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Double Triumph: Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort and Elements

Restaurant Sweep USA TODAY 10 Best Awards

Only Aruba restaurant to garner gastronomic win, resort highest rated on island

EAGLE BEACH –Bucuti & Tara
Beach Resort, Aruba, and its fine
dining restaurant, Elements, have
just been named by USA TODAY
as top Caribbean vacation and
culinary experiences. On Jan. 12,
2024, at 12 p.m. EST, the American
multi-platform news and informa-
tion media company revealed
that Bucuti & Tara received a USA
TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice
Award 2024 as a Best Caribbean
Resort. Elements received a USA
TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice
Award 2024 as a Best Restaurant in
the Caribbean.

“We thank USA TODAY 10Best edi-
tors and the voting public for hon-
oring Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort
and Elements as best of the best
vacation and dining experiences,
and I thank our dedicated staff
who share their enthusiasm for our
Aruba home and a passion for turn-
ing our guests’ dreams into reality,”
shares Ewald Biemans, Owner/
CEO of Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort,
Aruba. ers' Choice travel award contest Behind the honors Home to the Caribbean’s Safest,
for Best Restaurant in the Carib- Both USA TODAY 10Best Awards Healthiest Vacation Experience
Winning since 2017 bean. Helmed by Executive Chef began as nominations result from and Aruba’s Health & Happiness
Returning again in 2024 on the pin- Alexander Powell, who hails from editorial boards of highly seasoned Code seal, Bucuti has 104 well-
nacle list, Bucuti & Tara has reigned Michelin-starred restaurants, Ele- travel journalists including Melanie appointed guestrooms, suites and
as an annual winner in the USA ments is beloved for its full menus Reffes, Jillian Dara, Brian Cicioni, penthouses. It offers sunbeds and
TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice for world cuisine, vegan, vegetar- Allison Tibaldi and Sharon Nolan. shade for every guest; freshwater
Award for Best Caribbean Resort ian, gluten-free and its popular Au- From there, the public was invited infinity pool; spa; WiFi; and com-
since 2017. The resort earned the thentic Aruba & Caribbean offer- to vote over the course of one plimentary iPad for use during stay.
highest votes in Aruba. As com- ings created from recipes handed month. Award-winning healthy dining is
petition flourishes, voters continue down over generations within staff enjoyed at oceanfront Elements,
to show their appreciation for the members’ families. The venue’s About Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Tara Lounge and private beach
adults-only enclave’s steadfast romantic allure, dazzling ocean- Declared the first CarbonNeutral® dining. Reserved exclusively for
commitment to providing an unri- front setting and attentive service hotel in the Caribbean in August guests and their friends, the open-
valed vacation experience dedi- amongst its sophisticated setting 2018, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort air SandBar offers top-shelf cock-
cated to romance, wellness and the No. 1 Hotel in the Caribbean tails and live music daily along
sustainability. The resort’s intense Other list makers include a restau- and No. 18 Hotel in the World ac- with the Caribbean’s first Healthy
attention to detail and service-first rant led by a James Beard award- cording to Tripadvisor. Aruba’s Hour. The resort is IGLTA and TAG

approach provides an effortless winning chef, a hidden gem trea- premier adults-only boutique resort Approved® as an LGBTQ-friendly
vacation for guests who often be- sured by Anthony Bourdain and is led by celebrated hotelier and hotel. Bucuti & Tara, a worldwide
come loyal visitors, so much so that other flavor-forward, must-taste environmentalist, Ewald Biemans, sustainable tourism leader, holds

USA TODAY indicated that experi- experiences in the Caribbean. named by Caribbean Journal as eco-certifications of CarbonNeu-
encing Bucuti & Tara is “love at first Joining the timeless attribute of su- the 2017 Caribbean Hotelier of tral®, LEED Gold, Green Globe
stay.” perior guest service and a memo- the Year. The resort is nestled on Platinum and Travelife Gold and
rable meal, each winner shares a the powdery white sands of Eagle was named the World’s Most Sus-
Only Aruba restaurant honored sense of place with an increased Beach, home to protected sea tur- tainable Hotel/Resort in 2016 by

Elements is the only Aruba restau- focus on sourcing sustainably and tles and named one of the “Dream Green Globe. New in 2023, the
rant to be named a winner in the celebrating local ingredients. Beaches of the World.” resort is the newest member of Re-
2024 USA TODAY 10Best Read- generative Travel.