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Aruba reopens, but with interesting restrictions [MERGED]

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This is old news
 

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I just came across this when planning my annual trip to the Surf Club for 2021. It was the first time I heard about it.
There has been talk of something similar in Thailand and perhaps elsewhere.
This seems crazy if it is compulsory if you already have and can demonstrate that you already have your own insurance in place to cover this.
 
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Since St John went Kapoot (was really looking forward to that!) I opted to use an AC and booked Surf Club (mainly for the washer/dryer) I’d love recommendations on Aruba/resort. Where to buy groceries, rent a car, etc. is the WiFi strong ? I have a web conference to attend one of the nights there. Any clear water beaches to go to?
 

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I just came across this when planning my annual trip to the Surf Club for 2021. It was the first time I heard about it.
Yes, you either have to buy their insurance or provide sufficient documentation that you'd be covered if you developed Covid.
 

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Since St John went Kapoot (was really looking forward to that!) I opted to use an AC and booked Surf Club (mainly for the washer/dryer) I’d love recommendations on Aruba/resort. Where to buy groceries, rent a car, etc. is the WiFi strong ? I have a web conference to attend one of the nights there. Any clear water beaches to go to?
There is a big Super Foods grocery store down the road. I would highly recommend a car, at least for a few days. IIRC their wifi was good, but I didn't have to work while we were there. I did a vlog series on our travel channel from our trip to the Surf Club back in 2018 if you want to check it out. I was much skinnier then :)

 

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There is a big Super Foods grocery store down the road. I would highly recommend a car, at least for a few days. IIRC their wifi was good, but I didn't have to work while we were there. I did a vlog series on our travel channel from our trip to the Surf Club back in 2018 if you want to check it out. I was much skinnier then :)

Awesome! I’m going to check it out now. Is it bad that I’m only mildly excited about Aruba? This is what ownership does to you, “I’m to going to Audra, meh”. The waters in St John looked so much nicer. Maybe next year I guess.
 

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Awesome! I’m going to check it out now. Is it bad that I’m only mildly excited about Aruba? This is what ownership does to you, “I’m to going to Audra, meh”. The waters in St John looked so much nicer. Maybe next year I guess.
We stayed at ocean club right next door 7 years ago. We shopped at the super foods too- kind of a fun place. When we went major grocery stores were not open on Sundays ( day we arrived) so we had to,just get a few things at a small market.
We liked the location because it was so easy to walk to restaurants along the beach and down to a small shopping mall with more restaurants. We love to be able to walk to dinner and only drove once to eat at Madame Jeanettes. We did drive around the National park ( aside from the cave there didn’t seem to be much there) and did some shopping in the city but we mostly just had a relaxing beach vacation.
Enjoy!
 

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We stayed at ocean club right next door 7 years ago. We shopped at the super foods too- kind of a fun place. When we went major grocery stores were not open on Sundays ( day we arrived) so we had to,just get a few things at a small market.
We liked the location because it was so easy to walk to restaurants along the beach and down to a small shopping mall with more restaurants. We love to be able to walk to dinner and only drove once to eat at Madame Jeanettes. We did drive around the National park ( aside from the cave there didn’t seem to be much there) and did some shopping in the city but we mostly just had a relaxing beach vacation.
Enjoy!
Thank you! I went about 15 years ago so i don’t remember much. I’ll most likely rent a car and enjoy other areas. I’d prefer the ocean club but not having laundry in the unit is a deal breaker for me.
 

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There is a big Super Foods grocery store down the road. I would highly recommend a car, at least for a few days. IIRC their wifi was good, but I didn't have to work while we were there. I did a vlog series on our travel channel from our trip to the Surf Club back in 2018 if you want to check it out. I was much skinnier then :)

While the Superfoods is more convenient and very nice overall, for many things we prefer Ling's closer to town.
 

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While the Superfoods is more convenient and very nice overall, for many things we prefer Ling's closer to town.
We did go there once. It was okay IMO, they did have Island Oasis drink mixes for sale there. It did not seem as clean. A lot of their freezers were full of frost. Overall, I can get what I need at Superfoods, so it works out for us.
 

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We did go there once. It was okay IMO, they did have Island Oasis drink mixes for sale there. It did not seem as clean. A lot of their freezers were full of frost. Overall, I can get what I need at Superfoods, so it works out for us.
I’ll prob go to super foods. I did rent a car (mid size) for the week. I figure between a cab to and from airport plus just a few days of car rental it would be more economical to have it for the week. The price for a Jeep or convertible was 200-300 more.
 

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We did go there once. It was okay IMO, they did have Island Oasis drink mixes for sale there. It did not seem as clean. A lot of their freezers were full of frost. Overall, I can get what I need at Superfoods, so it works out for us.
There are things we liked about both and we normally go to superfoods because of location and ease of getting in and out, I was mainly pointing out there was another option.
I’ll prob go to super foods. I did rent a car (mid size) for the week. I figure between a cab to and from airport plus just a few days of car rental it would be more economical to have it for the week. The price for a Jeep or convertible was 200-300 more.
The bus system is good also. We normally get a car from tropic as I like the flexibility. The last few trips we've paid right at or under $400 for a Yaris or accent for just under 2 weeks. We do not get the additional insurance as doing so voids the CC additional insurance and our regular auto insurance will cover it.
 

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There are things we liked about both and we normally go to superfoods because of location and ease of getting in and out, I was mainly pointing out there was another option.
The bus system is good also. We normally get a car from tropic as I like the flexibility. The last few trips we've paid right at or under $400 for a Yaris or accent for just under 2 weeks. We do not get the additional insurance as doing so voids the CC additional insurance and our regular auto insurance will cover it.
I did Alamo mid size 225 for the week. I think that’s all I needed, a convertible would have been nice but AC is just as good
 
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