Aruba has a growing number of fans, from honeymooners and sun worshippers to snorkelers, sailors, and weekend gamblers. When you lie back along the 11km (7-mile) stretch of white-sand beach, you'll enjoy an average 82°F (28°C) daytime temperature, trade winds, and very low humidity. Moreover, you won't be harassed by peddlers on the beach, you'll find it relatively safe, and you won't feel racial tensions.

Don't come for local culture and history -- you're here to enjoy that fantastic sandy beach and evenings of dining and drinking, moonlit strolls, and gambling. The main resort area is a row of comfortable but familiar high-rise hotels along a gorgeous shoreline, like a beach strip in Florida. The island's Palm Beach, one of the best beaches in the world, draws droves of tourists, as do its glittering casinos.

The smallest of the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao), Aruba is 32km (20 miles) long and 10km (6 miles) wide, with a landmass of 298 sq. km (115 sq. miles). Its coastline on the leeward side is smooth and serene, with white-sand beaches; but on the eastern coast, the windward Atlantic side, it looks rugged and wild. Dry and sunny almost year-round, Aruba has clean, exhilarating air, like in the desert of Palm Springs, California. Forget lush vegetation. Aruba lies outside the hurricane belt and gets less rain than virtually any other popular island in the Caribbean.

Offering 360 air conditioned guest rooms, the beachfront Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort and Casino is luxury redefined. Dining is an exquisite experience with Northern Italian, Spanish and Continental cuisines in four restaurants. Guests can enjoy a variety of watersports with Red Sail Sports or bask in the sun at the multi-level pool complex with 2 whirlpools, while the kids play at Camp Hyatt. And, at the end of the day, they can relax with sumptuous massage, and workout at the state-of the art health and fitness center or play tennis on two all-weather tennis courts. Golf nearby at Tierra de Sol,18 hole championship golf course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The nights sizzle with five bars and lounges and the 11,400 square feet Casino Copacabana offering exciting gambling and entertainment.

• Size: 9 floors, 360 rooms
• Location: Palm Beach

• Use of chaise lounges at pool and on beach
• Complimentary daily activities including aerobics and water aerobics
• Discount on selected beach toys through Red Sail Sports and 1 day of Camp Hyatt (maximum of 2 children). 5 night minimum stay required. (April 21, 2003 - December 19, 2003) (April 12, 2004 - December 19, 2004) Not combinable with other promotions or discounts.

• $100 food and beverage credit per room, per stay
• 2 for 1 offer on selected water sports and activities
• Valid for new bookings only made August 30, 2003 - December 16, 2003 for travel September 1, 2003 - November 22, 2003 and November 30, 2003 - December 19, 2003.
• Not valid with any other promotions or discounts.

• Babysitting services - additional fees apply
• Baggage check
• Beach - on beach
• Casino
• Courtesy room
• Handicap accessible
• Handicap equipped
• Health club facilities - additional fee may apply
• Hot tub/Jacuzzi
• Laundry facilities - additional fees apply
• Lounges/Bars - 6
• Refrigerators - on request only
• Restaurants on premises - 4 and 2 pool/beach bar and grills
• Safety deposit box - in room and at front desk
• Sauna
• Steam room

• Activities desk/Concierge
• Gameroom/Arcade
• Golf course on premises - Golf nearby at Tierra de Sol,18 hole championship golf course
• Playground
• Swimming pools - 3 level outdoor pool complex, 1 children's
• Tennis courts - 2 lighted for night play
• Non-motorized water sports are available on premises, additional fees apply