The Mill Resort & Suites

Lagom stort, härligt med boende så nära poolen, med en liten terrass!

The Mill is a great choice for a visit to Aruba. This is our 3rd trip to Aruba and 2nd at the Mill.

Location: We love the location. It’s a short walk to the beach (Palm Beach) or if you prefer you can get the shuttle which takes a couple of minutes. Its also only a 10 minute walk up to strip where all the restaurants and shops are. But equally far away enough that is quiet. There’s bus stops just outside if you want to head up or down the coast and don’t have a car. The last 2 times we hired a car but this visit to Aruba we didn’t need one.

Beach: We love the beach area at the end of Palm beach. The Mill has an area in between the Riu and St Regis. They have beds, parasols, towels and even floaty mats to use on the water. There’s also cold ice water. Everything you could need. If you want to buy food or ice cream , Bugaloe beach bar is a couple minutes walk. It’s also an easy walk down the coast to Eagle Beach.
The beach has stunning scenery, clear water and right in front of the painted tower and deck which you can swim out to ( we love this!) Every day we’d swim to the tower. The kids love jumping off and there’s plenty of fish living underneath so a nice little bit of snorkelling just off shore. We liked the puffer fish. Also lots of big hermit crabs living on the bottom if you can spot them. This bit of Palm beach really has everything we need. We went up to Boca Catalina (on the bus) one day to snorkel but otherwise were very happy with the Beach area the Mill offers. Wifi is also available at the beach.

Staff: All the staff are friendly and attentive. We were checked in and out by Glen. He was very helpful. Staff were happy to print my boarding passes on check out. The staff in the Allegra restaurant were all exceptional.

Food: Last time we stayed we were bed and breakfast only but this time through Expedia there was only a full board option. I had emailed the hotel a couple times as being a vegan and vegetarian family I was a bit concerned about the a la carte options. Sadly I didn’t get a reply. I also messaged the restaurant directly on facebook and they did reply saying someone would email me to discuss options for our stay but they didn’t. If you eat meat and fish then not a problem for you but we did struggle a bit as the menu was limited. I have to say the staff were fantastic and actually very accommodating during our stay. I just felt awkward every meal time having to ask for modifications. “Can I have the fish tacos without the fish” etc. It would have just been nice to have seen more vegetarian/vegan options to save this complication every meal time. My son was happy with margherita pizza (and ate 9 during our stay!) but the rest of us did prefer a bit of variation. As a vegan of 20 years I was very surprised to see a menu with no vegan options. I have to say though the full board option is very good value with all meals included. Aruba can be very expensive to eat.

Rooms: Rooms are large and clean. Beds very comfy. We had a garden view which in my opinion is better as the pool view could be noisy. There’s a kitchenette with basic supplies if you want to cook and a large fridge with freezer. We did go to Superfoods to get snacks in some basic provisions. We walked there (30 mins) and got a taxi back. You can also getting shopping delivered.
The only thing I think is lacking from the room is an option to have a roll out bed (or have 2 singles and a double instead of 2 doubles ) as my children are 8 and 11 and refused to share a bed so we had to share with a child in each bed. On Expedia it did say roll out beds were available I booked but they are not. I really want to stay at the Mill again if we go to Aruba but this would be a limiting factor for us sadly. If they offered a ‘family room’ with separate beds (or a roll away bed ) option that would be useful. I would love to stay here again.

Facilities: We used the laundry on our last day. Its $3 for a token for the washer and same for the dryer. Its $1 for detergent. The cycles are both 30 minutes. Very convenient. We used the ‘market’ once to buy 2 large sharing bags of crisps on our last day. It came to $22 which was pretty crazy! There’s very limited items to buy, mainly snacks and drinks. There's a gym on site. My partner used it twice.

The Pool: We love the pool area. Both pools are great. One is only 1m deep so great for kids. There are loungers in the pool which have been upgraded since our last stay. Always plenty of sunbeds free. We love the large Bali beds which fit all of us on and under shade, they are very comfy. We never had a problem getting one. Pool towels are available from the hut. Its very relaxing around the pool although there’s usually music from the bar. In the evening there was live music which always sounded good.

The wildlife: The iguanas definitely need their own mention. They are incredible. You are never far from lizards at the hotel and they are just beautiful and wonderful to see lounging around soaking up the sun. Aruba is famous for the iguanas and the Mill is a great place to see them. Also lots of beautiful birds around. A very tropical feel to the place. We saw a toad one morning too. Outside the hotel is a freshwater ditch with turtles and sometimes a heron. Sadly, this is quite dirty and always had rubbish in it. This could have done with more maintenance to protect the wildlife.

Just one thing to be aware of, they charge your credit card before check out. I assume they do this to save time but I actually had a lot of cash left which I would have preferred to have used.

Overall we love the Mill. Yes mealtimes were a bit problematic for us but the food was good quality and staff were helpful and friendly. We love the location, facilities, iguanas and the beach area and would definitely go back.

Poor beautiful nice breakfast buffet

Excelente estadia, las instalaciones, el personal, la habitación..todo muy bien..muy limpio y bien mantenido.

Hermoso el hotel, la ubicación excelente, muy buena la atención
Nos encantó, súper recomendable
Lo volveria a elegir

We had a wonderful stay at The Mill Resort! Our housekeeper, Astrid, did an amazing job keeping our room clean and comfortable throughout our stay. The Kids Club was also a highlight — Javier put on a fantastic show for the children with magic tricks and balloon animals. The kids absolutely loved it and were so impressed. Thank you for helping make our family vacation so memorable!

Desayuno muy bueno y excelente ubicación y cercanía a la playa

Todo

I had the most amazing time at the mill. The staff is super friendly, reliable and made our stay worthwhile. John Zara was an amazing server who is respectful and hard working.

The convenience of kitchenette for making my own meals and the staff are always helpful , smiling and the go out of the way for the guests .

Bethanie and Albert were great! Very personable and attentive. My food came out great as well. Has the surf and turf.

Bethanie is amazing!! Excellent customer service delivered. She had such a warm and welcoming personality that positively impacted our first family vacation with our 8 month old. I would definitely recommend.

Melissa and Sammantha welcome my husband and I to the Mill Resort and Spa in Aruba. We were amazed by the beautiful views of this beautiful resort, we will absolutely recommend it to all of our friends and families, that Aruba is the Marriott Resort in Aruba is the perfect spot to enjoy for anyone looking for an adventure.

Het personeel, eten, faciliteiten en alles wat uitstekend geregeld is. Zoals shuttle auto’s naar het strand, parkeerplaatsen voldoende en leuke kidsclub.

The service Albert shows me and my family while we are here is so heart warming. Shows that there are real people that actually care about you while you are far from home

Frenda!! that’s all i have to say!! she was an amazing server, she helped us so much even with our large group. her kindness and urgency was definitely felt! keep this sweet woman around forever! 😄😄