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Why Boardwalk Boutique Hotel is Aruba’s best adults-only hotel (according to our guests)
If you’re searching for the best adults-only boutique hotel in Aruba, chances are you’re looking for something a little more intimate. A place that’s peaceful, personal, and full of charm. At Boardwalk Boutique Hotel...
Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba Receives Green Globe Certification
Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba has been awarded Green Globe Certification, a globally recognized standard for sustainability in the travel and tourism industry. This achievement reflects the hotel’s long-term commitment...
Christmas in Aruba: Festive Traditions & Island Cheer
Christmas in Aruba blends festive traditions with warm sunshine, tropical breezes, and joyful island spirit. During the holidays, the island comes alive with lights, music, and unique Caribbean celebrations that feel...
Celebrating Two MICHELIN Keys: Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba’s Historic Win
We are beyond honored to share that Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba has been awarded Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide. With this distinction, Boardwalk becomes Aruba’s first and only MICHELIN Key hotel, and...
Revisiting Memories: A Decade Ago at Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba - Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Bloggers Weekend in Aruba
As you might have heard, read or seen in recent days, Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba was awarded two MICHELIN Keys in October 2025. A unique “win” for Aruba, as with Boardwalk’s two keys status, the island made the...
Slow Summer Days & Island Ways at Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba
Slow summer days in Aruba invite you to pause, breathe, and embrace island ways of living. At Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba, time moves gently among tropical gardens, private casitas, and sun-washed afternoons. This...
A Day at Boardwalk Beach on Aruba’s Iconic Palm Beach
Palm Beach. Just the name itself makes you want to take a vacation. Not to be confused with the town in Florida, we are talking about Palm Beach in Aruba. It’s the islands’ most iconic strip of white sand beach, fringed...
Holidays in Aruba: The Season of Giving Back
One of the charitable programs Boardwalk Boutique Hotel teams up with each year for the Holidays is Santas Cause Aruba Foundation’s Pack with a Purpose. This initiative invites you to pack your suitcase with more than...
From Paris to Paradise: Vacationing Like a Champion Olympic Medalist in Aruba
After the intensity of international competition, Aruba offers the perfect escape for athletes seeking rest, balance, and inspiration. From Paris to paradise, Olympic medalists choose Aruba to slow down, recharge, and...
A Health Vacay the Vegan Way in Aruba
A health vacation in Aruba is the perfect opportunity to nourish both body and mind, especially when done the vegan way. With fresh tropical ingredients, plant-based dining options, and a naturally relaxed island rhythm...
A Love Letter to our Guests And Thank You to Vote Us Best of the Best Top 25 Hotels
Ever since we, two Aruba-born twin sisters, took over Boardwalk Boutique Hotel in 2011 while it was a very low key vacation retreat and surfers paradise with 13 casitas and a total staff of six, we made it our mission to...
Art at Boardwalk
At Boardwalk Boutique Hotel we hope to inspire you to explore and discover the destination, connect with the various culinary and cultural aspects of Aruba, it’s people, nature and heritage by integrating stories and...
Looking back at three decades of Aruba vacations at Boardwalk Boutique Hotel
This story starts in the mid-nineties, when American windsurfing couple Karl and Robyn Huck first set foot in Aruba for a much anticipated windsurf vacation. They had learned how to windsurf on the Caribbean island of...
Boardwalk Boutique Hotel’s local heritage as former Coco Plantation and the history of Palm Beach in Aruba
One of the very first things you will notice upon entering Boardwalk Boutique Hotel is its unique garden. The tall palm trees that welcome you at Boardwalk are not present by accident: this boutique hotel is located on a...
Here’s 10 reasons why a solo trip to Aruba should be on your radar for a future vacation
Aruba has a long history of welcoming visitors to its sunny shores and long stretched white sand beaches. Nicknamed One happy island there is so much to do for everyone, and Aruba seems to be doing a great job at keeping...
Meeting 3 Menu Master Minds
Creating a brand new restaurant concept from start to finish involves a lot of planning and brainstorming: from the architectural outlines and interior design of the physical space to sourcing local farmers and produce...
A tasty homerun – the stories behind the local produce served at The Coco Café
As you’ve probably seen, heard, or even better -- experienced yourself by now, one year ago we opened our own restaurant, The Coco Café. And just like every other service, amenity, or add-on we have introduced at...
Introducing The Coco Café - Our Onsite Restaurant
It is with great pleasure, and a humble amount of pride, that we introduce to you our brand new onsite restaurant The Coco Café, open since June 2023! The Coco Café is a haven of local, tropical goodness, open daily...
Lobbying For Local
If you have been following us for a while you will know by now that at Boardwalk Boutique Hotel it is our mission to support the local community and embrace initiatives that better the local economy. As part of that...
Tess Gerdemann Covers Island Life As Residential Content Creator At Boardwalk Boutique Hotel
In an online quest for a creative social media content developer Boardwalk Boutique Hotel posted a ‘dream’ job opening last Spring that led to 2,000+ applications worldwide. After a thorough selection process, Tess...
Aruba is better together
Has it been a while since you last had fun on a trip abroad with some good friends, your significant other, or your favorite couple to spend quality time with? Keep on reading as we’re providing some ideas for a great...
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Aruba’s Nature Through the Lens of Armando Goedgedrag
Aruba, known for plentiful sunny days and a desert climate, might not come to mind as a place to find an abundance of tropical greens in an almost ‘garden of Eden’-like setting. Yet, that’s exactly what you will...
Free booster shots for all our guests
Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba starts serving complimentary booster shots to all hotel guests on January 1 as a nod to the current pandemic. The booster shots consist of cold pressed juices full of vitamins, minerals...
Wellness at Boardwalk Boutique Hotel
While on property there are plenty of opportunities for you to rejuvenate, relax and focus on your wellbeing in our two pools, on our dedicated beach area, on a shaded yoga deck outdoors or on your private patio at your...
Spend an unforgettable holiday with us!
After spending your vacation in Aruba this Holiday season, the famous Christmas song by The Drifters will never have the same meaning again! Why? Most of Aruba’s beaches are white, all year round and covered in powdery...
Giving back to Aruba
Spending your time to support a charity you are passionate about is something no one will ever regret. It will enrich your local experience, familiarize you with the local community and impact your perspective positively...
Celebrating Earth Day, honoring our nature & the environment
On April 22, 2021 the world celebrates International Earth Day to create awareness for the environment and our own roles and part in protecting it. At Boardwalk Boutique Hotel Aruba we have committed to environmental...
Transforming into a Trupial: the making of our FPV drone video
It doesn’t matter if you are interested in drone flying yes, or no. When you are exposed to FPV (first-person view) drones and the drone racing related to it, you will be easily hooked to this latest craze in drone use...
Creating work stations with amazing views
Making your vacation work If 2020 taught us anything it is that we are flexible and creative when it comes to getting our work done, sometimes juggling homeschooling for kids at the same time and from the same (work...
Hand-painted murals by Tana Gaxiola
At Boardwalk Boutique Hotel we have always made art an essential element in our casita design. Our boutique hotel offers a total of 46 casitas, private vacation home-style rooms, of which 4 are Deluxe Coco Casitas. These...
Long Term Stays & Workation
Long Term Stays & Workations at Boardwalk Boutique Hotel, how does that work? "There are a few aspects of this boutique hotel that make it a perfect option for a workation”, said Kacie Darden of Pineapple Travel of her...