Do not stay here if you have high expectations. We got this room through a time share exchange on Interval International. We exchanged a week at our 5 star time share for a dump! The rooms we had smelled of urine and mold. The view from our balcony was of a construction site and a large crane. The grounds are horrible and littered. The manager is rude and offensive. When you check in they give you 4 remotes and a bunch of keys. You need a key to turn on the A/C and a remote control to control it. There is no safe-just a small lock box on the wall. Don't stay here. All this place is is just a sleezy motel across the street from the beach. They also charge you tons of fees. Beware seriously! We had to stay elswhere and spend lots of extra money.

I just returned from a 4 night stay at La Quinta Beach Resort in Aruba. I've been to Aruba 3 times before but this was my first time staying at LQ. Before writing this review, I read about 20 others that were written here and most of them are pretty accurate. Fortunately for me, I didn't have any of the really bad experiences that a few others had such as ants/bugs in the room, broken elevator, broken AC, poor customer service, etc. Without writing a novel, I'll say that I agree with all of the positive things that have been written about LQ, including the amazing uncrowded beach right across the road, the size & cleanliness of the bigger sized pool, the quality of the food & drinks at the little restaurant/bar, efficient and great housekeeping, variety of TV channels including a lot of American ones, and the overall quality of the rooms. As for the negatives I experienced, the water pressure in the shower was awful. I had to spend 3 times as much time in there as I normally would. And my biggest complaint is what a lot of people have already mentioned. This hotel nickel & dimes the crap out of you! I asked them if I could print out my boarding pass for my flight home and the woman at the front desk told me it'd be $2.00 per page! I mean, really??? And then they charged me $15.00 for a 10 minute call I made to a local 297 area code cell phone from my room. Bottom line is, if they can charge you for it, they will. So be aware of this.

We spent a week at La Quinta this past June. We used one of our banked weeks for a needed quick fix as we hadn’t been to Aruba since September 2011. We enjoy La Quinta for its laid back feel. A big draw for us at La Quinta is the large and uncrowded beach. As membership is small compared to other timeshares, repairs and updates are staged so that incremental improvements are sometimes not that easy to catch. This year we noticed a brand new elevator in Phase II and repairs and upgrade to the AC system. The beds, new a year or so ago, were very comfortable. Both pools were immaculate and our rooms and facilities clean and well maintained. Housekeeping comes in everyday. The grounds are also nicely maintained and a new roof was going up on Phase I. The housekeeping staff, front desk and management team are a pleasure and helped to make our stay so enjoyable. ‘One Happy Island’ for sure!

I love La Quinta Beach Resort! The staff is always willing to help and they have such great pride in the Resort. It is always clean and kept up. La Quinta has something for everyone, relaxation for those who want quiet but for those who want a livelier place, Urwin and pool bar staff are always willing to stay late and create a party atmosphere if the drinks are flowing.. The food at the Pool Bar is by far the best on the island for the price. You must try the FAMOUS Arubian Burger, Shon Geko has the best on the Island. Urwin, Pool Bar owner and World known Bartender is great at making up new drinks but has 3 menus full of different kinds of drinks. Great place to Vacation and make friends.