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Hotel California

2.5 star property

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Front of property - evening/night
Comfort Studio, 1 King Bed | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave
Standard Room | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Reception
Hallway

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Breakfast included
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Caya G.F. Betico Croes, 152, Oranjestad
  • Aruba Town Hall
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Renaissance Mall Aruba
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Wind Creek Seaport Casino
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Oranjestad (AUA-Queen Beatrix Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

  • 150 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Basic Room, 1 King Bed | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Room, 1 King Bed

  • 150 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Basic Studio, 1 King Bed | Premium bedding, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Studio, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Studio, 1 King Bed | Living area | Flat-screen TV, pay movies

Comfort Studio, 1 King Bed

  • 14 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Oranjestad

With a stay at Hotel California in Oranjestad, you'll be near the airport, within a 15-minute walk of Aruba Town Hall and Royal Plaza Mall. .This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Renaissance Island and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Divi Golf and Beach Resort.

What's nearby

  • Aruba Town Hall - 12 min walk
  • Renaissance Mall Aruba - 13 min walk
  • Renaissance Island - 3 min drive
  • Divi Golf and Beach Resort - 6 min drive
  • Eagle Beach - 14 min drive

Getting around

  • Queen Beatrix Intl. Airport (AUA) - 6 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The West Deck - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪El Gaucho - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Driftwood - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Wilhelmina Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Santos - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Hotel California

Hotel with free breakfast, near Aruba Town Hall
Hotel California offers 13 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies.

Bathrooms include showers. This Oranjestad hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 13 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Make use of convenient amenities such as concierge services, shopping on site, and a television in a common area.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM on weekdays.

Languages

Dutch, English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available on weekdays 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 12:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 9 AM - 11 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 15.00 per vehicle (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

National rating

This property does not have a Aruba Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Hotel California Aruba Oranjestad
Hotel California Aruba
California Aruba Oranjestad
California Aruba
Hotel California Aruba/Oranjestad
Hotel California Hotel
Hotel California Aruba
Hotel California Oranjestad
Hotel California Hotel Oranjestad

Hotel California Reviews

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 56 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 56 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 56 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 56 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 56 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

George, Washington DC

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Close to everything. All staff were very helpful in every way. AC was great. I stayed in room 3. I felt like I was at home with friends. George and Candice.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
our stay
Owner very friendly and attention to service was good
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We were given what seemed to be a newly remodeled room. It was larger than other rooms, it had a kitchenette and fridge. The bathroom and bed were very nice for a low budget hotel. The service was good. I would have prefered healthier breakfast choices next to “pastechi, empanada, arepa”. But they were delicious! There was the option of toast with eggs.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel California
Very good. Nice place for the price 10 minute Walk to the port and tourist restaurants
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Ihar

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Overall nice stay if you are on the budget
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I never checked in. I walked into the hotel and turned back around and went back into the cab. Expedia should remove from listing.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very basic room but only needed a place for overnight flight connection on my way home.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was ok and clean but the bathroom was really really tiny which was disapointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stand at the front office like half an Hour and no one can to check me in. I leave. The hotel looks terible.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Old, bad conditions, must be closed by government. I will prefer to sleep in the street
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Carmen, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice staff.. súper friendly.. peaceful night sleep..
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Customer service excellent ! Staff really friendly . Really helpful people.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get what you pay for
Only good thing about this hotel is it's location.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We did not stay
Photos do not show accurate presentation of hotel plus location is not in good area nor close to beach. We did not check in and scrambled to find other accommodations. Our taxi driver was most helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It was good, dont expect too much but staff was good and room had AC all day and night.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get what you pay for
Not a hotel but really just a room for rent. So not bad if you are just staying one night.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Veronica, Edmonton

Liked: Staff & service
Bad internet connection
The hotel was ok ... no internet in my room even in the reception the wifi was very poor, the staff very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is just ok. But fairly good location. Supermarket next door and only 5 blocks away from the main area. Good wi fi. It’s great for a low budget gateway.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple hotel, does the job but better options for the price
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Where do I start...
This hotel was unbelievably terrible it shouldn’t be called a hotel. There was not hot water, no amenities, and no hospitality. The copper pipes were exposed and the room was cramped and cold. Expedia should take the listing down off their site.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

e r

Liked: Staff & service
Washroom too small
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018