• The TUGBBS forums are completely free and open to the public and exist as the absolute best place for owners to get help and advice about their timeshares for more than 30 years!

    Join Tens of Thousands of other Owners just like you here to get any and all Timeshare questions answered 24 hours a day!
  • TUG started 30 years ago in October 1993 as a group of regular Timeshare owners just like you!

    Read about our 30th anniversary: Happy 30th Birthday TUG!
  • TUG has a YouTube Channel to produce weekly short informative videos on popular Timeshare topics!

    Free memberships for every 50 subscribers!

    Visit TUG on Youtube!
  • TUG has now saved timeshare owners more than $21,000,000 dollars just by finding us in time to rescind a new Timeshare purchase! A truly incredible milestone!

    Read more here: TUG saves owners more than $21 Million dollars
  • Sign up to get the TUG Newsletter for free!

    60,000+ subscribing owners! A weekly recap of the best Timeshare resort reviews and the most popular topics discussed by owners!
  • Our official "end my sales presentation early" T-shirts are available again! Also come with the option for a free membership extension with purchase to offset the cost!

    All T-shirt options here!
  • A few of the most common links here on the forums for newbies and guests!

Tierra del Sol Golf on Aruba

EKniager

TUG Member
Joined
Sep 13, 2011
Messages
529
Reaction score
27
Points
238
Location
Sandhills Region, NC
Last year when we visited Aruba we were disappointed in the conditions at Tierra del Sol. The course seemed to be going downhill and it appeared the recession had hit them hard. Like everyone else, I'm assuming their maintenance budgets got slashed, but it was disturbing that the service was poor and a few of the workers were sitting on golf carts out and around the course just reading newspapers. Has anyone played there recently and what were your experiences? Is 2012 going to be an improvement or should we just play over at the Divi?
 

Pens_Fan

TUG Review Crew: Veteran
TUG Member
Joined
Oct 13, 2008
Messages
605
Reaction score
22
Points
228
I golf and I go to Aruba, I just haven't mixed the two.
 

infamazz

TUG Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2011
Messages
172
Reaction score
7
Points
228
Location
New Jersey
I went golfing at Tierra del Sol my first time in Aruba in 2008. I found the course to be in good (not fantastic) shape, but the club rentals and general interest of the staff to be lacking. I haven't been golfing there since even though I've been to Aruba numerous times, so can't speak to the most up-to-date conditions.

I am also very interested to hear whether the course has gone downhill since I last played.

Also, since it rarely gets mentioned in dining suggestions, the food at Ventanas del Mar is excellent, along with the view, and I go there for dinner every time I'm in Aruba.
 

EKniager

TUG Member
Joined
Sep 13, 2011
Messages
529
Reaction score
27
Points
238
Location
Sandhills Region, NC
Also, since it rarely gets mentioned in dining suggestions, the food at Ventanas del Mar is excellent, along with the view, and I go there for dinner every time I'm in Aruba.

I've had friends who told us to have a drink and watch the sunset from up there but they did not recommend the food. Since I am committed to eating at some new restaurants this time around, we'll have to give Ventanas a try! Thanks.
 

m61376

Tug Review Crew
TUG Member
Joined
Aug 2, 2006
Messages
7,200
Reaction score
269
Points
518
Location
NY
Resorts Owned
Marriott Aruba Surf Club 2 & 3BRs
I've had friends who told us to have a drink and watch the sunset from up there but they did not recommend the food. Since I am committed to eating at some new restaurants this time around, we'll have to give Ventanas a try! Thanks.

Since you're committed to trying new restaurants next time, we tried two new ones this trip which were terrific- Passions, which has been around a long time but we just never got to, and Barefoot, which opened over the last year or so. They are both on the beach dining and we all enjoyed them both, both for food and ambiance.
 

Sunbum

TUG Member
Joined
Jan 22, 2006
Messages
475
Reaction score
22
Points
378
I will be playing it in the next 2 weeks. Hopefully i will remember to update this thread:):D
 
Top