Page 23 - AHATA

A13
Thursday 24 OcTOber 2019

Holiday Inn Resort Aruba celebrates:

50 shades of happiness

bike from one end to the other. I made friends here, they
are my extended family.” She will never go to another
Chris Ayerli, Gene Bodenstein, Helen and Yuri Fisman place than the Holiday Inn. “I have my ocean front room,
I don’t do laundry. I have my own driver and the staff that
PALM BEACH — October 22 in 1969 was exactly 50 years ago that the Holiday Inn is my family.” Her friend Helen Fishman is with her husband
Resort rooted in Aruba. It is the only resort on the island that kept its original brand Yuri and father Gene Bodenstein from New York. “We are
for all those years. The resort threw a big feast for their guests and outside invites celebrating our 29th anniversary here and we spend 23
including live music, food buffets, bars, fireworks and a carnival show. Happiness, of them at the Holiday Inn. We come three times a year
fun, appreciation and bonding were the key words that apply to the celebration. It in May, October and Christmas. This is my happy place.
felt like it was each guest’s private anniversary. They take care of my dad when he is alone here, they
take all your worries away. I love this resort, it is paradise.”
When you celebrate your 50th birthday, some might see you as being "over the hill." Father Bodenstein proudly mentions that seven grand-
In contrast, the Sarah tradition in the Netherlands (Aruba is part of the Dutch King- children grew up here and are still visiting. “Look, this cel-
dom) honors a woman gaining wisdom through experience. It is a milestone birth- ebration of 50 years is typical of how they the resort treats
day that many look forward to. When it comes to resorts the experience counts its guests, they put in all of it. We celebrate Aruba and
thus we can easily state that Holiday Inn Resort is a very wise woman standing Holiday Inn today.”
strong and dynamic. She is young at heart, wise in mind.
Shout- out to the invited
Welcome home mama The Holiday Inn Resort’s Oceanside terrace was packed
Jumping from the symbolic description above to tangible examples of female sup- Tuesday night and the resort is thankful with the joyful,
port we’d like to introduce to you Mrs. Chris Ayerli from Pennsylvania. “I have been happy, appreciative guests. The live music band NBO got
coming to the Holiday Inn for 50 years. When they open the cab door they say: the public dancing their heart out and the tremendous
welcome home mama. I watched most of the staff grow up here. This resort is my food buffets and bars tickled everyone’s taste buds. Big
private pool of valium.” She loves the beaches, the ocean but for all the people. surprise was the impressive fireworks above the ocean
“When I visited the first time in 1967 this hotel was not even here. This part was followed by a real Aruban carnival parade. For sure the
only palm trees and Divi Divi trees visited by wild goats and iguanas. We used to Holiday Inn Resort Aruba celebrated with a bang!q

Holiday Inn Resort Aruba-Beach Resort & Casino
J. E. Irausquin Boulevard #230, Palm Beach
Connie and George Nesbit, Edith and Angelo Bracco, all from New Jersey find the grounds of Oranjestad, Aruba
the Holiday inn the best, the offering good value for the money and it has the greatest staff. Telephone: +297 586 3600