La Cabana Beach Resort & Casino

We are fixed week owners at this resort and have enjoyed going there every year at the beginning of winter. For the most part we have had no significant issues with anything...though this time we noted a SEVERE downgrade in the WIFI. I don't need WIFI to work (I'm retired) but it is nice to be able to sit on the balcony and catch up on social media, email, language studying, etc. This is the first time in the 18 years we've been coming to the resort that the WIFI on our balcony regularly disconnected or wouldn't connect at all. We used to be able to get a solid connection from the balcony (poolside, facing the sea) but now...not so much. WIFI inside the room is adequate...but who wants to sit in the room when you have an outside balcony? I highly recommend the resort take some time to re-engineer the WIFI network and make it stronger and more reliable. While this seems to be a minor irritant it is not and I heard numerous complaints about it during our three week stay.

Came here with my family for our trip to Aruba. It will be our last. It’s not a place to bring your family. The rooms are not spacious to accommodate families (a small hallway with two small rooms at the end of each hallway , one with a bed, and another with a pulled out couch and a small kitchen). You can absolutely hear everything your neighbors do and say. This is more obnoxious late at night. With the promotion of adult good times here, and apparent cliques with the timeshare people. They give no cares if people are loud and obnoxious after the pool bar closes late in their rooms. Kids under 6 being kept up by rowdy,swearing,moaning adults is not ideal. You want a fun day around the kids pool? Its hard at this resort. The seats around the kids pool get taken by adults ( with no kids). They mark off the seats early in the morning to have their space for the whole day. Which I find very odd.. Adults huddled around a wading kiddie pool drinking with no kids..The beach. It’s one of the most beautiful beach in the world… But!!! Forget going to the beach unless you are up at 4:30-5:30am. It’s the only way you can reserve a space close to the water for your family to enjoy.. Not to mention they will pull your spot if you leave for more then 40 minutes. Even if you have to bring your kids up for paid (that’s right paid) kids resort activities. One day I set my alarm (on vacation) to wake up early to get my family a spot. Only to have our spot taken and towels and stuff removed (put in the security hut) because my kids wanted to do paid activities back at the pool area during lunch time..Imagine coming back down to the beach after you paid for kids activities at the resort with your family, only to have your stuff removed (by resort beach employees) and someone else sitting in the spot you set your alarm early to get??.. So if you want to do the beach, get your spot and DON’T LEAVE! The positives.. Growns keeper staff always super friendly. Employees in the shops super friendly. Activities employees super friendly with the kids. Front counter help was helpful at check in and out. Super Market was across the street.

The room was ok. The lighting is very poor in the room. If you opened the curtains then everyone could see you as they walked by. It definitely is a no frills room. The pool area is clean and it is a nice size too. The restaurant is very good and happy hour is a bonus. I wish they had some live entertainment in the evenings. The staff is great! I have to give a shout out to Elaine Adriana Solognier at the front desk! She was so friendly, kind, and helpful. I will never forget her smile. She would be the main reason I would go back to that hotel