Lets start with the positives of this hotel:
Very nice property. Small hotel so not overcrowded. There are not a lot of people on the beach so you don't feel like a sardine. Property is clean and well maintained. Restaurant is good with good service. Beautiful grounds right on the ocean

Negatives: Lots of things are missing here. Maintenance chooses to rearrange stones outside our room at 9 in the morning. This is the first time we are sleeping in since the baby so very annoying. Then housekeeping starts knocking at the door. Why they don't provide a do not disturb sign is beyond me. Lets continue with housekeeping. They clean the room and don't leave any shampoo . My wife has long hair and uses almost the whole bottle but they never replace it. So our nightly ritual is to call the front desk to drop off some shampoo. They also don't replace the instant coffee packs. Keep in mind we did leave a tip, but this had no effect. We bought a deluxe ocean front room. Our room was not ocean front. I would say it was a partial ocean view at best. Beware of this. If your room is near the spa, you will not be able to see the ocean especially if it is on the first floor. There is a big pavillion in front that blocks everyones view. I think this is dishonest of the hotel. If it is a partial ocean view then it should be advertised as such and not priced at the same level as the true ocean view. The worst thing was the management of the chairs on the beach. The hotel says that anyone who leaves a towel on their chair for more than 2 hours will be removed. This is not true. I watched as multiple great spots on the ocean were occupied by lonely towels for the whole day with not a owner in sight. This is the same dumb game that I see all the time at these resorts. People leave their towels to claim a chair in the morning and never show up the whole day to use it and the hotel does nothing about it. Consequently, every morning when we asked for shade from the attendant, he told us "it is full". Annoying. Even more, the attendant would start putting away the chairs at 1 PM, so even if you vacated your chair and took your towel, he would put the chair away. This reinforces even more people leaving towels on chairs they probably will not come back for.

Overall, a nice property with a lot going for it, but definitely not high end service for the money. Could be easily remedied though with a push from the management.

This was our first visit to Aruba and I was very happy with our choice of hotel. The hotel grounds were beautiful with palm trees and lots of palapas around. We got to the beach around 9 every morning and got a great palapa, so no need to line up and reserve your palapa at 5 am. The beach was wide with plenty of room between palapas.
The room was large and very clean. I suggest an upgrade to an ocean view room. It was very relaxing sitting out there at night and in the morning.
We went up to the Palm beach area one afternoon and I couldnt wait to get back to Eagle beach. Too many people up there, we were glad we didnt stay on Palm beach.
We ate at Pega Pega bar for lunch every day and the food was good. We didnt eat at the other restaurants so I cant comment on those. We enjoyed happy hour at Pega Pega. They made good strong drinks. The bartenders were great! Very friendly!
I highly recommend this hotel for anyone looking for a relaxing vacation away from the crowds.I would have had hotel envy if I stayed anywhere else! We will stay here again if we come back to Aruba.

This is my 2nd time to Manchebo and it's just as great as last year with a few extras added. (Welcome drink and cooler for the beach). I brought my neice for her 40th birthday and Manchebo went way beyond our expectations to make our stay wonderful. She loved it and can't wait to go back. For me I'll be back soon with my husband middle of February for 10 nights. Manchebo is truly paradise and we will be back for many years as we have found our vacation dream place at Manchebo.

SO happy we chose the low-rise section of the island! Our first time in Aruba and we will definitely return! Manchebo staff are fantastic, room is super clean, bed is heavenly! But the BEACH!!!! We will come back here again!