Where to stay · Local feel

Most local neighbourhoods in Aruba

Where to stay in Aruba to feel like a resident — the neighbourhoods with genuine local life, independent restaurants, and the fewest tourists.

AllBudgetLocal feelNightlifeFamiliesWalkabilityMost central

Top pick for local feel

San Nicolas

Old oil-refinery town reborn as Aruba's street-art district — Aruba Art Fair central.

San Nicolas Aruba — large-scale colourful street-art mural on town building

San Nicolas

Top pick

Old oil-refinery town reborn as Aruba's street-art district — Aruba Art Fair central.

7/10

Walk

7/10

Price

9/10

Local

3/10

Central

California Lighthouse Aruba — historic stone lighthouse on northern tip dune landscape

Noord & California Lighthouse

Good

Northern tip — Tierra del Sol golf, Arashi Beach, the California Lighthouse dunes.

5/10

Walk

5/10

Price

8/10

Local

5/10

Central

Oranjestad Aruba — Dutch colonial pastel buildings and waterfront street

Oranjestad

Trade-off

Pastel Dutch-colonial capital with cruise port, casino strip, the Renaissance Island ferry.

8/10

Walk

5/10

Price

6/10

Local

9/10

Central

Eagle Beach Aruba — wide white sand with two divi-divi trees and turquoise sea

Eagle Beach

Trade-off

Low-rise quiet strip just south of Palm Beach — Bucuti, Manchebo, the divi-divi trees.

6/10

Walk

3/10

Price

4/10

Local

6/10

Central

Palm Beach Aruba — high-rise hotel strip backing the calm leeward coast

Palm Beach

Trade-off

High-rise hotel strip — Marriott, Hyatt, Ritz, the pool-deck and casino scene.

7/10

Walk

2/10

Price

2/10

Local

7/10

Central

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