Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusive

The honest review

Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusive sits on Druif Beach, a calmer stretch just south of the island's big Palm Beach resort strip, five minutes from Oranjestad and ten from the airport. It operates as the more budget-friendly sister to Divi Aruba next door, and guests at either property get full shared access to both — restaurants, pools, and the casino included on one all-inclusive plan.

The family policy here is straightforward and genuinely generous: kids 12 and under stay, play, and eat free when sharing a room with two paying adults, and children 2 and under stay free per registered adult. There's no adults-only wing to book around and no split-property confusion — this is a family-inclusive resort throughout, not one with a quieter side that excludes kids.

The Sea Turtles Club runs daily programming for ages 4-12, and the Family Package adds a Monday-through-Friday Children's Camp with crafts, scavenger hunts, snorkeling, and pool and beach games — a real, staffed program, though a single club rather than the multi-age-tiered infrastructure some larger all-inclusives run.

The honest tradeoff is the rooms themselves: standard oceanfront guestrooms (379-443 square feet) with a private balcony or patio, but no suites, no full kitchens, and no upgraded room categories beyond Deluxe and Premium oceanfront. This isn't the property to pick if a full kitchen or a separate living area is the priority — Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort, a short drive north on Palm Beach, covers that need instead.

Where Tamarijn wins is value: nightly rates in the mid-$200s to mid-$300s all-inclusive, with a kids-free policy that meaningfully lowers the real cost for a family of four, on a beach that's calm and swimmable for younger kids, on an island that sits outside the Atlantic hurricane belt. For families who want a straightforward, all-inclusive Aruba trip without a big upcharge and without navigating an adults-only side of the property, Tamarijn is a solid, honestly-priced pick.