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The new "Sun Club."
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This Aruba Resort Has a New Pop-Up “Sun Club” on the Beach With a Live DJ and Rosé

By: Caitlin Sullivan - March 31, 2025

There are beaches, and then there are beaches in Aruba. If you haven’t experienced it, you’re missing out on some of the most spectacular sugar-white sand and calm, brilliant turquoise water. It’s the kind of beach where you want to pull up a chair and an umbrella right into the ocean and spend the later afternoon sipping on your favorite drink. 

Or you could just head to the new Sun Club, a pop-up bar at the Ritz-Carlton, Aruba that’s the coolest new watering hole on the island. 

The formula is simple, as our sources tell us. Every day, three to five PM, a live DJ, and a special bottling of rosé from one of our favorite bubbly brands, Veuve Clicquot. 

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The beach at the Ritz-Carlton, Aruba.

It’s all about that “golden hour flow,” as the resort describes it, with a cool, curated look that makes it feel like a barefoot-chic retreat, with bright yellow and white strips and a jet-set feel. 

It’s “sunshine, bubbles and a one-of-a-kind experience.” 

Sign us up. 

Rates at the Ritz-Carlton, Aruba start at $809 per night in April. That gets you an entry-level room with a king bed. For a “coastal view,” rates go up to $873, and for an ocean view room, it’s about $929 per night. 

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