Just returned from our one week stay at MVC. Let me start by saying this was our 7th trip to Aruba but our first at this location. Through the years we always stayed at an all-inclusive. This year I felt like we experienced Aruba for the first time!! It's really true that the restaurants are amazing.

Back to the hotel. We loved it here! Very small, clean, comfortable place. They do not offer any frills so if pools, spa and entertainment are important...this is not the place for you. We wanted a place where we could enjoy the beach all day and sleep at night. We spent much time at the hotel than we expected to though. The courtyard was lovely in the late afternoon and we used the table and chairs on the balcony every day too! Sitting outside the room with a glass of wine after being out in the evening is a nice way to end a perfect day!

Christy, who works in reception is wonderful. We felt like family from the moment we checked in. She helped us with anything we needed and always made sure we were enjoying ourselves. The entire staff have a special way of making you feel like family. It was actually hard to say goodbye :)

We travel to Aruba once every year and there is no doubt that MVC has become our new home!!

My husband and I stayed 4 nights at MVC and would happily stay there again. We stayed in room 105 which is in the center of the top floor. From there, the view is mainly of the roof of the tulip restaurant, but you also get a glimpse of the beach.

The pros: the location is awesome (right across from the beautiful and uncrowded Eagle Beach, conveniently between Oranjestad and the high rise district), the rooms were immaculate and the decor is modern, the wifi worked fabulously in our room, it was very quiet, and the rooms are a great value (we booked through priceline for $145/night).

The cons: the safe in our room was broken and not usable; the luggage rack was also broken, but was usable; the shower has only one tiny shelf for a bar of soap, so our shampoo bottles had to sit on the shower floor; there is a pedestal sink and one small shelf for toiletries, but no additional counter space in the bathroom; it's not comfortable to relax in the courtyard after dinner begins because the Tulip restaurant is right beside the courtyard where people are dining outdoors (but there are small tables on the landing outside each room to relax outdoors in the evening); and finally, the only significant con: we felt that the staff was disingenuous with us when they said that instead of using our room phone (60 cents per minute for local calls) to book tours, they would be happy to book them for us. After requesting they book a particular tour for us, one staff member said that she didn't know of the tour and another staff member suggested that they had gone out of business. My husband asked that they please try the number we provided anyway. When we came back, they had reserved the tour for us, but said we needed to leave $10 of the total tour cost with them as "a deposit," which was obviously the fee that they kept for making the call. It just left a bad taste in our mouths because they were not honest about the process.

Overall, it's a lovely, inexpensive hotel and the beach is so beautiful! We enjoyed our stay here very much.

Tips: The South-bound bus stop to Oranjestad is marked with a yellow "bushalte" sign. The North-bound bus stop to the high-rise district is not marked with a sign, but you'll wait by the shoulder area where there are black and white markings on the curb. Both stops are right outside the hotel. You can also safely and easily walk to the high-rise district if you don't mind the distance (it's less than 5 km) because there are nice shoulders along the side of the street for walkers and joggers, and even the directionally-challenged won't get lost. We didn't walk to Oranjestad, but it would probably be doable as well, though a bit farther.

I would merely like to comment on the professional reply issued by Mr. Pepe of MVC Eagle Beach Resort to the occupant who wrote the initial review of his incident of Nov. 7, 2011. In my opinion, Mr. Pepe's timely reply adeptly addressed the issue and felt he handled the matter in a most professional manner. Cudo's to Mr. Pepe.

Just want to take a minute to let the folks know what a wonderful place this is. We were lucky enough to spend 3 weeks at the MVC and was so pleased with the hospitality that we received. Christine thanks so much. Diane Kevin and the housekeeping crew are great. We will return whenever possible.