The Caribbean - Aruba Advice Please

My wife and I are trying to find either a small, intimate and well run hotel, or maybe private bed and breakfast accomodation for next February. The Aruba web sites all seem to feature big hotels or villas...even the local tourist web site doesn't seem to have anything of 'small is beautiful' type accomodation. Anybody any ideas....even staying on a plantation, if there is such a thing...but, sorry, we really don't want to stay at the Hyatt. Thanks in advance. Mike.

I've been there a few times and stayed at the Hyatt. Unfortunately, I do not have too much information about smaller hotels, but I know there are two beaches in the general area close to Oranjestadt: Palm Beach and Eagle Beach. Unless I'm getting them confused, Palm Beach is the one where the Hyatt is, and Eagle Beach has what is referred to as low-rises. Most likely the hotels on that beach will fit your needs better. There are also probably time shares and smaller hotels in other areas of the island. There are other beaches, but I do not know of any hotels by them.

Golden Tulip Bucuti Beach Resort
L G Smith Boulevard 55-B
Oranjestad, Aruba
 General price range: US$ 220 - 310
 Rooms: 63

Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort
J.E. Irausquin Boulevard 252
Oranjestad 00000, Aruba
 General price range: US$ 130 - 199
 Rooms: 72

Manchebo Beach Resort
J.E. Irausquin Blvd. 55
P.O. Box 564, Aruba
 General price range: US$ 139 - 225
 Rooms: 72

Vistalmar Apartments
A.O. Yarzagaray
Bucutiweg 28, Aruba
 General price range: US$ 70 - 100
 Rooms: 8

The Boardwalk Vacation Retreat
Bakval #20
Aruba
 General price range: US$ 106 - 289
 Rooms: 13

Caribbean Town Beach Resort
L.G. Smith Boulevard #2 | (Formerly Talk of the Town)
Oranjestad, Aruba
 General price range: US$ 108 - 195
 Rooms: 63

Arubiana Inn
Bubali 74
Aruba
 General price range: US$ 55 - 85
 Rooms: 16

Coconut Inn
Noord 31 | P.O. Box 4274
Oranjestad, Aruba
 General price range: US$ 75 - 90
 Rooms: 40