What’s New

Wellness

Full time Wellness Specialists create tailor-made wellness programs for our guests. Daily complimentary wellness activities enhance the guest’s ability to live well while on vacation. Daily Healthy Hour offers half price on nutritional smoothies and mocktails. Purun Spa is a sanctuary for massages, wraps, facials and nail services.

A Breath of Fresh Air

In order to provide all our guests with ultimate comfort throughout their stay all rooms, suites and their balconies, and public areas are non-smoking except for 3 designated areas. We view this policy change as a further extension of our commitment to create a total sense of wellness for Bucuti guests and coincides with our LEED certification.

Awards for Romance:

#1 Hotel for Romance in the Caribbean - 2015- 2021 TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards
Top 10 Hotels for Romance in the World - 2019-2021 TripAdvsior Traveler’s Choice Awards
Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice: 2017 - 2021
Travel & Leisure - One of the top 21 Adults only resorts in the World - 2018, 2020, 2021
The Knot awards Bucuti & Tara "Top 7 Hottest destinations for LGBTQ" 2018
#1 Most Romantic Hotel in Caribbean - Travvy Silver Award
Top 100 Honeymoon Resorts – Brides HOT List

Awards for Guest Experience:

2018 - 2021 Travel & Leisure World's Best List
2021 TripAdvisor #1 hotel for Romance in the Caribbean #8 in the World
2017 - 2021 Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice
2021 Travel+Leisure World’s Best List: Top 25 Resorts in the Caribbean
2022 US News & World Report #1 Resort in Aruba
2021 Traveller Review Awards Booking.com
2020 USA Today Readers Choice Award #1 Hotel in the Caribbean 10Best
2020 - AAA Best in Housekeeping Award (only hotel in Aruba to achieve this ever)
#1 Best Hotel on Aruba & Top 20 Best in the Caribbean: U.S. News and World Report "Gold Badge" 2021- 2019
Best Hotels in the Caribbean - 2020-2017 TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards
Ewald Biemans Hotelier of the Year - CaribJournal
Forbes "Finding Paradise": #1 "Adult Only Getaway"
Leading Hotel in Aruba - World Travel Awards
Booking.com Excellence Award Score 9.6 out of 10, 2015-2021
Orbitz Elite "Best Stay" Award 2015
Hotels.com Excellence Award 2015 Score 4.9 out of 5
Conde Nast Gold List "Best Places to Stay"
Hotelier of the year – 2009 Aruba Hotel Association
Caribbean Travel and Life Reader’s Award - 2009

Awards for dining Elements Restaurant

2021- #2 hotel in the WORLD for best Date Night experience - Tripadvisor
2021-2019 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
2020 USA Today #1 Restaurant in the Caribbean
2020 TripAdvisor BEST 10 Fine Dining Restaurants in the Caribbean
2020 - 2019 USA Today BEST 10 #1 Restaurant list in Aruba

Awards for Sustainability:

Global United Nations 2020 Climate Neutral Now Award
Travel & Leisure Magazine 2020 Global Vision Award winner
World Travel & Tourism Climate Action Award - winner 2019, Seville, Spain
National Energy Globe Winner - 2019 encore award
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association 2019 - Hall of Fame Award for Best Practice for Environmental Sustainability
Certified CarbonNeutral® – 2018 Caribbeans First Certified CarbonNeutral® Resort
Awarded for Social Responsibility for Spay & Neuter Program, Caribbean Hotel Association - 2018
Caribbean Hotel Association Award for Environmental Sustainability - 2017 CHTA
Leader in Sustainability: Ewald Biemans - 2016 Gold Adrian Award HSMAI/NatGeo Traveler
"Most Sustainable Hotel in the World" - 2016 Green Globe Platinum
Highly Commended in Americas - 2015 Green Hotelier Awards
Eco-Friendly Hotel - 2015 Travel Weekly Magellan Award
GreenLeader Platinum - 2015 TripAdvisor
Green Hotelier of the Year (Owner Ewald Biemans) - 2014 Caribbean Travel Awards
Green Globe High Achievement Award - 2011
Green Globe Award for Superior Environmental Protection - 2009
Green Award - 2009 American Express
Green Hotel of the year - 2009 Caribbean Hotel Association
Environmental Award - 2009 International Hotel & Restaurant Association
Environmentally friendly and sustainable practices - 2009 ISLANDS Blue List
National Geographic Traveler “Stay List” - 2009

Eco Certifications

Certified CarbonNeutral® - Caribbeans First Certified CarbonNeutral® Resort
LEED Gold- Highest ranking Caribbean resort for extensive retrofitting
Green Globe Platinum - "World’s Most Sustainable Hotel"
ISO 14001 - for environmental management
ISO 9001 - for quality standards
Travelife Gold - for successfully managing environmental and social impacts

Elements Restaurant

Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort is pleased to have introduced Elements, Aruba’s first and only restaurant that affords guests the opportunity to enjoy great cuisine in the presence of breathtaking views. Whether dining on the oceanfront deck or enjoying beautiful Eagle Beach indoors via the floor-to-ceiling windows, Elements is an ideal complement to the serene environment for which Bucuti has become known. The new culinary offering’s ambiance and menu serve as an extension of Bucuti’s mission to provide guests with a total sense of wellness by showcasing the beauty of Aruba’s natural environment with the quality of carefully sourced ingredients.

Wholesome dinner menu options and healthy portions feature specific distinct menus for: world cuisine, gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian. Special dietary needs are our specialty. Elements is open daily serving breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., lunch from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. and dinner from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Cheers to the exclusive SandBar!

The SandBar welcomes guests for happy hour daily from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm and 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m, with live music (steel pan or violin or keyboard). Due to limited seating, we have instituted a policy to keep the bar service exclusive to our in-house resort guests and restaurant guests (Elements and Carte Blanche). Our goal is to focus our service exclusively on our valued guests and provide them with ample space to enjoy. Healthy Hour with half-priced smoothies and mocktails from 3-4 pm daily.

Meal Plans

Full American Breakfast Buffet is included.
Lunch Voucher at Elements Restaurant = $25 Gross, $22.50 Net.
DineAround Voucher at choice of 20 restaurants – $52 Gross, $47 Net.

Full Board: Breakfast and lunch at resort, plus DineAround voucher is available for $77 ($69.50 Net) per person/per day. Program requires purchase of minimum 3 vouchers per person.

No Cash Accepted

As a friendly reminder, please keep in mind that we are a cashless resort – meaning we do not accept cash on property, including at the restaurant and bar. All major credit cards are accepted and room-signing privileges are available for all services at the resort except down payments of activities purchased via our concierges. Prior special arrangements can be made with the resort manager or manager on duty for a onetime cash deposit at check-in that will be credited to your room bill, allowing you to sign against the balance. We also advise our guests to let their banks know, prior to their arrival, that they will be using their credit or debit card abroad. This will avoid any difficulty using the card while on vacation.

No Kidding Around

As the only boutique-style beach resort in Aruba catering exclusively to adults, we are able to perfect the tranquil vacation experience our guests are seeking. Bucuti is a place where people come to relax and reconnect and this policy has enabled us to truly focus on being an environment where that is possible.

What guests may notice is that there can be children on the beach at times. While no children are permitted as guests at Bucuti, the beaches of Aruba are public and, therefore, open to all.

There are many beach hotel options here on the beautiful island of Aruba but only one that focuses on creating a peaceful romantic environment exclusively for adults. We are proud to be different and look forward to being a part of many couples’ love stories for years to come.

As always we are open to any questions and suggestions you may have and we invite you to contact us at any time. Hope you and your clients will join us soon!

Susan Logan
Director of Sales & Marketing
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort