Join our Do-Good program!

Become a Holiday Godparent and pack with a purpose. We invite you to bring along school supplies, books, toys or treats to place under our giving tree in the lobby. The donations will go directly to the Santas Cause Aruba Foundation for the Holidays. Not visiting during the Holidays? No worries! You can still contribute by placing your donation in our year-round donation box, located next to the check-in desk in the lobby.

The Aruba Promise:

I will consider my footprint on the island.

I will embrace a slow pace.

I will promise to be a responsible, respectful guest.

I will travel mindfully so that Aruba can remain One Happy Island for generations to come.

Aruba's Tap water meets the highest quality standards issued by the World Health Organization, so no need to purchase single-use water bottles. Just open the tap and refill your reusable bottle or cup! To reduce the footprint of our hotel, we provide every guest with a complimentary reusable water bottle from Join The Pipe.

Join the Pipe, just as Boardwalk, is committed to a world with less plastic waste. Join The Pipe uses their proceeds to set up drinking water and clean-up projects in developing countries. For clean drinking water, healthy living conditions and to tackle plastic pollution at its source.

Recycling food and other organic waste into compost provides a range of environmental benefits, including improving soil health, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, recycling nutrients, and mitigating the impact of droughts. Also, food scraps and garden waste combined make up more than 28 percent of what we throw away. Not only is food waste a significant burden on the environment, but processing it is costly.

Boardwalk has its own composting bins that recycle the organic waste made by staff members and guests. To help you help us, all casitas are equipped with a countertop composting bin for your food scraps. Housekeeping will pick up and deposit your waste in our bigger composting bins where it will sit for several weeks until we can use the compost for our gardens!

Sgt. Pepper’s Friends is a non-profit animal rescue foundation in Aruba. The foundation is named after the founders beloved dog, keeping his legacy alive.

Through donations and the hard work of the volunteers and the adoptive families, Sgt. Pepper's is able to rescue many animals in need.

Upon check-out from Boardwalk, you can leave unopened non-perishable food items in the donation box at the front desk. These items are taken weekly to Aruba’s Food Bank for local distribution.

"Fundacion pa nos comunidad" is the official food bank in Aruba. The food bank supports approximately 150-200 Aruban families per month.

"Ban uni man pa cria nos muchanan" provides children from low-income families in kindergarten, primary and secondary schools with daily breakfast.

Aruba is known for its idyllic, picture-perfect, white sandy beaches and fifty shades of blue waters. We strive to protect this beautiful island not only because the local flora and fauna depend on us but also because it promotes tourism which is the main income for Aruba and its people.

Sadly however, people often leave more than just their footprints. So, on your way out to explore off-the-beaten-path beaches with your snorkel, beach chair and cool box in hand, don't forget to pick up a Boardwalk Bucket at the bucket station near the gate.

By cleaning up the beach you help save marine life, preserve nature, keep toxins out of the water, and create a safer environment!

Aruba has no natural freshwater source and therefore relies on its desalination plant to produce clean, high-quality drinking water while also producing energy. Although efforts are made to implement sustainability, desalination is not a sustainable way of production. Therefore, we make an effort to consciously use water and electricity and invite you to join us. 

So, although Boardwalks solar panels, ultra inverter A/C units and LED lighting already contribute to minimizing our footprint, take a minute to check your casita when you are heading out to make sure lights and A/C are turned off, windows are closed and the water tap is not running or trickling.

At Boardwalk we recycle and repurpose; cardboard, plastic bottles, garden waste, aluminum cans and certain glass bottles. We work with various companies around Aruba to make this possible. 

Our cardboard is recycled by Ecotech, our plastic goes to Plastic Beach Party who melt and reuse this plastic to make all kinds of products (like the guest bundle clipboard you receive at check-in!), Daltra recycles our aluminum waste and Fantastic Gardens uses our garden waste to make mulch and soil, Tropical Bottling inspects and reuses all the Balashi Beer bottles an average of 5 times (Balashi, Chill, Mango and Orange).

Help us donate! 

Choose one of the following options to add to your bill: Baby Essentials, Hygiene Products, or Food Supplies. At the end of each month, Boardwalk will purchase these items and deliver them to the local food bank, Fundacion pa nos comunidad (FPNC). You can also make a monetary donation to support Aruba's local food bank by adding an amount of your choice to your bill.

• Baby box: a variety of baby essentials such as diapers, formula, ointment and a toy $150
• Hygiene box: a variety of hygiene necessities such as feminine hygiene products, soap, toothpaste and razors $75
• Food box: a mix of non perishable breakfast, lunch and dinner items $100

Consider the front desk team your local friends, eager to share tips on where to eat & go on the island. Boardwalk has always been known as a leader in curating local experiences which we recommend from our heart. We want to support our local, off-the-beaten-path, mom-and-pop vendors who work hard at providing excellent warm Aruban service and quality products.

We happily assist in creating reservations for you. Our Front desk is open daily from 8 am to 8 pm.

Aruba has no natural fresh water source and therefore relies on its desalination plant to produce clean, high-quality drinking water while also producing energy. Although efforts are made to implement sustainability, desalination is not a sustainable way of production. Therefore, we make an effort to consciously use water and electricity and invite you to join us. 

In an effort to conserve water and reduce energy usage, kindly hang the towels you wish to reuse. If you would like your towels replaced, please place them on the floor in your room. Don't wish to have your sheets changed? Let one of our front desk team members know!

Although not originally native to Aruba, donkeys have existed here for 500 years as they were the primary mode of transportation until cars were introduced on the island. At that point, many Arubans no longer had the need for their formerly beloved donkey. Thankfully they now have a safe haven at the Donkey Sanctuary where each donkey is given a name and receives food and water, shelter, quality medical care and lots of love.

We encourage you to plan a visit to the Sanctuary and see for yourself what so many others have discovered, that there’s more to a donkey than what you think you knew.

The Butterfly Farm Aruba has the same lush, tropical, tranquil vibes as Boardwalk. Shanti, a local yoga and meditation teacher who has worked on and off at the farm for 18 years, gives weekly meditation classes here.

Enjoy meditation and mindful walking while contributing to the upkeep of the farm that educates, protects and takes care of hundreds of species that are essential to the world's ecosystem.

We highly recommend you pay a visit to Arikok National Park, not only to enjoy views of Aruba’s rugged terrain, desert-like hills filled with tall cacti, a breathtaking coastline and protected native flora and fauna. By paying the Arikok admission fee you contribute to Aruba’s nature conservation.

The National Park takes you on a memorable journey of the island's heritage offering unique geological, cultural and historical sites. These can all be enjoyed and explored either on your own or during guided tours. A wide variety of educational and informative programs and fun activities are available.