, 18 and over

One adults-only tower, one family tower

Size

104 rooms

Not stated in our review

Guests on Google

4.8 of 5937 reviews on Google

4.5 of 55,518 reviews on Google

A night on Agoda

No rate returned for Dec 5 to 12Agoda's live feed listed no room here that week. Check your own dates.

$610 a nightlowest rate, 2 adults, Dec 5 to 12

Airport taxi

$37official daytime fare, up to 4

$26official daytime fare, up to 4

Between the two: about 4.0 km (2.5 miles) in a straight lineA taxi from one to the other: $16, official fare

Agoda rates: the lowest nightly rate its live feed listed for two adults, Dec 5 to 12, read November 14, 2026; taxes or fees may be extra, and a hotel with few rooms left that week shows a higher lowest rate. Google ratings read November 14, 2026. Taxi fares from the Government of Aruba tariff published May 27, 2026. Board, age policy and size are from our own reviews.

What our reviews say

The verdict and the catch are our own words from each review: a local team's assessment, never a claimed stay.

Bucuti & Tara Boutique Beach Resort

Eagle Beach. Eagle Beach: quiet, low-rise.

Our verdict

Adults-only, carbon-neutral, and ranked #1 in the Caribbean. Michelin-level dining (Terra by Jeremy Ford) right on the sand.

The catch

Premium-priced, with a five-night minimum, and it books out months ahead.

Near the door, from our guide

Manchebo Beach (260 m), Eagle Beach (600 m). Straight-line distances.

Booked direct nearby

Beach Yoga with Sound Bath, $30 per person, on Eagle Beach.

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Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort

Oranjestad. Oranjestad: town and the port.

Our verdict

Adults-only city base with exclusive water-taxi access to a private 40-acre flamingo island.

The catch

No beach at the hotel itself, and the island taxi stops around 6:45pm.

See dates on Agoda Our review

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Questions about these two

Which is cheaper, Bucuti & Tara or the Renaissance?

We do not guess prices. For Dec 5 to 12, Agoda listed the Renaissance from $610 a night for two adults. Its live feed returned no rate for Bucuti & Tara that week, so there is no number to set beside it. Open both on Agoda with your own dates to see the real numbers side by side.

How far apart are Bucuti & Tara and the Renaissance?

Bucuti & Tara is on the quiet low-rise coast around Eagle Beach; the Renaissance is on downtown Oranjestad, about 4.0 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line. The Renaissance is a downtown hotel: its beach is a private island, a short water taxi ride away. The official taxi fare from one to the other is $16 for up to four passengers.

Is Bucuti & Tara or the Renaissance all-inclusive?

Bucuti & Tara includes breakfast but is not all-inclusive. Our review of the Renaissance does not cover the board basis.

Can you bring children to Bucuti & Tara or the Renaissance?

Bucuti & Tara takes adults only; the Renaissance has one adults-only tower and one family tower.

How much is a taxi from the airport to Bucuti & Tara and the Renaissance?

The official airport taxi fare is $37 to Bucuti & Tara and $26 to the Renaissance, for up to four passengers. Fares are fixed by the Government of Aruba's tariff, published May 27, 2026; there are no meters, and $5 is added on Sundays, holidays and at night.