My husband and I ventured down to Aruba for a 6 night stay at Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa. We had such an incredible experience here. We chose not to do the all- inclusive package, but did dine at the Pega-Pega bar as well as the French Steakhouse, both of which are on the hotel property and served very tasty dishes for myself and my spouse as well. The staff at Manchebo were nothing short of fabulous. They were very helpful, very courteous, and spoke great English which was helpful as well being since I'm from TN. They helped us book tours, greeted us with a welcome beverage upon arrival, called taxis for us upon request daily, spoke in a kind, friendly manner on all occasions, and acted as if they were pleased to assist us in any way. The housekeeping staff works incredibly hard and did a great job keeping our room clean and well stocked with towels, and supplies. The Manchebo provides huts for lounging with longe chairs located on their goregous, peaceful beach. this was a great trip with some wonderful experiences. I would definitely return to this resort and would recommend it to others!

We just returned from our visit to Aruba, and were disappointed on a lot of levels. We chose Manchebo Beach Resort based on the reviews on here and the fact that it was ranked #4. Perhaps our standards are higher, but it's an average place at best. The room was very small, however, clean and comfortable - nothing overly special for a 'resort.' The beach is bigger than most of the other hotels, and it was never a problem finding chairs. There is an 'attendant' who is supposed to provide 'service' but we hardly saw him and he never made an effort to approach us. The fish tacos and mojitos are good, but we were skeptical as to whether there was any alcohol in the them -- especially when we provided the free drink vouchers. We ever ate breakfast - it's a nasty looking 'buffet.' Go next door to the Aruba Beach Club - excellent breakfast (and good service too) there!

One particular day, 12/22, it rained most of the day, and our toilet stopped working. The front desk told us that it was because of the rain, and that it was a resort-wide issue. Hmm. So I asked a couple of other guests and they were having no issue with their toilet. So we called the front desk again (this is a couple of hours after our first call). We were told that someone would come to take a look. No one came for at least an hour, and it began to work. Basically summarizes our Aruban experience - no urgency to provide service.

We heard how friendly everyone is there, and perhaps that's true, but we didn't exactly encounter top notch service or friendliness.

After a quick check in with a very pleasant Michelle,we were shown to our room. We were surprised by a knock on our door by a resort employee with two virgin Mohitos and a bottle of rum. Needless to say, there was lots of rum added to the drinks. In addition we received two drink vouchers and yoga sessions. There are a few people who regularly did yoga every day for a small fee.

The rooms are spacious, well equipped and clean.....and most of all the beds were comfortable . We were on the ground floor with direct access to a wide beach with plentiful palapas and sun beds. Carlos always made sure we had everything we needed as well as made sure the facilities were for Manchebo Beach residents.There were plenty of beach towels early in the day. We never used beach service as the bar was only 50 feet way.

Everyone was always pleasant and helpful. A smile does go a long way when you are asking for something.

The ocean was often rough,so it was nice to enjoy a well maintained pool.

There are many good restaurants nearby as well as at the resort. There is a new little mall across the street

The Wecome Cocktail Party was nice with appetizers and free drinks. Edgar sure makes sure everyone is enjoying their stay.

I would like to have had a screen on the door and less light on the beach and spa at night. I realize the lights are for safety reasons.

We are currently looking for next year.

I stayed at the Manchebo Resort (12/12/12 through 12/15/12 )

Okay.When we arrived to Manchebo we were brought to the service desk to recive our room keys and confirm our de Plam Jeep Tour reservations. The man at the desk told us that we needed to go to another resort to confirm our already paid for Plam Jeep Tour. So without being shown to our room we had to wait for a shuttle to take us 8 minutes down the block to a different resort to confirm this tour. When we arrived to this hotel we explaned why we came and what we needed to do and she looked at us confused and asked " Well why did they send you all the way down here? They could have done this themselves." Which was exatctly my point!
After i got all that squared away we arrived back to Manchebo to recive our room key and be shown to our rooms.

The Room was Alright. Nothing that made me go "Oooo, Ahhhh" but still not bad. The shower and bed were the best part of the whole room! The resort was beautiful and the beach looked like a sceen saver! The Bar was great other than the fact the drinks had no alcohol in them. Seroiusly no alcohol what so ever! I drink enough to know if my drink has alcohol or not!

The next morning arived and it was time for us to get picked up for our jeep tour! ( Yay! ). The lady at the front counter told us that we would need to walk to the Divi Lobby to be picked up. I asked her where that is and she gave me unclear directions that sent me on a wild goose chase. After 20 minutes of rushing around in panic, asking 3 different people who gave me 3 different directions and I finally found it... I walked up to one of the front desk people trying to confirm that i was in the right place for thr jeep tour and he had no clue what i was talking about.
luckly we were flaged down by another couple who were going on the tour... We later found out that the Bus was supposed to pick us up from our resort.

Okay so the Service desk has now screwed us twice! ( getting a little sore )

Now the next day I went to the breakfast and It took 15 minutes for anyone to help me! Even after me making eye contact. The woman who helped me was rude and short with me giving me an attitude.
We felt they seemed to wait on us second hand over the older couples! We had to be the youngest couple in the whole resort at 21 but we still payed our money's worth like everyone else!

The last night we ate at the French steak house and I swear to you... I can go across the sreet here at home to China garden, order shrimp fried rice and I kid you not the food tasted just like chinese take out!
One of our steaks were way under cooked and to top it all we were ignored to entire time we were there. Upon leaving there resturant the mannager asked us if we order another round of sprites. After telling her we hadn't she look at us like we were lying and shook us down repeating that she saw us order them and wanted to charge us for it! Truth is we did order another round of drinks and they never came but she wanted to charge us for them! What a joke! We felt very insulted!

Now here is the best part! that night I went to the front desk to let them know that we had tickets for a shuttle to to take us to the airport and that the flight was at 2:30 pm. So she calls a driver n talks to him for like ten minutes joking around with him before even getting around to to matter at hand. finally she hangs up and tells me that the bus will be here at 9:00 am. NINE AM??? I repeted to her that the plane takes off at 2:30! But she just straight faced sat there and said in a rude way " No. Bus comes at nine am! nine am!" pulling that act like she didnt understand english.
So I got the honor on waking up at the but crack of dawn and siting at the Airport for 5 plus hours when we already had a for hour layover on our connecter flight home!!

EACH AND EVERY TIME I WENT TO THE SERVICE DESK WE GOT SCREWED!

Oh! and one more thing! They charge a deposit to your room of what they say to be $150 but after checking my card to find out that they hold $200. After my discovery i reported to the service desk and the lady says that they always take another $50 for incase of damage ... So they lie and tell you that they are charging $150 but really charge $200? and isnt that the main porpuse of the original $150 to begin with! Rob Me blind with a smile on your face!
After doing some exploring of our own we found some nicer resorts at much cheaper prices!
Aruba is for us but defidently NOT manchebo!

I can continue writing more but this place has already wasted oh so much of my time and energy so ill leave it on this note!

DO NOT STAY HERE!!! RUN WHILE U STILL CAN!!!! RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!