Looking for a Great Anniversary Gift? How About A Luxury Vacation in Aruba?

We are going to go a tiny bit off topic here today. However, this post can apply to a destination wedding and honeymoon, as well as, giving your parents or grandparents the gift of a lifetime.

If your parents or grandparents have an important anniversary coming up and you don’t know what to get them for a gift why not give them a luxury vacation in tropical Aruba? With the economic down turn, this is a great time to plan a trip that otherwise might appear to be out of everyone’s budget.

Tourism is suffering from the lack of discretionary income: the price of Thanksgiving flights were really affordable this year. Traditionally, the Thanksgiving holiday can be a more expensive time to travel than even Christmas.

To help them cover the cost, you could book a luxury trip that your parents or grandparents will love. Start with first class airfare to make sure that flying isn’t a hassle and then book them a luxury suite at one of the many beautiful resorts in Aruba. Listen, they’re only going to have one 30th, 40th, or 50th anniversary, so go first class when possible.

Many of the resorts on the island of Aruba are all inclusive honeymoon or vacation destinations so that your parents or grandparents wouldn’t need to worry about finding restaurants or the costs of meals and activities.

There are plenty of fun things to do for people of all ages in Aruba. Send your parents or grandparents sailing in the blue green waters or even have then renew their wedding vows on the white beaches. Or, you could rent a beautiful cottage right on the beach and give your parents or grandparents a second honeymoon.

With a private rental they can spend some quality time with each other walking on the beach or sitting in front of a cozy fire at night. Luxury villa rentals often have a private beach so that your parents or grandparents won’t be disturbed by other tourists.

Most of the luxury rentals on the island of Aruba also include important services like maid service and laundry service. Some even have personal chefs or have catered meals including a fresh continental breakfast delivered to the villas each day. Book a day at one of the many beautiful spas for your mother or grandmother while your father or grandfather spends the day golfing or fishing.

A concierge at the hotel or resort can make reservations for your parents or grandparents at a romantic restaurant at night or handle any other special requests that you have to make a luxury Aruba vacation the trip of a lifetime for your parents or grandparents.

To top off the vacation, you should end with a great big anniversary party or reception if they renewed their vows attended by friends and family at the resort or hotel where your parents or grandparents are staying. You can usually get a great deal on rooms for the entire group of family and friends who are willing to fly to Aruba for the party.

With a fun party as the end of the trip your parents or grandparents will still get to spend their anniversary with their loved ones, but they will also have had a chance to spend some quality time with each other.

A great vacation to warm, tropical Aruba and a week or two spent in a luxury resort or private villa with a great big fun party attended by friends and family is sure to make for an anniversary they will never forget.

Think that a plan like that is out of your price range? If you plan carefully and get all of your parents or grandparents friends and family to chip in some money you’ll be amazed at how much luxury you can get for an affordable price in Aruba.

Vacation Rentals in Aruba for Your Honeymoon

Have you always envisioned a tropical beach as your honeymoon destination? Perhaps, you don’t like staying in hotels. You might even be considering a destination wedding which means a larger group to find accommodations for…

You might even just want to stretch your honeymoon budget in these uncertain economic times. You should consider renting a single family house, cottage, condo or townhouse in Aruba instead of staying in a hotel.

Lots of people prefer staying in a vacation rental because vacation rentals feel much more comfortable and home-like. If you are traveling with a group then vacation rentals can be cheaper than a hotel because each person can chip in to cover the cost of the rental. If you are planning on staying in Aruba for more than a week then renting a vacation home or townhouse or condo or cottage is usually much more cost effective then staying in a hotel.

Just because you’re in a vacation rental doesn’t mean that you have to go without all the luxuries of a hotel during your honeymoon stay. There are some resorts that don’t have a main hotel like structure, but instead are just clusters of small cottages on a private beach or on private land. Usually there is one small villa that acts as the office so that guests can check in and get things that they need.

These places offer housekeeping services, laundry service, and concierge services:all the amenities you would find in big hotel. Some of them even offer grocery service and will send employees to local markets to pick up food for you to keep in the villa. You can save a lot of money on food if you are living in a vacation rental that has a full size refrigerator and a stove so that you can keep groceries in the house and cook at home for some meals instead of eating out for every meal.

Eating out at every meal isn’t very good for you, and it also get to be very expensive if you’re eating out for three meals a day everyday for a week or more. Think of what an entire vacation of eating out would cost a family of four, and you’ll see that the price of a vacation rental is much more economical than staying in a hotel and eating out every day.

Plus, you just can’t beat the privacy and freedom of a vacation rental. If you get a beach front rental cottage in Aruba for two weeks for your honeymoon, then every time you want to walk on the beach or sit on the beach or sit by the water and read a book all you have to do is step out the front door. You can take a nap with all the windows open and enjoy the wonderful cross breezes that help keep the island of Aruba cool.

You won’t be disturbed by crowds of other tourists or noisy guests. Some vacation cottages even have private beaches so you and your new spouse can spend some quality time together. Isn’t that what vacation is for? To relax, reconnect, and recharge? Renting a vacation cottage or a vacation home in Aruba instead of staying in a hotel can make your honeymoon vacation the best you’ve ever had.