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Hotel California

2.5 star property
Hotel near Aruba Town Hall in Oranjestad

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Front of property - evening/night
Reception
Basic Studio, 1 King Bed | Private kitchen
Standard Room
Lobby

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Caya G.F. Betico Croes, 152, Oranjestad
  • Place, Aruba Town Hall
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Renaissance Island
  • Place, Eagle Beach
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, Oranjestad (AUA-Queen Beatrix Intl.)
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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Basic Room, 1 King Bed

Basic Room, 1 King Bed

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Comfort Studio, 1 King Bed | Living area

Comfort Studio, 1 King Bed

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Basic Studio, 1 King Bed

Basic Studio, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Oranjestad

Near the airport.You'll find Aruba Town Hall and Royal Plaza Mall within a 15-minute walk of this Oranjestad hotel. Renaissance Island and Divi Golf and Beach Resort are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Aruba Town Hall - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Renaissance Mall Aruba - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Royal Plaza Mall - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Divi Golf and Beach Resort - 6 min drive - 4.7 km
  • Eagle Beach - 6 min drive - 5.7 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Wong Sheung Wong - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Cocoplum Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Wilhelmina Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪El Gaucho - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Hotel California

Hotel near Aruba Town Hall in Oranjestad
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served on weekdays.

Multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area are also featured at Hotel California. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This Oranjestad hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 13 guestrooms or units
  • Local cuisine breakfast (free)
  • Breakfast available (free)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Television in lobby
  • Onsite shopping
  • No smoking on site
  • Microwave in a common area
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
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.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

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

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

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

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

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

  • No pets 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

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and Diners Club. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in 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

Travelled 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 traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled 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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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 traveller

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

2/10 Terrible

frequent-trvlr, NY

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This hotel is worse than a cheap run down motel.

No check in desk. No hot or even warm water. Only COLD water. No hair dryer. Door to room doesn't work properly. Rooms smell like mold. Bathrooms are size of a closet and fixtures are very old. Internet constantly kicks off and only works in one part of Hotel. Very "cheap" with toiletries. No common area. Staff was friendly, owner very stubborn. Noisey halls/can hear all sounds from other rooms and hallway. Hotel needs serious renovations ASAP! No one was there for check out, waited for over half hr for any staff to show up, no one was there, so I left key and just left the premises. Actual rooms and conditions are NOTHING like pics posted! We only stuck it out due not having a choice, all hotels nearby were totally sold out. We moved as soon as we found one available. The only plus were the staff were friendly and the location was not too far from beach and downtown.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Not luxury, but everything you really need

This isn't a luxury hotel but it served my purposes, and it made my trip to Aruba affordable. The AC kept the room comfortably cold and the wifi worked well. Everything was clean and the staff was all very nice, although most of them didn't speak English. There was a great restaurant right down the street called Gostoso- best meal I had in Aruba.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017