Aruba Surf or Ocean Club?? And Renaissance Aruba?

[SueDonJ]

Would it be possible to have a sticky describing the factual differences between these two resorts? I ask because this seems to be one of the most often repeated question on here so it's clearly of interest to a great many users.

Either this or we have one big merged thread on the ASC and AOC but then this would mean the Mods have to merge all future questions that arise (and they will definitely arise) into this thread as they occur.

There are a few topics that are repeatedly discussed on TUG - this Aruba Ocean Club v. Surf Club v. Ren topic, the comparisons of the Hilton Head resorts, the DSVI v. DSVII threads, etc ... They don't work as stickies because there's as much opinion-based commentary in the threads as there are objective facts. As well, each current thread usually contains updated info about the resorts.

Threads are merged when more than one current ongoing thread deals with the same topic, and several of us will usually provide links to older threads when repeat questions are asked. I think that system works better than multiple single-focus stickies.

 

[Luckybee]

I totally agree with you!!!!!! I love doing the rental thing--unfortunately when we go I am only able to get the rental palapas for 3 of our 14 days.

See....thats what you get for having the misfortune of Xmas and New years weeks every yr C'mon over to gold and you wont have those problems.

We tend to go for either U.S thanksgiving and the subsequent week, or the 2 weeks following thanksgiving since we have friends from Boston who go at the same time each yr. We tend to score a prime rental palapa 1st or 2nd row about 9 or 10 days out of 14.
The rest of the time we just grab one further back when we come down to the beach. Always something available there during our weeks.

 

[ilene13]

See....thats what you get for having the misfortune of Xmas and New years weeks every yr C'mon over to gold and you wont have those problems.

We tend to go for either U.S thanksgiving and the subsequent week, or the 2 weeks following thanksgiving since we have friends from Boston who go at the same time each yr. We tend to score a prime rental palapa 1st or 2nd row about 9 or 10 days out of 14.
The rest of the time we just grab one further back when we come down to the beach. Always something available there during our weeks.

I'd love to, but they frown on a high school assistant principal, ( me)leaving for two weeks dur ing the gold season. I will probably retire within a year or so, so things will change!!

 

[m61376]

I'd love to, but they frown on a high school assistant principal, ( me)leaving for two weeks dur ing the gold season. I will probably retire within a year or so, so things will change!!

Ahhh- but will you be able to give up going down your usual weeks?

I have friends who always go week 51, and still do even though their kids are out of school and working, because they're so used to going with the same people very year.

 

[ilene13]

Ahhh- but will you be able to give up going down your usual weeks?

I have friends who always go week 51, and still do even though their kids are out of school and working, because they're so used to going with the same people very year.

It's been 27 years with the same people. We met a group of people at the Hyatt in the 1980's, we all became friends and we all bought at the OC. Who knows what will happen, only time will tell!