Joia Aruba by Iberostar

The entire resort and our room were spotless. We especially loved the breakfast, delicious tropical drinks, and nachos on the beach. We never had any trouble getting loungers at the pool or beach. Perfect getaway! One note: there is not an ATM on the property and most of the taxis only take cash, so be prepared!

The staff was amazing, very welcoming and helpful! We loved the breakfast too. The selection of fruits, proteins, and juices was vast and soooo good. Truly a relaxing four days!!

Wonderful property. Excellent breakfast, restaurants. Good service throughout stay. Lots of seating at pool available. Great location and beach area. Only negative is pools aren’t heated.

My niece stayed at Joia in March 2026 and it did not disappoint. We were greeted with wash clothes to wipe our hands and was then given a yummy drink that had ginger in it. The lobby was beautiful. Kayla was warm and inviting when she checked us in. She told us, we were upgraded to a swim up room due to my ******* status. The bellman was so nice that escorted us to our room. He explained all the room's features. The room was really high-tech. You didn't have to put out a sign that said you needed housekeeping. It was a button that you would push that you either needed housekeeping or you didn't need to be disturbed. The experience was 5 stars from check in, room service, the three restaurants, infinity pool and the bars. Berny was the lobby bartender and he was the greatest. I asked for a dirty dirty martini and it was filthy. Thanks Berny your service was impeccable!! I have only good things to say about this resort. I would unequivocally without a shadow of a doubt recommend this resort. It was gorgeous. The staff was beautiful. It was clean the restaurants served good food and the alcohol was definitely a step above other places that I have stayed. I can definitely see myself returning to this resort. The island is just so gorgeous. During the time we were there it was beautiful 80° weather with no humidity.

Rather mixed experience for our stay. Restaurants had delicious food and great live music every night, but service was hit or miss. Several problems with our stay - we had a $600 resort credit, which the property only honored $25 of at checkout, there were never enough chairs and umbrellas at the beach, several umbrellas and covers at the pool were groped so they wouldn’t stay up, and the pools and jacuzzis were completely unheated so too cold to enjoy. These problems might have been tolerable and a more reasonable price point, but give the lack of value for the room rate, we won’t be staying at this property again.

Everything was excellent, starting from the check-in welcome to the check-out. The customer service in the entire hotel complex is amazing. Rooms are perfectly clean, and there is clear attention to detail at all levels.

New to the Island and overall I cannot say enough wonderful things! Staff and cuisine A++. They had some things to fix bathroom doors askew/out of square, toilet paper holders off the walls, check in was awful!!!!, touch up paint on all doors. Overall I loved our stay. Go see Francys at Marea, Camilo and Luis at the pool bar, and Diana at Zima- they made it all worth it!

The hotel is beautiful and the pools are great. Limited beach chairs and they are gone by 740 am. Food options appear to be limited and not too many snack areas. The food that we did eat on the resort was average resort food and highly recommend experiencing local food. Loved the room and the amenities.

The staff was very attentive. The pools were amazing. We really enjoyed the food and drinks at the hotel. The location is perfect. It is right across the road from the beach. There are a lot of great restaurants within walking distance and at the hotel. We will definitely stay there again!