Hilton Aruba Set to Relaunch Following $25 Million Redesign

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - November 10, 2016

The Hilton Aruba is readying for a major relaunch.

The hotel on Aruba’s Palm Beach is set to unveil a $25 million redesign project in mid-December.

The project includes the addition of specialty cabanas, a professional beach tennis court, redesigned guest rooms and suites, an overhauled lobby, “reconceptualized” menus and decor at the property’s restaurants and new landscaping.

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Set in the heart of Aruba’s Palm Beach Strip, the resort has 355 guest rooms.

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Hilton took over the former Radisson Aruba property in the summer of 2015.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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