Renaissance Beach — Attraction in Oranjestad (city)

Visiting the Renaissance Island was the best day of my trip! You'll board a small boat that will take you over to the island. We booked a cabana this year and it was amazing! The cabana came with a Butler. They supplied a cooler with champagne, water, and nuts. Towels were supplied also. We had our own private swimming area. The sand on this beach is soft powder, but I do recommend water shoes when walking into the water. They have food to feed the Flamingos. The Flamingos are very friendly, but they don't like to be touched. Food and drinks can be ordered and served on the beach and in the cabanas, or you can walk up and order your own. If you're not in a cabana, you'll need to walk up to the towel hut to get towels, snorkel gear, or rafts (it's free). Swimming here is amazing, and the water is calm. Restrooms are available. There is an adult side and children's side to Renaissance Island. Therefore, if you are interested in going topless, that is an option. There is no cost to visiting this beach. It's private to the Renaissance. However, there are a limited number of public passes...

Cute little beach (different from Renaissance Island, I think people are getting confused with this). The water in the beach itself has weeds and felt more like a lake instead of the beach. I think it’s maybe because the water stays stagnant there for a while.

Food and drinks were delicious but they asked me to go back for my food after 10 mins which I did and ended up waiting for probably 15-20 mins more. I wouldn’t have minded the long wait, just don’t tell me to go back for the food and make me wait there even longer when I could have enjoyed the beach more much longer.

Poke nachos 5/5 Al pastor tacos 3.5/5 Mojito 4/5 Beach 3/5 Service 3/5

Nonetheless, I enjoyed my time there and I’s go back for the...

Hopped a flight out of IAD and an hour after landing I was on the water taxi to Renaissance Beach. Being close to the airport is huge, and my wife and I loved watching the flights arriving at AUA. Service on the beach was satisfactory, but nothing special. Food was excellent, but not exactly hot. The water was warm in spots which was exactly where we decided to float away our worries. Warm enough that we wondered if there was a hot spring...