Courtyard Marriott Coming to Aruba

By: - March 6th, 2017

Courtyard Marriott is continuing its brand expansion in the Caribbean with a new property on the island of Aruba.

Miami-based Interamerican Promo Hotels is rebranding Aruba’s 188-room Mill Resort and Suites into a Courtyard Resort by Marriott.

The hotel will close on April 30 for renovations is expected to reopen under the Courtyard brand by the end of 2017.

The rebranded hotel will include renovated rooms, a new spa, a renovated lobby, pool area, multiple bars and restaurants and a meeting room, among other amenities.

It will be the latest Dutch Caribbean outpost for the brand, with the recently-opened Courtyard Bonaire and a new Curacao hotel set to open this year.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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