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Aruba Trip Report - Allegro Beach Resort
Trip report - travel dates not disclosed
Submitted on October 17, 2002 by: Lorie

 
The Allegro Resort was very nice. Because of negative BB postings, I was concerned what we would find. When we checked in, we were given a room on the pool level that faced the Hyatt. I asked if we could be up graded to an ocean or pool view (hoping for an even numbered room). We were given rooms 829 & 833. Both had an ocean view. The view was beautiful but was not conducive to seeing the sunset, which was fine. We found a different location each night to view it which was even better. The rooms were not huge but adequate. (If you've ever stayed at the Delta Chealsa in Toronto, these were HUGE!) They were very clean, no mold, smell, dirt, etc. that has been reported in some postings. We tipped the maid $1-$2 each day and our rooms were cleaned by the time we returned from breakfast (same w/ the kid's room). We never had any needs as far as the room went. There was a hair dryer, refrigerator, safe, nice size dresser and closet. The bathroom also has good-sized counter space.There is a breakfast buffet that is endless. There are made to order omelets, French toast, pancakes, fresh fruit, cereal, danishes, muffins, bagels, sausage, bacon, potatoes, ….. You name it & it's there. For lunch, there is a buffet in the same place, Papaya's or a beach hut that has hot dogs. Each day there is a different theme to the buffet dinners: BBQ, Italian, French, Caribbean, Seafood, and International. There was always a large salad table, rice, potatoes, carved beef or lamb and pasta. The buffet starts at 6:30 with the show beginning at 8:30. If we ate early, Edgar would take care of us. He would seat us up front then put a "reserved" sign on our table. This way we could leave then come back. If he would see us during the day, he would ask if we were going to the show. If we told him yes, our sign would be on a table waiting for us. There is Caruso's which is their Italian resturaunt. We made reservations for Saturday night and the food was very good. 'Lots of garlic!!! My husband had linguini & clams, my daughter had spaghetti w/ meat sauce, I had veal saltimbocca. Everything was delicious. There is also Papaya's, which is an open restaurant by the pool. In the afternoon they have an ala carte menu and at night you need reservations. I had the filet mingon there and it was very tasty. My son had the baked chicken and he didn't care for the seasoning (very picky eater!) The pizza oven is outside by the pool. It is open from 6pm-1am and has good made to order personal size pizzas -
thin crust.The pool looked to be one of the nicest in the area. We saw the Aruba Grand - it was an Olympic sized regular old hotel pool. No palm trees, fountains, etc. It did have a rock formation w/ a small pond & mote. The water was so stagnate and green, you couldn't see the bottom. The Hyatt had a beautiful free form pool w/fountains like the Allegro. They had macaw birds that were beautiful but after a while drove you crazy from cawing all day. Their pool seemed to have almost all shade from the palm trees. The Allegro had a large free formed pool with a large rock island in the middle. There were 2 waterfalls going over the rocks. In this area there were 3 hot tubs. (Actually, during the day "hot" is translated into "magma tub".) There was a nice mix of shade & sun for the lounge chairs. We did not have a problem getting lounge chairs at the pool or beach. We saw lots of iguanas by the pool. Actually, there were about 5 permanent residents at the Allegro and they were just around all day. They are beautiful creatures. They may not bite but they will beat you up w/ their tails! They are quit harmless and are interesting to watch. They love fruit - which is also a natural part of their diet. There was one w/ an amputated arm at the Allegro. We called him Lt. Dann (from Forest Gump). Have a great vacation!!!

Lorie

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22 October 2002