Palm Beach, Aruba

Closest Airport:
Queen Beatrix Airport
Distance: 15 min.

Nearest Village/City:
Oranjestad

Shade: Light
Chair Rentals: Yes
Food/Water Available on Beach: Yes
Watersport Rentals: Yes
Shopping Area on Beach: Yes
Vendors: No
Other: Topless


HOTEL ON BEACH:
Numerous. Visitors are fortunate that Palm Beach boasts some fine properties, including the 400-plus room Americana with a expansive pool  that  features a waterfall; the pink color scheme of the Moorish-looking Aruba Palm Beach; the luxuries and casino of the Radission Aruba Caribbean. Inexpensive ? No, but less expensive than the nearby Hyatt Regency Aruba, the island's most deluxe property.

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS:
Natural Bridge. Centuries of pounding surf have carved a long thin bridge out of coral rock on the north coast of the island. This is a definite photo site enhanced by the beautiful stretch of white sand beach below. The water, however,  is a little rough and unpredictable for swimming. For man-made attractions take a stroll through Oranjestad, the capital of Aruba. Well-known for it's shopping,  casinos and it's the quaint Dutch architecture.

ACCESS TO BEACH:
Palm Beach is a public beach - open to everyone - with many points of access.

QUALITY OF BEACH:
Picture-perfect sand as featured on so many travel brochures; powdery bone-white with a deep beach some five miles long.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
This is the land of casinos and all the American-style creature comforts you left back home.