Aruba vs. St. Martin

[bogforce]

What are the differences between the 2 islands? Thanks.

[gizmo]

Aruba has much better beaches.

 

St. Martin has better shopping. There is shopping on Aruba but I found them way over priced.

 

St. Martin is French on one side and Dutch on the other. Aruba is Dutch.

 

I like both islands. What kind of activities are you looking for ?

[smeyer418]

Aruba has better roads. St Martin is much closer to the Mainland. Aruba is less developed and more friendly in my opinion.

Food is cheaper in St Martin.

[alphakitty]

I think St. Martin's beaches are just beautiful, some of the best I've ever seen. St. Martin is very hilly and lush and green and Aruba is flat and dry desert.

[Big Sky Country]

Aruba can be pretty windy too.

[m steve]

Aruba is for you. St. M has it all over Aruba in almost every way.

[Arubalisa]

St. Martin is lush. Aruba is a desert. Aruba receives much less rain, thus chances of better weather and less chance of a hurricane.

 

Both have great beaches.

 

St. Martin has a foreign feel, whereas, Aruba is Americanized.

 

Both have super restaruants.

 

Both are easy to fly to from the US, Aruba maybe a little more so, especially from the East coast.

[Big Sky Country]

St. Martin is lush. Aruba is a desert. Aruba receives much less rain, thus chances of better weather and less chance of a hurricane.

 

Both have great beaches.

 

St. Martin has a foreign feel, whereas, Aruba is Americanized.

 

Both have super restaruants.

 

Both are easy to fly to from the US, Aruba maybe a little more so, especially from the East coast.

 

 

Good point on the Americanized feel. If you want to get away from the American influence on vacation, then go to Curacao. That was the bomb! I loved it. We are going back for a week!

[paggerscorvette]

Good point on the Americanized feel. If you want to get away from the American influence on vacation, then go to Curacao. That was the bomb! I loved it. We are going back for a week!

 

Just got off AOS, went to Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarteen and St Thomas.

Curacao was our favorite of the 4.