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La Cabana Beach Resort- One Cool Honeymoon
Trip Report August 17 - August 24, 1999
Sent in by: A&L Wilson
My wife and I arrived via American Airlines and it was smooth sailing from the start. We
booked our all inclusive package through Liberty Travel and again had no problem. We were
there from 8/17-8/24. We were met at the airport in Aruba by Depalm Tours, and they were
very friendly and even offered an "orientation" session by various tour agencies
on the Island. We stayed for 8 days and 7 nights, which was more than enough time to see
all the sights. At LaCabana, we had no problems with our all inclusive package being
registered. However, the one problem I had was with the front desk clerk who really didn't
explain what we could expect. She just handed me a bunch of papers and my honeymoon
bucket and said "Have a wonderful trip". Later in our room, it was wonderful. We
had a grand suite which was a one bedroom in the newer building. The view was wonderful,
even if it wasn't of the beach and my only complaint was that although our room was fully
equipped, we were told on several occasions not to turn the A/C off, even though our room
was like an Icebox. We spent many nights under several layers of covers and blankets,
which is ridiculous for a tropical island.
Later in the trip, we used all of our
vouchers, which LaCabana so graciously offered. At the end, we even had several to return
that were unused! The staff who worked at the different restaurants were all Great! They
were friendly and courteous, but I must admit the service was really, really slow. We must
have waited at least 20 minutes to eat at both on-site restaurants. They tend to
seat you quickly, but serve you slowly. The jewel box revue was really funny, but the
Casino itself wasn't anything to write home about. I lost a lot of money there before I
finally decided to go to the Crystal Casino, who not only made you feel good about losing
your money with all the free drinks and snacks you can handle, but also allowed you to win
a few times too. I won $200.00 there which I used to buy souvenirs. As far as attractions,
we recommend the Mi Dushi sponsored by Depalm tours, but whatever you do, don't even
bother going to the "Tatoo", unless you are into the "oldies" and
handholding in terms of how to party.(For example, the deejay played the theme from Hawaii
five O and expect folks to boogie to it) We were so bored that when the boat got close to
shore downtown, we begged the captain to let us off and he did. (This was the night I hit
it big at the Crystal Casino) The beaches are beautiful, especially at Eagle Beach and
both the pools and beaches at LaCabana are very well kept. Overall, we had a wonderful
time at LaCabana and would recommend it; especially for a family trip. We were so
impressed that we bought a time share there!
Sincerely,
A&L
Wilson
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