Aruba hotels, side by side
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.
5.0 km (3.1 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.
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
Every figure names its source and its date. Where our review does not cover something, the cell says so.
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.
The verdict and the catch are our own words from each review: a local team's assessment, never a claimed stay.
Palm Beach. Palm Beach: lively, high-rise.
Our verdict
Six restaurants, two pools, a 13-room spa, and turndown service, the works.
The catch
Palm Beach is livelier and louder than quiet Eagle Beach.
Near the door, from our guide
Hadicurari Beach (Fisherman's Huts) (380 m). Straight-line distances.
Booked direct nearby
Parasailing, $70 per person, on Palm Beach.
Opens the sample week, Dec 5 to 12. Change the dates on the next screen.
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.
Opens the sample week, Dec 5 to 12. Change the dates on the next screen.
14 hotels we have reviewed. Every pairing has its own page.
Keep Ritz-Carlton, change the other
Keep Bucuti & Tara, change the other
We do not guess prices. For Dec 5 to 12, Agoda listed the Ritz-Carlton from $2,432 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.
The Ritz-Carlton is on the Palm Beach high-rise strip; Bucuti & Tara is on the quiet low-rise coast around Eagle Beach, about 5.0 km (3.1 miles) away in a straight line. The official taxi fare from one to the other is $18 for up to four passengers.
The Ritz-Carlton is room only; Bucuti & Tara includes breakfast but is not all-inclusive.
The Ritz-Carlton takes all ages; Bucuti & Tara takes adults only.
The official airport taxi fare is $41 to the Ritz-Carlton and $37 to Bucuti & Tara, 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.