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Aruba hotels, side by side

Ritz-Carlton or Marriott?

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.

Ritz-CarltonMarriott

270 m 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.

Ritz-Carlton

$2,432 a night

on Agoda, Dec 5 to 12

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Marriott

$650 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

  • Both stand on the Palm Beach high-rise strip, about 270 m (0.2 miles) apart in a straight line.
  • Neither is all-inclusive: both are sold room only.
  • Both take all ages.
  • For Dec 5 to 12, Agoda listed the Marriott from $650 a night for two adults and the Ritz-Carlton from $2,432: $1,782 a night apart, about $12,474 over the week.
  • On Google, guests rate the Ritz-Carlton 4.6 of 5 from 2,353 reviews and the Marriott 4.5 from 2,767.
  • The official airport taxi fare is $41 to either, 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

Ritz-Carlton: On the quiet northern end of Palm BeachPalm Beach: lively, high-rise
Marriott: At the northern tip of the Palm Beach stripPalm Beach: lively, high-rise

Board

Ritz-Carlton: Room only
Marriott: Room only

Who it takes

Ritz-Carlton: All ages
Marriott: All ages, with an adults-only pool

Size

Ritz-Carlton: About 320 rooms and suites
Marriott: About 414 rooms

Guests on Google

Ritz-Carlton: 4.6 of 52,353 reviews on Google
Marriott: 4.5 of 52,767 reviews on Google

A night on Agoda

Ritz-Carlton: $2,432 a nightlowest rate, 2 adults, Dec 5 to 12
Marriott: $650 a nightlowest rate, 2 adults, Dec 5 to 12Lower that week

Airport taxi

Ritz-Carlton: $41official daytime fare, up to 4
Marriott: $41official daytime fare, up to 4
Between the two: about 270 m (0.2 miles) in a straight line

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.

The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba

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.

Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino

Palm Beach. Palm Beach: lively, high-rise.

Our verdict

Freshly renovated, with dual pools (family plus adults-only) and ten places to eat.

The catch

Casino-centric and busy after dark, and a resort fee applies.

Near the door, from our guide

Hadicurari Beach (Fisherman's Huts) (620 m), Palm Beach (700 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.

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Questions about these two

Which is cheaper, the Ritz-Carlton or the Marriott?

For Dec 5 to 12, Agoda listed the Marriott from $650 a night for two adults and the Ritz-Carlton from $2,432: $1,782 a night apart, about $12,474 over the week. That is one sample week read on November 14, 2026; rates move with the dates, so open both on Agoda with your own.

How far apart are the Ritz-Carlton and the Marriott?

Both stand on the Palm Beach high-rise strip, about 270 m (0.2 miles) apart in a straight line.

Is the Ritz-Carlton or the Marriott all-inclusive?

Neither is all-inclusive: both are sold room only.

How much is a taxi from the airport to the Ritz-Carlton and the Marriott?

The official airport taxi fare is $41 to either, 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.