Gay Aruba Vacations

Atlantis Cruises

• Atlantis Events, a coordinator of gay vacation packages, offers a number of Caribbean cruises. Its Southern Caribbean cruise includes Aruba as a destination, as well as Curacao, St. Lucia and St. Martin/St. Maarten. The cruise leaves from San Juan, Puerto Rico, a city with an active gay culture. Atlantis charters ships from major cruise lines, such as Royal Caribbean, and tailors the shipboard experience to the gay lifestyle.

  Atlantis Events

  9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 500

  West Hollywood, CA 90069

  800-628-5268

  atlantisevents.com

Little David Guesthouse

• The Little David Guesthouse, in Oranjestad, Aruba's capital, is a gay-owned, men-only hotel. All rooms include cable television, air conditioning, refrigerators and safes. The hotel offers a clothing-optional swimming pool. Wireless Internet access is also available. The guesthouse is small, with four standard rooms and a larger suite, so reservations are highly recommended.

  Little David Guesthouse

  Seroe Blanco 56L

  Regentspark

  Oranjestad, Aruba

  011-297-583-8288

  littledavidaruba.com

Aruba Tropic Apartments

• Aruba Tropic Apartments is a gay-owned property with a predominantly GLBT clientele. Located in Oranjestad, the hotel is walking distance from restaurants, shopping and a supermarket. Guests can cool off in the hotel's free-form outdoor pool. The air-conditioned rooms may be rented on a nightly or weekly basis and include refrigerators, coffeemakers, safes and free wireless Internet access. Stays for more than one month can be arranged at a discounted rate.

  Aruba Tropic Apartments

  Tanki Leendert 251-E

  P.O. Box 5244

  Oranjestad, Aruba

  011-297-593-3356

  arubatropic.com

Nightlife

• Jimmy's Place, just off Main Street, is the first Aruba gay/lesbian bar to advertise itself as such. Its small size combines with the tightly knit Aruba's GLBT scene to give Jimmy's a cozy, congenial and crowded atmosphere. Karma Lounge is a second-story, lesbian-owned nightclub that offers dancing after midnight to a cosmopolitan crowd. Choose-a-Name is another bar in Oranjested that hosts gay parties every month.

  Jimmy's Place

  Windstraat 32

  Oranjestad, Aruba

  011-297-582-2550

  jimmysaruba.com

  Karma Lounge

  Aventura Mall

  Oranjestad, Aruba

  011-297-588-7928

  Choose-a-Name

  Havenstraat 36

  Oranjestad, Aruba

  011-297-588-6200