When we were at the Marriott Aruba last month, we heard the same story about Marriott taking over this building from another company that ran out of money. I'll say this......they did one terrific job of finishing it!
The story sounds believable, since several individuals told us that the Aruban government has issued a moratorium on building new timeshares, since they don't want their island to become another Hawaii. The permit had already been issued for this particular project - Marriott therefore was not starting anything brand new when they took over and finished it. I give them credit. They're a real class act in everything they do.