Tiny Humans are Portable: Part 3

If you are looking for a family friendly resort in Aruba, you need to take a look at the Divi Aruba Phoenix. I stumbled on this hotel while searching the various travel sites. When I started looking closer, it seemed too good to be true. This property is more than hotel, it is a condo resort, which works perfectly for anyone, especially people traveling with a tiny human.

What made this resort perfect for us?

Our room, or should I say condo. It had a bedroom, two full bathrooms, a living area, full kitchen, dining area, washer/dryer combo and two balconies. This extra space gave everyone some much needed breathing room and gave B a lot of areas to run around and explore. The full kitchen let us keep some snacks and milk on hand, for quick snacks and the washer/dryer combo was just what we needed to clean sandy suits.

Baby butt - totally entertained by the washing machine!

The amenities were fantastic. The resort had two restaurants and a small carry-out on site, which meant that we really never HAD to leave, and often we didn't, except for dinner. The staff at all of the restaurants was pleasant and so very accommodating to us and to our tiny human. They didn't blink an eye when we arrived at our romantic dinner on the beach and asked for a high chair.

The location. This resort was RIGHT on the beach. We walked out of our building, right to the pool area and on to the beach. I thought that this would be very important, and it was. Having everything RIGHT THERE was great and convenient and worth a little extra money. We alternated between using the beach and the pool and never had any issues finding chairs to call home for the day.

View from our balcony, facing the water. Blue water and white sand and palm trees, oh my! Under the big cluster of palm trees were lots of little grass umbrellas and chairs for lounging.

View from our balcony, facing the property and the pool. Gor-geous!

I have to say it again...location! The Divi Aruba Phoenix was at the far end of the high rise hotel zone, but it was still within walking distance to restaurants, bars and shopping. Once we figured that out, nightly sunset strolls became part of our vacation routine. The sunset in Aruba is so gorgeous that I tended to get a little snap happy on our way to dinner.

Looking down the boardwalk, towards the other high rise hotels, restaurants and shops.

This. Every night.

Bottom line. The Divi Aruba Phoenix was the perfect resort for us. The atmosphere was lively, but family friendly. The location was perfect and the rooms had everything that we wanted and more. Would we go back? Absolutely. We wouldn't stay anywhere else.